Tulsa, OK (PRWEB) August 26, 2005 — PennWell Corporation, a leading publisher and conference organizer for the petroleum, power and utilities industries, today announced the launch of a new online employment service- PennEnergyJOBS.

The employment website is dedicated to serving the recruitment needs of both energy-industry employers and professionals, and can be accessed at: www.PennEnergyJobs.com.

PennEnergyJOBS launched this week with over 1600 job postings from more than 40 energy-industry employers, including Chesapeake Energy, Chevron, FMC Technologies, First Energy, GlobalSantaFe, G.A.S. Unlimited, Halliburton, Occidental Petroleum Corp., Peerless, Pioneer Resources, Range Resources, SGF Global, Southwestern Energy, and Williams. The job postings listed on PennEnergyJOBS cover both domestic and international positions requiring experienced industry workers in fields such as architecture, construction, engineering, operations, geology and geophysics, project management, safety, science, service, and transportation.

“PennEnergyJOBS is well positioned to meet the most urgent requirements shared by industry employers, that of finding qualified talent”, said Tom Cintorino, PennWell’s vice president, digital media. “By leveraging PennWell’s global industry presence through its diverse portfolio of industry publications, conferences, websites, and electronic newsletters, PennEnergyJOBS has the unique capacity to deliver recruitment messaging to the largest passive job seeker audience of any energy-industry job site.”

PennEnergyJOBS will link to PennWell’s award-winning Oil & Gas Journal Online and other PennWell energy-related websites. “The oil industry’s immediate and growing need for qualified engineers and other professionals makes this a timely launch,” noted PennWell Petroleum Group president Michael Silber. “We have had amazing receptivity from some of the industry’s major employers and intend to work with them closely to serve their recruitment needs.”

PennEnergyJOBS uses sophisticated job board technology to empower both employers and job seekers with advanced searching and matching capabilities. Users can search the database using search criteria including location, languages spoken, work authorization, security clearance and job category. The software provides users with the ability to create personalized e-mail notifications when new matches are made, and upholds user discretion by offering the ability to post confidentially. PennEnergyJOBS is the first in a series of industry specific job sites planned by PennWell.

About PennWell Corporation

Established in 1910, PennWell is a highly diversified media and information company providing 45 print and online publications, 59 conferences and exhibitions, research, databases, Internet-based services and other information products to strategic global markets. In addition to oil and gas, these markets include electronics, semiconductor manufacturing, lasers, communications, computer graphics, information technology, control technology, electric power, water, fire services and dental. PennWell’s headquarters are in Tulsa, OK, with regional offices in Nashua, NH, Houston, TX, Seattle, WA, Fair Lawn, NJ and other U.S. cities. International offices are located in England, Germany, Russia and Hong Kong.

www.pennwell.com.