Texas Monthly tackles the oil boom

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Texas Monthly's November 2013 cover
Texas Monthly’s November 2013 cover

The November cover of Texas Monthly dropped Friday, revealing an issue devoted to the state’s energy renaissance and the millionaires it’s creating.

The issue begins hitting subscribers’ mailboxes this weekend and will arrive on newsstands Oct. 24. The content will publish on TexasMonthly.com on Oct. 23.

The issue’s features include “The Energy Hunter”, a look at oil legend George Mitchell’s contribution to the current oil boom, and “Y’all smell that? That’s the Smell of Money”, one man’s story of chasing riches in South Texas.

On Nov. 19, the magazine is hosting an expert panel discussion on the shale oil and gas boom and its sustainability. RSVP is required to attend the event, which is being held at Rice University at 6 p.m.

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 Salaries soaring for oil workers overseas

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20. Denmark Foreign workers: 2014 -- $115,200 2013 -- $148,500 Local workers: 2014 -- $98,800 2013 -- $109,700 [Photo: Multiple energy-related structures stand on the coast of Copenhagen, including a power plant, wind turbines and tanks.] less
20. Denmark Foreign workers: 2014 -- $115,200 2013 -- $148,500 Local workers: 2014 -- $98,800 2013 -- $109,700 [Photo: Multiple energy-related structures stand on the coast of Copenhagen, ... more
Photo: aha42 | tehaha / Flickr
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19. Malaysia Foreign workers: 2014 -- $115,400 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $47,900 2013 -- N/A [Photo: A jack-up rig drills the first phase of a Newfield Exploration project at East Belumut field in offshore Malaysia.] less
19. Malaysia Foreign workers: 2014 -- $115,400 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $47,900 2013 -- N/A [Photo: A jack-up rig drills the first phase of a Newfield Exploration project at East Belumut ... more
Photo: Newfield Exploration / Newfield Exploration
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18. Kazakhstan Foreign workers: 2014 -- $117,000 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $38,900 2013 -- N/A [Photo: An oil worker takes measurements on the Tengizchevroil oil and gas processing plant at Tengiz oil field in western Kazakhstan September 11, 2006.] less
18. Kazakhstan Foreign workers: 2014 -- $117,000 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $38,900 2013 -- N/A [Photo: An oil worker takes measurements on the Tengizchevroil oil and gas processing plant ... more
Photo: STAFF / REUTERS
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17. Canada Foreign workers: 2014 -- $119,200 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $130,000 2013 -- N/A [Photo: A tar sands mine facility is shown near Fort McMurray, in Alberta, Canada.]
17. Canada Foreign workers: 2014 -- $119,200 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $130,000 2013 -- N/A [Photo: A tar sands mine facility is shown near Fort McMurray, in Alberta, Canada.]
Photo: Jeff McIntosh / Associated Press
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16. Brunei Foreign workers: 2014 -- $119,400 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $99,300 2013 -- N/A [Photo: A Brunei flag flies with the portraits of Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah in the background in preparation of the proclamation ceremony of his Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Bandar Seri Begawan, Sunday Aug. 9, 1998 in Brunei.] less
16. Brunei Foreign workers: 2014 -- $119,400 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $99,300 2013 -- N/A [Photo: A Brunei flag flies with the portraits of Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah in the background in ... more
Photo: VINCENT THIAN / AP
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15. Philippines Foreign workers: 2014 -- $120,100 2013 -- $170,000 Local workers: 2014 -- $30,000 2013 -- $35,600
15. Philippines Foreign workers: 2014 -- $120,100 2013 -- $170,000 Local workers: 2014 -- $30,000 2013 -- $35,600
Photo: Ellias Schewel / Flickr
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14. China Foreign workers: 2014 -- $125,600 2013 -- $161,400 Local workers: 2014 -- $62,900 2013 -- $68,300 [Photo:In this photo taken March 26, 2009, workers stand on tanks at the Dina oil and gas production zone of PetroChina at the Tarim Basin in northwest China's Xinjiang Uigher Autonomous Region. Facing.] less
14. China Foreign workers: 2014 -- $125,600 2013 -- $161,400 Local workers: 2014 -- $62,900 2013 -- $68,300 [Photo:In this photo taken March 26, 2009, workers stand on tanks at the Dina oil and ... more
Photo: Associated Press
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13. Brazil Foreign workers: 2014 -- $125,800 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $90,600 2013 -- N/A [Photo: The P-36 oil-drilling platform of Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras arrives on the rear deck of a ship at Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 19, 1999.] less
13. Brazil Foreign workers: 2014 -- $125,800 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $90,600 2013 -- N/A [Photo: The P-36 oil-drilling platform of Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras arrives on ... more
Photo: ANTONIO SCORZA / AFP/Getty Images
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12. Russia Foreign workers: 2014 -- $127,000 2013 -- $151,100 Local workers: 2014 -- $68,300 2013 -- $57,900 [Photo: Oil drilling platform Kolskaya in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia's east coast.] less
12. Russia Foreign workers: 2014 -- $127,000 2013 -- $151,100 Local workers: 2014 -- $68,300 2013 -- $57,900 [Photo: Oil drilling platform Kolskaya in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia's east ... more
Photo: Arktikmorneftegazrazvedka / ASSOCIATED PRESS
