Udom Inoyo - Conference Lead Speaker
The 6th Triennial National Delegates Conference of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has ended in Abuja, with a call on oil and gas industry workers to reinvent themselves for the demands of a post COVID - 19 world. The charge was delivered August 27, 2020 at the closing ceremony of a two-day PENGASSAN Delegates Conference by the Conference Lead Speaker and immediate past Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil Companies in Nigeria, Barr. Udom Inoyo.
Former Executive Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil Companies in Nigeria, Mr. Udom Inoyo interacting with the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Chief Timipre Silver and others at the 6th Triennial National Delegates Conference of PENGASSAN where he delivered a Lead address titled: ‘The Future of work, Post COVID-19 Pandemic and Energy Transition.’
Speaking on “The Future of Work , Post COVID - 19 Pandemic and Energy Transition”, Barr. Inoyo stated that since the ubiquitous COVID - 19 pandemic has significantly altered the workings of the oil and gas industry business in the world and particularly in Nigeria, adaptability must be embraced as the most essential skill in the industry.
Udom Inoyo - Speaking at the Conference
Inoyo stated that oil industry operators would no longer require employees who carry out tasks but those who provide solutions to peculiar problems and urged the workers to hone their skills in order to keep themselves and the industry afloat. He cited Alvin Toffler’s submission that “the illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn” and tasked PENGASSAN to play a leading role in preparing its members for the new work needs occasioned by a post COVID - 19 era.
The Oil and Gas Industry Chieftain gave insights to the audience on global adjustments in energy consumption and explained how the energy transition would continue to affect the industry.