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GON/WHEATSTONE FEATURE
OIL & GAS AUSTRALIA
Operations workers
needed for Chevron
BY SARAH BYRNE
AS AUSTRALIAN LNG projects drive towards operations,
recruitment of production phase workers is at the forefront of
company minds and the need for a pipeline of operations-skilled
workers is apparent.
Ensuring there is a capable workforce to work on Australian LNG
projects in the production phase is a challenge Chevron Australia faces
as Gorgon and Wheatstone move towards the operations phase, Chevron
Australia general manager of human resources Kaye Butler said.
Speaking at the recent Australian Mines and Metals Association
national conference in Perth, Ms Butler said there is a lot of capability in
Australia to produce a production workforce but there is work to be done.
“There is work we need to do to continue that pipeline to make sure we
have ongoing capability.”
“We have capability today, but I am not sure we have enough capability
to cope with all the projects coming online,” she said.
Ms Butler said it was vital for industry to support graduate programs
and provide training and development programs to ensure there would
be a continuous flow of operations skilled workers.
Encouraging an interest in these disciplines among children from a
young age was also noted as an important tool in securing that workforce,
withthe number of LNG processing plants in Australia expected to rise
from eight to at least 21 by the end of 2018.
In focusing on moving the projects into the operations phase, Chevron
hadd been working to ensure there was a capable production workforce,
support staff and service providers.
“We have been building our operations organisation for a few years
now, but we are now very much focused on what operations looks like
and what the skills are and capabilities we need,” Ms Butler said
Remaining competitive, making sure the company isn’t overemploying
and working with support staff and services providers to ensure the
necessary skills are available was important as the company moves into
operations in Australia, Ms Butler said.
“There is a lot of work going on with just focusing on operations.”
Collaboration within the industry on training is vital in ensuring there
is a capable workforce to operate and service Australia’s LNG projects, Ms
Butler said.
In July, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia
(CCIWA) announced the establishment of the Australian petroleum
industry’s first collaborative training partnership between Chevron
Australia and Woodside.
Under the agreement, Chevron’s operator trainees work at the
Woodside operated North West Shelf project’s Karratha gas plant,
complementing their theoretical training and addressing the increasingt
demand for trained LNG plant operators.
The Karratha gas plant is the only place in Western Australia
where trainees can get hands-on LNG and pipeline gas experience.
CCIWA said the first group of trainees began onsite training last
September and worked alongside Woodside trainees for a number of
shifts leading up to the completion of their traineeship with Energy
Apprenticeships Group.
Following this, the trainees have gone on the work directly for
Chevron at its Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities, CCIWA said.
Ms Butler said deal gave Chevron trainees important onsite operational
experience.
“The new wave of trainees join more than 400 people who have already
participated in training programs specifically aimed at developing skills
and creating job opportunities with the Gorgon and Wheatstone
projects,” she said. l
30 ENERGY PUBLICATIONS CELEBRATING 34 YEARS OF PUBLISHING IN AUSTRALIA
OIL & GAS AUSTRALIA
Operations workers
needed for Chevron
BY SARAH BYRNE
AS AUSTRALIAN LNG projects drive towards operations,
recruitment of production phase workers is at the forefront of
company minds and the need for a pipeline of operations-skilled
workers is apparent.
Ensuring there is a capable workforce to work on Australian LNG
projects in the production phase is a challenge Chevron Australia faces
as Gorgon and Wheatstone move towards the operations phase, Chevron
Australia general manager of human resources Kaye Butler said.
Speaking at the recent Australian Mines and Metals Association
national conference in Perth, Ms Butler said there is a lot of capability in
Australia to produce a production workforce but there is work to be done.
“There is work we need to do to continue that pipeline to make sure we
have ongoing capability.”
“We have capability today, but I am not sure we have enough capability
to cope with all the projects coming online,” she said.
Ms Butler said it was vital for industry to support graduate programs
and provide training and development programs to ensure there would
be a continuous flow of operations skilled workers.
Encouraging an interest in these disciplines among children from a
young age was also noted as an important tool in securing that workforce,
withthe number of LNG processing plants in Australia expected to rise
from eight to at least 21 by the end of 2018.
In focusing on moving the projects into the operations phase, Chevron
hadd been working to ensure there was a capable production workforce,
support staff and service providers.
“We have been building our operations organisation for a few years
now, but we are now very much focused on what operations looks like
and what the skills are and capabilities we need,” Ms Butler said
Remaining competitive, making sure the company isn’t overemploying
and working with support staff and services providers to ensure the
necessary skills are available was important as the company moves into
operations in Australia, Ms Butler said.
“There is a lot of work going on with just focusing on operations.”
Collaboration within the industry on training is vital in ensuring there
is a capable workforce to operate and service Australia’s LNG projects, Ms
Butler said.
In July, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia
(CCIWA) announced the establishment of the Australian petroleum
industry’s first collaborative training partnership between Chevron
Australia and Woodside.
Under the agreement, Chevron’s operator trainees work at the
Woodside operated North West Shelf project’s Karratha gas plant,
complementing their theoretical training and addressing the increasingt
demand for trained LNG plant operators.
The Karratha gas plant is the only place in Western Australia
where trainees can get hands-on LNG and pipeline gas experience.
CCIWA said the first group of trainees began onsite training last
September and worked alongside Woodside trainees for a number of
shifts leading up to the completion of their traineeship with Energy
Apprenticeships Group.
Following this, the trainees have gone on the work directly for
Chevron at its Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities, CCIWA said.
Ms Butler said deal gave Chevron trainees important onsite operational
experience.
“The new wave of trainees join more than 400 people who have already
participated in training programs specifically aimed at developing skills
and creating job opportunities with the Gorgon and Wheatstone
projects,” she said. l
30 ENERGY PUBLICATIONS CELEBRATING 34 YEARS OF PUBLISHING IN AUSTRALIA
