Rig, labor shortfalls seen reining U.S. E&D

Expected Increase in U.S. Oil, Gas Demand [81,992 bytes] Expected Growth in U.S. Natural Gas Demand [34,441 bytes] Industry Ranks Regional Reserves Potential [107,694 bytes] Modest growth in U.S. oil and gas demand is likely to occur this year. At the same time, the U.S. exploration and production industry expects continuing shortfalls in the number of available drilling rigs and skilled industry personnel.