What the energy, oil and gas industry can learn
from one company’s experience in refueling the talent pipeline.
By Justine Smith
When the energy, oil and gas industry experienced a steep and prolonged decline, the effects were widespread and fluctuating oil prices ignited a lack of confidence that still lingers today. But while Deloitte’s 2017 Oil and Industry Outlook shows that many companies are still in survival mode and emphasizes shifting to short-term plans, the industry remains focused on a hopeful future.
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Energy companies are prime targets for cybercrime. How can your organization protect itself?
By Kellie Murphy
I’m not ashamed to admit that my life, probably like yours, too, has been made easier because of my smart phone. I use it for everything, and it does pretty much everything I need.
Today alone, I emailed a company’s CFO, set my fantasy baseball lineup, opened a door and wrote part of this paragraph, all on my iPhone. I’m sure many of you probably did very similar things, whether through your phone, tablet or some other form of handheld technology. It’s the new normal.
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How will the Trump Keystone XL executive order and similar decisions
impact the industry and U.S. economy?
By Ben Hutterer
You may have thought that the Keystone pipeline project is dead. Perhaps you felt that there were just too many obstacles. It appears that you’d be wrong – the project is, for better or worse, expected to move forward and be huge. (Or at least it has the potential to be.)
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After turning the corner on a deep and prolonged downturn, the E&P sector
finds itself emerging into a brighter but still uncertain future.
By Kevin Schroeder
The recovery in crude oil pricing is adding optimism to the industry. In Grant Thornton/Hart Energy’s 2016 energy survey, more respondents said they planned to increase capital spending in the United States, and almost half want to increase M&A and make strategic deals.
We’re seeing the optimism in action:
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Rock and a hard place:
What will be the impact of EPA’s proposed financial assurance regulations
for the hardrock mining industry?
By Michael S. Giannotto and Matthew Brewer
In January 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). If finalized, the rule would impose new and extensive requirements that U.S. hardrock mining operations maintain financial assurances sufficient to fund potential CERCLA liabilities (such as remediation costs and natural resource damages [NRD]) that they might potentially incur due to releases of hazardous substances from their facilities.
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Integrated gas detection monitoring helps a company
secure a safer future for the workforce.
By Rich Wilson
Hydrogen sulfide. Carbon monoxide. Benzene. Formic acid. Methane. A major – if not the largest – priority for companies operating in high-risk industries should be the safety of the workforce, and organizations must invest in the implementation of reliable gas detection systems and emergency procedures should a hazardous event occur – emphasizing their commitment to safety. Now, with the advancement of mobile gas monitoring technology, modern systems can help create a safer and more streamlined environment of self-sustained safety for the whole site.
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The top 10 trends today’s leaner and fitter mining companies
will face in coming years, and how to prepare for them.
By Phil Hopwood
Things are starting to look up in the mining industry. With commodity prices on the rise and financing picking up, there is a measure of cautious optimism among miners. We are seeing a number of commodities in the middle of a bull run.
But that doesn’t mean it should be business as usual.
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A long, strange trip:
The status quo in exploration and production has re-emerged,
but not in the way we expected.
By Scott Cockerham
As an energy investment banker, it is always encouraging to meet with clients navigating the business as independent operators in exploration and production (E&P). The tech-savvy entrepreneurs who strike out on their own are the lifeblood of innovation in E&P, and it is their gumption that has led to breakthroughs in unconventional drilling, horizontal drilling and a host of other industry-advancing achievements.
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