ConocoPhillips’ CEO Ryan Lance addresses the oil and gas industry’s impending talent shortage during Houston’s CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference. The oil and gas industry has been plagued with the looming question of whether or not it’ll have enough workforce as E&P (exploration and production) activity picks back up. Many believe the talent will not be available. There’s another viewpoint of the industry as well – that with automation and technology, the industry won’t need that much talent. ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance subscribes to both views. “They’re probably both a little bit right,” Lance said Tuesday during the CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference in Houston. “Our industry is pretty fortunate in that it’s high-paying here in North America and around the world as well. I think we will naturally attract people who we need to run the business, but [the number of employees it takes to manage a rig] […]