據油價網4月18日消息稱，能源研究公司雷斯塔能源表示，美國頁巖油氣產量的上升預計將為該行業工人帶來更高的工資，因為企業需要在本已人力緊張的市場上吸引更多勞動力。

雷斯塔能源在《石油技術雜志》引用的一份新報告中表示，由于勞動力市場緊張、行業退休以及來自清潔能源工作崗位的競爭，到2024年底，頁巖行業的工資將會增長。

預計2023年和2024年的該行業平均工資增長率分別為2.5%和7.2%。據雷斯塔能源稱，包括二疊紀、鷹福特、海恩斯維爾、威利斯頓和阿帕拉契亞在內主要頁巖盆地的工資已經上漲。2022年，這些地區的工資平均增長超過9%。

工資的增長增加了頁巖油運營商的預算，并導致成本上漲。

根據達拉斯聯邦儲備銀行第一季度能源調查，由于成本飆升和前景惡化，二疊紀盆地運營商的高管們認為油氣擴張的態勢為停滯不前。

調查顯示，該行業總工資和福利指數從40.2微升至43.6。

當被問及從2022年12月到2023年12月，他們預計公司的員工隊伍會有什么變化時，超過一半(55%)的高管預計，從2022年12月到2023年12月，他們的員工人數將保持不變。然而，37%的高管預計員工人數會增加，其中4%的人預計會大幅增加，33%的人預計會略有增加。調查顯示，只有8%的受訪者預計在此期間員工數量會減少。

調查發現，勘探與生產公司中選擇最多的回答是2023年就業人數“保持不變”，而支持服務公司選擇最多的回答是2023年就業人數“略有增加”。

一家服務公司的高管在對調查的評論中表示：“監管的不確定性是一個主要問題。勞動力市場仍然緊張，工資壓力持續存在。供應鏈問題依然存在。”

曹海斌 摘譯自 油價網

原文如下：

A U.S. Shale Job Boom Is Coming

Rising oil and gas production in the U.S. shale patch is expected to bring higher wages for workers in the sector as companies need to attract more labor in an already tight market, energy research firm Rystad Energy says. 

Wages are set to grow through the end of 2024, due to the tight labor market, retirements in the industry, and competition from clean energy jobs, Rystad Energy said in a new report quoted by the Journal of Petroleum Technology.

Average wage growth is expected at 2.5% and 7.2% in 2023 and 2024. Wages have already grown in the key shale basins, including the Permian, the Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Williston, and Appalachia, according to Rystad Energy. Those areas saw on average over 9% growth in wages in 2022.

The growth in wages has increased the budgets of the operators in the shale patch and contributed to cost inflation.

According to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey for the first quarter, executives at Permian operators saw oil and gas expansion stall amid surging costs and worsening outlooks.

The aggregate wages and benefits index edged higher, to 43.6 from 40.2, according to the survey.

Asked about what changes they expect in the workforce at their company from December 2022 to December 2023, more than half of the executives — 55% —expect their headcount to remain unchanged from December 2022 to December 2023. However, 37% of executives expect the number of employees to increase, of which 4% expect a significant increase and 33% anticipate a slight increase. only 8% anticipate the number of employees decreasing over the period, according to the survey.

Whereas the most-selected response among E&P firms was for employment to “remain the same” in 2023, the most-selected response of support service firms was for employment to “increase slightly” in 2023, the poll found.

One executive at a services firm said in comments to the survey, “Regulatory uncertainty is a major overhang. Labor remains tight, with continued wage pressures. Supply-chain issues remain.”