Education & Training
The Western Australia Government has teamed up with The University of Western Australia (UWA) and the LNG industry to develop a world-first microscale LNG plant, as part of an LNG Futures Facility in Kwinana. In Shanghai, representing Western Australia at the 19th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG19), Premier Mark McGowan was joined by industry leaders and UWA to make the announcement. The State Government will provide
FEMALE school leavers are being encouraged to consider engineering careers in the Australian oil and gas sector, thanks to a Perth-based outreach programme targeting high school students. The Women in Subsea Engineering Network (WISE) is currently mentoring 30 female students as part of a week-long Future Engineers Program. The high school outreach program showcases the diversity of opportunities and interesting careers available for female students to consider as they make
LEADING Australian oil and gas company, Woodside Energy Ltd has appointed Cushman & Wakefield to provide integrated facilities management and workplace services at its new global headquarters in Perth known as Mia Yellagonga. Mia Yellagonga is a brand new campus style complex located in the Perth CBD at 17 Mount Street, combining a world-class built environment with cutting edge technology to deliver a state of the art workplace. Built by
POORLY maintained, or run-down plant and equipment can lead to the development of unsafe workplace conditions and procedures. This becomes of a particular concern when large quantities of dangerous goods and chemicals are housed on site. In the oil, gas and pipeline industry, the safety and prevention of risk relies on employers and operators of the facility who need to take reasonably practicable steps to protect the health and safety
The drive towards a low-carbon future – catalysed by the Paris Agreement, and coupled with a series of socio-economic and technological trends – is leading many in the oil and gas industry to fundamentally reimagine what the energy company of the future looks like, according to a new paper from Deloitte. ‘Hydrocarbons to electrons – Crossing the chasm to the new energy future’ examines how oil and gas companies are
A report into UK oil and gas workforce dynamics launched today indicates that more than 40,000 new people will need to be recruited into the industry over the next 20 years, including 10,000 in posts that don’t exist today. The UKCS Workforce Dynamics Review, by global energy skills body OPITO in partnership with Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Oil and Gas Institute, assesses the changing skills requirements for the industry over
There is no doubt that diversity and inclusion in the workplace are now considered C-level issues, and key leaders in Australia’s oil and gas sector are amongst those who are pushing that message. The importance of diversity and inclusion in the oil and gas workplace will be a major feature at AOG 2018, with some of the industry’s leading spokespeople lending their presence to the key Diversity & Inclusion Breakfast
Strategy and outcomes focussed boutique investor relations agency Chapter One Advisors has formally commenced operations, with three highly experienced investor relations professionals heading up the new firm. Located in Perth CBD, Chapter One provides high-quality investor relations and media rela- tions expertise across a wide range of industries including property, technology, oil and gas, minerals and mining. The company was founded by seasoned public relations head Paul Niardone and well-respect-
The most used and recognised offshore pipeline standard in the world has been updated to reflect the latest pipeline research & developments by DNV GL, the quality assurance and risk management company, and other leading industry players. The standard, previously called DNV-OS-F101 is now renamed DNVGL-ST-F101. Around 65% of all new projects globally are designed according to the standard, first issued in 1976. The new revision reflects the conclusions of
A TRAINING framework led by WA’s Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) in conjunction with some of WA’s biggest resources companies will improve safety and efficiencies in the workplace. CME said the project also aims to reduce costs and duplication across the sector. The pilot project, which will be rolled out for use across all high risk workers, will provide a framework across the industry for verifying work competency of
