by Matthew V. Veazey DownstreamToday Staff This opinion piece presents the opinions of the author. It does not necessarily reflect the views of DownstreamToday. Although pipeliners design, build, operate and maintain oil and gas pipelines, a growing cadre of U.S. pipeline specialists from the West Coast to the Midwest is engaging in some bridge-building as […]
MARCH 8, 2016 While low oil prices have been the top headline over the past year, the pipeline industry is facing another potential crisis. With a spate of mainline and distribution projects forecasted for the next five years and with the prospect of many baby boomers in the industry closing in on retirement, the industry […]
Article Source: North American Pipelines URL: http://napipelines.com/young-professionals-seek-industry-peers/ The oil and gas pipeline industry faces a looming crisis as baby boomers near retirement and leave behind a workforce shortage in their wake. Young professionals are needed as this “experience gap” is one of the main concerns brought up by industry veterans at such events as the […]
Young pipeliners lead the way Article Source: Pipelines International URL: http://pipelinesinternational.com/news/young_pipeliners_lead_the_way/100552 By Eric Alvarado, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Ramon, CA, USA Featured in December 2015 YPP USA networking happy hour in Houston, Texas. With the baby boomer generation heading towards retirement within the next decade, leaders of the pipeline industry have recognised the need […]
Building a Career Pipeline: New Generation of Industry Talent Awaits September 2015, Vol. 242, No. 9 Article Source: Pipeline and Gas Journal URL: http://pgjonline.com/2015/09/15/building-a-career-pipeline-new-generation-of-industry-talent-awaits/ As Mark Miller, a senior oil and natural gas executive with years of experience, was addressing a Baker Hostetler Shale Symposium in Houston in mid-2015 he could not resist the opportunity to talk […]
PRCI Hosts Young Pipeline Professionals USA at TDC Article Source: Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) URL: http://prci.org/index.php/site/news_single/prci_hosts_young_pipeline_professionals_usa_at_tdc/ PRCI welcomed the Young Pipeline Professionals USA (YPP USA) for a visit to the new Technology Development Center in mid-July. YPP USA is an organization aimed to educate young professionals about the pipeline industry, create leadership opportunities, foster relationships […]