Nearly 80% of oil and natural gas professionals feel less secure in their jobs than they did pre-pandemic, but nearly two-thirds expect advances in engineering may open up opportunities in the next three years.

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The findings are in the fifth annual Global Energy Talent Index (GETI), the world’s largest energy recruitment and employment trends report, which was issued this week. Covid-19, said the respondents, “ushered in a crisis of confidence” for the globe’s energy workforce.

Workforce solutions provider Airswift conducted the survey with jobsite Energy Jobline. Nearly 16,000 energy professionals and hiring managers in 166 countries were surveyed across five industry sub-sectors: oil and gas, renewables, power, nuclear and petrochemicals. 

The findings revealed the...