PARIS (4 March, 2013) – This agreement will allow SPIE Oil & Gas Services to enhance its worldwide competency development programs. [Keep reading]
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As the PetroSkills Alliance continues to expand geographically, we are proud to welcome the two newest operating companies, BHP Billiton and Oman Oil Co. [Keep reading]
PetroSkills will be attending the following conferences in 2013. As always, these events give us a wonderful opportunity way to speak with industry professionals, hear feedback, discuss solutions, network, and identify the best ways to work together to improve competency for you and your organization. [Keep reading]
PetroSkills announced today that it has acquired the training and consulting businesses of John M. Campbell & Company (JMC) of Norman, Oklahoma. PetroSkills and JMC are both members of the PetroSkills Alliance, the leading training alliance for the international petroleum industry with 25 industry members. [Keep reading]
KATY, Texas, USA (3 December, 2012). The facts are disturbing: ACCIDENTS: In 2011, the largest percentage of drilling operator fatalities occurred among workers with 1-5 years of service, with most victims being floormen (IADC). RETENTION: “We’ve seen floorhand turnover as high as 74 percent, with 26 percent of those leaving within the first 30 days,” said a drilling operator spokesperson in a 2012 Drilling Contractor magazine article. To help reverse these alarming statistics, PetroSkills now offers drilling contractors the industry’s broadest, most in-depth training targeted to onshore and offshore workers. [Keep reading]