据RZNews.com网站5月4日休斯敦报道，4月份对美国油气行业就业情况来说是一个好的月份。根据美国劳工统计局（BLS）5月4日公布的统计数据，4月份美国采矿业的就业增加了8000个工作岗位，其中大部分增加来自采矿业的支持活动，共增加了7000个工作岗位。

统计数据显示，4月份美国油气开采行业增加了1200个工作岗位。自从2016年10月触及近期低点以来，美国采矿业的就业迄今增加了8.6万个工作岗位。

4月份，原油价格跃升到了过去3年来的最高点。在油价上涨的支撑下，美国陆上油气活动一直呈现积极向上态势，其中包括与埃克森美孚公司和卡塔尔可能合资企业投资美国页岩气和曾经受欢迎的二叠纪盆地的谈判。二叠纪盆地预计在今后的10年里将成为世界最大油田。

此外，正如日前在休斯敦举行的海上技术会议指出的那样，美国海上油气领域的乐观情绪继续在增加。

原文如下：

April Jobs Report Shows Thousands of Jobs Added in Oil, Gas

April was another good month for oil and gas employment in the U.S. According to data released May 4 from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in mining increased by 8,000 jobs. Most of those gains came in support activities for mining, with the industry adding 7,000 jobs.

Oil and gas extraction added 1,200 jobs in April. Since hitting a recent low in October 2016, mining employment has risen by 86,000 jobs.

In April, oil prices jumped to the highest they’ve been in three years. Onshore activity has been positive, including talks of a possible joint venture with Exxon and Qatar in which there’d be investment in U.S. shale gas and the ever popular Permian Basin – which is expected to become the world’s largest oil patch in the next 10 years.

Additionally, optimism in the offshore sector continued to increase, as noted during the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.