DRILLING & COMPLETION VIDEOS • DEPARTMENTS
Workforce development goes hand in
hand with industry’s digital transformation
The digital transformation is critical to building and main-
taining the workforce of the future, so companies must enhance
their understanding of digital systems if they want to attract and
retain young talent, said Brett Schellenberg, Director of Controls
and Automation at Nabors.
In this video from the IADC Drilling Engineers Committee
(DEC) Q1 2022 Technology Forum, held in Houston on 30 March,
Mr Schellenberg discusses how the role of the driller is changing
amid the digital transformation, as well as the challenges that
drilling contractors face in an increasingly digital ecosystem.
Watch the video for more information.
Attracting young talent will require oil and
gas companies to think outside the box
The oil and gas industry is looking to new avenues to find
the workers needed in order to adapt to a changing technical
landscape, with companies rethinking the skillsets they need
to thrive in the future. Speaking from the IADC DEC Technology
Forum in Houston in March, Willie Thompson, Senior Manager,
Early Career Engineering at Hess, discusses the external and
internal forces that have changed how the industry looks for
new talent.
Mr Thompson also discusses the “attributes for today” that
companies find necessary in young workers, as well as the
ways in which Hess is investing in talent development.
Low-carbon future will
require industry buy-in,
technology enablers
Examining the causes and
costs of unplanned sidetracks
can help companies better
mitigate future risk
‘Unconventional’ systems
could help to scale
geothermal drilling
H&P introduces solution
to optimize power usage,
reduce fuel consumption
at the rig
Patterson-UTI develops
real-time alert system to
improve decision making
at the rig site
Technological disrupters
could lead to a rethinking
of the well construction
business model
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