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Gippsland TAFE to open Australian gas training centre in 2012

Published - Wednesday, 28 July, 2010

Gippsland TAFE has announced plans to build a new gas training centre in Victoria, Australia.

Oil Search's PNG LNG project advances with training centre

Published - Wednesday, 28 July, 2010

Oil Search has announced that its LNG project in Papua New Guinea is moving ahead quickly.

Insurance expert calls for oil and gas training in Nigeria

Published - Wednesday, 28 July, 2010

An insurance expert has published a detailed report calling for a greater investment in oil and gas training in Nigeria.

Hayward steps down from BP

Published - Tuesday, 27 July, 2010

Tony Hayward has announced his resignation as chief executive of BP, stepping aside for Robert Dudley.

Resolve Maritime launches Hazwoper training

Published - Tuesday, 27 July, 2010

The Resolve Maritime Academy in Florida has launched a new Hazwoper training programme.

GE signs tech & training deal with Kazakhstan's ZKMK

Published - Tuesday, 27 July, 2010

GE has signed a long-term technology transfer and training deal with Kazakhstan's ZKMK.

Reports: BP to replace Hayward with Dudley

Published - Monday, 26 July, 2010

BP is reportedly positioning Robert Dudley to replace current CEO Tony Hayward.

Azerbaijan must train to avoid 'resource curse'

Published - Monday, 26 July, 2010

Azerbaijan must commit continual funding to education projects to avoid the 'natural resource curse', it has been claimed.

China lacks training to respond northeast coast spill

Published - Friday, 23 July, 2010

Emergency response workers in China are struggling to contain the oil spill off the country's northeastern coast, reports indicate.

New Orleans prepared for severe weather in GOM

Published - Friday, 23 July, 2010

New Orleans is prepared to respond swiftly and effectively to the severe weather front heading for the GOM.

Norwegian training centre's ice navigation course certified

Published - Friday, 23 July, 2010

A Norwegian training centre has become the first in the world to achieve DNV accreditation for an ice navigation course.

Catastrophe expert calls for GOM training & safety review

Published - Thursday, 22 July, 2010

The US should review deepwater operations in the GOM on a case-by-case basis, an expert in disaster response has claimed.

Texas governor announces Gulf Project training & tech group

Published - Wednesday, 21 July, 2010

The governor of Texas has vowed to establish a new organisation to ensure oil and gas training and technology is of the highest standard.

GODAC calls on Ghana to ensure oil and gas training

Published - Wednesday, 21 July, 2010

GODAC has urged the Ghanaian government to legislate minimum training requirements for the energy industry.

NNPC commits to 'aggressive' oil and gas training

Published - Wednesday, 21 July, 2010

The NNPC has committed to providing extensive oil and gas training to develop the organisation.

CMCS and Egypt's OGS aim to tackle global oil and gas brain-drain

Published - Tuesday, 20 July, 2010

CMCS and OGS have teamed up to conduct training to address critical skills and manpower shortages in the global energy industry.

Western Australia govt signs training deal with three partners

Published - Tuesday, 20 July, 2010

The government of Western Australia has signed a new training deal with Woodside, Sage and the CIT.

SPDC hands marine contracts to Nigerian firms

Published - Tuesday, 20 July, 2010

SPDC has handed two marine services contracts to C&I Leasings and Maiden Systems.

Siemens pursues gas transport deal with KazTurboRemont

Published - Tuesday, 20 July, 2010

Siemens has opened up the possibility of increased energy technology transfer with Kazakhstan as part of a broad trade agreement.

Oil Technics: Scottish energy sector must focus on evolved training

Published - Tuesday, 20 July, 2010

As the world's energy demands continue to grow, Scottish oil and gas firms will need to adapt their training strategies, Oil Technics has claimed.

BP says Deepwater Horizon well is capped

Published - Tuesday, 20 July, 2010

BP has announced that its latest effort to cap the Deepwater Horizon well has been successful.

Malaysia's Sabah trains first oil and gas students

Published - Tuesday, 20 July, 2010

The Malaysian island of Sabah has trained its first batch of oil and gas students.

Tullow teams up with NADMO for Ghanaian disaster training

Published - Tuesday, 20 July, 2010

Tullow is working with NADMO to ensure Ghana is prepared to cope with an oilfield disaster.

Nigeria to train at least 13,000 ex-militants

Published - Wednesday, 14 July, 2010

Nigeria will train at least 13,000 ex-militants to higher education standards, it has been announced.

Jonathan: Technology, training vital for Chad basin exploration

Published - Wednesday, 14 July, 2010

Nigeria's president has claimed that technology and training will be vital to exploit resources in the Chad basin.

Abhisam updates hazardous area instrumentation training

Published - Tuesday, 13 July, 2010

Abhisam has announced that it has updated its hazardous area instrumentation training programme.

Azerbaijani oil grads undergo intensive testing

Published - Tuesday, 13 July, 2010

Graduates of the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy have undergone extensive testing undertaken by Azerkimya.

PetroVietnam signs cooperation agreement with Russian counterpart

Published - Monday, 12 July, 2010

PetroVietnam has signed a series of cooperation agreement with Russian oil and gas firm Zarubezneft.

Saudi Aramco warns of upstream training gap

Published - Monday, 12 July, 2010

Saudi Aramco has warned that the upstream sector is facing a growing skills shortfall.

OSHA warns of Gulf training shortfall

Published - Thursday, 08 July, 2010

The OSHA has warned that some oil spill response workers lack the 40 hours of mandatory hazmat training.

GE extends training programme to Qatar

Published - Wednesday, 07 July, 2010

GE has announced that it is extending its Oil and Gas University programme to young technicians in Qatar.

Africa Re-Holds trains insurers ahead of Ugandan production

Published - Wednesday, 07 July, 2010

Africa Re-Holds has developed a tailored training programme for local insurers looking to support the Ugandan oil and gas industry.

GE graduates 26 oil and gas training students in Florence

Published - Wednesday, 07 July, 2010

GE has graduated 26 oil and gas training students from 20 countries at a ceremony in Florence.

Nigeria's oil training programme 'may bring new dawn'

Published - Tuesday, 06 July, 2010

The programme to train ex-militants in the Niger Delta may usher in a new prosperity for the region.

Kuwait's PTC set to train Yemeni oil students

Published - Tuesday, 06 July, 2010

Kuwait Petroleum Corp's PTC has agreed to admit a number of Yemeni students to its oil and gas training programmes.

NIMASA calls on banks to back Nigerian maritime sector

Published - Monday, 05 July, 2010

The head of NIMASA has called on Nigerian banks to show greater support for the maritime sector.

South Korea winning Middle Eastern contracts through training

Published - Monday, 05 July, 2010

South Korean companies are winning lucrative contracts in the Middle East due to their focus on training.

Nigeria's president vows to fast-track training in Delta

Published - Thursday, 01 July, 2010

Nigeria's president has vowed to fast-track training and development in the Niger Delta region.

OTA announces new national US oil and gas training facility

Published - Thursday, 01 July, 2010

OTA has announced plans to build a leading-edge offshore training facility to support the US oil and gas industry.

EON Reality launches new VR safety training tool

Published - Wednesday, 30 June, 2010

EON Reality has launched a new VR training suite to promote safety in the oil and gas industry.

Jonathan must deliver on jobs, training in Niger Delta

Published - Wednesday, 30 June, 2010

Nigeria's new president must strengthen the amnesty for rebels in the Niger Delta region with a focus on jobs and training.

SOCAR and Syrian Petroleum discuss training, production & equipment

Published - Wednesday, 30 June, 2010

Public delegates have met to discuss prospects for cooperation between the state oil firms of Azerbaijan and Syria.

PTDF changes university upgrade criteria

Published - Tuesday, 29 June, 2010

Fund moves towards ensuring more Nigerian students can secure oil and gas industry jobs after graduation.

Training essential to tackling Iraq's electricity crisis

Published - Tuesday, 29 June, 2010

Training will be an integral part in developing a long-term solution to Iraq's electricity crisis.

Online company offers oil industry training

Published - Tuesday, 29 June, 2010

Company offers training for cleanup workers to protect themselves, the public and the environment.

Training Nigerian militants 'will boost economy'

Published - Tuesday, 29 June, 2010

Training ex-militants in Nigeria will provide a boost for the local economy, according to a presidential advisor.

Texas college offers oil and gas training

Published - Monday, 28 June, 2010

NCTC focuses on training field technicians for the oil and gas industry.

Nigerian ex-militants begin oil industry training

Published - Monday, 28 June, 2010

Thousands of former militants will begin a two-week oil training programme in Nigeria today.

BP contract set to be honoured in Libya

Published - Monday, 28 June, 2010

Deepwater operations set to begin in the Mediterranean next month.

Charity urges Floridians to take voluntary oil training

Published - Monday, 28 June, 2010

United Way advertises opportunity for volunteers to take oil training and help with the Deepwater Horizon cleanup operation.

Nigerian content act 'promotes changes to training'

Published - Wednesday, 23 June, 2010

Nigeria's new local content legislation will promote fundamental changes in the provision of oil and gas training.

Oil industry 'must recruit brightest graduates'

Published - Wednesday, 23 June, 2010

Oil and gas companies will increase recruitment by 50 per cent next year to meet energy demands, an industry expert has stated.

Chesaspeake Energy's training attractive to IT employees

Published - Wednesday, 23 June, 2010

Chesaspeake has received further plaudits for its IT working environment.

Nigeria's PTDF will internalise oil and gas training

Published - Tuesday, 22 June, 2010

Nigeria's PTDF has vowed to reduce the reliance on overseas training in the oil and gas industry.

Illinois company training oil cleanup workers

Published - Tuesday, 22 June, 2010

Elastec American Marine offers training to BP personnel and boat captains involved in Deepwater Horizon cleanup operation.

Vision 20 to bring stability to Niger Delta through training

Published - Tuesday, 22 June, 2010

The oil-rich region of the Niger Delta will welcome Nigeria's Vision 20 policy action plan, according to one commentator.

BP sees progress with training in Iraq's Rumaila field

Published - Tuesday, 22 June, 2010

BP is helping to boost training and knowledge transfer opportunities in southern Iraq.

BP spill response team wants local workers

Published - Monday, 21 June, 2010

BP is giving priority to local workers during its hiring and training programme to clean up the Deepwater Horizon spill.

Training for Gulf cleanup workers 'inadequate'

Published - Monday, 21 June, 2010

OSHA director agrees with report that labels training for cleanup workers 'inadequate'.

US company offers right of way training

Published - Monday, 21 June, 2010

American Right of Way Associates offers training for positions in Haynesville Shale, Eagleford Shale and the Barnett Shale areas.

US oil companies 'must consolidate contingency plans'

Published - Monday, 21 June, 2010

Companies should invest in training and safety to protect against future disasters, Ed Markey states.

Special needs students complete Enoc training in Dubai

Published - Monday, 21 June, 2010

More than a dozen special needs students have completed a vocational training programme hosted by Enoc.

BP training unemployed workers to tackle slick

Published - Monday, 21 June, 2010

BP is training thousands of unemployed workers to tackle the Gulf oil slick.

US expert offers Ugandan oil and gas training

Published - Friday, 18 June, 2010

Training of legislators, civil society groups and the media aims to promote sustainability and best practice in the sector.

Deepwater spill disrupts training at Mr Charlie rig

Published - Friday, 18 June, 2010

The Deepwater Horizon spill has caused disruptions at the Mr Charlie training rig in Louisiana.

Mitchell receives lifetime achievement award from GTI

Published - Friday, 18 June, 2010

George Mitchell has been lauded by GTI for his lifetime commitment to the energy sector.

Russian trio sign gas training & tech deal

Published - Friday, 18 June, 2010

Russian state oil giant Gazprom has teamed up with refiner Axens and research and training centre IFP to develop new gas liquefaction technology.

Advisers call for energy hub and three-way partnership

Published - Thursday, 17 June, 2010

PFC Energy has advised the Ugandan government to enter a new three-way energy deal.

PCI rig simulator interest high after GOM spill

Published - Thursday, 17 June, 2010

PCI has seen interest in its rig simulation training courses increase considerably since the GOM spill.

European regulations 'need revision in light of GoM spill'

Published - Thursday, 17 June, 2010

An international pressure group has warned that Europe is at risk of falling victim to an oil spill such as that seen in the Gulf of Mexico.

Ugandan oil and gas industry 'must expand skills base'

Published - Wednesday, 16 June, 2010

There is a need for a widening of the skills base to boost the oil and gas industry, it has been claimed.

New course highlights training rights

Published - Tuesday, 15 June, 2010

A new module that highlights the right to access training has been introduced in the US.

Philippines to host maritime safety training

Published - Tuesday, 15 June, 2010

MARINA has signed a new agreement to conduct maritime safety training for boat captains in the Philippines.

GNPC: West African insurance sector needs to prepare for oil

Published - Tuesday, 15 June, 2010

The insurance industry in West Africa needs to develop its capacity to manage risks in the oil and gas sector, GNPC claims.

Russia and Norway discuss new technical partnership

Published - Tuesday, 15 June, 2010

A new technical development project is being discussed by Norway and Russia.

MMS inspectors 'are short on training'

Published - Friday, 11 June, 2010

Inspectors working for the Minerals Management Service are going short on training, it has been claimed.

Oil and gas to provide a fifth of Malaysian GDP

Published - Thursday, 10 June, 2010

Oil and gas will account for 20 per cent of Malaysia's GDP in 2015, according to new figures.

Keyera pens deal for British Columbia oil training institute

Published - Thursday, 10 June, 2010

Keyera Energy has signed a new agreement to establish a new oil training programme in British Columbia.

Advisors call for Ugandan training bill

Published - Wednesday, 09 June, 2010

Presidential advisors in Uganda have called for a new law to govern local participation in the oil and gas industry.

Nigerian local content act seeks to expedite maritime training

Published - Tuesday, 08 June, 2010

Nigeria's new Local Content Act aims to expedite the training of local workers to serve the national maritime industry.

Nigerdock trains 40 oil and gas technicians

Published - Tuesday, 08 June, 2010

Nigerdock has celebrated the graduation of 40 oil and gas welders and fitters from its Snake Island training centre.

Exprodat pens new upstream training deal with ESRI

Published - Monday, 07 June, 2010

Exprodat has teamed up with ESRI to deliver GIS training targeted at the international upstream sector.

LWC enables 1,800 to train for Gulf cleanup

Published - Monday, 07 June, 2010

LWC helped to enlist the help of 1,800 Louisianans in the Gulf of Mexico cleanup operation last week.

US delegation visits Iraq to support oilfield development

Published - Friday, 04 June, 2010

The US government has organised a field trip to Iraq's southern oilfields to support the country's development plans.

HQ Global signs major Chinese oil training deal

Published - Thursday, 03 June, 2010

HQ Global has announced a new long-term partnership with the Shangdong Shengli maritime training school in China.

Canadian regulators tackle Atlantic spill risks through training, equipment

Published - Thursday, 03 June, 2010

Canadian regulators are insistent that training, equipment and procedural standards are sufficient to avoid a repeat of the Deepwater Horizon spill in Canadian waters.

Pembrokeshire College establishes first oil emergency training centre

Published - Thursday, 03 June, 2010

Pembrokeshire College has opened a new oil emergency training centre for students looking to enter the industry.

Uganda supports Eni's bid for Lake Albert blocks

Published - Wednesday, 02 June, 2010

Uganda has expressed its support for a bid made by Eni to take on a 50 per cent stake in blocks in the Lake Albert basin.

Uganda and Nigeria pen oil training deal

Published - Wednesday, 02 June, 2010

Uganda and Nigeria have signed a new three-year deal to increase cooperation in the oil and gas industry.

Oil training 'key to circumventing spill risk'

Published - Wednesday, 02 June, 2010

Oil training is integral to managing engineering risks in the energy industry, experts have agreed.

BP warns of oil training scam

Published - Tuesday, 01 June, 2010

BP has warned oil spill response workers to be vigilant against a new training scam.

RWI offers oil and gas training for Ghanaian journalists

Published - Tuesday, 01 June, 2010

RWI has launched a new initiative to train Ghanaian journalists in oil and gas reporting techniques.

Enbridge submits Northern Gateway pipeline plans to NEB

Published - Friday, 28 May, 2010

Canada's Enbridge has submitted plans for the Northern Gateway pipeline to the NEB.

Training continues as Deepwater Horizon surpasses Valdez spill

Published - Friday, 28 May, 2010

Professionals and volunteers are continuing to undertake training to tackle the Deepwater Horizon spill.

