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More than 70,000 jobs
There are more than 76,000 energy industry jobs in Oklahoma. These figures were compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, IMPLAN Input-Output Model, Oklahoma State Econometric Model, based on data from 2007.
In that year, the oil and natural gas industry in Oklahoma directly employed 67,996 people in the production sector and 8,299 people in the drilling sector. Indirectly, nearly 250,000 jobs were supported by the industry. The entire document can be viewed in PDF format here .
oil & oklahoma
Oklahoma boasts more than 120,000 active oil and gas wells and is the country’s No. 5 oil producer and No. 3 natural gas producer.
The oil and natural gas industry has added about 65,000 Oklahoma jobs since 2002. The average exploration and production job pays about $80,000, 150 percent more than the statewide average salary of $32,000.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration and The Oklahoman, April 2007
Drilling for Talent
The Oklahoman, 3/13/07 It's estimated that nearly half the workforce in Oklahoma are between the ages of 50-60 years old. Only 15% are in their mid-30s or younger.
3rd in the nation Oklahoma ranks third in the nation in natural gas production, producing 1.91 million cubic feet of natural gas.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
73 out of 77 counties
The impact of the industry reaches nearly every area of the state. Oil and natural gas workers reside in every county, and the production of either oil or natural gas occurred in 73 of the state’s 77 counties in 2007.
Source: The Economic Impact of Oil and Natural Gas Production and Drilling on the Oklahoma Economy
Scholarship opportunities
The OERB distributes $400,000 each year to petroleum-related majors at OU, OSU and TU.
Source: Oklahoma Energy Resources Board
Technical Training for your career Oklahomans looking for energy industry jobs that do not require a college degree can participate in the OERB PetroTech program, which provides career tech training. Source: Oklahoma Energy Resources Board
Ethanol could cost an SUV driver nearly $500 more per year than Gasoline
Excerpt from the article in the Wall Street Journal: Fill Up With Ethanol? One Obstacle Is Big Oil?
By Laura Meckler
Monday, April 2, 2007
“While the fuel (Ethanol) usually costs less, it can be costlier to drivers because they get about 25% fewer miles per gallon from ethanol than from gasoline. At a pro-ethanol group called the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, Executive Director Monte Shaw estimates that E85 has to be at least 20 to 30 cents a gallon cheaper to compete with gasoline on price.
Iowa statewide average prices on a recent day were $2.18 a gallon for regular gasoline and $1.97 for E85, according to a Department of Energy Web site. Because E85 is less energy-intensive, the site said, it would cost the average owner of a big Chevy Tahoe SUV about $2,364 a year to fuel it with E85, and $1,935 to fuel it with regular gasoline.”
Get The Facts Here
More than 70,000 jobs
There are more than 76,000 energy industry jobs in Oklahoma. These figures were compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, IMPLAN Input-Output Model, Oklahoma State Econometric Model, based on data from 2007.
In that year, the oil and natural gas industry in Oklahoma directly employed 67,996 people in the production sector and 8,299 people in the drilling sector. Indirectly, nearly 250,000 jobs were supported by the industry. The entire document can be viewed in PDF format here .
oil & oklahoma
Oklahoma boasts more than 120,000 active oil and gas wells and is the country’s No. 5 oil producer and No. 3 natural gas producer.
The oil and natural gas industry has added about 65,000 Oklahoma jobs since 2002. The average exploration and production job pays about $80,000, 150 percent more than the statewide average salary of $32,000.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration and The Oklahoman, April 2007
Drilling for Talent
The Oklahoman, 3/13/07 It's estimated that nearly half the workforce in Oklahoma are between the ages of 50-60 years old. Only 15% are in their mid-30s or younger.
3rd in the nation Oklahoma ranks third in the nation in natural gas production, producing 1.91 million cubic feet of natural gas.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
73 out of 77 counties
The impact of the industry reaches nearly every area of the state. Oil and natural gas workers reside in every county, and the production of either oil or natural gas occurred in 73 of the state’s 77 counties in 2007.
Source: The Economic Impact of Oil and Natural Gas Production and Drilling on the Oklahoma Economy
Scholarship opportunities
The OERB distributes $400,000 each year to petroleum-related majors at OU, OSU and TU.
Source: Oklahoma Energy Resources Board
Technical Training for your career Oklahomans looking for energy industry jobs that do not require a college degree can participate in the OERB PetroTech program, which provides career tech training. Source: Oklahoma Energy Resources Board
Ethanol could cost an SUV driver nearly $500 more per year than Gasoline
Excerpt from the article in the Wall Street Journal: Fill Up With Ethanol? One Obstacle Is Big Oil?
By Laura Meckler
Monday, April 2, 2007
“While the fuel (Ethanol) usually costs less, it can be costlier to drivers because they get about 25% fewer miles per gallon from ethanol than from gasoline. At a pro-ethanol group called the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, Executive Director Monte Shaw estimates that E85 has to be at least 20 to 30 cents a gallon cheaper to compete with gasoline on price.
Iowa statewide average prices on a recent day were $2.18 a gallon for regular gasoline and $1.97 for E85, according to a Department of Energy Web site. Because E85 is less energy-intensive, the site said, it would cost the average owner of a big Chevy Tahoe SUV about $2,364 a year to fuel it with E85, and $1,935 to fuel it with regular gasoline.”
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