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Hear from industry leaders across the oil and gas sector on why they signed up to Connected Competence and why they support this industry-led approach to assuring a base standard for technical competence.   Connected Competence is now mandated by major service companies including Aker Solutions, Bilfinger UK, Global E&C, Petrofac, Ponticelli UK, Semco Maritime, Stork, Wood and Worley. Together, they employ more than 75% of the craft and technician workforce in the UKCS upstream oil and gas industry.   Apache Corporation, bp, Centrica Energy Storage +, CNOOC International, Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL), Dana Petroleum Limited, Eni, Equinor, Harbour Energy, INEOS Energy, Neo Energy, Neptune Energy, Repsol, RockRose Energy, Serica Energy plc, Shell, Spirit Energy, TAQA Group and TotalEnergies have all signed the Connected Competence Client Charter.   This is a formal commitment to recognise and promote Connected Competence as the industry base standard for technical competence assurance and include this in supply chain contracting strategies. #Safety #EnergySkills #OilAndGas #ConnectedCompetence #leadership #SkillsTransition #EngineeringConstruction #skills #TechnicalStandards

In this video industry leaders share how Connected Competence reduces duplication of assessment costs, speeds up deployment of competent personnel between sites, but most importantly, increases safety through the recognition and ongoing assurance of base technical competence.

Years ago, our local news channel, https://n12.co.il/, featured a captivating story about a gas rig off the coast of Haifa. 🌊 You can watch it right here: https://lnkd.in/dvR_wfd4 This story vividly illustrates how psychological concepts like groupthink, confirmation bias, overconfidence bias, and the halo effect can lead to costly mistakes in high-stakes environments. In this captivating segment, we witness the complexities of offshore drilling, where teamwork is paramount. However, it also highlights: Groupthink: Mistake: The crew's desire for harmony and consensus might have led to overlooking potential issues. Evidence: The story mentions that there were diverse nationalities and cultural backgrounds on the gas rig. When the team faced challenges understanding each other's head motions, they had translators to help. However, when they started to adapt their head motions to align with each other, it led to confusion and frustration. This demonstrates how the desire for conformity and lack of open communication resulted in poor decisions. Confirmation Bias: Mistake: The team might have sought information confirming their initial beliefs. Evidence: Hints at it when discussing how cultural differences influenced communication. The team learned to interpret head motions in a specific way and expected others to do the same. Overconfidence Bias: Mistake: Overestimating their abilities or underestimating risks could have resulted in risky decisions. Evidence: The drilling operation was in a deep-sea environment where divers couldn't operate due to the water's depth. Despite the challenging conditions, the team expressed confidence that they would hit gas with a probability of 50%. Teamwork is no joke. Success or failure depends on it. Learn more right here: https://lnkd.in/dfPrFCjE #symphony100 #teamwork #leadership #challenges #workpsychology #leadership

“We Are Bechtel" 🌟 Celebrating Excellence 🌟 As we mark another milestone at Bechtel, we reflect on our journey of over a century of engineering, construction, and project management excellence. From the depths of the earth to the frontiers of space, we’ve been there, building a better world. 🏗️ Building Legacies 🏗️ Our projects are more than just infrastructure; they are the arteries of economies, the bridges between communities, and the harbingers of progress. With 25,000 projects completed in 160 countries, our global footprint is a testament to our commitment to quality and sustainability. 🤝 Partnerships for Progress 🤝 At Bechtel, we believe in the power of partnership. Aligning our goals with our customers’, we’ve tackled environmental challenges, improved resiliency, and spurred economic growth. Together, we’re not just constructing projects; we’re building a cleaner, greener, safer future. Because at Bechtel, we don’t just live for a challenge—we thrive on it. #WeAreBechtel #EngineeringExcellence #SustainableDevelopment #GlobalImpact

Years ago, our local news channel, https://n12.co.il/, featured a captivating story about a gas rig off the coast of Haifa. 🌊 You can watch it right here: https://lnkd.in/e4m6aCJ8 This story vividly illustrates how psychological concepts like groupthink, confirmation bias, overconfidence bias, and the halo effect can lead to costly mistakes in high-stakes environments. In this captivating segment, we witness the complexities of offshore drilling, where teamwork is paramount. However, it also highlights: Groupthink: Mistake: The crew's desire for harmony and consensus might have led to overlooking potential issues. Evidence: The story mentions that there were diverse nationalities and cultural backgrounds on the gas rig. When the team faced challenges understanding each other's head motions, they had translators to help. However, when they started to adapt their head motions to align with each other, it led to confusion and frustration. This demonstrates how the desire for conformity and lack of open communication resulted in poor decisions. Confirmation Bias: Mistake: The team might have sought information confirming their initial beliefs. Evidence: Hints at it when discussing how cultural differences influenced communication. The team learned to interpret head motions in a specific way and expected others to do the same. Overconfidence Bias: Mistake: Overestimating their abilities or underestimating risks could have resulted in risky decisions. Evidence: The drilling operation was in a deep-sea environment where divers couldn't operate due to the water's depth. Despite the challenging conditions, the team expressed confidence that they would hit gas with a probability of 50%. Teamwork is no joke. Success or failure depends on it. #symphony100 #teamwork #leadership #challenges #workpsychology #leadership