Sonangol plans maritime training centre for Angola

Published - Thursday, 27 May, 2010

Sonangol has announced plans to build a new maritime training centre as part of its effort to boost local employment.

GE signs equipment, training deal with Aramco

Published - Thursday, 27 May, 2010

GE has signed a new contract to provide machinery and training to Saudi Aramco.

BP Azerbaijan presents scholarships at SOAA

Published - Thursday, 27 May, 2010

BP Azerbaijan has presented 58 scholarships to gifted students at the SOAA institute.

EnerMech seals Saipem training deal

Published - Wednesday, 26 May, 2010

EnerMech's training department has signed a new agreement with Saipem to support its global operations.

Nigeria's oil minister calls for greater training in Gulf

Published - Wednesday, 26 May, 2010

Nigeria's oil minister has stressed the need for high training standards to support exploration in the Gulf of Guinea.

Kimtech named as Ghanaian oil and gas training centre

Published - Monday, 24 May, 2010

Kimtech has been named as one of the primary institutions to provide oil and gas training in Ghana.

Iraqi ambassador: Iraq needs greater export capacity

Published - Monday, 24 May, 2010

Iraq's envoy to the US has called for a strengthening of the country's oil export capacity.

Dillard & Clark Atlanta university trainees working on oil spill

Published - Monday, 24 May, 2010

Some 75 graduates of a training programme run by Dillard University and Clark Atlanta University are now working to clear up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf scientists undertake hazmat training

Published - Tuesday, 18 May, 2010

Environmental researchers stationed along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico are undertaking emergency hazardous materials training.

Ex-rebels supports Nigeria's new president, await training

Published - Tuesday, 18 May, 2010

Former rebels in Nigeria's Niger Delta have given their backing to the country's new president.

Rotary Engineering and TVTC team up for Saudi training institute

Published - Tuesday, 18 May, 2010

Rotary Engineering and TVTC have signed an agreement to build a new oil training institute in Saudi Arabia.

BP 'should recognise' value of HAZWOPER training

Published - Monday, 17 May, 2010

BP should officially recognise the importance of HAZWOPER training, according to one specialist training provider.

Aban Offshore to retrieve sunken rig off Venezuelan coast

Published - Monday, 17 May, 2010

PDVSA has confirmed that Aban Offshore will retrieve the rig that sunk off the coast of Venezuela on Thursday.

Nigeria's president aims to expedite oil training

Published - Friday, 14 May, 2010

Nigeria's new president has vowed to speed up oil training for ex-militants in the Niger Delta region.

Command Center training hundreds to tackle Gulf spill

Published - Friday, 14 May, 2010

Command Center is training hundreds of workers to tackle the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Russia & Syria to strengthen ties in oil and gas sector

Published - Thursday, 13 May, 2010

Russia and Syria expect bilateral trade to increase substantially this year, particularly in the oil and gas sector.

Nigeria to train 2,000 ex-militants after amnesty

Published - Thursday, 13 May, 2010

The Nigerian government is set to train 2,000 ex-militants who gave up their weapons in an amnesty last year.

US firm training workers to manufacture oil spill boom

Published - Wednesday, 12 May, 2010

A US firm has found a way to rapidly manufacture oil boom, but is now racing to hire and train workers to support operations.

EnerMech pens new training deal with Saipem

Published - Wednesday, 12 May, 2010

Aberdeen's EnerMech has penned a new training deal with Saipem worth £1.4 million.

Russia's TNK-BP pens deal with Iraq Oil Company

Published - Tuesday, 11 May, 2010

Russia's TNK-BP has announced a new landmark deal with the Iraqi Oil Company.

Oman's PDO to halve Block 6 gas flaring in 5 years

Published - Tuesday, 11 May, 2010

PDO has announced plans to halve gas flaring at its leading Block 6 concession.

Subsea 7 completes DSV project in North Sea

Published - Tuesday, 11 May, 2010

Subsea 7 has announced the completion of its first DSV project in North Sea operations.

BP oil spill prompts rise in emergency training at OSHA

Published - Monday, 10 May, 2010

More students are seeking a place on spill response training courses at Online OSHA Safety Training in light of the recent BP oil spill, the company claims.

BP investing heavily in emergency oil spill training

Published - Monday, 10 May, 2010

BP has so far spent $350 million in its bid to tackle the Deepwater Horizon spill.

Standardisation of offshore training called for

Published - Friday, 07 May, 2010

Calls have been made for a standardisation of offshore training levels as part of a drive to boost safety across the sector.

ADNOC 'shifts training focus'

Published - Thursday, 06 May, 2010

ADNOC remains committed to providing the training necessary to develop a fully qualified local workforce, a report states.

North Sea operators urged to make improvements

Published - Thursday, 06 May, 2010

A number of operators in the North Sea have been warned by the Health and Safety Executive that they are not operating rigs to high enough standards, a report says.

Iraq training plans 'being developed to counter skills shortage'

Published - Thursday, 06 May, 2010

Plans are being developed for a focus on training to plug skills gaps in the Iraqi oil sector, it has been claimed.

Bahrain 'focusing on oil training'

Published - Wednesday, 05 May, 2010

Authorities in Bahrain are investing in oil and gas training programmes to help tackle the effects of an ageing workforce.

Oil spill training planned for northern waters

Published - Tuesday, 04 May, 2010

Plans are in place to deliver new oil spill training to those situated on the northern coast of Canada.

Louisiana authorities conduct emergency spill training

Published - Friday, 30 April, 2010

Louisiana authorities are carrying out emergency training to respond to America's worst oil spill in forty years.

Nigeria's content bill: the impact on training

Published - Friday, 30 April, 2010

Mondaq has put together an extensive guide to the new local content law in Nigeria.

Aker Offshore receives record graduate training applications

Published - Friday, 30 April, 2010

Aker Offshore has announced that it has received an unprecedented number of applications for its graduate training programmes.

Oliver opens Houston training centre after Angola win

Published - Friday, 30 April, 2010

Oliver Valves has opened a new office and training centre in Houston after winning a contract in Angola

Newfoundland making progress with offshore training

Published - Thursday, 29 April, 2010

Newfoundland authorities have made considerable progress in improving offshore safety, but more can still be done, a leading official has claimed.

Big Oil committed to training in Iraq

Published - Thursday, 29 April, 2010

Foreign oil companies working in Iraq have already made positive steps to increasing training opportunities in the country.

Enigma Data provides software, training to oil majors

Published - Wednesday, 28 April, 2010

Enigma Data Solutions has business with four out of five oil and gas majors just five years after starting up.

Queensland's CESA delivers 'real-world' oil and gas training

Published - Wednesday, 28 April, 2010

The CESA training school in Queensland provides trainees with 'real-world' experience to improve emergency responses.

Buckeye calls on ESI for pipeline training simulation

Published - Wednesday, 28 April, 2010

ESI has licensed its PipelineManager training simulator to Buckeye Partners to significantly reduce training and development turnaround times.

Bahrain's Bapco signs training deal with IFP

Published - Tuesday, 27 April, 2010

Bahrain's Bapco has signed a new training agreement with the Institut Francais du Petrole.

Russia welcomes Norway's Statoil at Prirazlomnoye

Published - Tuesday, 27 April, 2010

Russia's president has invited Norway's Statoil to explore the Prirazlomnoye field during a state visit.

North Sea 'safer than GOM' thanks to training, says OCS

Published - Tuesday, 27 April, 2010

The North Sea may provide a safer working environment than the Gulf of Mexico, according to OCS.

Australia's CDU moves closer to oil and gas training hub

Published - Monday, 26 April, 2010

Plans to develop a new oil and gas training hub at Charles Darwin University have moved a step closer.

Scottish oil and gas training attracts £4bn

Published - Monday, 26 April, 2010

Scotland's expertise in oil and gas training boosts the local economy by around £4 billion every year.

Watson nurtures young talent at Chevron

Published - Monday, 26 April, 2010

Chevron's new chief executive John Watson is focusing on developing new talent at the company.

Turkmenistan reorganising oil and gas industry with EU support

Published - Monday, 26 April, 2010

Turkmenistan has called on the European Union to help the country redevelop its oil and gas industry, according to sources.

SQA and Opito team up in landmark oil and gas training partnership

Published - Friday, 23 April, 2010

The SQA and Opito have announced a new landmark partnership to strengthen UK oil and gas training.

Complete Safety Works 'a specialist' in rig explosion training

Published - Friday, 23 April, 2010

Complete Safety Works specialises in rig explosion training to help save lives in events such as the blast off the Louisiana coast.

Bristow invests in safety with training and technology

Published - Friday, 23 April, 2010

Bristow Helicopters has invested substantial sums in new training and technology initiatives to maintain leading safety standards.

Oil training coop agreed in Iran-Iraq meeting

Published - Thursday, 22 April, 2010

Diplomats have signed a memorandum of understanding that will pave the way for greater cooperation between Iran and Iraq.

MMEA to open training centre in Malaysia

Published - Thursday, 22 April, 2010

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Authority has unveiled plans to open a new training centre in Kuantan.

EnerMech safety trainers in high demand

Published - Wednesday, 21 April, 2010

Safety training specialists at Scotland's EnerMech are in high demand in the energy industry.

SOCAR conducts gas safety training in Baku

Published - Wednesday, 21 April, 2010

Azerbaijan's SOCAR has commenced a new training programme in Baku to ensure safety in gas supply operations.

BSS delivers accredited oil training in Libya

Published - Wednesday, 21 April, 2010

BSS has completed an accredited oil training programme in Libya in conjunction with Green Land Oil.

NNPC: Petro bill to reform Nigeria's training and content laws

Published - Tuesday, 20 April, 2010

The PIB legislation will help to transform Nigeria's local content laws, according to the NNPC.

Libyan NOC to recruit deaf and dumb trainees

Published - Tuesday, 20 April, 2010

The Libyan NOC has announced that it is to hire 157 deaf and dumb workers currently undergoing training.

Partners sign shale training centre agreement in Jordan

Published - Tuesday, 20 April, 2010

Delegates from Jordan, Egypt Morocco, Syrian, Turkey and the European Commission have drawn up an agreement to establish a shale cooperation centre in Amman, Jordan.

Russia and Vietnam strengthen oil and gas training ties

Published - Monday, 19 April, 2010

Vietnam and Russia have strengthened oil and gas training ties with the issuance of a Labour Order.

Putin celebrates oil and gas training at Gubkin University

Published - Monday, 19 April, 2010

Vladimir Putin has celebrated the work of students, faculty and employees at Gubkin University as it marks its 80th anniversary.

Trinity holds oil and gas training ahead of EPA deadline

Published - Monday, 19 April, 2010

Trinity Consultants are set to hold an online training session for oil and gas companies to outline new emissions reporting practices.

Schlumberger establishes permanent base in Iraq

Published - Friday, 16 April, 2010

Schlumberger is finishing work on a new centre of operations in Basra.

Aberdeen's EnerMech buys Norson, merges oilfield and training services

Published - Thursday, 15 April, 2010

Aberdeen's EnerMech has taken on the entire equity of Norson Power for £11 million.

Crude oil, training support in Japan's fight against deflation

Published - Thursday, 15 April, 2010

Higher crude oil prices and a greater demand for training are helping Japan out of a deflationary cycle.

Oil digger arrives in Kirkuk, Iraqi training capital

Published - Thursday, 15 April, 2010

A new oil digger has been delivered to the Iraqi Oil Drilling Company in Kirkuk, the second of 24 contracted for construction.

Northern Lights College provides community-led energy training

Published - Wednesday, 14 April, 2010

The Northern Lights College is committed to the provision of community-led training in British Columbia.

Angolan minister calls for local oil training investment

Published - Wednesday, 14 April, 2010

Angola's minister for oil has stressed the importance of training in the provision of jobs for nationals.

Iraq's oil minister calls for support for IOCs

Published - Wednesday, 14 April, 2010

Iraq's oil minister is pushing for greater national support for IOCs working in the country.

GE signs MoU with PetroVietnam covering technology, training

Published - Tuesday, 13 April, 2010

GE has penned a new MoU with PetroVietnam covering technology sharing and training cooperation.

Pakistan plans cooperation with energy-rich CIS states

Published - Tuesday, 13 April, 2010

Pakistan must adopt a multi-pronged approach to cooperation with CIS states holding large oil and gas reserves, one analyst has urged.

State leaders discuss SOCAR and PetroVietnam cooperation

Published - Monday, 12 April, 2010

Azerbaijan and Vietnam are set to strengthen ties in the oil and gas industry after a four-day trade meeting between the two countries.

Offshore electrical workers excel with training in Australia

Published - Monday, 12 April, 2010

Electricians posted on rigs off the coast Australia are the highest paid trade workers in the country.

Indian consul general visits Scottish subsea training centre

Published - Monday, 12 April, 2010

India's consul general has paid a visit to the Underwater Centre in Fort William, with both parties keen to strengthen ties.

KNUST calls for independent body to govern Ghanaian training funds

Published - Friday, 09 April, 2010

A leading expert at KNUST has called for the creation of an independent body to regulate oil training in Ghana.

Azerbaijan strengthens training ties with Vietnam

Published - Friday, 09 April, 2010

Azerbaijan and Vietnam have strengthened ties in a number of areas during a state meeting.

Ghana looks to boost security, commends training

Published - Friday, 09 April, 2010

A Ghanaian defence committee has called for increased security in the Western Region to protect oil infrastructure.

Iraqi sailors arrive in Louisiana for oil training

Published - Thursday, 08 April, 2010

A dozen Iraqi sailors will arrive in Louisiana this week to carry out oil defence training.

Alaska boosting oil spill training as Arctic traffic increases

Published - Thursday, 08 April, 2010

Alaska is increasing the scope of its oil spill training programmes to prepare for rising Arctic sea traffic.

Oman a leading regional player in exploration research

Published - Wednesday, 07 April, 2010

Oman has a strong track record of invesment in new technologies to improve oil recovery rates, it has been declared.

Australia's APPEA launches new offshore training programme

Published - Tuesday, 06 April, 2010

Australia's APPEA has launched a new training programme for offshore workers.

Baker Hughes praised for training investment as Dhahran centre opens

Published - Tuesday, 06 April, 2010

Baker Hughes has been praised for its commitment to the Saudization programme.

Alyeska carries out oil spill training in Alaska

Published - Thursday, 01 April, 2010

Alyeska has commenced oil spill prevention training in Alaska as part of its SERVS programme.

Abu Dhabi's oil to last 150 years, report finds

Published - Wednesday, 31 March, 2010

Abu Dhabi's oil reserves will last another 150 years, a new report from Isthmus Partners has claimed.

Obama to back Virginia drilling to create jobs

Published - Wednesday, 31 March, 2010

President Barack Obama is expected to introduce a new plan to commence drilling off the coast of Virginia.

IHRDC acquires 250 oil and gas training modules

Published - Wednesday, 31 March, 2010

IHRDC has added more than 250 e-learning training modules to its services, it has been announced.

SNEPCo invests in deepwater training & technology in Nigeria

Published - Tuesday, 30 March, 2010

SNEPCo has pledged its continued support for deepwater training and technology in Nigeria.

Aker creates 100 energy UK industry jobs with training

Published - Tuesday, 30 March, 2010

Aker has announced plans to create up to 100 new jobs in the energy industry in the north-east of England.

Alaska works to avoid training crunch during pipeline build

Published - Monday, 29 March, 2010

Alaskan authorities are taking steps to boost training and development programmes to support a landmark pipeline project.

Infratil, Super Fund pledge training after Shell NZ deal

Published - Monday, 29 March, 2010

Infratil and the New Zealand Super Fund will invest in training following a Shell NZ buyout.

Inpex, Total open oil training site in Darwin

Published - Monday, 29 March, 2010

Inpex and Total have proudly opened a new trade training centre at the Inpex gas plant in Darwin.

Menadrill floats jackup rig for Arabian Gulf operations

Published - Monday, 29 March, 2010

Menadrill is celebrating the floating of the first of two jackup rigs being built by a UAE-based firm.

IHRDC named as training provider of the year

Published - Saturday, 27 March, 2010

Getenergy named IHRDC the training provider of the year at the 2010 Getenergy Conference and Awards Ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Opito supports UK public investment in skills training

Published - Saturday, 27 March, 2010

Opito has welcomed chancellor Alistair Darling's investment in skills.

CNIA extends rig protection throughout UAE with training

Published - Saturday, 27 March, 2010

The organisation responsible for protecting Abu Dhabi's energy assets will extend its operations across the UAE.

