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Training in process safety
...and skills to a wider audience,” said director, John Reynolds. The SkillsAcademy has worked with the Process Safety Management project board, since 2011 to develop three process safety courses which...
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Opinion
Easing skill shortages and protecting supply chain
...– and this, combined with an existing shortage of HGV drivers more than 76,000 individuals has meant that haulage firms are now struggling to recruit new drivers – a problem...
Insight
Fuel prices – impacts and forecasts
...adding to the drop in demand. Diesel shortages Across Europe and the East coast of the United Sates in particular, there are concerns over a shortage of diesel reserves. Under...
News
Fuel industry addresses ‘minimal and patchy’ supply shortage
The fuel industry has moved to quell suggestions of fuel shortages which could prompt panic-buying in the run-up to Easter as activists continue to block access to terminals and prevent...
Opinion
Logistics operators look towards mergers and acquisitions to boost resilience
...its third lowest level since the report began. Concerns over profitability, skills, labour shortages, top line growth, and the rising cost of doing business, are integral to that fall. “However,...
News
Driving academy launch solves distributor driver shortage
What should you do when there is a shortage of drivers? Start your own driving academy! Cumbria-based distributor, WCF Fuels, has done just this as an ingenious solution to the...
Knowledge
Safeguard the future with effective succession planning
...gives them the opportunity to develop the business using the skills, experience and knowledge that they have gained in their employment. It is important to note that an MBO does...
News
The young people behind the UK’s downstream sector
...the downstream oil industry,” added Martin Vickers. “Equipping our young talent with the right skills for the future will be essential to meet current and future skills shortages in this important sector.” ...
Opinion
LSIP funding will support industry growth, says Logistics UK
The £200 million of funding announced by the Government this week to create Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) is excellent news for logistics, providing the funding is allocated correctly, according...
Insight
What the UK CCS announcements mean for the sector
...out fossil fuels, as many of the skills offshore oil and gas workers have could be deployed offshore in the carbon capture clusters announced in the North Sea. While it...
News
Providing skilled drivers for Britain’s transport industry
...Group said the company is investing to provide the skilled drivers that Britain’s transport industry needs. “Our new System Training centre in Widnes will provide a springboard for the enhanced...
Opinion
Stick or Twist: oil services have crucial choices to make as energy transition accelerates
...role in shifting the conversation about how this industry fuels and sustains energy and employment into the future.” Decarbonisation driven by digital technology, deals and diversifying skills In many ways...
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Kelly Mcloughlin – Barton Petroleum’s first female depot manager
...can take these skills with you anywhere.” The organisation and administrative skills gained along the way have proved extremely advantageous in Kelly’s role of depot manager for Barton – a...
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New report highlights Scotland’s strengths in clean hydrogen
...near heavy industrial locations and co-located with industrial hydrogen and oxygen off-takers, civils infrastructure, skilled workforce and local support. Many sites across Scotland have the potential to harness and develop...
Analysis
The changing face of the fuel depot
...combination of skills is far more important than being biased towards a particular skillset. Salespeople who have no consideration for operations create challenges for a business, as do operations people...
Opinion
Will the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) enhance driver skills or is it an unnecessary addition to the ADR qualification?
...skill by taking an assessment. The PDP is supported by the PDP training standard which all tanker operators will be able to use as a basis for driver training/development. The...
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North East wins new funding to spearhead development of hydrogen transport hub
...the area, to support upskilling the local workforce and foster a specialised skills base and pipeline of talent, further cementing the Tees Valley’s status as the home of hydrogen. Transport...
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Oil and gas apprenticeship scheme open for applications
...OPITO, the global safety and skills organisation for the energy industry, and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), on behalf of industry operators and major contractors, was launched in...