76,000+ Directly Employed
More than 76,000 Oklahomans are directly employed by the oil and natural gas industry.
245,000+
Indirectly, oil and natural gas industry employment supports more than 245,000 jobs, or 11.2 percent, of the state workforce.
1 in 7 Jobs
More than 322,000 jobs, or 14.7 percent, are directly or indirectly employed by Oklahoma's oil and natural gas industry.
More than $40 billion
The total output from the oil and natural gas industry in Oklahoma reached more than $40 billion in 2007.
Nearly $1 billion
Nearly $1 billion was collected with the gross production tax on oil and natural gas in 2007.
71 of 77 counties
Oil and/or natural gas is produced in 71 of 77 Oklahoma counties.
7,700 teachers
trained by OERB.
86 Petro Pros
giving in-class presentations.
$1.2 million
spent on OERB curriculum development.
More than 1 millionstudents reached through OERB's education efforts.
Nearly $2 million
spent on well site safety education.
$1.23 million
spent on OERB's Petroleum Scholar scholarship program.
More than $400,000
awarded in scholarships each year.
150 Petroleum Scholars
supported by OERB.
More than 500
PetroTech students receiving technical training.
More than $500,000
committed to PetroTech scholarships.
3rd in the nation
Oklahoma ranks 3rd in the nation in natural gas production.
80,000
The number of active oil wells in Oklahoma.
Nearly 61 million
The number of barrels of oil Oklahoma produces each year.
Eight of 50
Oklahoma has eight of the 50 greatest energy fields in the U.S.
5th in the nation
Oklahoma ranks fifth in the nation in crude oil production.
$50 Million
contributed by Oklahoma's oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners to restore abandoned well sites across the state.
9,100
abandoned well sites restored by OERB.
$1.75 million
contributed toward weatherizing homes in Oklahoma.
63 of 77 counties
in Oklahoma contain restored land thanks to OERB's well site cleanup efforts.
800 homes
weatherized across Oklahoma, saving homeowners up to 30 percent on energy costs.