The surge of U.S. natural gas production has set off a feud between oil and gas producers and petrochemical companies over exporting liquefied natural gas. Outside of this battle, these two industries share a common problem caused by this production frenzy: intense competition for skilled workers. In this video, Fool.com contributor Aimee Duffy looks at how the chemical industry in particular is dealing with a dearth of skilled labor in the face of an almost unprecedented industry-wide expansion.
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1 Big Challenge for the Chemical Industry
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The surge of U.S. natural gas production has set off a feud between oil and gas producers and petrochemical companies over exporting liquefied natural gas.
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