UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-98,008

QUARTERNORTH ENERGY LLC

FORMERLY FIELDWOOD ENERGY LLC

HOUSTON, TEXAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility

To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For

Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("the Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
("Department") herein presents the results of an investigation
regarding certification of eligibility to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance ("TAA") for workers.

The group eligibility requirements for workers of a Firm under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:

(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and

(ii) imports of articles like or directly competitive
with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have
increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm or subdivision

The investigation was initiated in response to a Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) petition dated July 17, 2021, and
filed on July 19, 2021, by two workers on behalf of former workers
of QuarterNorth Energy LLC, formerly Fieldwood Energy LLC,
Houston, Texas (hereafter referred to as the "worker group"). In
accordance with 20 C.F.R. 618.110 a worker group is defined as,
""¦inclusive of teleworkers and staffed workers."

The group of workers on whose behalf the petition was filed
concerns workers within the marketing, compliance, accounting, and
operations division(s). However, the Department determined that
the investigation would encompass all workers of the Houston
location. Per 19 U.S.C. 2272, Section 222 (c)(2), workers of the
firm are engaged in activities related to the production of oil
and gas (in raw form); therefore, making the group of workers
engaged in activities related to the production of oil and gas (in
raw form).

The petition alleges that worker separations, or threats
thereof, were due to, "The global drop in oil and gas prices caused
a decrease in drilling operations, production and marketing
products. With the lack of drilling operations an excess of
employee layoffs across the board occurred to reduce cost."

During the course of the investigation, the Department
collected information from the petitioner(s), the workers' firm,
and other relevant sources.

Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally
or partially separated.

Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because sales and/or
production of oil and gas (in raw form) by QuarterNorth Energy
LLC, formerly Fieldwood Energy LLC, Houston, Texas have decreased.

Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the article produced
by QuarterNorth Energy LLC, formerly Fieldwood Energy LLC,
Houston, Texas have increased.

Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased imports contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at QuarterNorth Energy
LLC, formerly Fieldwood Energy LLC, Houston, Texas.

ALTERNATIVE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2813, the Department herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
("ATAA") for older workers.

The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied
if the following criteria are met:

(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry
are adverse).

Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because a
significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50 years of
age or older.

The Department has further determined that criterion II has
not been met. The investigation revealed that the workers in the
workers' firm possess skills that are easily transferable.

Conclusion

After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of QuarterNorth Energy
LLC, formerly Fieldwood Energy LLC, Houston, Texas, who are engaged
in activities related to the production of oil and gas (in raw
form), meet the worker group certification criteria under 222(a)
of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of
the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:

"All workers of QuarterNorth Energy LLC, formerly Fieldwood
Energy LLC, Houston, Texas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after July 17, 2020, through
two years from the date of certification, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended; and I further determine
that all workers of QuarterNorth Energy LLC, formerly
Fieldwood Energy LLC, Houston, Texas, are denied eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 10th day of November, 2021



/s/ Hope D. Kinglock
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HOPE D. KINGLOCK

Certifying Officer, Office of

Trade Adjustment Assistance