Opinion: Prostate Cancer – The Big Taboo is an industry threat
Einstein said that only two things are infinite: the Universe & human stupidity. That said, he admitted he was not 100% sure about the Universe.
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Opinion: Environmental focus about more than just compliance
Efforts to make the oil and gas industry more sustainable are nothing new; however, given the influx of new players and technological changes in the market in the past few years, there is a strong possibility that we will begin to see production methods take on a much more environmentally-friendly slant.
Opinion: Take time to understand the culture of your people
For many of us, travel has become an increasingly important part of modern business and current challenges have caused many to broaden their corporate and geographic horizons to bring about sustainability and growth, writes Guy Bromby, MD of ThinJack.
OPINION: Industry rethink needed on job cuts
The oil and gas industry can be doing significantly more when it comes to investment in technology and, in turn, protecting jobs in the new year.
Opinion: Women and Energy – an untapped resource
Today is International Women’s Day, an opportunity to recognize the achievements of women and to discuss issues of gender and diversity.
If we can’t have a green future, we can at least head that way
What will the energy industry look like in six or seven years’ time when I join it?
Opinion: The importance of standing up for women
Sometimes, if you’re lucky, in your professional life, you have a Sliding Doors moment where someone sticks up for you or puts you forward for something that changes your career path.
Opinion: Empowering women in energy
Today, women in energy are embraced and empowered to make a difference to business. This is an encouraging step forward. However, that doesn’t mean I wasn’t excited and surprised when I recently saw a female engineer on-site in Baku.
Opinion: Little to suggest great leaps made to address gender imbalance
From the dim and distant past, I remember seeing adverts in the local paper of my childhood for meetings of an organisation called the Electrical Association for Women. Even then, it struck me as odd. Was electricity not gender-neutral?
Opinion: Us males really do need to wake up
The March edition of Energy Voice is entirely devoted to the role of women in upstream oil and gas.
Opinion: Speed is everything for early production facilities
Speed: a matter of fine margins
Opinion: Energy prices are too … low
The scope to drive down energy tariffs may be more limited than much of the public debate implies
Opinion: Digital, data and taking control of our own destiny
Digital transformation, or the fourth industrial revolution, is fundamentally changing the way we live, work and interact.
Opinion: Changed days for operators and the supply chain?
The regulatory framework represents a huge shift for oil companies — and the industry as a whole — in terms of the way it works, as well as its mindset.
Does the UK’s subsea industry actually belong to the UK?
I don’t like spin. Never have and never will. Consequently I get really annoyed when people talk about the success of the UK subsea industry. Brits seem to have a thing about claiming ownership of something simply because it’s based here. It’s a bit like Ford motor cars. We – not me obviously – think of it as British because it’s been here since the 1930s or maybe earlier. It isn’t. It’s American. Always has been, always will be.
Opinion: Ruling finally gives clarity over evidence for North Sea prohibition appeals
A judgement handed down by the UK Supreme Court has finally clarified what evidence employment tribunals are entitled to consider when dealing with appeals against enforcement notices issued by the Health and Safety Executive.
Opinion: Scrap the shady underbelly of offshore industry
As I write this, two Chinese heavy lift transport ships remain anchored in Scotland’s Inner Moray Firth waiting for orders. They were supposed to have loaded by now and carted away for scrapping a couple of semi-submersible drilling rigs that have been laid up in the Cromarty Firth for some time.
Can The Shale Boom Avoid These Bottlenecks?
Shale companies continue to drill at a frenzied pace, adding rigs and breaking U.S. oil production levels with each passing week. Yet, the oil production is becoming increasingly geographically concentrated. Not only is the Permian basin accounting for much of the new oil production in the U.S., but a relatively small number of counties within the Permian are home to most of that action.
Opinion: Qaddafi’s long gone, but Libya’s oil still struggles
The point is to keep production from falling prey to theft and corruption.
Employee share schemes could be key to retaining staff as sector recovers
Widespread job losses, wage freezes, salary reductions and reduced working hours, were symptomatic of the impact of the oil price downturn and Aberdeen felt the cold blast of sub-$40 per barrel of oil more than most cities.
Opinion: Rethink, Rework, Re-engage
There is light at the end of the tunnel. After a three-year pause, during which major project go-aheads have been rare, the oil industry is starting to grind back into action. But now, more than ever, project managers need to make sure that their proposals deliver value, and that the search for ‘perfect’ does not prevent the delivery of ‘good’.
Opinion: Detractors won’t change my mind, decom is a bad deal for taxpayers
A few weeks ago my exposition in Options for Scotland of making offshore assets safe and clean, leaving in situ, and using the money saved from not removing to fund green energy projects, received two days of TV, radio and media coverage.
Opinion: Transition and transformation the watchwords at Apollo
Apollo has emerged from the downturn bigger, stronger and more capable than ever. With 2017 being our best year ever, it is good to reflect on how this has been achieved.
Opinion: Are we there yet, OPEC? Oil policy needs a destination
Are we there yet?
UK economy beats forecasts despite Forties shutdown
Britain's economy performed better than expected in the fourth quarter thanks to the country's powerhouse services sector, though there are warning signs of "slower and uneven" growth.