OPEC BOSS WARNS OF TRAINED PERSONNEL SHORTAGES
February 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE SECRETARY general of OPEC, Abdalla S. El-Badri, has warned a London conference the oil and gas industry is facing increasing trained personnel shortages. He told a Chatham House meeting about the "lack of qualified human resources," adding: "Global enrolment in geology and petroleum engineering courses has been dropping for years and many qualified workers are retiring..."
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THE SECRETARY general of OPEC, Abdalla S. El-Badri, has warned a London conference the oil and gas industry is facing increasing trained personnel shortages. He told a Chatham House meeting about the "lack of qualified human resources," adding: "Global enrolment in geology and petroleum engineering courses has been dropping for years and many qualified workers are retiring..."
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