As the price of oil drops and the sector faces the strain of little to no investment globally, the oil and gas industry is on track for a major skills shortage as experts exit the field. That’s according to the latest data from Broadbean Technology and job board OilandGasjobsearch.com. In a recent survey from the two firms it was revealed that 93% of professionals in the industry are out of work, with 42% laid off and just 12% furloughed in light of lockdown measure. The data also revealed that 36% are looking to change careers after Covid-19 – an issue which could see the already skills-short oil and gas arena facing a significant dearth of talent in the long-term. Of those looking to leave the specialism, the main reasons cited were; they consider the industry too unstable (cited by 50% of the respondents) and they feel they need a […]