CompactGTL to establish Tees Valley as major training hub

Published - Thursday, 25 March, 2010

CompactGTL's decision to relocate to the Tees Valley could establish the region as a major oil and gas training hub.

Ghana's OGSRAP publishes oil training guides

Published - Thursday, 25 March, 2010

Ghana's OGSRAP has published two new guides to educate nationals about the country's burgeoning energy industry.

Training a priority after Queensland LNG deal

Published - Wednesday, 24 March, 2010

Queensland will need to pay close attention to training to support a landmark LNG deal.

BP learns lessons of Texas City refinery blast

Published - Wednesday, 24 March, 2010

BP has been praised for its dedication to process safety after a blast at the Texas City refinery five years ago.

Qatar's Pearl GTL project on-stream by end of year

Published - Tuesday, 23 March, 2010

The Pearl GTL project in Qatar will come on stream by the end of the year, Shell and Qatar Petroleum have announced.

Keppel, SOCAR break ground for new Azeri shipyard

Published - Tuesday, 23 March, 2010

Keppel and SOCAR have broken the ground at a new shipyard development serving E&P operations in the Caspian Sea.

Kazakh oil and gas training institute inaugurates supercomputer

Published - Monday, 22 March, 2010

The KBTU oil and gas training centre has brought a new ten-teraflop supercomputer online.

Multi-agency oil spill response training off the Devon coast 'a success'

Published - Monday, 22 March, 2010

A collaborative oil spill response training exercise held off the coast of Devon has been deemed a success.

Opito partners UEA for oil and gas training internships

Published - Monday, 22 March, 2010

Opito is working to target growth in the east of England with a new training partnership.

Alaska Chadux boosts oil response training during Shell Dutch Harbor drilling

Published - Monday, 22 March, 2010

Alaska Chadux will work closely with state agencies to prevent oil spills during a new drilling campaign in Alaska operated by Shell.

Germany's RWE on track with oil and gas training growth

Published - Friday, 19 March, 2010

Germany's RWE continued to achieve growth throughout 2009 with a focus on training and development.

Saudization extends scope with training insitutes

Published - Friday, 19 March, 2010

Saudi Arabia's Saudization programme continued to increase opportunities for Saudi workers throughout 2009.

Maine gears up for SONS oil spill training exercise

Published - Wednesday, 17 March, 2010

More than 100 federal and state authorities and private companies are gearing up for an extensive oil spill training exercise in Maine.

Ajilon boosts oil and gas training after Australian Woodside win

Published - Wednesday, 17 March, 2010

Ajilon has announced that its training and development operations have been given a boost from a new Woodside contract.

GMA: Ghana demands high oil training standards

Published - Tuesday, 16 March, 2010

The GMA will hold all oil operators to high training and safety standards to reduce spill risks.

Statoil invests in terminal, training at Grand Bahama

Published - Tuesday, 16 March, 2010

Statoil has announced a $200 million investment plan for Grand Bahama's South Riding Point oil storage terminal.

Maersk Oil exceeds Qatarisation targets

Published - Monday, 15 March, 2010

Maersk has boosted the number of nationals working in Qatar's energy industry by 30 per cent in one year.

ARA embarks on 'coming of age' African training academy plan

Published - Monday, 15 March, 2010

The ARA has announced plans for a new maritime and refinery training centre to support Africa's oil and gas industry.

Invensys strengthens ties with Gulf Coast clients with training centre

Published - Monday, 15 March, 2010

Invensys has unveiled plans to build a new training centre at its base in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to support growth in the Gulf Coast.

PetroVietnam signs landmark pipeline deal

Published - Friday, 12 March, 2010

PetroVietnam has signed a landmark pipeline deal worth an estimated $1 billion.

Outlook positive for Middle-East oil and gas sector

Published - Friday, 12 March, 2010

The outlook for the Middle East's oil and gas sector remains positive for 2010, Ernst & Young reports.

Nigeria's NDE partners Prosec for oil training

Published - Thursday, 11 March, 2010

Employment authorities in Nigeria have approached Prosec to implement a new oil and gas training programme.

BP pursues new strategic training direction

Published - Thursday, 11 March, 2010

BP is positioning itself as a unique operator in the global oil and gas industry through specialised training.

Safer supports oil and gas training in Yemen

Published - Wednesday, 10 March, 2010

Yemen-based exploration firm Safer also promotes knowledge sharing in the national oil and gas industry.

France supports oil and gas training in Gabon

Published - Wednesday, 10 March, 2010

Gabon is set to establish a new oil and gas training institute with the support of French finance.

Uganda's Kigumba district set for oil training institute

Published - Tuesday, 09 March, 2010

The Ugandan government has set out plans to build a new oil training school in the Kigumba district.

Nigeria's Petroleum Training Institute enrols 1,000 students

Published - Tuesday, 09 March, 2010

The Nigerian Petroleum Training Institute has matriculated 1,000 students on to its ICE training programme.

Dubai oil training services support Petrofac growth

Published - Monday, 08 March, 2010

Petrofac's oifield training services in Dubai have helped the company achieve stronger-than-expected results.

Fluor secures engineering, management contract for Singapore LNG

Published - Monday, 08 March, 2010

Fluor has secured a new engineering and management services contract with Samsung to support the Singapore LNG project.

Expro achieves IOSH oil and gas training certification

Published - Friday, 05 March, 2010

Three senior employees have been awarded trainer status by the IOSH, facilitating in-house safety training.

Ghana's polytechnics call for oil training prep

Published - Friday, 05 March, 2010

Senior officials at a number of Ghanaian polytechnics have called for extensions to industrial training programmes.

Ghana sets ambitious oil training targets

Published - Wednesday, 03 March, 2010

Ghanaian authorities have set out ambitious new targets to ensure local workers benefit from oil discoveries.

University of Aberdeen teams up with iicorr for MSc training

Published - Tuesday, 02 March, 2010

The University of Aberdeen has invited iicorr to contribute to its MSc subsea engineering programme.

Honeywell simplifies gas training with universal transmitter

Published - Monday, 01 March, 2010

Honeywell has developed a new universal transmitter that will simplify safety training in the oil and gas industry.

Cogent calls for innovation in UK energy training

Published - Friday, 26 February, 2010

Cogent has called on the UK energy industry to support an innovative new training framework.

UK oil and gas industry struggles, but safety training strong

Published - Friday, 26 February, 2010

Participants in the UK oil and gas industry are struggling to economise on exploration, it has been claimed.

Denmark's Maersk opens groundbreaking offshore training centre

Published - Thursday, 25 February, 2010

Maersk has proudly cut the tape at its new MOSAIC offshore training centre.

Project closure 'may lead to training site'

Published - Thursday, 25 February, 2010

French oil major Total's confirmation that it is to decommission its oil sands processing operations at the Joslyn lease in Alberta may spark the development of a new training operation.

Nigeria's president praises Total oil and gas investment

Published - Wednesday, 24 February, 2010

The acting president of Nigeria has welcomed a $20 billion investment in the country's oil and gas industry.

Abu Dhabi's Zadco signs new training deal

Published - Wednesday, 24 February, 2010

Zadco has signed a new training agreement with IT services group ICDL, it has emerged.

UAE's Jee sees extensive oil and gas training growth in Middle East

Published - Wednesday, 24 February, 2010

Training services provider Jee has seen increased interest in oil and gas training throughout the UAE.

Kurdistan plans ambitious oil production expansion

Published - Friday, 19 February, 2010

Kurdish authorities have set out an ambitious expansion plan for the regional oil and gas industry.

Ghana's government pressured to provide local oil training

Published - Friday, 19 February, 2010

The Ghanaian government has been urged to ensure local people benefit from the development of oilfields in the country.

Tullow trains Ghana workers in Scotland

Published - Friday, 19 February, 2010

Tullow has sent a 14-member delegation to Scotland to complete capacity training.

Oxford's Collier: Uganda needs oil training, strong tax regime

Published - Wednesday, 28 October, 2009

Ugandan authorities will need to focus on training and development and effective taxation if it is to benefit from the discovery of oil in the country, a leading academic has claimed.

ExxonMobil initiates groundbreaking training in Cameroon

Published - Wednesday, 28 October, 2009

ExxonMobil has developed an innovative development programme that will offer 26 women access to world-leading management training.

Weatherford & Al Shaheen opening training centre in Qatar

Published - Wednesday, 28 October, 2009

Weatherford and Al Shaheen have announced that construction of a new oil and gas training centre will be complete within three months.

Cambodia strikes oil and gas training deal with South Korea

Published - Monday, 26 October, 2009

CNPA and South Korea's KNOC have struck a deal that paves the way for cooperation in oil and gas projects.

UK's Petrofac eyes 20 per cent growth after Abu Dhabi success

Published - Friday, 23 October, 2009

Petrofac is on course to full-year growth of at least 20 per cent, an interim management statement has confirmed.

Lack of incentives stymieing oil and gas production in UK North Sea

Published - Thursday, 22 October, 2009

The government needs to do more to encourage exploration and production in the UK North Sea, Total's chief executive has declared.

GE declares oil and gas recruitment drive in Abu Dhabi

Published - Wednesday, 21 October, 2009

GE has announced a major recruitment drive for talented UAE nationals and expats looking to enter the energy industry.

Brunei's K-MAS achieves IBTA training partner status

Published - Wednesday, 21 October, 2009

K-MAS has achieved IBTA training partner status to administer course in Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines.

AquaTerra plans new Aberdeen HQ

Published - Tuesday, 20 October, 2009

Rope access specialist AquaTerra has announced plans to invest in new headquarters in Aberdeen.

Iraq's South Oil commences training

Published - Monday, 19 October, 2009

Iraq's South Oil Co is rolling out a regional recruitment and training drive to support growth in the country's energy industry.

Technology paying off for Norway's Statoil

Published - Monday, 19 October, 2009

StatoilHydro is reaping the benefits of investment in technology and research.

Britain in Iraqi navy training deal

Published - Thursday, 15 October, 2009

Iraqi MPs have approved plans to allow the British navy to re-enter the country to conduct security training.

Petronas provides 2,600 scholarships in 35 years

Published - Tuesday, 13 October, 2009

Petronas has handed out more than 2,600 scholarships to Malay students since its establishment in 1974.

Qatari energy minister maps changing oil and gas landscape

Published - Tuesday, 13 October, 2009

The Qatari energy minister has mapped the changes seen in the global oil and gas industry of the last 125 years.

ECFR: Europe needs to get serious in Iraq

Published - Monday, 12 October, 2009

It is time for European governments to build stronger ties with Iraq in fields such as trade, education, security and infrastructure, the ECFR has urged.

TWMA expands training at Aberdeen base

Published - Friday, 09 October, 2009

TWMA has announced two additions to its in-house training programme on offer at its Aberdeen headquarters.

Dolphin Offshore plans Indian diver training school

Published - Thursday, 08 October, 2009

Dolphin Offshore is set to establish a new diver training school in India, the company's chief financial officer has confirmed.

CounterFire calls for Middle Eastern training after Baghdad blaze

Published - Wednesday, 07 October, 2009

CounterFire has called for increased investment in fire prevention training throughout the Middle East.

Baker Hughes Netherlands buys 40% stake in JOA

Published - Tuesday, 06 October, 2009

Baker Hughes Netherlands has taken on a 40 per cent stake in JOA, developer of the JewelSuite geological mapping and modelling environment.

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan in oil and gas training deal

Published - Monday, 05 October, 2009

The heads of state of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have penned a number of new energy cooperation and training accords.

UK workers seek offshore positions with emergency training

Published - Saturday, 03 October, 2009

There has been a steady flow of trainees embarking on the Bosiet course at the Marine Safety Centre in South Shields.

Saudi Aramco places security training order with VirTra

Published - Saturday, 03 October, 2009

Saudi Aramco has placed an order with VirTra to enhance its security training capabilities.

Tullow supports extensive oil training in Ghana

Published - Thursday, 01 October, 2009

Tullow has reiterated its focus on ensuring that all Ghanaians benefit from the discovery of oil in the West African country.

Dubai Drydocks World builds training centre in Indonesia

Published - Wednesday, 30 September, 2009

Dubai Drydocks World has celebrated the opening of the Batam Training Centre in Indonesia.

Vopak Horizon in UAE oil training partnership

Published - Tuesday, 29 September, 2009

Vopak Horizon is bringing the first-ever focused oil training programme for residents in Fujairah.

Petrofac's position in Middle East is producing profits

Published - Monday, 28 September, 2009

Petrofac's work in the Middle East has helped it to secure profits in a dire macroeconomic environment.

PTC's Salinas commended for seafaring training in Philippines

Published - Monday, 28 September, 2009

PTC's chairman and chief executive has been commended for his commitment to maritime training in the Philippines.

Scotland's C-SAM celebrates Aker oil and gas training win

Published - Friday, 25 September, 2009

C-SAM is holding joint celebrations after moving to a new HQ and securing a £250,000 oil and gas training contract.

Dow plans R&D, training facilities at Saudi Arabia's KAUST

Published - Thursday, 24 September, 2009

Dow Chemical has unveiled plans for new R&D and training facilities at KAUST in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia's KAUST 'a leading light in education and technology'

Published - Wednesday, 23 September, 2009

Saudi Arabia's KAUST will usher in a new era of educational and technological development, the institution's president insists.

Ghana to invest in offshore oil spill management training

Published - Wednesday, 23 September, 2009

Ghana will invest heavily in oil spill training programmes, the country's deputy minister for information has claimed.

Saudi Aramco to inaugurate groundbreaking university near Jeddah

Published - Monday, 21 September, 2009

Saudi Aramco will this week inaugurate the KAUST educational institute just outside of Jeddah.

Qatar 'holds enormous promise' for global oil and gas industry

Published - Saturday, 19 September, 2009

The world's oil and gas industry has much to gain from Qatar, it is claimed.

Oil industry training equipment ordered by Saudi Aramco

Published - Friday, 18 September, 2009

Saudi Aramco has ordered training equipment to allow the oil industry giant to protect its assets.

Oil industry training begins at Bapco

Published - Friday, 18 September, 2009

A new oil industry training initiative at Bahrain Petroleum Company focuses on security.

Iraq 'to revise oil and gas industry training'

Published - Wednesday, 16 September, 2009

Oil and gas industry training in Iraq has been revealed as an area of focus for policy development in the country.

RasGas engineer training 'sets new benchmark' for excellence

Published - Wednesday, 16 September, 2009

Engineer training undertaken by RasGas has seen 62,000 workers educated over the past three years.

Upstream gas firm MLNG Tiga adopts training

Published - Friday, 11 September, 2009

New training provisions have been put in place by upstream gas producer MLNG Tiga.

Ecology and Environment takes Strong advice

Published - Monday, 07 September, 2009

Maurice Strong has been appointed as adviser to Ecology and Environment.

MyCelx & Siemens strike oil removal deal in Saudi Arabia

Published - Friday, 04 September, 2009

MyCelx and Siemens have teamed up to improve oil removal efficiency in Saudi Arabia.

Ghanaian training centre teaches oil and gas law advocacy

Published - Friday, 04 September, 2009

The Oilfield Training Centre in Ghana has briefed media representatives on oil and gas laws in the country.

IMCA supports oil and gas industry with CMID training

Published - Friday, 04 September, 2009

The IMCA is continuing to support the global oil and gas industry with new CMID systems and training programmes.

Lamprell CAD training improves shipbuilding efficiency for oil industry

Published - Thursday, 03 September, 2009

Lamprell has managed to dramatically improve shipbuilding completion times after introducing a CAD training course for staff.

Argas inaugurates Saudi training centre

Published - Wednesday, 02 September, 2009

Argas has inaugurated a new technology training centre in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Fox-Tek completes training with Saudi Aramco

Published - Wednesday, 02 September, 2009

Fox-Tek has completed a training course with Saudi Aramco, as well as finalising a sales agreement.

Saudi Aramco improves safety with VR training

Published - Tuesday, 01 September, 2009

Saudi Aramco is investing in VR training to improve health and safety in the oil and gas industry.

Training 'could boost Nigeria's oil industry'

Published - Friday, 28 August, 2009

Undertaking training for geoscientists may well help to boost Nigeria's oil and gas industry, it has been claimed.

C-MAR opens oil and gas training centre in India

Published - Friday, 28 August, 2009

C-MAR has opened another oil and gas training centre as part of its expansion campaign.

