What were the most interesting data points in the energy industry last month?
Find out in our latest edition of CINCO's Monthly Metrics.
![upstream oil and gas employment increase](https://insights.cincoland.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1-1.png?width=650&name=1-1.png)
33,400: The increase in upstream oil and gas employment in Texas compared to a year ago.
![abandoned oil and gas wells plugged with federal grant](https://insights.cincoland.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2-1.png?width=650&name=2-1.png)
800: The number of abandoned oil and gas wells in Texas that will be plugged using funds from a $25 million federal infrastructure grant.
![carbon capture and storage capacity](https://insights.cincoland.com/hs-fs/hubfs/3-1.png?width=650&name=3-1.png)
2/3: The proportion of global Carbon Capture and Storage capacity arising from US-based projects in 2022.
![US rig count increase](https://insights.cincoland.com/hs-fs/hubfs/4-1.png?width=650&name=4-1.png)
764: The latest US rig count, up 234 rigs from a year ago.
![US Department of Energy carbon emissions](https://insights.cincoland.com/hs-fs/hubfs/5-1.png?width=650&name=5-1.png)
$4.9B: The amount recently pledged by the US Department of Energy for carbon emissions reduction projects.