Industry must tackle skills gaps to make data pay, chiefs say

Oil and gas companies must fill digital skills “gaps” if they are to fully take advantage of a new treasure trove of North Sea subsurface data, industry chiefs said yesterday.

They agreed the new National Data Repository (NDR) could play a vital role in making the oil sector more appealing to young people.

And they said the sector would benefit greatly if companies could find a way to start sharing operational data on the performance of offshore equipment, as well as subsurface information.

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