The latest Texas Petro Index points to lower upstream oil and gas industry employment than other sources have published, the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers has revealed. The latest Texas Petro Index (TPI) points to lower upstream oil and gas industry employment than other sources have published, the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers (TAEP) has revealed. Compared to the Texas Workforce Commission’s primary monthly estimates, the July TPI shows 9,000 fewer jobs, according to Petroleum Economist Karr Ingham, the executive vice president of TAEP and creator of the TPI. The July TPI increased for the fourth straight month, and for the fifth time in the last six months, improving to 150.5 up from a revised 146.2 in June. However, it is still down by 1.9 percent from the July 2020 TPI of 153.4. “We believe our methodology provides a more accurate picture of statewide employment,” Ingham said in an […]