Skip to footer CITY OF CARMI, ILLINOIS Small town living in southern Illinois where you can make a difference MENU With southern Illinois poised for phenomenal growth in the energy sector, Carmi is ideal for servicing industry needs Since the oil boom of the twentieth century to coal in the twenty-first, energy production has found a home in the Carmi area The oil business in Carmi goes back to 1939 with the discovery of the first oil well in the area. Nearly 75 years later, White county has produced over a quarter million barrels of oil per year. White County has been and remains one of the top three oil producing counties in the state of Illinois, and is still a hub of the industry for the location of service companies. Carmi and White county is gearing up for a new boom in oil production, and the growth of the oil service industry is expanding the services already offered, everything from drilling and completion rigs, pulling units as well as supply companies, acidizing and stimulation, cased hole logging and perforating, drill pipe and casing inspection, coring services, down hole completion tools, rock bit services, down hole production chemical services, and injection pump and valve repair. White County, with its history in the oil business is still is a vital part of the Illinois oil industry and good contributor to the White County economy. With oil prices rising, the number of employees is up from what it once was. Nearly a thousand people still work in or are associated with oil in White County. 8 8 SHARES Footer chamber news Chamber holds Ribbon Cutting for new member One Eleven Kerney LLC Small Business Saturday scheduled for Saturday, November 27th with It’s a White County Christmas Two Additional It’s a White County Christmas Contests Announced 2021 Miss Merry Christmas Royalty Announced CARMI CHAMBER ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER MEMBER OF THE MONTH Click for older news economic development Coin Laundry and Drop Off Coming Soon! Planned Power Outage Railroad Crossing Closures Trick or Treat Hours on Oct. 31 ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT SEPTEMBER 25th Click for older posts city news Phone Scam Alert Agenda: City Council Meeting of November 23, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. Minutes: City Council Meeting of November 2, 2021 Agenda: City Council Meeting of November 2, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. Minutes: City Council Meeting of October 19, 2021 Click for older news police fire schools library churches city code contact getting here city of carmi app Copyright © 2021 · Infinity Pro On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in