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New talent will need to be attracted and retained, while knowledge will need to be transferred from the existing and departing talent. Research by PetroLMI about Canada’s oil & gas workforce that was quoted by JWN states that the industry … Read More

A pipeline’s first and best line of defense against corrosion damage is the external coatings.   Coatings are only one of many methods, technologies, and practices used to ensure pipeline integrity from design and construction to operations, maintenance and retirement.[1] Fusion … Read More

Education is an ever-important part of a successful career, but your education is not finished after obtaining a diploma or degree; the secret is that your learning should never stop. Taking business or technical training courses is always an option, … Read More

Do your Excel files print-out into un-formatted pages that require rework? Do your clients and co-workers cringe when you send an Excel file that they need to print for analysis or use? For an example of how a print-out that … Read More

Sixteen factors that should be considered to determine a welder’s skill level are reviewed This article was published by the American Welding Society (AWS) in the December 2015 Vol. 94 No. 12 edition of the Welding Journal. https://www.aws.org/publications/weldingjournal

Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) is used to verify equipment compliance to project requirements and specifications INTRODUCTION When an internet search reveals limited results, it may be for one of two reasons.  The first is that few people are interested in, … Read More

There are IT solutions for SQS that are better and truer than shared folders and MS Excel INTRODUCTION Shared folders and MS Excel spreadsheets are tried and true, but there are information technology (IT) solutions for supplier quality surveillance (SQS) … Read More

Here are more tips for meals that are a business expense and getting reimbursed INTRODUCTION The article How to Tip Your Server at a Restaurant offers excellent advice about tipping.  This includes information about international norms and provides an easy … Read More

If you think that MTR turnover to owner-users is always required, think again! It is a commonly held belief with oil & gas (O&G), oil sands, and pipeline projects that material test reports (MTRs) are always required for turnover to … Read More

Quality Definitions for EP Projects Several quality-related terms are often used interchangeably by engineering and procurement (EP) projects and their clients or suppliers to describe various activities, but in fact, these have different meanings (e.g., Quality Assurance/Quality Control [QA/QC]).  This … Read More