Houston may not be referred as the dream city, but if a report of Forbes Magazine is to be believed, Houston metropolitan area is the best place in Texas and the third best place in the United States in "Best Places for Business and Careers" category of its best place to live in study. Because of which, more and more people are coming to this place driving up the demand for Houston limo rentals in the metropolitan area.

Many people from the energy industry come to the city for business - from top executives to middle-level managers to students to buyers to vendors. Among all the visitors a large number choose Houston Limousine for their ride because it complements their self-image and give them a comfortable ride they can imagine to have on a business trip to the energy capital of the world.

Houston - the energy capital of the world

More than 5000 energy firms have their businesses in Houston which makes Houston oil and gas industry capital of the world. It exhibits thought leadership and unparalleled technological leadership in almost all segments of oil and gas industry - from exploration to production to transmission to marketing to services to supply to offshore drilling.

In 2005 alone, the primary city of the metropolitan area accounted for 32% of all jobs in oil and gas extraction in the United States, and 14% of all jobs in support activities for mining in the United States. This is a staggering number and unsurpassable feat, even for 12 other cities which has collaborated with Houston to form the World Energy Cities Partnership.

The city has headquarters of 17 "Fortune 500" companies in energy sectors, and it also gives home to 3,600 comparatively smaller energy-sector establishments. 13 of the top 20 natural gas transmission companies operate out of Houston, and so do 600 exploration and production firms, and 170 pipeline operators.

Why Houston limo?

Houston, being the oil and gas capital of the world, attracts many business visitors. They have unique travelling needs, quite unlike the traveling needs of leisure travelers or vacationers. A good Houston limo company realizes this, so it offers a limousine car which does not look too flashy, but for that they do not compromise on the comfort, coziness, and style factors.

A limo gives enough space to business travelers to conduct en route meetings, which will help them utilize their time more productively. The comfortable limo ride also gives them an opportunity to go through the documents which they may need to refer to during the meeting they are going to attend. It also allows them to regain their composure.