human resources

A new report finds the need for political, regulatory, and fiscal alignment to ensure a just and fair transition.

The oil and gas industry is embracing digital technology not just as a differentiator but as an enabler of innovation. The simple reality is that, if one doesn’t, they risk being out of the game.

A Harvard economist is considering ways to protect workers from the inevitable economic shocks of the so-called “energy transition.”

This paper describes a novel method based on machine learning to maintain an evergreen competency database. The tool reduces discrepancies between organizational requirements and the actual talent deployment by using unstructured corporate data.

Oil and gas maintenance managers rank reliability of equipment and an overload of new processes and procedures to follow as top concerns in a new survey.

A recent survey by the Dallas Fed indicates significant improvement in oil and gas companies’ outlooks, tempered by high levels of uncertainty in oil prices, ongoing supply-chain limitations, and workforce shortages. Small operators outpace large operators in expected increases in production.

The energy transition and digitalization transition are not to be feared. While the rate of change will accelerate, very little of true value will be lost and the transitions instead offer a variety of incremental opportunities, especially for members of the production and facilities community.

Keeping your finger on the pulse of change requires diligence. Moving forward requires leaders, but without our commitment, the progress lags or stalls out.

If stakeholders take action and initiate dialogue, we may be able to accelerate efforts to make our industry safer.

The World Economic Forum’s Human Capital initiative has been implemented at Satbayev University in Kazakhstan for the past 2 years. This paper assesses the effectiveness of project components, such as industry guest lectures, summer internships, and program improvement, and provides lessons learned for human resources development.