God Bless Texas!
Texas set to pass Iraq, Iran as world's third largest oil producer
Texas's oil industry is set to surpass Iraq and Iran to become the number 3 oil producing region in the world, behind only Russia and Saudi Arabia.
The surge in Texas production comes just two years after the oil fields in Texas were seeing much lower production levels at the tail end of the Obama administration, according to CNN.
"In 2014, it was amazing. 2016 was down in the dumps. Two years later, it's back to crazy," Texas railroad commissioner Ryan Sitton told the news network.
"To say there's a shortage of bodies is an understatement," CSI Recruiting president Jeff Bush told CNN. He said lower production under the Obama administration had left companies struggling to adjust to the economic boom in time.
"These service companies took it on the chin the last few years. They're trying to make hay while the sun shines, but you can't do that if you don't have people," he said.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/397669-texas-set-to-pass-iraq-iran-as-worlds-third-largest-oil-producer