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San Antonio Express-News seeks oil and gas reporter

The award-winning San Antonio Express-News Business section is seeking an oil and gas reporter to cover drilling, refining and everything in between.

The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience covering the industry and a knack for retelling the personal stories of the roughnecks and royalty owners who benefit – and suffer – at the hands of big drillers. They will also will be able to turn around clean, quick stories in real time for our digital publications as well as long-form enterprise articles for print.

The beat also encompasses all of the regulatory, financial, legal and environmental issues surrounding Texas’ largest industry. The reporter will be responsible for company coverage of San Antonio’s refiners Andeavor and Valero, pipeline company NuStar as well as local driller Abraxas and service firm Pioneer Energy Services, among other companies.

To apply, email your resume, six best clips and introductory letter to Business Editor Dawn Kopecki at dkopecki@express-news.net.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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