Rising to the Challenge: A Case for Diversity in Energy

The Great Crew Change is complete. Much discussed, fretted over and analyzed, the shift in the makeup of the oil and gas industry’s workforce that was long portended has come. And for all intents and purposes, it has come and gone.

Look around conference rooms, exhibit halls, cocktail receptions and Zoom meetings, and you’ll see the change firsthand. The industry is younger, more diverse, less formal, speaks in buzzwords, understands (mostly) cryptomining, sees printouts as passe, conducts business and does their jobs from their cellphones, and now frequents the office far less.

Much like the sources of energy it procures, the industry workforce has transitioned and continues to do so. It is the “S” in ESG—social responsibility. But while the industry has prioritized the “E”—environmental—with net-zero and other carbon and methane reduction targets, there is still work to be done to complete the ESG picture.