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Top Oil and Gas Industry Training Courses You Should Attend
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes While there is an ever-increasing demand for jobs in the oil and gas sector, roles in the sector are evolving as well. It requires an educated and highly skilled workforce thanks to the new technology being introduced to the sector every year. To keep up with the industry…
Read MoreThe Top 10 Training Providers Worldwide
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes In this fast-paced world, we constantly witness evolving work demands and skills requirements. A survey done by BCG revealed that 61% of people believe that global megatrends greatly affect their jobs and will continue to do so. As a result, many have started upskilling themselves and are willing to…
Read MoreTop 3 Technical Training Providers in Singapore
Professional Development Training or Technical Training is often underappreciated and overlooked as a mean for employee retention and companies’ benefits. However, offering professional development training or technical training programs for employees enable them to perform much better and prepares them for greater responsibilities. This doesn’t just help in employees retention, but also attracts elite job…
Read MoreUnderstanding A Contractor’s Capabilities and Readiness to Perform
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Refineries, petrochemical plants and power plants are all major investments. Ongoing care and maintenance of the assets can involve up to 50% of the initial capital investment over the life of the plant. Increasing use of process plants by contractors is used to so support the maintenance and turnarounds…
Read MoreDecommissioning & Abandonment 2018
Decommissioning is the administrative and technical actions taken to allow the removal of some or all of the regulatory controls from a facility. – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Once any production facility is not economically viable, it creates the need to shut down the facility, make is safe and protect the environment effectively. Coupled…
Read MorePractical A-Z Guide to Laytime And Demurrage 2018
Laytime and demurrage comprise one aspect of English maritime law in relations to voyage charters. ‘Laytime’ refers to the period of time agreed between the parties during which the owner will make and keep the vessel available for loading or discharging without payment additional to the freight. ‘Demurrage’ refers to the agreed amount payable…
Read MorePipeline Pre-Commissioning
Pre-commissioning is generally considered to include the preparation and integrity verification or structure upon completion of construction/installation and prior to commissioning. Pre-commissioning includes all or the combination of operations to allow the pipeline or system to be cleaned, internally gauged pressure tested and dewatered and/or dried. Sometimes there can be a final operation…
Read MoreLeadership In The Oil And Gas Industry
The production of oil and gas is a key industry in the primary sector, henceforth the skills and competencies of this workforce is vital to ensure safe and reliable oil and gas extraction. Only by having a safe and skilled workforce, can the oil and gas energy industry be sustained and security of supply…
Read MoreNew Workforce Safety Policy Enforced In Singapore
In Singapore, from January 2018 onwards, the law will clam down harder on companies that neglect workers’ safety. The new policy that was passed down on 6 November 2017, stated that companies that are found guilty of serious workplace safety breaches could be fined up to $50k. Hazardous practices includes:- Firms’ failure to…
Read MoreWhat Is Instrumented Safety System?
Instrumented safety systems have in place for a long time to fit protective systems to industrial process plant. These systems are independent of the normal process control, and have implementations in place to render the plant safe in the event of a malfunction. It was until recently, that such systems have been designed…
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