Increasing and Enhancing the Supply of Petroleum Industry Talent
05 January 2009The results of a workforce survey undertaken by the Talent Council of the Society of Petroleum Engineers among 1711 working members under the age of 35. Both men and women identified expatriation issues related to dual-career couples as the greatest challenge they will face in their careers in the oil and gas industry. This issue was ahead of other challenges of keeping up with advances in technology, lack of technical career path visibility and (gender) barriers to career advancement.
The Society of Petroleum Engineers launched its Talent Council in 2007 during a summit in London that focused on talent attraction and retention in the future. The Council’s mandate is to work together to improve the quality and quantity of talent entering the oil and gas industry.
The article mentions the goals of Permits Foundation to relax work permit regulations for accompanying spouses.
By Eve S. Sprunt, Chevron; Monique Simon, Total; Steve Thorness, Baker Hughes; and Paul Musson, Weatherford; The JOURNAL of PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY, Vol 61, No. 1, Jan 2009.
