Oil, Gas Workers Rally in WV to Support Jobs
Hundreds of oil and gas workers and supporters have rallied at West Virginia’s State Capitol to support jobs, news agencies in the US reported.
Do you think this industry is the key to our state's success? https://t.co/LyKVqcIJxO
— WDTV 5 News (@WDTV5News) 22 March 2017
Oil and gas industry supporters rally at West Virginia Capitol https://t.co/MMFe0Qdwnu pic.twitter.com/Nw6LgFBXJp
— WSAZ NewsChannel 3 (@WSAZnews) 22 March 2017
The goal of the activists was to call on lawmakers to generate more job creation and support the tens of thousands of men and women who contribute to the state's economy in the industry, WSAZ 3 news channel said.
“We have a strong presence in the state, nearly 18,000 jobs already right now and there can be so much more,” Anne Blankenship, executive director of the West Virginia oil and natural gas association, told WDTV 5 News.
Jason Hall, vice president of Hall Drilling, told WDTV 5 that people have held back the industry in the past, despite knowing how much opportunity it provides.
The rally’s official website outlined that lawmakers in Charleston are running out of time to take action on energy policies to support West Virginia jobs and economic development.
More than $10 billion has been invested by the oil and gas industry in the state since shale development took off eight years ago, according to the rally website, which argued that modernizing West Virginia’s energy law will encourage more job-creating investment.
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