Jan 26, 2012

Oil & Gas Industries Add 75,000 Jobs

It's a good time to be in Oil & Gas (and a bad time for the planet it seems). "Over the last three years, we've opened millions of new acres for oil and gas exploration." President Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, Jan. 24. 2012. President Obama continued, "Over the last three years, we've opened millions of new acres for oil and gas exploration. Tonight, I'm directing my administration to open more than 75% of our potential offshore oil and gas resources. Right now, American oil production is the highest that it's been in eight years. That's right — eight years..."

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Via ThinkProgress -- Oil and Gas Jobs Increase by 75,000 Under Obama — More Than Would Be Created By Keystone XL

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