Report: SMEs critical in addressing UAE employment gap

Published - Thursday, 27 August, 2009

SMEs will play a critical role in ensuring that the UAE's younger generation will be able to find work in the country, a report has concluded.

Saudi engineering receives investment boost

Published - Thursday, 27 August, 2009

Mustang International is set to take on a majority stake in Al-Hejailan Consultants.

TTE attracts international trainees to Teesside

Published - Thursday, 27 August, 2009

Teesside is witnessing an influx of international trainees enrolling on oil and gas courses run by TTE.

Iraq's second bidding round to be held by December

Published - Wednesday, 26 August, 2009

Iraq's second bidding round for oil and gas licences in the country will be held by December, oil minister Hussain al-Shahristani has announced.

Uganda plans specialist oil training institutes

Published - Wednesday, 26 August, 2009

The Ugandan government will invest oil revenues in specialist training institutes to ensure all citizens benefit from the find, the country's mineral development minister has announced.

Aberdeen-based qedi trains 60 staff after winning BP & Shell contracts

Published - Tuesday, 25 August, 2009

The qedi group has announced plans to train an additional 60 members of staff after securing lucrative contracts with BP and Shell.

Kongsberg confirms new Aberdeen training centre

Published - Tuesday, 25 August, 2009

A new training and marine simulation centre has been opened by Kongsberg Maritime in Aberdeen.

Germany celebrates 150 years of oil production with training

Published - Tuesday, 25 August, 2009

Germany is celebrating 150 years in the oil and gas industry with a training module hosted by Wintershall.

Ghanaian minister pledges investment in oil training

Published - Monday, 24 August, 2009

Ghana's minister for employment has set out plans for investment in training in his department's annual statement.

Icon teams up with Bahrain's Zee Labs for training excellence

Published - Monday, 24 August, 2009

Icon has secured a contract with Zee Labs to expand the training and development opportunities offered in Bahrain.

BP invests in training in Libya

Published - Monday, 24 August, 2009

BP is living up to its responsibilities to local communities in Libya with investment in training and development.

CADD to open technical training centre in Qatar

Published - Friday, 21 August, 2009

CADD has announced that it will open a new training centre in Qatar in September.

ARWA hosts shale training in Louisiana

Published - Friday, 21 August, 2009

The ARWA is holding a training and development programme for workers in Louisiana's oil and gas industry later this month.

'Groundbreaking' UK HSE oil training saves lives offshore

Published - Thursday, 20 August, 2009

A groundbreaking training and development programme is helping to save lives in the UK oil and gas industry, the head of HSE's offshore division has claimed.

Sultan Qassemi: Gulf states 'must get serious about Iraq'

Published - Wednesday, 19 August, 2009

Gulf states need to develop closer ties with Iraq as its national institutions strengthen and opportunities for partnerships emerge, Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi has claimed.

UK: UoA tackles oil and gas shortage with MSc

Published - Tuesday, 18 August, 2009

The University of Aberdeen has introduced a new MSc to help to repair the skills gap evident in the UK oil and gas industry.

Emirati women 'excelling in UAE job market'

Published - Monday, 17 August, 2009

Emirati women are taking up positions across all sectors of the UAE economy, a study from the UAE University has shown.

Ziol entrusted with oil training for Ghanaian youths

Published - Friday, 14 August, 2009

Ziol has been awarded a contract to provide oil training services to allow young people to benefit when production begins next year.

NAPE: Uganda 'needs to build training links'

Published - Thursday, 13 August, 2009

The government of Uganda needs to work with educational institutions and the private sector to develop a strong training and development framework, a representative of NAPE has claimed.

Malaysia's ECER invests in human capital with training

Published - Thursday, 13 August, 2009

The ECER has launched a new human capital development training programme in Malaysia.

Nessco's Smith a self-taught success

Published - Wednesday, 12 August, 2009

Nessco's founder Tom Smith has developed a leading oilfield telecoms services firm from the ground up and is continuing to reap the benefits of his hard work.

Iraqi oil ministry backs INOC law

Published - Wednesday, 12 August, 2009

The Iraqi oil ministry has offered its support to legislation establishing a new national oil company in the country.

CGGVeritas establishes technology training centre in Saudi Arabia

Published - Wednesday, 12 August, 2009

CGGVeritas has established a new technology training institute in Saudi Arabia.

ENOC Challenge improves prospects for UAE's youth with training

Published - Tuesday, 11 August, 2009

The ENOC Challenge is helping to improve young Emiratis' prospects for employment with new training programmes.

OPITO completes inaugural training programme in Kazakhstan

Published - Tuesday, 11 August, 2009

OPITO has announced the completion of the inaugural oil and gas training programme conducted to international standards in Kazakhstan.

GE delivers sub-zero generators for Rosneft's Russian Vankor

Published - Tuesday, 11 August, 2009

GE has delivered a gas turbine generator that can operate in temperatures of up to -60C for Rosneft's Vankor field in Russia.

Saudi Arabia 'needs to develop leadership talent'

Published - Monday, 10 August, 2009

To support its unprecedented growth, Saudi Arabia needs to invest in developing leadership talent, a Lebanon-based training centre has announced.

Canadian oil spill team pens deal with Saudi prince

Published - Friday, 07 August, 2009

A small Canadian oil spill remediation firm is entering into a landmark deal with a Saudi prince.

ADNOC'S Taqa buys North Sea assets

Published - Thursday, 06 August, 2009

The Dutch arm of ADNOC has bought a stake in North Sea assets from a consortium of firms.

TTE opens up training opportunities in China

Published - Thursday, 06 August, 2009

Newcastle's TTE has strengthened its ties with China in a move which could lead to expanded overseas training and development opportunities.

HSE: Focus on offshore safety training vital

Published - Wednesday, 05 August, 2009

It is vital that the focus on offshore safety training continues if the gains made in the industry are to be upheld and strengthened, the HSE has warned.

Ministers: Energy management training needed in east Asia

Published - Wednesday, 05 August, 2009

Ministers of east Asian countries have declared their commitment to energy management training initiatives.

Trade minister: Canadian firms realise Brunei's potential

Published - Monday, 03 August, 2009

Canadian firms are waking up to the broad growth opportunities extant in Brunei, the North American state's trade minister has claimed.

India's CGC teams up with Kuwaiti engineering firm

Published - Monday, 03 August, 2009

India's CGC has announced a major milestone in its development of an international training and education programme with a new contract with a Kuwaiti engineering firm.

Bapco hosts skills development programme in Bahraini capital

Published - Friday, 31 July, 2009

Bapco has completed a skills development programme in the Bahraini capital of Alawi.

UK: Aker develops SBT failure gas training

Published - Thursday, 30 July, 2009

Aker has launched a new two-day gas training programme designed to dramatically reduce instances of major gas leaks.

Bahrain' workforce hit by oil price slump

Published - Wednesday, 29 July, 2009

Bahrain's workforce has been particularly exposed to the fall in oil prices seen since the onset of the economic crisis.

Chevron: Iraqi oil training programme progressing well

Published - Tuesday, 28 July, 2009

Chevron's engineer training programme for Iraqi workers is progressing well, a senior representative has announced.

Saudi Arabia pens education deal with China

Published - Monday, 27 July, 2009

Saudi Arabia has strengthened ties with China with the signing of a new contract to build 200 new schools in the Middle Eastern country.

Indian Oil conducts aviation training at air base

Published - Monday, 27 July, 2009

Indian Oil has hosted a training and development session at the air force base in Chandigarh.

Arab world 'needs 4m jobs every 5 years'

Published - Thursday, 23 July, 2009

The Arab world needs to create around four million jobs every five years to accommodate its growing population and demographic shift.

Aberdeen's C-MAR welcomes training expert as COO

Published - Thursday, 23 July, 2009

C-MAR Group has welcomed training expert Peter Aylott as its new chief operating officer.

Oman's ministry of education extending training opportunities

Published - Tuesday, 21 July, 2009

Oman's ministry of education is helping to increase the number of domestic workers enrolled in training programmes.

Labour minister: Bahrain succeeding with training reform

Published - Tuesday, 21 July, 2009

Bahrain is proving its resilience through the downturn with a focus on wide-reaching reform.

UAE leadership centre hosts BP Kuwait executive

Published - Monday, 20 July, 2009

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Programme for Leadership Development has played host to BP Kuwait's general manager in Dubai.

Scotland's Underwater Centre ROV trainees 'securing jobs'

Published - Monday, 20 July, 2009

ROV trainees at the Underwater Centre in Scotland are securing lucrative jobs despite tough economic conditions, the institute has claimed.

Pump firm Allweiler lands in Bahrain

Published - Friday, 17 July, 2009

Allweiler has established a new Middle East headquarters in Bahrain in order to better serve the regional oil and gas industry.

Saudi Aramco appoints Al-Ghoson as training chief

Published - Friday, 17 July, 2009

Saudi Aramco has announced that Huda Al-Ghoson will become the company's new general manager of training and career development.

GE scores $25m parts & training contract in Austria

Published - Thursday, 16 July, 2009

GE Oil and Gas has been awarded a new contract to supply integrated compressor line units for the Penta West gas pipeline in Austria, as well as training services.

Ghana prepares for oil growth with training

Published - Thursday, 16 July, 2009

Ghana is preparing to capitalise on its recent oil discovery with new training and development infrastructure.

Wolfensohn: Middle East needs to prepare for youth bulge

Published - Wednesday, 15 July, 2009

The Middle East needs to prepare for the challenges arising from the rapid growth in the size of its young population, James Wolfensohn has warned.

Subsea 7 achieves Opito MIST accreditation

Published - Wednesday, 15 July, 2009

Subsea 7 has achieved accreditation from Opito allowing it to provide MIST support for its employees.

Zadco Oil achieves IPCM, SLS leadership certification in UAE

Published - Wednesday, 15 July, 2009

A cadre of managers at UAE-based Zadco Oil have achieved leadership certification from IPCM and SLS.

TTE offers tranferable training skills to UK apprentices

Published - Tuesday, 14 July, 2009

TTE has branched out from its core oil and gas training operations and has offered its services to healthcare professionals.

HSE: UK offshore safety 'still needs improvement'

Published - Tuesday, 14 July, 2009

There is still room for improvement in the UK offshore oil and gas industry, the HSE has announced.

John Bryce pens training deal with PetroChina

Published - Tuesday, 14 July, 2009

John Bryce has completed a new oil and gas training programme after signing a deal with PetroChina.

Qatar eyes position as knowledge hub

Published - Tuesday, 14 July, 2009

Qatar is keen to establish itself as the leading knowledge hub in the Middle East, it has been reported.

UK: Opito adds Petroleum Open Learning to training portfolio

Published - Tuesday, 14 July, 2009

Opito has added the Petroleum Open Learning training module to its expansive portfolio.

Petronas investing in comprehensive training in Malaysia

Published - Monday, 13 July, 2009

Petronas in an array of training and development centres to provide educational support tailored to individual needs.

UNITAR deploys oil training in Nigeria

Published - Monday, 13 July, 2009

UNITAR is focusing on providing Nigerians with the skills to pursue a career in the country's oil and gas industry.

Saudi Arabia teams up with private sector for training

Published - Monday, 13 July, 2009

The Saudi Arabian authorities are joining forces with private sector companies to tackle unemployment through training and development.

Invensys unveils well flow testing training simulator

Published - Wednesday, 08 July, 2009

Invensys has unveiled its new oil, gas and water well flow testing training simulator, developed in collaboration with SPT.

Brazil's Pernambuco eyes future as oil and gas hub

Published - Tuesday, 07 July, 2009

The authorities in Pernambuco, Brazil are looking to establish the region as a hub for oil and gas goods and services.

Bapco addressing skills shortfall in Bahrain

Published - Tuesday, 07 July, 2009

Bapco is revising it scholarship programme to address critical skills shortfalls.

UK: Petrofac appoints new MD from Shell

Published - Tuesday, 07 July, 2009

Petrofac has appointed a former Shell business development expert as its new managing director.

Coole Immersive brings virtual reality to Canada

Published - Monday, 06 July, 2009

A two-man team is helping to transform safety training in the Canadian oil and gas industry with new virtual reality simulation software.

SeaTrepid launches ROV training centre for GOM

Published - Friday, 03 July, 2009

SeaTrepid has established a new ROV training centre in Louisiana, serving the GOM oil and gas industry.

Petrobras supported 2,300 cultural projects in 2008

Published - Wednesday, 01 July, 2009

Petrobras spent more than $286 million promoting some 2,300 social, cultural, sport and environmental projects last year.

Build Safe UAE: operators should invest in crane training

Published - Wednesday, 01 July, 2009

Companies operating cranes, lifts, rigs, towers and masts in the UAE have been urged to invest in working at height training.

Petrofac oil and gas training performing well

Published - Tuesday, 30 June, 2009

Petrofac's oil and gas training services division is performing well, the company has announced.

Ernst & Young uproots training from Houston to Bahrain

Published - Monday, 29 June, 2009

Ernst & Young is expected to establish a new headquarters in Bahrain to train regional workers in the oil and gas industry, reports indicate.

Scotland to get NSA onshore training boost

Published - Monday, 29 June, 2009

Scotland is set to receive its own National Skills Academy, adding to the seven hubs located in England and Wales.

Saudi Aramco's R&D centre achieves ISO accreditation

Published - Monday, 29 June, 2009

Saudi Aramco's R&D centre in Dhahran has achieved accreditation under the ISO 29001 standard.

WCSS: Preparation is key in spill management

Published - Friday, 26 June, 2009

Preparation will determine the efficacy of oil spill response activities, WCSS has announced.

Cianbro: Specialist skills remain in high demand in US

Published - Thursday, 25 June, 2009

The US is suffering a shortage of skilled labour in the oil and gas industry and other sectors.

Outreach achieves ABS access accreditation

Published - Thursday, 25 June, 2009

Outreach has achieved accreditation from the American Bureau of Shipping.

India's Suraksha achieves Opito oil training accreditation

Published - Wednesday, 24 June, 2009

Suraksha Marine has achieved accreditation for Opito's Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training module.

Tullow turns to MeetingZone for oil training

Published - Tuesday, 23 June, 2009

Tullow has called on MeetingZone to provide a consolidated audio and web conferencing system to control communication costs and host offsite training.

RUSS training centre opens in Saudi Arabia

Published - Tuesday, 23 June, 2009

A new safety training centre has opened in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, preparing the country's youth for a career in the oil and gas industry.

AMC a leader in Australian offshore training

Published - Tuesday, 23 June, 2009

The AMC campus in Tasmania is providing extensive maritime training to expand sea trade.

API and US unions unveil oil and gas labour management committee

Published - Friday, 19 June, 2009

The API has teamed up with 15 workers' unions to form a new labour management committee for the US oil and gas industry.

USAID develops management training in Iraq

Published - Thursday, 18 June, 2009

USAID has established a new training module to strengthen the skills of managers and executives working in Iraq's oil and gas industry.

Colfax opens office, training centre in Bahrain

Published - Wednesday, 17 June, 2009

Colfax has opened a new regional office in Bahrain, providing improved support and training for its Middle Eastern clients.

Capital Safety commences Canadian oil sands safety training

Published - Wednesday, 17 June, 2009

Capital Safety has launched new accredited safety training for companies working in the Canadian oil sands industry.

Malaysian women land places on ExxonMobil's GWIM training

Published - Tuesday, 16 June, 2009

Two Malaysian women are being taught new community leadership skills as part of ExxonMobil's GWIM course.

Norwegian engineers to train Angolan workers

Published - Tuesday, 16 June, 2009

A team of engineers from Norway's Trondheim University are to host a training course in Angola.

IBM's CODIS ready to train in Libya

Published - Tuesday, 16 June, 2009

IBM subsidiary CODIS is ready to expand its operations in Libya with new regional headquarters and training programmes.

UAE minister completes Asian tour, signs up to training

Published - Monday, 15 June, 2009

The foreign minister for the UAE has completed his tour of Asia, further strengthening relations with the region.

International subsea training demand 'still high'

Published - Monday, 15 June, 2009

There is still a strong demand for subsea training programmes despite the prevalent weakened economic conditions hitting the industry.

HSE calls for unity to improve offshore safety

Published - Friday, 12 June, 2009

The HSE has called on workers, employers and regulators to unite in raising safety standards in the UK oil and gas industry.

Capital Safety secures OSSA accreditation

Published - Thursday, 11 June, 2009

Capital Safety has achieved full accreditation from the OSSA and will soon commence with new fall protection courses.

PSN: Industry locked in war for talent

Published - Thursday, 11 June, 2009

The oil and gas industry is locked in a continual war for talent, PSN has claimed.

