Summary of Indian Oil & Gas Leaders Conclave

A followup on the Leaders Conclave that we held in New Delhi last month. We've been reaching out to both participants and invitees who could not attend. There seems to be interest in pushing forward with the discussion points that the delegates came up with. We're in the process of putting together an event for HR managers in the Indian Oil & Gas sector to action some of these ideas. Stay tuned.

In the meantime, check out the proceedings from the conclave via Slideshare.

Indian Oil & Gas Leaders Conclave - Discussion Summary

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Talent landscape in India for Oil & GAs

We have been lax in updating the blog for a couple of months- apologies to our followers. The Global Energy Talent team has been hard at work in expanding the human capability model to different stakeholders- companies, students, academia, regulators. With some wins under our belt, we hope to surface more often and talk about the intersection of the energy industry and human talent.

On this note- Global Energy Talent recently ran a Leaders Conclave in New Delhi on Feb 4, in association with the Petrotech Society of India. CEOs, Directors and chairpersons of different Oil & Gas companies attended, both from India and around the world. The topic of discussion was how to leverage Indian talent for better use in O&G projects in India, as well as around the world. To help set the stage, a question was posed- can India build an O&G industry with the IT industry as a model?

A couple of interesting observations from participants:
- How can the industry better communicate the advantages of a career in O&G to college students.. its still perceived as an old line industry. Can mass media be better used? Who are the influencers that need to be convinced?
- How to best train up young professionals. How can decision making be pushed down lower into the organization so younger execs have ability to take leading decisions earlier in their working careers? What kind of knowledge management practices need to be put in place to ensure organizational knowledge gets passed on?
- What business opportunities open up in the O&G space due to the pool of technical talent in India (which is yet somewhat unpolished). Can Indian-based oil companies use this as a differentiator as they expand to outside geographies? What about remote service delivery using India as center of excellence?

It was a fascinating discussion and we'll be taking these ideas forward in several forums.. stay tuned. If you'd like to receive a precis of the event, do contact us at info@globalenergytalent.com

GET at Oil & Gas Asia 2009 Exhibition

I just got back from attending the 12th Asian Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Engineering Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur last week. I was present there exhibiting at a booth under the auspices of our partner Max Energy. This post outlines some of my impressions and takeaways from speaking to exhibitors and participants at the show.

• The exhibition was pretty extensive, covering 17000 square feet at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center. Exhibitors covered two large halls that one often got lost in.
• There were almost 900 participating companies and close to 20000 visitors. It’s billed as Asia’s largest O&G show and it was indeed the case. Looking through the business cards I collected, I seem to have met with people from 17 different countries in the short space of a day and a half. Talk about a globalized industry!
• There seemed to be a much higher degree of optimism in the industry at the event. I was at the OTC show in Houston in May, where I noticed a more subdued mood. I bumped into an exhibitor who had showed at OTC as well, and in comparing notes, he mentioned how he felt that the near term business opportunities seemed more real at this show.
• The economic “green shoots” that analysts have recently been talking about seem to have already sprouted in SE Asia, at least in the O&G space. Well, we’ve also had a 20% runup in oil prices in the last month, which may have contributed to the general sense of new horizons.
• There seemed to be quite a few college students who were checking out the show. I got talking to a couple of these students, and there seemed to be a genuine sense of interest in long term careers in the O&G space.
• Finally, a word about the cuisine. I loved the noodle soups, particularly the kari mee, available at the event concession stands. Messy (still trying to get the curry stains off my favorite tie) but absolutely delish.