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Over 26,000 Texas O&G jobs lost in April
More than 26,000 employees working in the Texas oil and gas industry lost their jobs in April as the coronavirus outbreak has shuttered global oil demand, the Houston Chronicle first reported.
Workers out in the field—including drilling rig operators and equipment manufacturers—were affected most, with the oilfield service sector accounting for more than 22,000 of the industry’s jobs lost in…