Aberdeen schools initiative backed by Acergy, Nautronix

Published - Thursday, 11 June, 2009

A new schools initiative in Aberdeenshire has received the backing of Acergy and Nautronix.

Nielsen: students see energy as industry of the future

Published - Thursday, 11 June, 2009

A new report from Nielsen has revealed that Indian engineering students view oil and gas as the industry of the future.

GPRA to oversee Ghanaian oil training

Published - Wednesday, 10 June, 2009

The GPRA will set out terms for development and training that will be binding for the emergent oil and gas industry in Ghana.

New petroleum safety centre opens in Williston, ND

Published - Wednesday, 10 June, 2009

The governor of North Dakota has opened a new petroleum safety centre in Williston.

ENOC Challenge III launched to help disadvantaged youths

Published - Tuesday, 09 June, 2009

ENOC has proudly launched its third annual training scheme to help disadvantaged youths in the UAE further their career prospects.

Univation becomes primary training contractor for PetroChina

Published - Tuesday, 09 June, 2009

Univation has become the primary training provider for PetroChina's offshore operations.

33% see oil training as biggest obstacle to success

Published - Tuesday, 09 June, 2009

A third of national and international oil firms view overcoming training shortfalls as the biggest barrier to success in the future.

2009 ExxonMobil CSJP gets underway

Published - Thursday, 04 June, 2009

ExxonMobil has proudly launched this year's Community Summer Jobs Programme in Dallas.

RAK Petroleum closes deal with Oman PESCO

Published - Thursday, 04 June, 2009

RAK Petroleum and Oman PESCO have entered into a new training and spill response services contract.

Texas Mutual launches safety training support

Published - Wednesday, 03 June, 2009

Texas Mutual has published new training guidance to help keep workers in the oil and gas industry safe while they are on the job.

US seeks development ties with Iraq, Kuwait

Published - Wednesday, 03 June, 2009

The US is looking to strengthen links with Iraq and Kuwait along economic, political and cultural lines, the US ambassador to Iraq has announced.

Saudi Arabia and Russia team up with technology

Published - Tuesday, 02 June, 2009

Saudi Arabia and Russia will strengthen their positions as the world's largest oil and gas producers by sharing advanced technologies and skills frameworks.

Caesar Systems thriving through recession

Published - Monday, 01 June, 2009

Caesar Systems is continuing to attract clients from the oil and gas industry as the sector brings operational efficiency under close scrutiny.

Noga: Bahrain spends £14.6 million on training

Published - Monday, 01 June, 2009

Bahrain's oil companies spent BHD9 million on training modules for their workers last year, Noga reports.

Petrofac unveils fabrication training module

Published - Friday, 29 May, 2009

Petrofac has added another training module to its prospectus with the launch of new fabric maintenance courses.

Iraqi professors call for strengthened ties with neighbours

Published - Friday, 29 May, 2009

A group of leading professors in Iraq is calling for greater cooperation with other regional state actors in the fields of science, economics and politics.

Champion expands in Aberdeen

Published - Friday, 29 May, 2009

Champion has expanded its premises in Aberdeen in order to establish a greater presence in Europe and the eastern hemisphere.

Qatari minister calls for end of divide between NOCs and IOCs

Published - Thursday, 28 May, 2009

The Qatari oil minister has insisted that state-owned oil and gas firms must work together with international energy majors to ensure progress in the oil and gas industry.

Training of locals required 'if Nigeria is to grow in gas sector'

Published - Thursday, 28 May, 2009

If Nigeria is to meet its expected gas sector growth then locals will need to be trained to obtain the required skills, a report has said.

CLS to move into specialist training in 2009

Published - Wednesday, 27 May, 2009

Norfolk-based offshore design group CLS will move into specialist safety training this year.

Bayelsa workers undergo intensive oceanography training

Published - Tuesday, 26 May, 2009

Residents in Bayelsa state, Nigeria, have embarked on an intensive training programme at the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research in Lagos.

Commercial diving: tough work with great rewards

Published - Friday, 22 May, 2009

Earning the requisite training certificates to work in the commercial diving industry is no mean feat, one commentator points out.

Eni strengthens training framework with Egyptian oil ministry

Published - Friday, 22 May, 2009

Eni has announced a new framework for cooperation with the Egyptian oil and gas industry.

ROC reviews 2008 and sets out vision for the future

Published - Thursday, 21 May, 2009

Australian energy major ROC has conceded that 2008 was a year of unprecedented turbulence.

ARWA holds oil and gas training in Shreveport, LA

Published - Thursday, 21 May, 2009

ARWA will hold a training programme in Shreveport, Louisiana, to empower its agents with the skills necessary to serve the interests of the oil and gas industry in the northern area of the state.

GTSC opens first training well in MENA region

Published - Thursday, 21 May, 2009

Abu Dhabi's GTSC has inaugurated the Middle East and North Africa region's first training well.

ROC reviews 2008 and sets out vision for the future

Published - Thursday, 21 May, 2009

Australian energy major ROC has conceded that 2008 was a year of unprecedented turbulence.

Subsea UK calls for training overhaul

Published - Wednesday, 20 May, 2009

Oil and gas support industry body Subsea UK has called for a change to the national training programmes.

Petrofac's offshore, engineering & training hits interim targets

Published - Tuesday, 19 May, 2009

UK-listed firm Petrofac has confirmed that it has continued to perform to expected standards during the first five months of 2009.

TTE a national training success story

Published - Tuesday, 19 May, 2009

In a gloomy business environment, one charitable training organisation is continuing to put in a strong performance.

Iraq to take control of oil platforms

Published - Monday, 18 May, 2009

Iraqi security forces will soon be handed full control of a key strategic offshore oil platform by the end of the year.

NAOC disburses micro-credit in Nigeria

Published - Monday, 18 May, 2009

Nigerian oil firm NAOC has awarded micro-credit to 30 farmers' cooperatives in the country.

Pelita Maslaut plans maritime training MoU

Published - Friday, 15 May, 2009

Pelita Maslaut has announced plans to increase the number of students eligible to enrol in its oil training courses.

USAID collaborates with Iraqi oil ministry for training

Published - Friday, 15 May, 2009

USAID has teamed up with the Iraqi oil ministry and the ministry of electricity to train national workers looking to enter the oil and gas industry and managerial level.

International oil firms seek training

Published - Thursday, 14 May, 2009

A number of oil firms operating on an international level are in search of fully trained and skilled workers to continue their operations.

Eni agrees Egypt training deal

Published - Wednesday, 13 May, 2009

Italian oil major Eni has agreed a deal with Egypt for new initiatives and projects in the hydrocarbon sector.

CSDR and DCCI join up for oil and gas training

Published - Tuesday, 12 May, 2009

A skills consortium from Kualu Lumpur has teamed up with the Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry to offer training for young people on Borneo.

RBG shows off access training facilities

Published - Tuesday, 12 May, 2009

RBG last week welcomed the oil and gas industry to its headquarters in Aberdeen as it showed off its array of products and new rope access training facilities.

Underwater Centre provides rigorous training for inspection divers

Published - Monday, 11 May, 2009

The Underwater Centre is rising to the challenge of providing the requisite training to allow commercial inspection divers to do their jobs safely and efficiently.

InfoVision and SKCTC promote knowledge training in Middle East

Published - Monday, 11 May, 2009

Two firms from Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have teamed up to promote knowledge training throughout Gulf Cooperation Council member states.

Sonangol confirms training role

Published - Friday, 08 May, 2009

Angolan oil Sonangol has confirmed it is to develop a new training centre.

Brown eyes Iraq training role

Published - Thursday, 07 May, 2009

Britain's prime minister, Gordon Brown, is hopeful of developing a strong partnership with Iraq based on training and the protection of oil suppliesSpeaking following talks with Iraq's prime minister Nuri al-Maliki, Mr Brown said that the UK is looking to play a role in training and development within Iraq...

Shell gives electrical training in Nigeria

Published - Wednesday, 06 May, 2009

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) of Nigeria has completed an indigenous training programme that will promote sound project management in the country's oil and gas industryAs part of the government's local content policy, which aims to raise the number of national workers in the energy sector, the SPDC launched the training and development initiative last year and has now trained more than 100 workers...

PSN gets OPITO approval

Published - Tuesday, 05 May, 2009

Production Services Network (PSN) has reinforced the credentials of its learning and competence management system with a new accreditation from OPITO - the oil and gas academyThe academy commended the company's compliance with internationally recognised standards of best practice and announced that with the accreditation, all staff members using PSN's learning system would benefit from assessment based on clearly defined principles of performance...

NNPC: Nigeria needs aggressive training programme

Published - Friday, 01 May, 2009

Nigeria needs to embark on an aggressive training and development programme in order to increase the size and skill level of its national workforce, Philip Chukwu, group executive director of exploration and production at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp (NNPC), has claimedAt a meeting in Abuja earlier this week, Chukwu told representatives of the oil and gas industry that there was an acute local skills shortage in the oil and gas industry...

Chevron stands firm on tanker safety

Published - Wednesday, 29 April, 2009

The US oil and gas giant Chevron has expressed its opposition to any training cost-cutting exercises in the maritime transport sectorIn a statement, Chevron Shipping operations vice-president Alexander Walker insisted that the macroeconomic conditions must have "zero impact" on the amount of time and funding that it is ploughed into tanker safety and training for seafarers...

Al Mahroos scoops chief exec role at Bapco

Published - Wednesday, 29 April, 2009

Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) deputy chief executive Faisal Al Mahroos has been confirmed as the replacement for the departing chief executive Abdulkarim Al Sayed, who is set to retireSpeaking to Gulf Daily News, Al Mahroos said that it is a natural succession that is considerate of the 35 years of service he has given to the company...

Eurocopter takes EC225 training to France

Published - Tuesday, 28 April, 2009

Eurocopter has teamed up with HeliSim to install the world's first EC225 full-flight pilot training simulator at its base in Marignane, FranceFlight Global reports that the new training simulator is qualified to level D, the highest band achievable...

Nigeria's NBTE touts training to curb unemployment

Published - Tuesday, 28 April, 2009

Young Nigerians can reduce the likelihood of suffering long-term unemployment by enrolling on a vocational or technical training course, claims Dr Nuru Yakubu, the executive secretary National Board for Technical Education (NBTE)The Punch reports that his comments were made at a meeting of the NBTE, in which members discussed preparations for the inauguration of new national vocational education institutes and industrial enterprise institutes later this week...

SGS offers rope access to oil and gas firms

Published - Tuesday, 28 April, 2009

Singapore-based firm SGS has introduced new industrial rope access for firms looking to cut down on scaffolding and platform costsThe company explains that the service uses techniques borrowed from professional caving and allows companies to significantly cut down on costs for maintenance work, while operations are typically carried out much more quickly...

TNK-BP: PGTC provides pool of specialist talent

Published - Monday, 27 April, 2009

The Petroleum Geoscience Training Centre is enabling TNK-BP to ensure that it has a stable development of specialist talent to serve its operations, the director of the centre Mikhail Dvoynikov has told Oil and Gas EurasiaHe explained that the company decided to team up with London's Royal Holloway University to deliver the new training centre because of its exceptional faculty professionalism and knowledge base...

PDO gets behind social training programme in Oman

Published - Monday, 27 April, 2009

National oil firm Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) is getting behind a new initiative championed by the Association for Early Intervention (AEI) that is designed to offer training to support disabled children and their familiesKhaleej Times reports that PDO managing director John Malcolm and Abdullah Al Kindi, chairperson for the AEI, have signed a memorandum of understanding decreeing that the oil company will be funding training programmes for staff who make house visits to disabled children..

Korea Marine Environment Management overhauls spill training

Published - Friday, 24 April, 2009

Suh Woo-rack, a senior executive at Korea Marine Environment Management has announced that South Korea's oil spill response training framework will be fundamentally overhauled in the wake of the Hebei Spirit spillLloyd's List reports that the official said the spill had brought to light shortcomings between training scenarios and actual events, adding that the group would work to address this...

US adviser: Babel ready for foreign investments

Published - Thursday, 23 April, 2009

The senior adviser on the US-led Iraqi reconstruction team has announced that Babel is ready to receive foreign investment after the military helped to rebuild a training institute in the provinceIn a statement obtained by Aswat Al-Iraq, the unnamed official said that the Al-Iskandariya training centre had been rehabilitated in cooperation with the US Army Corps of Engineers...

Missan: Clear-up ops begin in Iraqi oil fields

Published - Thursday, 23 April, 2009

Missan Oil Company has confirmed that it will begin a clear-up operation that will remove war debris from oil fields located along the Iran-Iraq borderSpeaking to Aswat Al-Iraq yesterday (April 22nd), the company's media director Ali Abbas Sadiq confirmed: "In cooperation with the Defense Ministry's military engineering, Missan's Oil Company has developed a plan to clear some oilfields along the border with Iran...

Hammoudi calls for oil training university in southern Iraq

Published - Wednesday, 22 April, 2009

Speaking in the national parliament last week as a delegation of Japanese officials visited Baghdad, Mr Hammoudi also called for the two countries to cooperate in launching joint exhibitions to promote Iraq's dilapidated oil and gas industryAswat al-Iraq reports that the MP also urged Japanese officials, including the ambassador to Baghdad, to act quickly upon resolutions made during recent state talks...

Balpa: AAIB inquiry not enough

Published - Tuesday, 21 April, 2009

The British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa) has expressed its concern at the Air Accident Investigations Bureau's preliminary examination of the fatal crash of a Super Puma craft in the North Sea at the beginning of AprilDue to put an emergency motion before the Scottish Trades Union Congress, the group has called for all models to remain grounded while the views of safety experts and those flying the craft are heard in an independent symposium...

Drillers.com offers recession-busting training

Published - Tuesday, 21 April, 2009

Drillerscom has successfully re-launched with an expanded training suite featuring modules designed to allow oilfield services firms to react nimbly to the adverse economic conditions...

Ghana calls for training 'to support oil industry'

Published - Monday, 20 April, 2009

Minister for communications in Ghana Haruna Iddrisu has argued that there is a need for more training so modern surveyors can better support the country's oil and gas industrySpeaking to the Ghana School of Surveying and Mapping, Mr Iddrisu argued that the role of surveyors in the development of the oil industry cannot be over-emphasised, the Ghana News Agency (GNA) reports...

C-MAR Group expands training facilities

Published - Friday, 17 April, 2009

C-MAR Group's Dynamic Positioning Centre is investing in new training facilities for the offshore oil and gas industry in India and eastern EuropeA new base to cover the energy markets of eastern Europe is being created in Croatia, with both basic and advanced courses being on offer...

Wood Group opens new training centre

Published - Thursday, 16 April, 2009

Wood Group Logging Services has opened a new training facility for hands-on logging trainingThe oil industry training centre will be used to educate operators and engineers in a number of tasks, including cased hole logging and perforating, production logging techniques and well log interpretation...

LNG training centre confirmed

Published - Thursday, 16 April, 2009

A new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) training centre is being developed in Port Arthur as a result of a continuing boom in LNG energy demand, a report indicatesThe new centre was announced by the president of Lamar University-Beaumont, James Simmons, who said that the training centre will be pivotal in the development of the LNG sector in the area, the Port Arthur News reports...

AquaTerra Solutions improve jack-up training

Published - Thursday, 16 April, 2009

A training provider focussing on working at height services, AquaTerra Solutions, has been used by Rowan Drilling UK to train its staff in best practice when working on the jack-up rig Gorilla VThe rig sits in 400 ft of water in the North Sea and has a drilling depth of 35,000 ft...

Training and development 'expected by Gen Y'

Published - Wednesday, 15 April, 2009

Training and development within the oil industry is central to the desires of the so-called Generation Y employees who are currently at the beginning of their careers, a claim suggestsCommunications director at Oil & Gas UK Trisha O'Reilly spoke ahead of this year's Next Generation conference, which is to take place in Aberdeen on April 22nd...

Oil spill training undertaken off China

Published - Wednesday, 15 April, 2009

Ongoing training and preparation for how to react to an oil spill emergency has been undertaken off the east coast of ChinaChina, Russia, Japan and the Republic of Korea all took part in the training drill, which was designed to address drifting oil leaks, the Xinhua news agency reports, citing an unnamed official from the Shandong Maritime Safety Administration...

Reasons behind air crash revealed

Published - Tuesday, 14 April, 2009

A recent helicopter crash in the North Sea which has led to a number of oil majors suspending the use of Bond helicopter services pending an investigation into its safety and training record was caused by a gearbox failure, a report indicatesBritish air accident investigators examining the crash believe that the gearbox failure led to the aircraft's main rotor breaking away, hitting and breaking the helicopter's tail boom...

