Wednesday, January 13, 2021 IndustryInsider 2020 proved how crucial oil and gas industry is to US By Holly Duchmann - January 13, 2021 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint Oil and Gas platform. (File photo) From providing the building blocks for PPE manufacturing to powering hospitals, the American oil and gas industry proved last year it is not only an essential industry but that it’s also critical to pandemic recovery efforts moving forward. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.