Knowing where you want to go will get you there faster. Often times we float along going where the wind takes us, and then wonder how we got here. It takes thought, intention and purpose to know where you want to go and then to develop a plan to get there. You have to be intentional about your development journey. Join me for a session on Intentional Development, hosted by Malika Begin of Begin Development on July 24th. (link in comments)

Working closely with governments in order to achieve their renewable energy and sustainable development goals is at the heart of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The challenge is not only to find suitable financial solutions, but also to bring the projects to a financial sustainable level, while having highly impactful social and environmental benefits. Here you a glimpse of what we are doing to achieve these goals, and the potential this has to become a world changing initiative #renewableenergy #sustainability #sustainabledevelopment #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #energytransition

Each of Nat Bullard's 200 slides are a must read. As a veteran of the 2010 solar boom (and bust) which led to the dramatic drop in costs and increase in installations, I'm always excited to hear what Nat has to say about the industry. There too much good stuff to highlight. The data-driven approach does a great job to highlight the accomplishments (growth in renewables, decline in carbon intensity, decreased deforestation), but also the opportunities we need to continue to pursue (grid interconnection, carbon removal, US-only anti-ESG noise). https://lnkd.in/gyshiEiB

📢 Amazing NEWS 🔴 📹 We are thrilled to present the official video of the RESPECT project 👀 💡 RESPECT project proposes a logistical chain 🔗 of disruptive, flexible, sustainable and versatile recycling processes that consider the safety aspects of battery 🔋 opening and deactivation, and utilises hydrometallurgy or direct recycling, depending on the targeted LIBs to be treated, thereby supporting the next generation of battery materials development. Learn more about the vision and goals of the 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭  👇

Looking for something to read over a (long) cup of coffee (ok or glass of wine) and take stock of where we are in the energy transition? Can't do better than the annual presentation from Nat Bullard assessing decarbonization progress: https://lnkd.in/dsNUNhbM My most interesting observations from this year's deck: Overall themes: - Wow, I hope 2023 an outlier for global temperature. Basically already at the 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels target. - Markets respond to incentives (again and again)… Nigeria diesel subsidy removal, California net metering, South Africa load shedding rate, German residential battery sector... number of instances where solar and storage deployments respond accordingly when market provide clears incentive. -Electrified transport already has caught up to $ annual investment for renewable energy, highlighting the scale of the auto industry -US + EU has (slightly) reduced emissions levels, with more progress to go, the current growth trajectory for emissions in the rest of the world not encouraging -At 8% cost of capital… finance cost comprises 50% of renewable's levelized costs of electricity (much higher than fossil fuel where Opex is a larger %.) Look at India where renewable project debt is 11%, or South Africa where it is 13%, that is a big deal that will slow down decarbonization. -Corporate decarbonization work getting harder as easy / quick wins are over (see that in ESG reports); company perception of ESG opportunity and its impacts is quite regional; the E (environmental) part of ESG has not taken as much as a hit as two other letters with recent anti-ESG sentiment Other interesting data points: -92% of world’s GDP covered by a net zero target -Didn’t ever realize that global per capita greenhouse gas emissions peaked in 1973 (right before first oil shock) -Green infrastructure projects have half the default rates of conventional infrastructure (makes sense as you consider the reduced risk given fuel source, complexity, return expectations, etc.) -Near-term reduction in hydropower capacity can actually offset a sizable amount of solar + wind gain ifn decarbonizing the power sector -China almost certainly passed Japan as the world’s biggest passenger car exporter in 2023 -2020-2022 energy price shocks on the scale at least of the 1970s oil shocks -There are now 400 active carbon capture and storage projects worldwide -Solar and battery manufacturing capacity are on track, or ahead, of net zero needs in 2030 -Lithium-ion battery recycling capacity far outstrips available supply – and will do so for years