Upstream jobs in Texas’ oil and gas industry have increased slightly, according to the Texas Oil and Gas Association.
The state added 1,800 jobs in this sector in March, according to the association’sanalysisof Texas Workforce Commission data. Houston added 200 oil and gas extraction jobs that month, according to theGreater Houston Partnership.
Many Texas oil companiesexpressed hesitationabout increasing production in the first few months of the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran, saying it takes time to increase oil production – and supply disruptions, caused by war and other geopolitical factors, are often resolved before then…