performance beyond competence    

 

links to other useful sites


industry bodies

Oil & Gas UK Oil & Gas UK - useful information on UK oil & gas industry
UKPIA UK Petroleum Industry Association - the oil refining and marketing industry
CIA No, not that CIA - the chemical industry's leading employers’ organisation
OCA Offshore Contractors Association - major engineering contractors
WSCA Well Services Contractors Association
IADC International Association of Drilling Contractors
PILOT Successor to the OGITF - joint industry-government initiative
LOGIC Worth checking out the oil industry supply-chain site
DTI Energy Group Information on energy markets + statistics & data on energy usage and trends
Energy Institute The leading professional body for the energy industries; lots of data
Scottish Enterprise Scotland's main economic development agency, funded by Scottish Executive
Humber Chemical Focus Trade & development support agency with ± 25 members on the Humber Bank
EEEGR East of England Energy Group with more than 300 members

companies

BP One of the biggest oil companies in the world.
Shell Still one of the biggest and most influential oil companies in the world
Eni Italian oil company (the brand Agip will still be more familiar to many)
Petronas Malaysian national oil company
Halliburton Service contractors don't come much bigger
Baker Hughes One of the leading well services contractors
Noble Drilling Not the biggest drilling contractor, but interesting all the same

training and education

Cogent SSC The SSC for Oil and Gas, Chemicals, Petroleum, Polymers and Nuclear
ECITB Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
SEMTA The SSC for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
OPITO The Oil & Gas Academy
NSA Nuclear The National Skills Academy for Nuclear
NSA Process The National Skills Academy for Process Industries

other consultants

People whom we have worked alongside and respect include:

Acona Risk management and performance improvement consultants
AWA Multi-discipline consultancy in strategic workplace planning and flexible working
Energise Training Fostering sustainable learning to make a difference
ITS An employee-owned consulting and training business for 40 years
Strategies For Training Frank and Sarah Penson's consultancy based in the south of England
tlc international A network of consultancies specialising in organisational development strategies
WS Atkins Professional, technologically-based consultancy and support services
Jobseekers:
If you're looking for a job in the oil industry, don't contact us! Try instead the UK official site:

 oilcareers.com

Alternatives include:

 Online Consultants
 Martin Lewis
 Rigzone
 WorldWideWorker

Expat Engineering Job Network:

  Expat Engineer


Careers:
If you're starting out, and want to find out more about careers in the oil or chemicals industries, try:

  cogent
  EI careers index
  Chemical Industries YPN


 

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