We can’t lose another generation like the 80s, says Dudley
ByRita Brown
BP chief executive Bob Dudley
The oil industry must have an open dialogue with young people to avoid repeating the mistakes of the 80s, when a generation of innovators was lost, according to BP’s chief executive.
Bob Dudley said: “The 80s, of course, saw the loss of a generation of people coming into the oil and gas industry, because that downturn lasted five to six years, really, and petroleum curriculum programmes closed in different parts of the world, so that was a particularly a bad point.
“I think we need to do a good job of communicating with young people about what a high tech industry this is, because a lot of people want to come out of school and work with the highest technology.”