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11. New Zealand Foreign workers: 2014 -- $127,700 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $100,800 2013 -- N/A [Photo: A pedestrian walks past a gas station in Auckland, New Zealand, on Monday, April 14, 2008.] less
11. New Zealand Foreign workers: 2014 -- $127,700 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $100,800 2013 -- N/A [Photo: A pedestrian walks past a gas station in Auckland, New Zealand, on Monday, April ... more
Photo: STATON WINTER / BLOOMBERG NEWS
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9. Ghana Foreign workers: 2014 -- $128,500 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $26,800 2013 -- N/A [Photo: An oil rig works in Sekondi waters, Ghana.]
9. Ghana Foreign workers: 2014 -- $128,500 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $26,800 2013 -- N/A [Photo: An oil rig works in Sekondi waters, Ghana.]
Photo: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP/Getty Images
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10. Indonesia Foreign workers: 2014 -- $129,600 2013 -- $146,000 Local workers: 2014 -- $41,900 2013 -- $45,200 [Photo: An Indonesian worker walks on barrels of oil at a distribution station of the state-owned oil company Pertamina in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2005.] less
10. Indonesia Foreign workers: 2014 -- $129,600 2013 -- $146,000 Local workers: 2014 -- $41,900 2013 -- $45,200 [Photo: An Indonesian worker walks on barrels of oil at a distribution station of ... more
Photo: Tatan Syuflana / ASSOCIATED PRESS
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9. Nigeria Foreign workers: 2014 -- $129,800 2013 -- $140,800 Local workers: 2014 -- $48,500 2013 -- $55,100 [Photo: Local youths look at an oil rig belonging to Conoil PLC in Sangana, Nigeria's oil-rich delta region, in 2006.] less
9. Nigeria Foreign workers: 2014 -- $129,800 2013 -- $140,800 Local workers: 2014 -- $48,500 2013 -- $55,100 [Photo: Local youths look at an oil rig belonging to Conoil PLC in Sangana, Nigeria's ... more
Photo: George Osodi / AP
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8. Mexico Foreign workers: 2014 -- $132,700 2013 -- $132,300 Local workers: 2014 -- $79,600 2013 -- $50,000 [Photo: A taxi enters a Pemex gasoline station in Mexico City in 2008.]
8. Mexico Foreign workers: 2014 -- $132,700 2013 -- $132,300 Local workers: 2014 -- $79,600 2013 -- $50,000 [Photo: A taxi enters a Pemex gasoline station in Mexico City in 2008.]
Photo: Omar Torres / AFP/Getty Images
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7. Azerbaijan Foreign workers: 2014 -- $133,800 2013 -- $133,500 Local workers: 2014 -- $54,800 2013 -- $47,500 [Photo: Oil derricks are reflected in a polluted puddle on the shore of the Caspian Sea just outside the capital Baku in 2005.] less
7. Azerbaijan Foreign workers: 2014 -- $133,800 2013 -- $133,500 Local workers: 2014 -- $54,800 2013 -- $47,500 [Photo: Oil derricks are reflected in a polluted puddle on the shore of the ... more
Photo: Mladen Antonov / AFP/Getty Images
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6. Colombia Foreign workers: 2014 -- $137,000 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $100,300 2013 -- N/A [Photo: An oil worker on Ecopetrol's drilling platform in Nueva Castilla, some 45 miles southeast of Bogota, Colombia in September 2006.] less
6. Colombia Foreign workers: 2014 -- $137,000 2013 -- N/A Local workers: 2014 -- $100,300 2013 -- N/A [Photo: An oil worker on Ecopetrol's drilling platform in Nueva Castilla, some 45 miles ... more
Photo: FERNANDO VERGARA / AP
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5. Vietnam Foreign workers: 2014 -- $142,200 2013 -- $132,700 Local workers: 2014 -- $26,600 2013 -- $53,300 [Photo: Former Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet (right) and his then-counterpart Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (center) walk during the welcoming ceremony at the Venezuelan presidential palace Miraflores, in Caracas in 2008. During the first visit by a head of state from Vietnam to Venezuela, Triet was expected to sign oil and gas deals with Chavez and conduct other business.] less
5. Vietnam Foreign workers: 2014 -- $142,200 2013 -- $132,700 Local workers: 2014 -- $26,600 2013 -- $53,300 [Photo: Former Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet (right) and his then-counterpart ... more
Photo: Juan Barreto / AFP/Getty Images
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4. Thailand Foreign workers: 2014 -- $143,200 2013 -- $142,400 Local workers: 2014 -- $59,300 2013 -- $49,400 [Photo: Thai labourers work at a commercial construction site in down town Bangkok, June 2005.] less
4. Thailand Foreign workers: 2014 -- $143,200 2013 -- $142,400 Local workers: 2014 -- $59,300 2013 -- $49,400 [Photo: Thai labourers work at a commercial construction site in down town Bangkok, ... more
Photo: SAEED KHAN / AFP/Getty Images
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2. South Korea Foreign workers: 2014 -- $156,500 2013 -- $141,800 Local workers: 2014 -- $70,000 2013 -- $81,400 [Photo: A driver fills his car at a service station in Seoul in 2005.]
2. South Korea Foreign workers: 2014 -- $156,500 2013 -- $141,800 Local workers: 2014 -- $70,000 2013 -- $81,400 [Photo: A driver fills his car at a service station in Seoul in 2005.]
Photo: Lee Jae-Won / REUTERS
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1. Australia Foreign workers: 2014 -- $164,000 2013 -- $171,000 Local workers: 2014 -- $163,700 2013 -- $163,600 [Photo: Chevron’s Gorgon LNG projectt, located on Barrow Island off of Australia’s west coast, is expected to be up and running in 2014. The facility will produce 450,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.] less
1. Australia Foreign workers: 2014 -- $164,000 2013 -- $171,000 Local workers: 2014 -- $163,700 2013 -- $163,600 [Photo: Chevron’s Gorgon LNG projectt, located on Barrow Island off of ... more
Photo: Chevron
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