Saturday January 19, 2013
While I was working in the United States, I was transferred to Dallas, Texas to work at an oil and gas company. It was my first taste of the astonishing oil and gas world and the complexities of the industry. I was immediately intrigued by the magnitude of the industry and its intricacies. For example, did you know that the oil and gas industry provides the world’s 6.9 billion people with 60% of their daily energy needs? The other 40% comes from coal, nuclear and hydro-electric power, and “renewables” like wind, solar and tidal power, and biomass products such as firewood. So, it a huge part of the energy world.
The oil and gas industry influences virtually every aspect of the global economy. In fact, almost everything we do, like driving a car, has an impact on the oil and gas industry. As the population of the world continues to grow to the predicted 9.2 billion by 2050, the demand for food, water and energy, especially oil and gas related energy, is expected to increase.
Another interesting note is that Petronas is one of the biggest oil and gas companies in the world. In fact, national oil companies like Saudi Aramco, Gazprom, CNPC, NIOC, PDVSA, Petrobras and Petronas control approximately one-third of the world’s oil and gas production and reserves. Having worked with numerously talented Petronas employees and others from various oil and gas organisations, I can say it is truly a great place to start your career and to have a global career. There are many great Malaysian leaders, including Datuk Seri Idris Jala, who began their careers with oil and gas organisations.
I clearly remember my boss at Global Compression Services (the company in Dallas where I was sent to work in). She was a commanding woman named Sherri Larkin. After introducing me to the team, she sat me down and walked through the products, services and offerings of the company. She then walked through the financials of the organisation, its challenges and outlined what her expectations were of me. Her overview and kindness to “mentor” me in my early days in the organisation helped me tremendously later on in my assignment. We also have a special feature on mentoring (page 5). Having mentors are key to your success.
The oil and gas business is clearly a complex, global industry that affects all aspects of our lives. There are some great career opportunities in the oil and gas world and we hope this issue of the career pullout will help you get an understanding and awareness of the richness and amazement of the oil and gas industry. Our feature story on the oil and gas industry is brought to you by our partners at TalentCorp, who have put together an awesome spread on the industry for your benefit.
So, enjoy this special oil and gas overview issue. We do hope our career guide will continue to inspire you to keep learning and growing. We have filled this issue with ideas and resources to help you grow your career. Keep leveraging our amazing videos and other resources which can be accessed online at www.leaderonomics.tv or at our main home site www.leaderonomics.com.
We wish you all the best in your career journey and all the best wishes for a wonderful 2013. Have fun with our pullout and if you have any feedback on the pullout, feel free to email me and my team from Leaderonomics at mystarjob@leaderonomics.com. We love all feedback (we believe it’s a gift from you to us regardless of the nature of the comment!) So do send us your thoughts, ideas and aspirations for the pullout. Have a super weekend!
Warm regards,
Roshan Thiran
Editor, myStarjob.com
& CEO, Leaderonomics
