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It’s no secret that one of the biggest concerns for the oil and gas industry as it works its way out of the COVID-19 era is solving the challenge of the new workforce. New people with new skills are required and when that happens in any industry safety becomes a hot topic. Oil and gas safety is, as always, at the top of executives’ minds these days.
To talk about the state of oil and gas safety in the patch, Hart Energy sat down with Kenny Jordan, vice president of the Energy Workforce & Technology Council (The Council). Jordan is a longtime expert on oil and gas safety issues, having previously served and the executive director of the Association of Energy Services Company before is recently merged with PESA to form The Council.
Jump to a topic:
- Effective oil and gas safety in the recovery (1:10)
- Oil and gas safety statistics (2:29)
- Fatality and injury numbers (4:48)
- Consolidation effects on oil and gas safety (5:59)
- Oil and gas safety versus other industries (6:28)
- Positive trends in oilfield safety (7:39)
- Role of the Energy Workforce & Technology Council (9:34)
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