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Pro? le Faces of the Industry

By Kelli Lauletta an oil and gas career?

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Featuring the best of

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Industry draws us back That everyone – not just those into the UK oil & gas sec- already interested in the sector tor with a focus on OPITO’s – should keep an open mind.

ALL THE ROCKSTARS managing director, John The UK oil and gas industry

McDonald. He is coming off is a global success story, a successful National Oil & responsible for some of the

Gas Skills Week, which has most ground-breaking innova- heightened oil & gas career tions and technologies the awareness across the UK and world has ever seen with the beyond. John’s passion for skills and expertise honed education and skill develop- in the North Sea exported

EXPLORERS ment was nurtured during his around the globe. For many early career days where he however, they still believe

AND GAMECHANGERS found his inspiration in the that a career in oil and gas classroom and later worked means putting on overalls and

Driving our Industry, today.

for the Scottish Quali? cations working offshore.

Authority to develop educa- The reality is that just 6% tion standards. He has taken of core roles in the oil and gas his zeal for education and industry are based offshore. learning to pioneer new terri- Whatever your ? eld of interest points in your life– tory for OPITO, the offshore responsible for the develop- or expertise, if you work hard, such as key events or oil & gas skills organization. ment, accreditation, assess- you will ? nd the industry experiences–that changed

In a recent interview, John ment and certi? cation of rewards your effort with in? - your course in a di