Top GOP lawmaker ups call for Keystone XL’s approval after upbeat jobs report
GOP Rep. Fred Upton, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, says the Obama administration should approve the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline following stronger job creation in December.
View ArticleFuel prices driving inflation
Surging energy prices boosted an otherwise moderate inflation rate during September, according to data released by the U.S. Labor Department Friday.
View ArticleCompany forced to pay oil workers in labor dispute
An oil and gas equipment manufacturing company in Houston that is owned by one of the world’s largest land drilling rig makers has paid $687,469 in back overtime wages to 133 roughnecks and crane...
View ArticleLabor Dept. monitoring shale gas work issues
The Labor Department has been targeting oil and gas firms because the industry has shown a pattern of labor law violations, including improperly label their workers as independent contractors,...
View ArticleOil and gas jobs have grown 40 percent since 2007
Jobs in the oil and gas sector have grown 40 percent in the last five years, helping to counteract the tepid overall one percent increase in employment.
View ArticleCrude oil slightly down ahead of US jobs report
The price of oil fell slightly Friday as market players readied for the release of a crucial U.S. jobs report.
View ArticleOil hovers near $100 on hopes of US recovery
Oil hovered near $100 a barrel Monday on hopes that the U.S. economic recovery can be sustained despite January's poor payrolls report.
View ArticleOil workers in West Texas and New Mexico were underpaid millions, Labor...
Among the problems found, employers were failing to include bonus payments when calculating overtime rates, weren't paying for time spent working off-the-clock and paying flat rates despite the hours...
View ArticleConsumer prices in U.S. drop in August on plunging energy
A 15 percent plunge in energy costs over the past 12 months and a rising dollar are acting as a brake on inflation that the Fed views as temporary.
View ArticleJobs report: Thousands more oil and gas cuts in September
Overall, the mining industry has 104,700 fewer jobs now than at the same time in 2014.
View ArticleUnemployment falling in most big Texas cities, except for Houston
In all, unemployment fell or was unchanged in 13 out of the 25 metropolitan areas tracked in the Labor Department data.
View ArticleEOG sued over wage, overtime practices
A former oil field worker at EOG Resources has sued the Houston oil and gas company, accusing it of shorting him and others on overtime pay, in addition to misclassifying employees as independent...
View ArticleAfter wage cases, energy sector makes biggest payouts to employees
For the past three decades, accommodation and food service companies accounted for nearly one-quarter of all wage and hour cases, more than any other industry. But when it comes to recovery of back pay...
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