Speaking at the Offshore Technology Conference this week

摘要

American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard said a new study shows the US oil and natural gas industry supports 2 million jobs in Texas. He added that a study commissioned by API shows that the energy industry makes up 24% of the Lone Star State's economy. The report updates data from a previous report and shows that 2007-09 economic activity supported by the industry nationwide actually increased in size as a percentage of US GDP, from 7.5% to 7.7%. The industry supports 9.2 million jobs in the US.