BP confirmed thousands of job cuts in a statement sent to Rigzone on Friday. “Last year, we began a multi-year program to simplify and focus BP,” the statement noted. “We are strengthening our competitiveness and building in resilience as we lower our costs, drive performance improvement, and play to our distinctive capabilities,” it added.  “To deliver this, a series of programs are in place in businesses throughout BP. Today, we have … told staff across BP that the proposed changes that have been announced to date are expected to impact around 4,700 BP roles – these account for much of the anticipated reduction this year,” it continued. “We are also reducing our contractor numbers by 3,000,” the statement went on to note. In an all staff email from BP CEO Muray Auchincloss, which was sent to Rigzone by BP, Auchincloss highlighted the job cuts and revealed that 2,600 contractors had already left. “I understand and recognize the uncertainty this brings for everyone whose job may be at risk, and also the effect it can have on colleagues and teams,” Auchincloss noted in the email. “We have a range of support available, and please continue to show care for each other, be considerate, and keep putting safety first – especially during times of change,” he added. “Thank you for your honesty in the calls and conversations you’ve been having with your leaders. As I’ve said before, we are a brilliant company with great people, great businesses, and great assets – and we are uniquely positioned to grow value through the energy transition,” he continued. “But that doesn’t give us an automatic right to win. We have to keep improving our competitiveness and moving at the pace of our customers and society. That’s what we are doing,” the BP CEO went on to

Energy solutions provider PakEnergy, LLC has acquired Petrosight, Inc. (Petrosight), a provider of advanced well management software. The acquisition “reinforces PakEnergy’s position as a single-source provider of end-to-end well-lifecycle management solutions from site planning and construction to drilling, production, workovers, and decommissioning,” the company said in a news release. Calgary, Alberta-based Petrosight’s cloud-based wellsite management technology was designed by oilfield engineers for oilfield engineers and field supervisors to bridge the data and reporting gap between the field and the office, the release said. “The intuitive system simplifies complexity in drilling well management, enabling customers to capture, analyze, and act on well data with unprecedented ease, precision, and efficiency,” according to the release. Pakenergy CEO Santosh Nanda said, “PakEnergy is dedicated to empowering energy operators with easy-to-implement and adopt solutions that meet real-world challenges. The Petrosight system addresses the critical need for timely well data and perfectly complements our land management, field data capture, and accounting systems. With the addition of these powerful well data management capabilities, we can now deliver unparalleled visibility and control across the well and capital project lifecycle, ensuring our customers have the tools to lead and succeed in the ever-changing oil and gas sector”. Petrosight Managing Director Christian Gillis said, “By joining PakEnergy, we gain access to their robust infrastructure and outstanding technical expertise, enabling us to accelerate product innovation and bring integrated resources to our customers faster”. In August 2024, PakEnergy also acquired Plow Technologies, a provider of digital automation and cloud / Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software, including its OnPing platform. OnPing is a cloud SCADA platform for oilfield applications and manufacturing. Born from extensive field experience, the product simplifies the creation and management of automation systems and ensures reliability, accessibility, and integration with various devices and systems, the company said in

Unite the Union’s campaign to preserve oil worker jobs throughout the transition has received the backing of more than half of the 129 MSPs in Holyrood. This came after UK supermajor BP confirmed it is looking to cut nearly 8,000 jobs as part of its cost-cutting measures. A total of 4,700 jobs are set to be cut within the firm as a further 3,000 contractors are let go. The ‘No Ban Without a Plan’ initiative has received the backing of 65 MSPs and 6 MPs on the same list as 71 political backers. However, Unite has shared that none of its supporters are representatives of the Green or Liberal Democrat parties. In response, climate emergency spokesperson and Orkney Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur said: “No one can seriously doubt the time and effort my party has put into supporting the energy industry in the Northern Isles and elsewhere. “These are serious issues and we have been clear that we are fully committed to ensuring a just transition for oil and gas workers that harnesses their enormous skills and expertise. “We have also highlighted the need for a tailored approach, reflecting the fact that regions and communities will be impacted differently.” © Supplied by Wullie Marr / DC ThoNorth East MSP Maggie Chapman was elected for the Scottish Greens in 2021. Image: Wullie Marr / DC Thomson Green MSP Maggie Chapman added that the country needs a “plan for a genuinely just transition” that support workers. Chapman commented: “Trade unions must be central to that process. What is being done now is neither just nor a transition, and all too often it is being done to workers rather than having them at the centre of it. “As well as the clear environmental damage that it is doing, continued oil and gas

