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WPC Dewhurst Award

WPC Dewhurst Award

The World Petroleum Council (WPC) proudly announced that Guilherme De Oliveira Estrella, the Chief Exploration and Production Officer and Member of the Executive Board of Brazil’s Petrobras will be the recipient of the WPC’s prestigious Dewhurst Award in 2011. Presented to Estrella during the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha, Qatar, in December this year, the Award is named after Thomas…
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Let’s Talk About Girl Power

The oil and gas sector has traditionally held a reputation of being an “old boys club”, reinforced by the lack of females in senior management and on-site engineering roles. On average, only 7-12% of senior management roles in publicly traded oil and gas companies are held by females. However, the industry is changing and recognizes the need to replace the…
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