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Texas Upstream Job Growth Reflects State’s Role in Filling in Global Supply Gaps

A Colgate Energy LLC oil drilling rig stands in Reeves County, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018.
In TIPRO’s latest report, the oil and natural gas extraction sector saw a decline of 900 jobs that was offset by a 1,300 increase in jobs for support activities. (Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg)
July 20, 2026 02:30 PM CDT