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.
In these tough economic times it is important to consider the cost of a funeral service with burial versus a simple cremation service. Cremation services can cost in the range of $1,000 to $3,000 depending on the funeral home and the urn you choose.A traditional burial service starts at around $2,500 and can be as much as $15,000 depending on the type of casket, the lining in the casket, the cemetery plot, and the grave marker.n these tough economic times it is important to consider the cost of a funeral service with burial versus a simple cremation service. Cremation services can cost in the range of $1,000 to $3,000 depending on the funeral home and the urn you choose.