We all warmly welcome the current and the expected future growth of the oil and gas industry over the coming four to five years and potential beyond. This will offer ongoing security for the people and the companies already tied up in it. But with this growth comes a major worry; how will the industry cope with the prevailing and potentially catastrophic shortage of personnel?

Section: Forward View
Publication Date: July 2008 In the first trading day of 2008, NYMEX crude oil futures traded at US$100/b for the first time ever, powered by renewed violence in Nigeria, supply concerns, and ongoing tension in the Middle East,
Section: Forward View
Publication Date: February 2008

The launch of International Hydrographic & Seismic Search Magazine comes at an interesting time. True, the coffers of their target audience have been swollen by the
near-US$100barrel, but the outlook for the global oil industry and economy is darkening by the week.

Section: Forward View
Publication Date: January 2008