Training 'essential for future of oilfield services'

Published - Tuesday, 14 April, 2009

The "unprecedented" industry environment currently being experienced by oilfield services companies is forcing a change in strategy, experts claimIn a guest editorial for the Journal of Petroleum Technology, Don Painter and Debra Grandjean from Ernst & Young noted that locating and training a talented workforce is one of the long term strategies that oilfield services companies must employ in order to remain successful...

USCG to hold maritime media response training

Published - Thursday, 09 April, 2009

The US Coast Guard is preparing to launch a new training programme the will instruct senior maritime officials in how to issue public response to events such as oil spills or piracyMaritime professionals serving the oil and gas industry and other key trade sectors are invited to take part in the three-day training programme beginning on May 13th at the International Maritime Officer's School in Yorktown, Virginia...

Oil majors suspend Bond helicopter services

Published - Thursday, 09 April, 2009

Major players in the UK oil and gas industry have suspended use of Bond's helicopter services as investigations into the company's safety and training record are carried outWhile a report on the company is being drawn up by the Air Accident Investigations Bureau, BP has announced that it has suspended use of Bond's service while it carries out an internal investigation...

Safety warning 'came days before helicopter crash'

Published - Wednesday, 08 April, 2009

Safety experts in the oil and gas industry issued a warning about cutting back on manpower and training in the offshore sector days before the Super Puma helicopter crashed into the North SeaThe Times reports that the International Transport Workers Federation offshore taskforce group told an audience in London that reducing staff numbers could come at the detriment to worker safety in the offshore sector...

Falck Nutec extends training with MIST

Published - Wednesday, 08 April, 2009

Falck Nutec is proud to announce the introduction of the new Minimum Industry Safety Training (MIST) module to its training programmesThe new course, accredited by Opito, has been designed as an orientation and immersion programme aimed at entry level workers serving the UK offshore oil and gas industry...

Nigeria's NOSDRA cracking down on oil spills

Published - Tuesday, 07 April, 2009

The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) is making considerable headway in cutting out oil spills during production and processing, the organisation's director general Dr Bamidele Ajakaiye has told VanguardSpeaking at a training event hosted by NOSDRA and other partners, including the UK-based Oil Spill Response and the International Maritime Organisation, the head of the organisation said that it was important that it achieved its ambitions using the skills of the national

GSP plans training and recruitment in 2009

Published - Tuesday, 07 April, 2009

Upetrom subsidiary Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) has put forward $7 million (£475 million) for a new oil and gas training centre and foresees a recruitment drive that will boost its employee base by around 200 workers in 2009...

Yengho Ventures launches Nigerian training programme

Published - Monday, 06 April, 2009

Oil and gas firm Yengho Ventures has launched a new training initiative that will allow 24 local students from the Warri North and South council areas of the Niger Delta state in Nigeria to expand career opportunities with new clerical and analytical skillsInterns on the three-month training and development programme will focus on improving computer literacy in order to help them secure a stable job in the oil-rich region...

RSI and SPT partner in lifecycle simulation

Published - Monday, 06 April, 2009

Oil and gas industry tech firms RSI and SPT Group will work together on the development of new dynamic lifecycle simulation training suitesCollaborating in fields such as marketing and sales, joint offerings, project execution and technology collaboration, more than 300 employees of the two companies will share the skills and experience in flow assurance, process, control, reservoir, drilling, programming and ICT...

Greying workforce 'will support demand for talent'

Published - Monday, 06 April, 2009

The aging workforce in the Canadian oil and gas industry will force companies to invest in training and development to promote long-term growth, Raj Mehta, a professor with the Schulich School of Engineering, has insistedSpeaking to the Calgary Herald, he said that while many firms are scaling back their operational budgets and hiring programmes, there is still a strong recognition of the risks of encountering a skills and worker shortfall once there is an upturn in the economy...

Hands-on training 'to benefit oil industry'

Published - Friday, 03 April, 2009

The oil industry can benefit from more hands-on training, according to the Galveston County Daily NewsReaders of the publication are told that the stigma which sometimes surrounds vocational courses obscures the importance of the skills learned by participants...

Calgary training for oil industry

Published - Friday, 03 April, 2009

Better training could be delivered to those entering the oil industry in Calgary thanks to new funding for the local universityFunding is to be directed towards Keyano College in Fort McMurray to help train students in issues related to the oil industry such as conservation and environmental science...

Atlas secures first offshore training contract

Published - Thursday, 02 April, 2009

Specialist oil and gas industry training provider Atlas Interactive has launched a major new contract to provide training for the UK offshore sectorIn a statement yesterday (April 1st), the company confirmed that it has achieved accreditation from Opito - The Oil and Gas Academy and Step Change in Safety to deliver Minimum Industry Safety Training to the UK oil and gas industry...

Abu Dhabi Gas managers achieve certification

Published - Wednesday, 01 April, 2009

Several senior managers at Abu Dhabi Gas Industries have been awarded certifications from Sun Learning Systems (SLS) and the Institute of Certified Professional Managers (ICPM)At a ceremony last month, around 15 managers were awarded the coveted Certified Manager credential after completing an intensive training programme organised by the two companies...

Angola legislates on energy training

Published - Wednesday, 25 March, 2009

The Angolan National Assembly has approved proposals that will enable the government to legislate on the provision of training and educational programmes to prepare workers for a career in the country's oil and gas industryAngola Press reports that the assembly has also authorised two new instruments that will allow for the development of a new non-associated gas concession and new fiscal policies governing tender agreements on energy prospects...

Majors turn to tech in maturity

Published - Wednesday, 25 March, 2009

The president of the University of Maryland Dr Thelma Thompson has travelled to Nigeria to help the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) establish a training programme for indigenous workers Dr Thompson headed up a delegation which also included deputy president Dr Emmanuel Acqua and Dr Stanley Nyerinda, head of statistics and administration...

OSHA provides safety training in US lower south

Published - Wednesday, 25 March, 2009

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is helping workers in the southern states of the US improve occupational safety with new training opportunities New courses have been launched east Texas, southern Arkansas and north-west Louisiana in cooperation with the US Department of Labor...

Open Range gears up for IFRS

Published - Monday, 23 March, 2009

Open Range will commence with training programmes to ensure it is ready to implement International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)In its annual report, the company said that training will be managed on an ongoing basis and will cover a wide range of associated issues with the adoption of the new standards...

BNSF holds derailment response training

Published - Monday, 23 March, 2009

US rail services giant Burlington North Santa Fe (BNSF) has hosted a train derailment emergency response course in Lovell, WyomingSpeaking to local emergency response teams, training supervisor Ed Chapman explained that in addition to the personal safety risks posed by derailments, it was also important to develop response procedures for handling hazardous materials such as ethanol and other petroleum products that may have been in transit...

Cooper opens industrial training hub

Published - Monday, 23 March, 2009

Cooper Industries has opened the doors of its new technology training centre in HoustonThe new 35,000 sq ft facilities feature an auditorium, conference room, numerous training suites and a full-scale refinery and wastewater processor and electricity grid, allowing trainees to hone their skills in an operational environment...

Bloom brings Brighton College to the world

Published - Monday, 23 March, 2009

One of Abu Dhabi's largest property developers has set out plans to build satellite Brighton College campuses in 12 countries including Oman, Vietnam, India and the UAE capital itselfChief of Bloom's new education and training arm said that Brighton had been chosen for its commitment to both academic excellence and a comprehensive educational and personal development of its pupils...

BC unveils job development initiatives

Published - Friday, 20 March, 2009

The government of British Columbia has unveiled two new job development initiatives for workers in the regionThe Field Services Entrepreneur Training and Professional Driver Training for Women will both aim to create and support jobs in the oil and gas industry in the Canadian province by providing the practical, vocational skills needed to secure a job in this difficult economic climate...

Yemen and Poland consider oil co-op

Published - Friday, 20 March, 2009

Yemeni workers may soon have access to training and development programmes at Polish universities that will enable them to pursue a career in the oil and gas industryThe Yemen News Agency reports that the country's ambassador to Poland Ali Aqlan met with the head of the oil and gas department at the Polish economics ministry Maji Kaliski earlier today (March 18th) to discuss the possibility of training Yemeni cadres...

New director to steer MCS Aberdeen training

Published - Wednesday, 18 March, 2009

The delivery of training for subsea engineering firm MCS' Aberdeen-based facility is to be overseen by a new director, it has emerged Michael O'Sullivan is to take charge of the firm's training processes, helping to steer the delivery of staff coaching towards the needs of the expanding workforce...

Saudi Aramco looks to English oil training

Published - Wednesday, 18 March, 2009

Saudi Aramco has revealed plans to focus its oil training efforts on the international language of the utilities sector by helping its workforce to communicate more effectively in English Nabeel Al-Jama', general manager of training and career development for Saudi Aramco, explains the importance of English to the sector...

Palantir supports industry with economic modelling

Published - Tuesday, 17 March, 2009

Palantir's economic modelling solutions are helping the oil and gas industry overcome historic problems of bad budget management and overspendingBart Willigers, senior consultant with the oil and gas financial modelling company, told the Digital Energy Journal that the sector has a poor track record of maintaining budgets and forecasting annual spends...

Petrofac secures BP North Sea contract

Published - Tuesday, 17 March, 2009

Petrofac has signed a new management solutions contract with BP that will see it provide high-level administrative training for the company's North Sea employee baseThe new $5 million (£3...

GE trains Gulf oil and gas experts

Published - Monday, 16 March, 2009

GE Oil and Gas has proudly announced that it has awarded 68 professionals with certifications as part of its university programme The first ever scheme of its kind in the region, the course provided a comprehensive grounding in leadership skills and technological development specifically within the oil and gas industry...

ExxonMobil 'honoured' to be involved in QSTP

Published - Monday, 16 March, 2009

ExxonMobil 'honoured' to be involved in QSTPAs the Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) opens today (March 16th), ExxonMobil's senior vice-president Rex Tillerson has expressed his pleasure at being involved in the projectSpeaking ahead of the inauguration, he said that the company is committed to establishing the country as a global scientific and educational hub that will be a driving force in the fight to accommodate future energy demands...

Canada 'banking on retraining'

Published - Sunday, 15 March, 2009

In its January budget, the Canadian government approved a C$1 billion (£560 million) boost to help workers retrain during the downturnCBC reports that this funding is being handed out as a complement to the existing C$1 billion Community Development Trust, which aims to engage local workers with local industries through training initiatives and other programmes...

AEE: Industry warns of skills gap

Published - Saturday, 14 March, 2009

The present is a time of incomparable importance for training energy professionals to avoid a widespread skills shortage, a new poll of industry executives conducted by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) has found In studies published by the group, 41 per cent of respondents said they expect to retire during the coming decade - potentially leaving the industry facing a skills gap...

Oil industry M&A 'linked to financial sector'

Published - Friday, 13 March, 2009

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the oil sector has historically depended on the advice of investment banks, according to a new industry report Research organisation GlobalData argues that, in recent years, oil companies have looked to investment banks to identify their best prospects for M&A deals...

Cambodia progresses with training

Published - Thursday, 12 March, 2009

While it still faces a shortfall in skilled workers to serve the oil and gas industry, Cambodia has made gains in training of domestic employees, Pen Ngoeun, an adviser to the country's council of ministers has told the Pnomh Penh PostHe told state officials that Chevron will need 600 highly skilled staff to man its operations once they are brought on stream...

Ghanaian consortium sets out training charter

Published - Thursday, 12 March, 2009

Ten representatives of Sigma-Basestar Technical Services Ghana have presented the ahantahene Otumfuo Baidoo Bonsoe with a provisional document outlining the provision of training for Ghanaians looking to serve the country's burgeoning oil and gas industryGhana Broadcasting Corp reports that the company, which is a joint-venture between four oil and gas firms from Nigeria, Canada and Ghana, has developed the document to achieve seven core objectives pursuant to raising skill levels among Ghanaian

ExxonMobil and NNPC cooperate to deliver maximum value

Published - Wednesday, 11 March, 2009

ExxonMobil has pursued a collaborative relationship with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corp (NNPC) in order to ensure that maximum value is achieved for both company shareholders and Nigerian citizens, Exxon's general manager of deepwater operations Jide Ayo-Vaughn has commentedSpeaking to Business Day, the manager said that the partnership has led to considerable gains in the fields of domestic workforce training, technology and the environment...

Indian oil firms in line for prioritised CISF consultancy

Published - Wednesday, 11 March, 2009

Indian companies working in the oil and gas industry are set to get prioritised security consultancy services from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)Speaking to Business Standard, the organisation's director general N R Das said that plans for the administration of such services are currently being finalised with the ministry of home affairs...

City College teams up with Aramco

Published - Tuesday, 10 March, 2009

City College Brighton and Hove has been extending its ties with Saudi Aramco to provide instructor training courses and other educational opportunities Four employees from Saudi Aramco, the largest oil firm in the world, recently enrolled in the college to develop teaching competencies in their specialist areas in order to lead in-house training and development for fellow workers...

PWSRCAC: Prince William Sound has come a long way

Published - Tuesday, 10 March, 2009

The contingency plans enforced at Prince William Sound in the wake of the Exxon Valdez tanker spill in 1989 have greatly enhanced the Alaskan port's capacity to respond to such emergencies, the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council (PWSRCAC) has claimed According to the Kodiak Daily Mirror, the organisation's director of administration Lisa Ka'aihue said that legislation phasing out the use of single-hull tankers by 2015 had reduced the likelihood and impact of a spill conside

GE: Leaders need to expand their skill sets

Published - Monday, 09 March, 2009

Business leaders in the oil and gas industry need to continually expand their skill sets, Mohammad Ayoub, operations leader and Middle East region general manager at GE Oil and Gas has warnedSpeaking ahead of the graduation ceremonies of the company's inaugural university programme in Doha and Abu Dhabi, the spokesperson said that the training programme gave employees the opportunity to develop competences in both core and specialist areas to allow them to ascend the career ladder...

Training brings career value at Nexen

Published - Monday, 09 March, 2009

A focus on continual training and development has helped to push Nexen into the the Times top 100 companies to work forWith its focus on both training and the opportunity to work overseas, Nexen achieved a high score in professional development categories, with 78 per cent of workers stating that they had learned skills and expertise that would be valuable in their future careers...

Angola's INP board members sworn in

Published - Friday, 06 March, 2009

The board members of Angola's National Oil Institute were sworn in at a ceremony held yesterday (March 5th)Angolan news agency ANGOP has learnt that the country's oil minister Botelho de Vasconcelos was in attendance to oversee the inauguration of the three directors...

ExxonMobil teams up with Volunteer Houston

Published - Friday, 06 March, 2009

ExxonMobil and Volunteer Houston have announced that applications for the Community Summer Jobs Programme 2009 are now being acceptedThe annual training programme aims to provide college students in the Houston area with valuable practical skills through paid placements with local third-sector companies...

Halliburton: training will continue through recession

Published - Thursday, 05 March, 2009

The UK oil and gas industry will maintain strong investment in the provision of safety training no matter how deep the recession cuts, a Scottish energy committee has heardRepresentatives from ConocoPhillips, Halliburton, Oil and Gas UK, Opito and Scottish Enterprise Grampian made this pledge during an investigation into the future of the Scottish energy industry...

Harvest remains invested in environmental training

Published - Tuesday, 03 March, 2009

Canadadian oil and gas major Harvest has re-pledged its commitment to excellence in health, safety and environmental training in its annual results for 2008The company announced that it achieved operating cash revenues of C$655...

NOC: IOCs must 'Libyanise' engineering projects

Published - Monday, 02 March, 2009

International oil companies (IOCs) need to ensure that Libyan workers are integrated into engineering projects, the chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) Shukri Ghanem has insistedSpeaking to industry representatives, he said that the country needs to reap long-term benefits from oil production and that currently, too many engineering contracts are being handled by non-domiciles...

EnCana supports education with TPWF donation

Published - Friday, 27 February, 2009

Canadian energy major EnCana is helping to support education in Texas with a $486,000 (£341,400) donation to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF)In a statement at a recent TPWF meeting, EnCana vice-president Paul Sander said that the company would fund a new grant programme to help students in the area get involved with conservation and environmental protection projects...

