OTC 2015 – U.S. oil & Gas market – What’s New ?

May 4, 2016


It’s OTC 2015 week  – Are you prepared ? 

Need to brush up on what’s happening in the U.S. oil and gas sector in May 2015 ?

Click HERE to read our May 2015 skills & market update on the U.S. Oil & Gas Sector

Skills Update – Highlights

  • Hiring expected to rebound Spring 2015 onwards – nearly one in five ‘profit-confident’ companies still expect to add more staff and 53% will maintain their current headcount in 2015
  • The skills shortage continues into 2015, particularly in the shale and petrochemical sectors
  • In-demand skills – technical sales,  production operators, maintenance technicians, project managers, QA/QC/inspection, accounting & finance, engineers
  • Removing the oil export ban could create 394,000 to 859,000 U.S. jobs annually

Market Update – Highlights

  • U.S. was the top global oil and gas producer in 2014
  • 2014 was a record year for U.S. Oil Production, and production forecast to increase in 2015 and 2016 and peak by 2020
  • U.S. natural gas, shale oil & shale gas production all experiencing a slowdown, but still set to increase in 2015

If you want your business to be successful in the U.S. you will need a successful partner to attract successful, skilled people to integrate  into your organisation to assist you achieve  your goals.

TEN LIVE LOGOFeb2014are that successful partner !  We are highly experienced in attracting the right skilled oil & gas people from the global marketplace and successfully placing them into the U.S.oil & gas industry.

Contact Malcolm Thomson at   to discuss your oil & gas resourcing requirements e-mail malcolm@tenlivegroup.com or tel +44 1236 702007

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TEN LIVE LOGOFeb2014is a global recruitment and resource management company, providing THE very best Global Customer-Centric Resource Solutions in the energy, supply chain logistics, rail and telecoms sectors in the UK, Central/North/South America, Australia Pacific, MENA, Asia with a global pool of onshore and offshore oil & gas personnel.

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TEN LIVE LOGOFeb2014– winners Best Business at the  Lanarkshire Business Excellence Awards, Scotland  2014

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