The Future of Work and What Lies Ahead by Dr Eberechi Weli

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The Future of Work Dr Eberechi Weli Director – Absolute Risk Technology (ART)


What lies ahead? From Jan to March 2020 - total value of contracts was only 27.6% of what it was in the three previous months - operators slashed more than $85bn from projected spend (Coronavirus)


What future? 1

Global estimation of layoffs for 21% of the worldwide workforce (Rystad)

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North Sea workforce has fallen by “nearly 40%”. (RMT Union).

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worldwide oil spending decreased by $35.4bn (Global Data)


Case Study – Operator 1

Operator trims Crude Price forecast – predicting 30% reduction in price until 2050

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Operator files for insolvency with $7bn outstanding debt

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Operator’s growth of 6% whilst on the previous year whilst operating costs grew to 17%

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Operator initially intended to spend between $1.3bn and $1.6bn in 2020, down from $2.25bn in 2019. In May, it formally withdrew these


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Reducing overhead and project support costs by at least $100m in 2020 and by up to $200m in 2021 Conserving cash and liquidity by reducing capex by 40% and suspending the 2019 final dividend

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Reducing and structurally rebasing salaries and allowances for the board, senior management and most of our employees by between

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10% to 15% Reducing personnel by circa 20% and furloughing staff in anticipation of a reduction in activity levels


How do we proceed? More than 80% of assets would be able to cover their operational spending………..crucial that the industry remains competitive in order to attract the investment that will be required to re-stimulate activity.” OGUK 1

Collaborations / Partnerships

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Automation

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Reskill Retrain Retain


Collaborations / Partnerships 1

Technology Partnerships

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Finance Partnerships

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Flexible Contracts Partnerships (Ops-Service-Persons)

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Multi-Industry Partnerships

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ESG (Sustainability, Net-zero Greenhouse Emissions) Partnerships

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Risks to Existence

[NAPE]

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Declining exploration activity and depleting oil reserves

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Inefficient contract and procurement awarding process

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Oil theft (breached pipelines surging by 115 percent, June – July 2019)

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Illegal refining

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Procurement and contracting cycles - 36 months on average

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Security (Remote Monitoring)


Disciplines

Offshore Personnel


Restart to Never Normal? - Old Normal? - New Normal (2006+) [McKinsey]

- Next Normal (2014+) [McKinsey] - Decade of Never Normal (2020) [Accenture] - As a Time Series of Starts, Stops and Restarts


Areas of Concern? - Market Demand? - Is the Market still there? - Can your Customers pay? - Are your Suppliers still there? - Restarting the Supply Chain - Risk Analysis, Gaps, Restoration - Restoring Capacity and Capability - Non-contact Commerce


Areas of Concern (Business Continuity)? - Open Discussions – A new mindset? - Risk reduction is key: What is your risk profile? - Identify your ‘Operational Context’ (Confidence and Uncertainty) - Undertake Risk Assessments - Identify Vulnerabilities, Barriers and Resilience - Compare your Operational Models with the Economic Climate - Identify your Dependencies • Suppliers, Customers, Supply Chains and Logistics - Can you survive ‘least cost’ and still be compliant?


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