Robots could replace 140,000 US oil and gas jobs over next 10 years

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After losing thousands of jobs to the pandemic downturn, robotics and automation could slash hundreds of thousands more oil and gas jobs around the world and sharply reduce labor costs by 2030, according to Norwegian energy research firm Rystad Energy. At least 20% of the jobs in drilling, operational support and maintenance could be automated

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