Nigeria strives for local content boost

Published - Friday, 27 February, 2009

Nigeria is struggling to boost the local content in its domestic oil and gas industry as a result of a training deficiency and inadequate infrastructure, Funso Esan, head of the energy department at the National Planning Commission, has claimedSpeaking to Reuters, Mr Esan said that the country is in need of more robust training and development programmes in order to boost the overall number of Nigerians serving the oil and gas industry...

Petronas pursues excellence in leadership training

Published - Thursday, 26 February, 2009

Petronas is continuing to invest in human capital through the downturn, having learnt early on that excellence in leadership is a key component to successThe Malaysian state-owned firm, which was established in 1974, first demonstrated its dedication to executive workforce training with the establishment of an in-house training and development programme that soon evolved into its lauded Petronas Management Training Sendirian Berhad (PTMSB) course...

Okyenhene calls on Ghanaian stakeholders for training

Published - Thursday, 26 February, 2009

The Okyenhene of Ghana Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has called on stakeholder institutions to provide funding for the training and development necessary to allow domestic workers to meet the needs of the country's emergent oil industrySpeaking in Accra, Mr Panin added that the discovery of oil would not automatically usher in an era of prosperity and growth, adding that it was vital that coherent, transparent management structure was established to oversee the development of the sector...

Jakarta training facilities 'growing fast'

Published - Wednesday, 25 February, 2009

The number of workers receiving training at the Condet training hall in Jakarta is continuing to grow year on yearGhofar Ismail, head of business division at the training centre, told the Jakarta Post that the number of graduates in 2008 nearly doubled compared to the previous year...

Maersk: Oil and gas industry offers graduates hope

Published - Wednesday, 25 February, 2009

The oil and gas industry offers graduates the opportunity to shape the way that the world uses energy, Maersk Oil's Ali Korotana has insistedSpeaking to the Times, the employee, who chose the energy industry over a job in the City because of its favourable travel opportunities and the geopolitical importance of the sector, said that many younger workers are highly environmentally conscious...

Enbridge defies downturn with training

Published - Wednesday, 25 February, 2009

US-based pipeline operator Enbridge is defying the economic gloom with an impressive expansion strategy that will also include training of local workersThe company, which owns and operates the Superior oil processing hub, is responsible for supplying ten per cent of the nation's crude from Canadian reserves and also pumps money into Michigan's economy via its commitment to local employment...

Paragon Angola to train domestic engineers

Published - Tuesday, 24 February, 2009

Paragon Angola will work with oil firms and educational institutions to train more domestic engineers for careers in the oil and gas industryWorking in collaboration with the University of Houston, University Agostinho Neto and a consortium of international oil firms, AMEC will look to capitalise on the country's stability to nurture its workforce and reduce its reliance on foreign labour...

O&G UK praises swift Super Puma response

Published - Monday, 23 February, 2009

Oil and Gas UK has extolled the swift and expert response of the rescue crew which attended the ditching of the Super Puma helicopter in the North SeaIn a statement, Chris Allen, Oil & Gas UK's health, safety and environment director, said that BP has committed millions of pounds into establishing the Jigsaw safety training and response system, which is based on localised monitoring and recovery...

Cooper opens training HQ in Houston

Published - Monday, 23 February, 2009

Cooper Industries has announced that it has opened the doors of its new flagship training facilities in Houston, TexasThe red tape was cut at a ceremony hosted by group chief executive Kirk Hachigan, who welcomed more than 250 people to a half-day inauguration last month which included tours of the training centre and discussions with industry heads...

The lessons of Piper Alpha

Published - Thursday, 19 February, 2009

Since the Piper Alpha disaster in 1988, the UK offshore industry has come to view training and development as paramount, the Times reportsAll offshore rig workers now have to undergo an intensive health and safety course, while helicopter crews run drills to simulate the conditions of a downed aircraft...

Vietnam pursues broad trade agreement with UAE

Published - Wednesday, 18 February, 2009

The Vietnamese prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung has pledged his commitment to a broad agreement that will increase the flow of oil to the south-east Asian country from the Middle East and will also encourage greater training cooperationDuring a visit to the emirates, he met with top business representatives of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and welcomed investment in business opportunities spanning construction, education, agriculture and the oil and gas industry...

HAI: Skills shortage looms in heli sector

Published - Wednesday, 18 February, 2009

There is a risk that the global oil and gas industry will be hit by an acute skills shortage in the helicopter engineering sector unless training is increased and interest invigorated, Helicopter Association International (HAI) has warnedSpeaking to Flight Global, Patrick Corr, chairman of the organisation, insists that he cannot think of a single area of the globe where there is currently a surplus of skilled helicopter technicians...

Kuwait and Yemen sign 11 agreements

Published - Wednesday, 18 February, 2009

The Kuwaiti-Yemeni ministerial joint committee has ratified 11 new protocols and agreements to increase cooperation in technical training, trade, security, culture and justice At a meeting held in Yemen's capital Aden, the country's foreign minister Dr Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi signed agreements with the Kuwaiti deputy prime minister and foreign minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem, solidifying comprehensive bilateral relations...

Niger Delta minister calls on international community

Published - Wednesday, 18 February, 2009

The minister of Niger Delta affairs Chief Ufot Ekaette has called for invigorated cooperation with the international community to help develop and stabilise the region In an address earlier this week, Mr Ekaette said that in addition to the national energy firm Agip, the international oil and gas industry has a particularly important role in developing the region through training programmes and social funding initiatives...

Certex: The UK leads in training

Published - Tuesday, 17 February, 2009

The UK is setting a leading example in how to maintain strength by investing in training and development, Certex UK's training manager George Cuell believesWriting for Hoist, he states that by meeting and exceeding legal training requirements, lifting firms in the UK are ensuring the safety of workers and helping to sustain an excellent reputation...

ICML trains 4,000 professionals

Published - Tuesday, 17 February, 2009

The International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) has trained more than 4,000 professionals in 50 different countries since first launching its lubricants certification programmes in 2001Over eight years, the group has developed specialised accreditations focusing on the career structure, job description, required training syllabus and certification exam structure of each individual trainee and the company now offers courses in eight different languages...

ExxonMobil launches nonprofit summer internship scheme

Published - Friday, 13 February, 2009

ExxonMobil has announced the 75 nonprofit organisations that will be involved in its annual Community Summer Jobs Programme (CSJP) in DallasThe initiative, which is in its 19th year locally and 38th nationally, was established to help undergraduates gain paid experience in the non-profit sector in order to enhance their education and contribute to the community...

Indian affairs minister: Canada supports aboriginal training

Published - Friday, 13 February, 2009

The Canadian government is committed to ensuring that aboriginal people have equal access to training and development opportunities, the country's minister of Indian affairs and northern development Chuck Strahl has commentedSpeaking on behalf of the minister of human resources and skills development, Mr Strahl said that the pledge to provide this training had been firmly set out in national development programmes...

Petron to sponsor Philippine spill response training

Published - Wednesday, 11 February, 2009

Petron and the Philippine Office of the Civil Defence (OCD) will jointly sponsor an expansive disaster preparedness training programme to improve responses to oil spills and similar eventsThe training and development programme has been ordered by the OCD after health infrastructure in the country was strained severely by the MT Solar 1 oil spill in 2006...

Eni seals deal with Sonangol

Published - Tuesday, 10 February, 2009

Italian oil major Eni has announced that it has signed three agreements with Angola's Sonangol to develop upstream, downstream and training opportunities in the east African countryEni confirmed that it has entered into an agreement to enhance energy infrastructure and industrial capacities in the country, while maintaining its environmental integrity...

Owaza citizens to meet with SPDC

Published - Monday, 09 February, 2009

Residents of Owaza in the Ukwa-West local government area in Nigeria have pledged to establish a dialogue with the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)The highest ranking community leader of the region Eze Young Ogbonna expressed his commitment to communication at a two day conference held over the weekend...

Indian VP extols training developments with Myanmar

Published - Friday, 06 February, 2009

The vice-president of India has expressed his desire to strengthen links with Myanmar in the fields of energy and trainingSpeaking at a banquet in Yangon earlier this week, Shri M Hamid Ansari said that substantial gains had been made in increasing trade in the oil and gas industry, in addition to developing strong vocational training links...

Falck Nutec to open petroleum training centre in Vung Tau

Published - Friday, 06 February, 2009

Falck Nutec has announced that it will construct a new training centre in the Vung Tau province of Vietnam to support the country's oil and gas industryWan Shukry, regional managing director of Falck Nutec's Far East Asian activities, said that the new centre will help to end the sector's reliance on foreign skills and labour and allow up to 5,000 Vietnamese students to enter the industry each year...

Oilennium - MIST course for Petans

Published - Thursday, 05 February, 2009

UK-based training provider for the oil and gas industry Oilennium has announced the development of a new minimum industry safety training course for Petans Kevin Keable, managing director of Oilennium, said that the MIST courses are a key requisite component of a safe offshore oil and gas industry in the UK...

OPITO appoints new skills director

Published - Wednesday, 04 February, 2009

Oil and gas academy OPITO has announced the appointment of a new skills director to support the institution as it continues its rapid growthLongstanding oil and gas industry expert Mike Duncan joins the team to build on the strong foundations laid in 2008, which culminated in the opening of a new £1...

Anti-piracy training pursued with urgency

Published - Tuesday, 03 February, 2009

The number of merchant fishermen and maritime security agencies enrolling on anti-piracy training courses has burgeoned in the wake of the surge in attacks on oil tankers and cargo shipsProfessor Donna Nincic, a course tutor at the California Maritime Academy, has told the Associated Press that new training and development programmes have been developed to arm the oil and gas industry and other key maritime transport sectors with a cognizance of the extent of the problem...

$1.7m fire training centre approved in Vermont

Published - Tuesday, 03 February, 2009

The Vermont Fire Academy is set to start construction of a new $17 million (£1...

Saudi training needs continue

Published - Monday, 02 February, 2009

There is a growing need for qualified engineers in the Gulf region, Saudi Aramco's vice-president for the King Abudullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) recently arguedAli al-Ajmi said that oil education and training was continuing to develop through partnerships with Saudi universities...

Nopsa aims for training focus

Published - Monday, 02 February, 2009

The offshore safety authority for Australia has highlighted that training and safety programmes must be central to all oil exploration and production at seaJohn Clegg, the chief executive of the Australian National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (Nopsa), said that the oil sector should work to achieve its health and safety goals over the course of the coming year...

SOFAZ looks to seal USTDA deal with Obama

Published - Friday, 30 January, 2009

The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) has announced that it hopes to sign a raft of new deals with the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) now that Barack Obama has entered officeAt a press conference on Wednesday (January 28th), SOFAZ executive director Shahmar Movsumov said that the organisation is eagerly awaiting the approval of a development plan to help train management staff, manage assets and establish a permanent oil training centre in Azerbaijan...

Petrofac subscribes to OPITO safety standards

Published - Thursday, 29 January, 2009

Petrofac has become the first company to sign up to OPITO's new minimum industry safety training courseThe module, which is aimed at new starters in the oil and gas industry, was designed in accordance with Step Change in Safety's framework to make the UK's offshore industry the least hazardous in the world by 2010...

Belize runs oil spill response training

Published - Wednesday, 28 January, 2009

In line with the dramatic growth of Belize's oil and gas industry, the Department of the Environment will host a three-day training course on oil spill response and ecological risk assessmentChief environmental officer Martin Alegria said that the country was targeting front-line companies and organisations and is in the process of developing a robust response strategy for both terrestrial and marine oil spills...

ETA Consultancy extends HSE training to Abu Dhabi oil sector

Published - Monday, 26 January, 2009

ETA Consultancy, a subsidiary of ETA Ascon, has extended its health, safety and environmental training programmes to the oil and gas industry and other key sectorsThe group, which has its foundations in construction, has moved to address the high fees that are paid by the oil and gas industry to bring in foreign training providers by utilising its own domestic HSE training facilities more widely...

North Sea industry requires skilled workforce

Published - Monday, 26 January, 2009

The oil and gas industry operating in the North Sea requires a highly skilled workforce as the fields mature and extraction becomes more complex, the chief executive of Opito David Doig has warnedSpeaking at the opening of the new £1...

Saudi oil minister: KAUST attracts world-class students

Published - Monday, 26 January, 2009

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is capable of attracting the world's brightest student, Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali Al Naimi has told enroleesHis comments came as the university accepted its first campus-based students as the new state of the art facilities are opened after years of providing virtual courses...

Saudi Aramco teams up with TVTC

Published - Friday, 23 January, 2009

Saudi Aramco has signed a memorandum of understanding with Technical and Vocational Training Corp (TVTC) to promote new training and development opportunitiesDr Ali N Al-Ghafiz, governor of TVTC, said that the new collaboration will help to improve the skills infrastructure of Saudi Arabia by integrating companies and major institutions into the training process so that workers are of the highest calibre...

Oil firms commit funds for fire training

Published - Friday, 23 January, 2009

Firms operating in the oil and gas industry have committed large sums of money to put rookie fire-fighters in Wyoming and the surrounding states through their paces at the Mid-Winter Fire schoolDavid Woolery, the school's chairman and the deputy fire marshal of the Riverton Volunteer Fire Department, told the Casper Star Tribune that the institute focuses on practical training and development that is responsive to current fire risks...

VooDooDog - Saudi Aramco

Published - Friday, 23 January, 2009

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Ingenious secures Indian refinery training contract

Published - Thursday, 22 January, 2009

Ingenious has announced that it has been awarded a contract from Reliance Infrastructure to develop a new world class multisite training centre to serve the downstream oil and gas sector in IndiaReliance, which is the country's largest private sector enterprise, will benefit from signature training software solutions including Ingenious' ProDyn and ProLearn programs, allowing simultaneous access at multiple sites...

TTE: energy apprenticeships secure practical experience

Published - Wednesday, 21 January, 2009

Embarking on an apprenticeship linked with the oil and gas industry provides workers with practical qualifications and experience which can be used to enhance career prospects, TTE Training has advisedAn announcement from the company comes as it launches a number of training workshops throughout the UK focusing on enabling young people to get ahead in the oil and gas industry...

Noria: Skills erosion hits reliability

Published - Wednesday, 21 January, 2009

During times of recession, it is likely that training programmes will be hit by budget limitations along with other areas of operations, downstream training provider Noria has concededHowever, the firm is urging companies working in the oil and gas industry, particularly the lubricants business, to remember that the skills erosion that comes with a reduction in training and development schemes will be of detriment to the company when the world pulls out of recession...

TQ CEO: Education will buck the downturn

Published - Monday, 19 January, 2009

UK industrial training and development specialist TQ has announced that it is forecasting a strong upturn in the need for robust employee education programmes during this period of economic adversity In a statement, Vic Keyworth, chief executive officer of TQ, has said that the UK's reputation as a top provider of education will also help build the firm's international client list as overseas firms look to nurture highly-skilled talent to ride out the downturn "In the 50 years the company h

Falck Nutec unveils plans for Vietnamese training centre

Published - Monday, 19 January, 2009

Falck Nutec has unveiled plans for a new training centre to serve the Vietnamese oil and gas industryThe group expects to take its first students in April this year and will focus on providing internationally recognised emergency response and safety training modules tailored to the needs of the energy sector...

GE unveils Abu Dhabi oil training course

Published - Monday, 19 January, 2009

GE has announced that it is launching its trademark Oil and Gas University course in Abu Dhabi next monthThe company will offer the course from February 14th to 29th at the Petroleum Institute in the UAE capital and will focus on providing world class managerial and technical training for those working in the oil and gas industry...

Markleen: Need for OST defies downturn

Published - Monday, 19 January, 2009

Despite falling revenues at many firms working in the oil and gas industry, there will always be a strong requisite demand for oil spill training (OST), Markleen's sales director Stuart Duncanson has claimed Speaking to Emirates Business, the representative said that the weak macroeconomic conditions of recent months have had little effect on the Spanish firm, which specialises in providing OST for companies and state authorities around the world...

TTE awarded Nigerian consultancy contract

Published - Thursday, 15 January, 2009

The UK's largest oil and gas training provider has won a new consultancy contract with the Kwara state government of Nigeria, it has been announcedUnder the terms of the contract, the group will assess the feasibility of establishing a new training and development centre in the state to serve the oil and gas industry and encourage local employment...

Al Qudra unveils $100m training academy in Abu Dhabi

Published - Thursday, 15 January, 2009

Al Qudra Holdings has unveiled a new $100 million (£683 million) training and simulation academy in Abu Dhabi...

