Implementing performance management processes to impact the final result is a universal business objective in terms of all key indicators. (This article is only available in Russian)
Everyone will agree that the work in the O&G industry is extremely risky. Exploration and drilling, construction and maintenance of oil and gas facilities - all are considered to be dangerous activities. Companies have done a lot to reduce injury rates, but despite all the technological advances workers in this sector still die and get injured. In this special report we are looking at the measures that oil giant Shell is taking to ensure the safety of its personnel, especially when it comes to reducing injuries and deaths resulting from road accidents. (This article is only available in Russian)
The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers has been publishing safety data since 1985. Hans Jorn Johansen, Head of the Safety Committee, examines the improvements the industry has seen in the past 24 years and looks at what can be done in the coming years to enhance current industry standards.
The work of security services of Transneft's subsidiaries is based on common principles and rules. Transnefteproduct, after its integration into Transneft's structure, began the restructuring of its security activities. Victor Churikov, VP of Security at Transnefteprodukt, tells us how the integration process is going and what problems still remain to be resolved. (This article is only available in Russian)
Piracy is back, but not in the traditional sense. Swashbuckling blackbeards brandishing cutlasses have been superseded by ruthless, money-hungry Somali gangs armed with automatic weapons, global positioning systems and satellite phones. With supertankers seen as a prize catch among new-age pirates, can the oil industry ward off potentially deadly and costly attacks or is it merely a sitting duck? By Julian Rogers