In a statement sent to Rigzone by UK union Unite on Thursday, the union announced that more than half of the members of Scottish parliament (MSP) have backed Unite’s North Sea oil and gas No Ban Without a Plan campaign. The statement outlined that 30 Conservative MSPs, 27 Scottish National Party (SNP) MSPs, seven Labour MSPs, and one Alba Party MSP are supporting the campaign. There are 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament, comprising 62 SNP MSPs, 31 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party MSPs, 22 Scottish Labour MSPs, seven Scottish Green Party MSPs, four Scottish Liberal Democrat MSPs, one Alba Party MSP, one Independent MSP, and one MSP with no party affiliation, the Scottish parliament website shows. Unite noted in the statement that it is disappointed that no Green and no Liberal Democrat MSP has supported the campaign. It added that the Liberal Democrats “represent parts of Scotland including Orkney and Shetland”, which the union said “are heavily dependent on the oil and gas industry”. “The majority of MSPs are clear that Labour needs to reverse its irresponsible policy banning all new oil and gas licenses irrespective of the impact on jobs,” Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said in the statement. “It is madness to do this without a viable plan including concrete equivalent jobs for North Sea workers and real assurances on energy security. We must not let go of one lifeline until we’ve got hold of another,” he added. “Unite won’t sit back and let workers be abandoned – there must be a workers’ transition to net zero,” he went on to state. Unite Scottish secretary Derek Thomson said in the statement, “oil and gas is essential to the economic success of Scotland”. “It is outrageous that any government could countenance running down this sector until alternative options are in place,” he added. “The

A renewable natural gas (RNG) joint venture between Brightmark LLC. and Chevron Corp. has put onstream 10 more projects across the United States Midwest. The new operational projects are in Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC now has 15 RNG projects in the Midwest. “This milestone makes Brightmark one of the leading dairy RNG providers in the United States”, a joint statement said. “To date, Brightmark has reduced emissions by more than 1.2 million tons of CO2eq [carbon dioxide equivalent] through its RNG circularity centers, equivalent to the amount of carbon sequestered by planting and growing nearly 20 million trees for 10 years”. Brightmark uses organic waste from dairy farms to produce RNG, or biomethane, through anaerobic digestion. The process involves digesting organic waste to extract methane and upgrading this methane into fuel. “This milestone demonstrates the scalability of these solutions and determination from farmers to reduce methane emissions in one of the nation’s largest agricultural regions”, said Brightmark LLC founder and chief executive Bob Powell. Nuray Elci, Chevron vice president for renewables, said, “Delivering first gas at 10 farms is a significant milestone”. “Transitioning to a lower carbon intensity energy economy demands, among other things, ambitious goals, innovation, and practical solutions”, Elci added. Lynn Boadwine of Boadwine Dairy Inc. said, “Additional revenue generated from the RNG we produce provides a viable and economic solution to address recurring waste and makes the transition toward a lower carbon intensity agriculture more attainable”. Jeremy VanEss of VanEss and Legacy Dairies said, “Lower carbon is important to us, and it’s exciting to see this technology become operational and help put our organic waste to use while striving to reduce our carbon footprint”. Last year Brightmark RNG expanded its operations to the Southwestern U.S. by opening a facility in Eloy, Arizona.

Chevron Corp. has appointed Laura Lane as its new Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, effective February 1, 2025. The company said in a media release that Lane will oversee its government affairs, communications, and social investment activities. Chevron stated that Lane will be based in Houston and is taking the spot over from Al Williams, who is retiring in April, having served the company for 34 years. “Laura’s background in both the private and public sectors, her proven leadership in complex global organizations and experience working in diverse geographic locations make her well-suited to lead Chevron’s global corporate affairs activities”, Mike Wirth, Chairman and CEO, said. “I’m grateful to Al for the contributions he’s made to Chevron’s success over the course of his career”, Wirth added. “Al has been an accomplished leader in Upstream, Downstream, Midstream, and as a corporate officer”. Lane was EVP and chief corporate affairs and sustainability officer at UPS. Before joining UPS, Lane occupied high-level roles at Citigroup and Time Warner, Chevron said. Additionally, Lane worked in a senior government capacity at the office of the U.S. Trade Representative and as a diplomat in the Foreign Service with the U.S. Department of State. Lane earned a master’s degree from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University Chicago, Chevron said. To contact the author, email [email protected] What do you think? We’d love to hear from you, join the conversation on the Rigzone Energy Network. The Rigzone Energy Network is a new social experience created for you and all energy professionals to Speak Up about our industry, share knowledge, connect with peers and industry insiders and engage in a professional community that will empower your career in energy. MORE FROM THIS AUTHOR