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An they're just scratching the surface on oil / NG recovery.

LindsayRichards wrote:
The employment rate in NW North Dakota is almost zero. McDonald's is paying $15/hour with a sign on bonus. Oil Workers can make 6 figures.

All very true. If you have a CDL, you can make around 60,000-80,000 per year easily.

cekkk wrote:
Looking ahead to an upcoming trip it looks like New Mexico has some decent prices - Las Cruces below 2.90 gas & 3.75 diesel. We'll be buying both.

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Looking ahead to an upcoming trip it looks like New Mexico has some decent prices - Las Cruces below 2.90 gas & 3.75 diesel. We'll be buying both.

Local gasoline prices continue to drift downward. $3.20 at several stations. Diesel is at $3.95 at several stations with the rest at $4.09. But food prices continue to increase according to the DW.

The employment rate in NW North Dakota is almost zero. McDonald's is paying $15/hour with a sign on bonus. Oil Workers can make 6 figures.

Was sent this as part of a list of best and worst jobs. Looks like oil workers are number 1 on the worst jobs and have little future

No. 1 worst: Roustabout/roughneck



Charlie Neibergall / AP


Job description: Performs routine physical labor and maintenance on oil rigs and pipelines, both on and offshore.

Verdict: This job makes its second straight appearance at the top of the worst list. The demanding, dangerous work is what gets the gig its crummy distinction.

“Roustabouts routinely perform backbreaking labor at all hours of the day and night in conditions that can range from arctic winters to desert summers to ocean storms,” the CareerCast jobs report found. “Braving these inhospitable surroundings, roustabouts work on the front lines, getting hands-on with dangerous drilling equipment and risking serious injury or worse — as last year’s explosion at the Deepwater Horizon facility in the Gulf of Mexico illustrates.”

About 60,000 individuals hold such jobs, which typically require little advanced education. Wyoming has the most roustabouts, but Alaska pays the best. Midlevel income for this job averages $32,123, according to CareerCast, but Willis said depending on experience and what they do, roughnecks can make as much as $60,000. Unfortunately job prospects going forward are lousy with a jobless rate upwards of 14 percent.

SRT wrote:
To keep on topic, gasoline prices are continuing to drift downward a penny here, a penny there. Premium (91 octane) has finally dropped enough ($3.44) where I can finally fill up my 3 gas cans with the non-ethanol for the small engines. Diesel even dropped to $3.99 at several stations.

$3.49 here for gas. Diesel $3.99 15 miles away in Fessenden and $4.19 in Harvey. Everytime I fill my 5 gallon gas jug, I just shake my head in disbelief.

To keep on topic, gasoline prices are continuing to drift downward a penny here, a penny there. Premium (91 octane) has finally dropped enough ($3.44) where I can finally fill up my 3 gas cans with the non-ethanol for the small engines. Diesel even dropped to $3.99 at several stations.

LindsayRichards wrote:


The $90 BILLION in loan guarantees from the Dept. of Energy is well documented and has been in the news repeatedly.

Please provide that documentation.