Oil Majors Increasingly Employ eLearning Tools
The practice in oil & gas eLearning in the U.S is growing rapidly, with many oil companies now using eLearning as part of its competence management programs. Several oil giants in the U.S. such as Shell, Exxon and Chevron are keen on competence-based management, because it is an effective way for managers to ensure their workers are capable of making the workplace decisions. Although companies have focused on competences for some time, the practice is growing in eLearning, and more companies are making formal attempts to tie eLearning to competence management. Because the oil and gas business is
China Secures Abu Dhabi Oil Field Deal
that mostly supply the Asian market, and some in Abu Dhabi say the Gulf OPEC member should allow more Asian companies to help run its fields. When the concession for Abu Dhabi's biggest onshore fields expired early this year, Abu Dhabi was unable to agree whether to stick with the four western oil giants that had been running them. ADNOC has been forced to take full control of the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) while authorities weigh decide whether to extending the deal with western companies or welcome in new Asian oil companies. The CNPC agreement has no
February 2025
