Work in the oil patch seems to be pretty hard work: What made those the best days of your life?
Seems to me like those days are over for most as the price of oil is in a free fall which will lead to massive layoffs imo.
oil is around $53 today .
Prices for oil were even lower in late 2008 early 2009.
Boom and Bust cycles are normal in the oil industry. It does not mean it is over, just another slow down, for now, until it rise back again.