Human resources
The 2025 Global Energy Talent Index survey found most energy professionals got a pay bump last year, but hiring managers face new challenges.
TWA Energy Influencers Nihal Darraj, Sayanima Kisku, Ismaila Ibrahim, Olawale Ajayi, and Gabrijel Grubac reflect on the significance of the TWA Energy Influencer award and how it has helped their professional journey. The deadline for 2025 nominations is 1 July 2025.
Amia Morgan, SPE, highlights this event designed to bring together students, young professionals, and seasoned industry experts to foster mentorship, inspire the next generation of STEM leaders, and promote inclusivity.
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Equinor plans to cut its global exploration staff by 30% in the next 3 years and plans to drill 30–40 wells globally this year. Ongoing labor strikes have led to the operator shutting in four of its platforms. -
Shell's CEO said the Dutch supermajor has "too many layers" and that the move to downsize will help ensure its future. As a result, at least 9,000 people are expected to leave the oil and gas producer between now and 2022.
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One of North America’s biggest midstream companies is getting a new chief in the new year. He will oversee the construction of a 1,200-mile-long pipeline that has been a decade in the making.
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Although OFS employment is at its lowest point since March 2017, job losses slowed in August as companies start to recover.
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The brain is adaptive and can change in both physical and functional forms. This phenomenon is called neuroplasticity. Understanding this neuroplasticity can lead to understanding how people can be happier, more engaged, and more productive at work.
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Company cites COVID-19-driven decline in fuel demand in move following announcement of Australian layoff plan as latest cost-cutting measure.
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The oil and gas industry has increased financial security for many by providing well-paying jobs, yet those opportunities have not been available to all. How can the industry increase diversity and access to well-paying jobs for women, African-Americans, and other under-represented groups?
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In this 30-minute interview, Angela Dang Atkinson, a data scientist with Cognite, talks about what skills beyond technology new petroleum engineers need and what challenges they will face in the digital oil field.
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He started in the oil and gas business running logs in the 1990s and by the end of the decade became a petroleum engineer at Equinor. Now, he is set to take over the company’s top position.
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Among the top 50 oilfield service firms, downsizing is estimated to land at a headcount of 610,000, down from the 760,000 maintained after the 2016 downturn.
