It's nice to know we're needed.. Management consulting firm Oliver Wyman says roughly eight in 10 global oil and gas companies forecast a shortage of petroleum engineers through at least 2011. The American Petroleum Institute said U.S. energy companies will need at least another 5,000 engineers by decade's end. In Houston, home to scores of exploration, engineering and services companies, simply check the classified ads: Row upon row of job listings for engineers at ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil Corp. and numerous others.
The cost of cremation typically ranges from $2,000 to $4,000 if arranged through a funeral home and from $1,500 to $3,000 if arranged directly through a crematory.
Cremations typically cost less than traditional funerals. The median cost in 2013 of a direct cremation with no visitation was $2,260. Some families opt for memorial services at free or low-cost locations such as their homes or a church instead of paying for time at the funeral home.he NFDA surveys funeral prices every few years, and in 2012, the median price for a funeral was $7,045. That's up from $6,560 in 2009.