CodaOctopus offers antipiracy training

Published - Tuesday, 13 January, 2009

CodaOctopus has announced that it has expanded its training suite into the field of antipiracy in response to the growing threat of maritime hijackings in the oil and gas industry and elsewhereThe decision to branch out into the tactical oil training sector comes amid escalating attacks on tankers travelling through the Gulf of Aden, with a Yemeni ship carrying 2,000 tonnes of diesel among the latest to be targeted, having reportedly been boarded by Somali pirates at the start of this year...

Nigerian govt bans foreign training

Published - Tuesday, 13 January, 2009

The Nigerian government has reportedly halted all foreign training and development programmes in reaction to sliding revenues coming off the back of a weak oil priceCommenting on the development, Nigerian daily the Guardian has reported that unless training courses are reinstated quickly, technically complex sectors such as the oil and gas industry could suffer irreparably...

Angola minister expects support for oil institute

Published - Monday, 12 January, 2009

The Angolan government expects companies working in the oil and gas industry to offer their support for the overhaul of the National Oil Institute (INP), the country's oil and gas minister Botelho de Vasconcelos has saidSpeaking last week at a meeting of oil and gas industry representatives, the minister said that the restructuring of the the facility would be conducted with long-term goals in mind...

Florida school receives ExxonMobil grant

Published - Thursday, 08 January, 2009

Lincoln Park school in Pensacola, Florida has received a $10,000 (£6,651) grant from ExxonMobil in order to further its science programme, it has emergedThe Pensacola News Journal has reported that the school will use the money to provide a hands-on science education and raise pass rates for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test...

OGDCL directed to increase exploration and training

Published - Thursday, 08 January, 2009

Pakistan's Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has been directed by the prime minister's energy adviser Dr Asim Hussain to ramp up production and provide training to ensure operations are secureThe Daily Times reports that the analyst told attendees at a company meeting held in Islamabad yesterday (January 7th) that it must expedite development of the Kunar, Pasakhi, Tando Allah Yar and Sinjhoro projects and complete them within the allocated time frame...

Kwara govt backs new training centre in Nigeria

Published - Wednesday, 07 January, 2009

The Kwara state government has given its backing to a new training and development institute to help prepare Nigerians for a career in the oil and gas industry and other sectorsAfter a ten-week feasibility and consultation programme, the TTE Technical Training Group will submit conceptual designs for the new training and development centre and will also identify its core industry requirements...

Noront: Canadian IBAs should be standardised

Published - Wednesday, 07 January, 2009

Precious metals exploration firm Noront has called for impact and benefit agreements (IBAs) which bind all companies operating on aboriginal sites in Canada to be standardisedLaw...

IHRDC wins PetroVietnam competency contract

Published - Tuesday, 06 January, 2009

The International Human Resources Development Corporation (IHRDC) has announced that it has won a new contract to develop competency models for PetroVietnamIHRDC - an international training and development provider for the oil and gas industry - will develop skill competency models for 150 upstream workers in the fields of geology, geosciences, petroleum engineering and drilling...

OPITO chief: safety training key to academy's success

Published - Tuesday, 06 January, 2009

The provision of safety training for offshore workers serving the oil and gas industry has been a key contributor to the success of the OPITO academy, chief executive David Doig has commented A statement from the chief executive came as the company celebrated a successful first year in operation, during which it collaborated with Step Change in Safety to create a new set of training standards for workers on oil and gas installations on the UK continental shelf...

NLNG CEO: Nigeria needs skills

Published - Tuesday, 06 January, 2009

The Nigerian economy needs to become based on the utilisation of a skilled workforce, Chimaobi Jonathan Ibeneche, chief executive of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), has claimed According to Vanguard, the boss called for greater training and development opportunities for workers looking to overcome poverty and hardship through the pursuance of a career in the oil and gas industry and other key sectors...

Antrim announces Field Development Plan

Published - Tuesday, 06 January, 2009

Those working in the oil and gas industry may be interested to hear that Antrim Energy submitted a Field Development Plan to the UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change Online resource Oil Voice reports that this is the first phase of the Causeway - the company's Northern sea property...

Irkutsk employs Paradigm to train Siberian students

Published - Monday, 05 January, 2009

Irkutsk State University in eastern Siberia will benefit from the support of Paradigm, which will supply its students with world-class oil training softwareParadigm announced last month that it will donate its signature well log and petrophysical analysis software to equip Irkutsk enrollees with the skills necessary to excel in the oil and gas industry...

Dow-Kuwait agreement will provide training

Published - Saturday, 27 December, 2008

If it goes ahead, a fifth cooperative agreement between Dow Chemicals and Kuwait's Petrochemical Industries Company will provide expanded training and development opportunities for domestic workers, Dow has confirmedIn a statement, the group said that it would extend educational opportunities to Kuwaitis working around the world, in addition to encouraging the development of skills to be utilised by the domestic market...

Malaysia to channel oil revenue into training

Published - Friday, 26 December, 2008

The Malaysian government will use revenue from the oil and gas industry to channel investment into training and development and the improvement of infrastructure as part of its fiscal stimulus package, Bernama has reportedAccording to the national news agency, takings from oil industry subsidies are expected to be in the region of RM7 billion (£1...

Summit co-ordinator: training vital to buck downturn in Arab states

Published - Wednesday, 24 December, 2008

It is important that Arab states invest heavily in training and development in order to support the regional economy during a downturn, Mervat Tellawi, co-ordinator general of an upcoming crisis summit for Arab states, has told XinhuaSpeaking ahead of the Arab Economic, Development and Social Summit Ms Tellawi insisted that it providing the skills necessary to support employment and serve regional job markets - such as the oil and gas industry - is a key strategy in surviving the downturn...

Lack of research 'leads to brain drain in Iran'

Published - Tuesday, 23 December, 2008

A lack of research into Iran's oil and gas reserves has led many skilled engineers and technicians to seek work outside of the country, industry experts have heardIranoilgas...

Saudi king invests in training to buck downturn

Published - Tuesday, 23 December, 2008

Despite a significant fall in revenue arising as a result of the slide in oil prices, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia yesterday (December 22nd) announced a budget that will invest heavily in training and developmentAccording to Arab News, the move comes as part of the largest budget ever announced for the country, with investment in public services increasing 15...

Training Gateway welcomes 1,000th member

Published - Tuesday, 23 December, 2008

The web-based Training Gateway hosted by York University has welcomed its 1,000th member as Hertfordshire University joins the networkAn extensive training and development forum launched six months ago, the Training Gateway has already distributed more than 300 tenders for training in sectors including oil exploration engineering, air traffic controllers and upper level public sector managers...

Oilennium extends training module suite

Published - Monday, 22 December, 2008

Oilennium has announced the launch of a new learning management system to serve the training and development requirements of the oil and gas industryThe new online education programme offers an extensive suite of practical learning tools that are designed to maximise retention, the company said in a statement...

Enbridge supports employment with pipeline

Published - Monday, 22 December, 2008

Enbridge has supported local employment in North Dakota with the development of a 20-inch pipeline running between Neche and ClearbrookAccording to the Grand Forks Herald, more than 400 people have been working on the project, while the company has also announced that it will extend its operations in the state with the development of a new pipeline which could create further job opportunities...

Minister: Govt must provide training in Timor Leste

Published - Friday, 19 December, 2008

It is the Timorese government's responsibility to provide more training and development opportunities for the national workforce, the country's secretary for youth and sport has claimedSpeaking to the Guardian Weekly, Miguel Manetulu said that the government has already cooperated with firms in the oil and gas industry to lead recruitment drives, in addition to supporting a work exchange programme with Korea, but that presently these have only had limited success because Timorese workers current

Energy industry must learn lessons of 90s, says Malaysian PM

Published - Friday, 19 December, 2008

The prime minister of Malaysia Yab Dato' Seri Abdullah Bin Haji Ahmad Badawi has warned that the oil and gas industry must not allow the same exodus of human capital witnessed in the 1990s to occur again In comments made at the start of the month, the Malaysian state head noted that the last time oil prices dropped, a slew of trained workers left the oil and gas industry and were not fully replaced...

QPI CEO: Investment in human capital needed

Published - Friday, 19 December, 2008

The oil and gas industry needs to commit substantial investment in the development of human potential in order to weather the current economic storm, Nasser Al-Jaidah, chief executive officer of Qatar Petroleum International (QPI), has claimed Speaking earlier this month, the chief executive warned: "With the present economic downturn we have a real need for oil and gas companies to invest in human capital to cope with growing global energy demand...

BU Malaysia and KIC in pen scholarship agreement

Published - Tuesday, 16 December, 2008

Binary University (BU) Malaysia and UAE-based Al Khawarizmi International College (KIC) have signed an agreement that will allow students at the KIC to transfer to the Malaysian university more freelyStudents at KIC - which has provided computational training and development programmes for more than 40,000 individuals and employees of all the world's energy firms - will now be able to transfer to BU Malaysia after two years of study...

EIMA to establish offshore safety course

Published - Tuesday, 16 December, 2008

The Emirates International Maritime Academy (EIMA) is set to develop a new offshore safety training and development course for the oil and gas industryAccording to Al Bawaba, the EIMA has signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia-based Sribima Maritime Training Centre for the development of world-class offshore facilities in the Dubai Maritime City (DMC) campus...

NT minister: East Timorese workers need training

Published - Friday, 12 December, 2008

The chief minister for the Northern Territories in Australia has told premier Kevin Rudd that East Timorese workers need to be provided with more training and development opportunities to serve the energy sector Paul Henderson spoke with the prime minister as he visited schools and community events in Darwin and Palmerston, according to ABC News...

Offshore training 'has bolstered UK economy'

Published - Friday, 12 December, 2008

Industry-leading training facilities located in the north of England have helped to support the growth of the offshore oil and gas sector According to the Journal, the northern offshore industry is now in a strong enough position to support the regional and national economy during this difficult period...

Flowserve signs deal with Aramco

Published - Friday, 12 December, 2008

Flowserve has announced the signing of a new ten-year strategic contract with Saudi oil firm Aramco The supplier agreement will include Flowserve's entire product range of flow control devices, in addition to value-added services such the provision of local training and development programmes...

BG Group praised for Kazakh diversification

Published - Friday, 12 December, 2008

BG Group has been commended by the Foreign Investors' Council (FIC) of Kazakhstan for its commitment to diversification of the country's economyThe company was celebrated as the best foreign investor in Kazakhstan for 2008, with the FIC president Nursultan Nazarbayev celebrating 16 years of close cooperation between BG and the country...

Exxon: Growth-oriented approach needed to beat downturn

Published - Friday, 12 December, 2008

Energy firms need to focus on growth-oriented projects in order to survive the downturn and meet future energy demand, Exxon chairman and chief executive Rex Tillerson has claimedFollowing the release of the company's energy management strategy up to 2030, Mr Tillerson said that Market-based policies focused on profitability would be key to continued economic success...

IDB economist: Latin America needs to protect social gains

Published - Friday, 12 December, 2008

Latin America will need to invest in training, employment and infrastructure schemes to ensure that the social gains made in Latin America in the last five years are not negated by the economic crisis, the chief economist of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has claimedSpeaking to the Economist, Santiago Levy warned that unless training and development programs and temporary work schemes are set up to protect employees entering unemployment, the economic growth witnessed in the last five

Vale: Companies need to invest in training for South America

Published - Thursday, 11 December, 2008

Mining giant Vale has advised natural resources companies operating in South America to invest in training and development programmes to survive the downturnThe Washington Post has reported that numerous countries in South America have enjoyed rocketing growth as oil and other natural resources are identified and extracted...

NBS: Training key to sustaining Chinese growth

Published - Thursday, 11 December, 2008

Providing training opportunities and promoting job creation has played a key part in helping China to sustain its economic growth, the director of the National Bureau of Statistics has claimedIn an article originally written for Qiushi, the director noted that 10...

Australian oil and gas training centre holds first graduation ceremony

Published - Wednesday, 10 December, 2008

The Australian Centre for Energy and Process Training in Munster has celebrated the graduation of its first students, according to reportsAustralian training minister Peter Collier handed out awards to the students, who received oil and gas training focusing on plant operations and engineering...

SPDC calls for training in tough year

Published - Wednesday, 10 December, 2008

Nigeria needs to establish consolidated training and development programmes to help ensure that the country's energy industry is working efficiently in 2009, the managing director of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has urged According to This Day, Mutiu Sumonu warned that the coming year is likely to be difficult for the oil and gas sector in Nigeria and called for greater adoption of training programmes to utilise the domestic workforce effectively...

Venture Gulf extends training courses with Australian firm

Published - Wednesday, 10 December, 2008

The Venture Gulf training and development centre will sign a joint-agreement with a major Australian energy firm in the new year to expand its course offering, it has been claimed Speaking to the Peninsula, Javeed A...

Natural resources minister: Canadians will be trained

Published - Tuesday, 09 December, 2008

Canada's burgeoning solar energy industry will be buoyed by governmental training and development programmes, the company's natural resources minister has insistedSpeaking yesterday (December 8th), Lisa Raitt said that the solar sector will play an important role in ensuring the future of Canada's energy supply while also furthering its commitment to the environment...

Pirate attacks shape Mass. maritime training

Published - Monday, 08 December, 2008

The spate of pirate attacks witnessed off the coast of Somalia in recent months has become a prominent topic at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Captain Thomas Bushy, who leads training and development courses at the institute, has said that the recent attacks have provided a real-world backdrop to the courses...

Shell cuts ribbon at $21m Louisiana training centre

Published - Monday, 08 December, 2008

Shell has held the opening ceremony of its new $21 million (£144 million) Northshore training and development centre in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana...

Petronas: Company strength lies with workers

Published - Monday, 08 December, 2008

Malaysian national energy major Petronas has forged its success by focusing on the training and development of its workforce, the company's vice-president for education has explained Speaking to Bernama, Dr Rosti Saruwono said that the company has sought to expand its educational commitment to Malaysia by expanding beyond tertiary oil and gas training courses and offering primary and secondary education too...

Samruk Kazyna plans Kazakhstan training hub

Published - Monday, 08 December, 2008

The Samruk Kazyna National Welfare Fund will commit to the development of training and development centres to exploit Kazakhstan's oil and gas potential According to Kazinform, chairman of the fund Kairat Kelimbetov told attendees at a recent session of the Council of Foreign Investors that currently, the country lacks the intellectual infrastructure necessary to capitalise on its strategic proximity to the Caspian Sea...

ExxonMobil launches African outreach programme

Published - Monday, 08 December, 2008

ExxonMobil and Africare have announced the commencement of a three-year development programme to help African women expand their skills and access business and industry markets on the continent The new Educating Women and Girls initiative will provide training and development courses which focus on increasing entrepreneurial capacity and business skills...

Gazprom and Schlumberger sign tech contract

Published - Wednesday, 03 December, 2008

Gazprom and Schlumberger have entered into an agreement which will see the companies cooperate in the provision of turnkey technologies The latter will provide the Russian state-owned oil major with signature technology which will enable it to improve output capacity and exploration efficiency in domestic fields and those overseas...

ATR Group announces integrated HAVS solution

Published - Wednesday, 03 December, 2008

ATR Group has launched a new integrated solution to help oil and gas firms reduce instances of Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) among the workforceThrough vibration monitoring systems and technical training and development support, the company seeks to significantly reduce the HAVS contraction rate, which currently stands at 3,000 new cases each year...

Jammu University to set up energy institute

Published - Wednesday, 03 December, 2008

Jammu University is set to construct a new energy institute to offer its students world-class energy training and development programmes The new centre forms part of a collaboration between Jammu and University College London (UCL), which will work together to promote teaching, training and research in various branches of science...

ICTC wins Halliburton training contract

Published - Monday, 01 December, 2008

The Indiana County Technology Centre (ICTC) has won a contract which will see it train 2,500 staff for Halliburton by 2010 Once the trainees have completed the course, the US energy giant will then send them to work in stations along the eastern seaboard, from Canada to Georgia...

UTPB expands energy management courses

Published - Monday, 01 December, 2008

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB) has announced the expansion of its energy management courses after a popular and successful trial run UTPB Business dean Jack Ladd said that there was an immediate need to serve the oil and gas sector in west Texas with highly trained managers...

Ghana ports minister: lack of training is a stumbling block

Published - Monday, 01 December, 2008

A critical shortfall in skills needs to be addressed if Ghana is to capitalise on the recent oil find, the country's minister for ports, harbours and railways has warned Speaking at the 12th Annual General Meeting of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi warned that when service providers do not receive adequate training and development, they serve as a stumbling block to progress because they do not appreciate the wider economic agenda...