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Texas oil and gas jobs increased in May despite market turmoil, new report says

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Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) has highlighted new employment figures showing an increase in upstream employment in Texas in the month of May. This represented an increase of 600 jobs in the services sector and 1,600 jobs in oil and gas extraction.

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Tanzania Plans to Launch Its First Oil and Gas Bid Round in Over a Decade

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Tanzania plans to launch in May its fifth oil and gas licensing round for 26 exploration blocks in what will be the East African countrys first such bidding round since 2014.

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Industry Bodies Look at Texas Upstream Employment in May

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Image by Moussa81 via iStock New data from the Texas Workforce Commission indicate that upstream oil and gas employment climbed by 2,200 in May compared to April, and by 7,300 jobs through the first five months of 2025. percent increase and an average growth of 875 jobs per month.

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CNOOC Announces Seventh Upstream Startup in Chinese Waters This Year

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Brent Crude $66.90 +0.65% Natural Gas $3.69 -2.62% Latest Oil Prices SUBSCRIBE SEARCH ARTICLES NEWS CNOOC Announces Seventh Upstream Startup in Chinese Waters This Year by Jov Onsat | Rigzone Staff | Monday, June 09, 2025 | 3:37 AM EST Weizhou 5-3 is expected to reach a peak output of about 10,000 bpd next year. feet) deep.

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Exxon to Invest $1.5 Billion in Deepwater Oilfields in Nigeria

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billion in deepwater oil and gas exploration and development offshore Nigeria, the local regulator, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has said. supermajor ExxonMobil plans to invest as much as $1.5

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Rebalancing IOCs Positioning in Iraq's Upstream Petroleum Sector

Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

Rebalancing IOCs Positioning in the Upstream Petroleum Sector in Iraq The Ministry of Oil (MoO) recently concluded an agreement with BP covering four main oilfields in Kirkuk , following an earlier contract with an unidentified Ukrainian company to resume development of the Akkas gas field.

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Namibia considers incentives to expedite TotalEnergies’ offshore development

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“The government recognizes the complexities and high costs associated with the development of the Venus oil field by TotalEnergies,” Kornelia Shilunga, special adviser and head of upstream petroleum unit in the Namibian Presidency, said in a reply to questions.

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