Texas upstream oil and natural gas sector adds 2,500 jobs in June
Despite a falling Texas rig count, newly-released data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) shows...
Despite a falling Texas rig count, newly-released data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) shows that upstream oil and natural gas employment in the state continued to grow in June, with the industry adding an additional 2,500 jobs. Last month, oil and natural gas employment rose above 200,000 for the first time in over three years. The 6,900 job surge originally reported for last month has now been moderated slightly to 6,400.
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery...
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose 49 cents to $80.58 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for September deliveryrose 75 cents to $84.99 a barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for August deliveryrose 1 cent $2.96 a gallon. August heating oilrose 4 cents to $2.96 a gallon. September natural gas rose 4 cents to $2.64 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Stocks end wild week in the green as Dow, S&P 500 log 3rd straight weekly gain
U.S. stock indexes finished higher on Friday with...
U.S. stock indexes finished higher on Fridaywith the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 closing out their third winning week in a row, bolstered by better-than-expected earnings from megacap technology companies and hopes that the Federal Reserve will tame inflation by hiking interest rates aggressively without causing a recession. The Dow IndustrialsDJIA rose 176 points, or 0.5%, to end at 35,459, posting a weekly gain of 0.7%. The S&P 500 SPX advanced 1%, while the Nasdaq Composite COMP rose over 2% for the week, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
According to the European Commission, the funding will contribute to the security and diversification of energy supplies in Germany in a bid to help end dependence on Russian fossil fuels, in line with the bloc’s REPowerEU Plan. “The new LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel will improve gas supply and infrastructure in Germany,” EU State Aid Chief Margrethe Vestager said on Wednesday.
The European Central Bank took its cue from the Fed and raised interest rates to a 23-year high. Investors...
The European Central Bank took its cue from the Fed and raised interest rates to a 23-year high. Investors think it could be the ECB’s last rate hike this cycle.
The Mountain Valley Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline in the mid-Atlantic, was given the green light to proceed by the Supreme Court. It’s a controversial project that was a bargaining chip during debt-ceiling discussions.
Bud Light parent Anheuser-Busch said it will lay off about 350 employees amid a rough stretch for the brand.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans have developed an allergy to red meat because of a syndrome sparked by tick bites, according to new research from the CDC.
Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan was disqualified from the world championships for refusing to shake her Russian competitor’s hand following a match that Kharlan won.