Powering through the Transition: Navigating the Energy Sector’s Biggest Change since the Discovery of Oil - Softcover

Deighton MENG CENG MBA FIMECHE, Michael

 
9780323917544: Powering through the Transition: Navigating the Energy Sector’s Biggest Change since the Discovery of Oil
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0323917542 ISBN 13: 9780323917544
Publisher: Elsevier, 2024

Synopsis

The energy transition is underway to low carbon, and energy companies need a guide to navigate through the uncertainties while maintaining an agile workforce. Powering through the Transition: Navigating the Energy Sector’s Biggest Change since the Discovery of Oil delivers key principles to achieve performance excellence for energy managers and engineers, utilizing cutting edge tools and techniques around lean, visual management, scrum, agile and margin improvement methods. Practical and user-friendly, the methods introduced are already showing successful tangible results with super major energy companies backed by the author’s 25-year experience. Strong visual graphics through flow charts and graphical abstracts are included as well as smart deployment methods utilizing digital technology and multiskilling of personnel. Rounding out with a glossary of terms and practical examples, Powering through the Transition gives today’s companies a plan to thrive in low carbon energy markets.

  • Change the conversation and introduce a new innovative and visual approach to navigate the uncertainties in the energy industry, working with energy operators to focus on maximizing contract value and improving profitability on the journey to performance excellence
  • ​​​​​​Understand and establish a ‘Center of Excellence’, providing synergy between business groups supporting the upskilling of the workforce and driving maximum value out of all contracts
  • Adapt to low-carbon energy dynamics and learn digital tools that balance benefit and cost
  • Visualize development and implementation with flow charts and graphical abstracts

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About the Author

Michael Deighton, MENG, CENG, MBA, FIMECHE is a Senior Vice President, and Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers with a wealth of expertise amassed over two decades in the dynamic energy sector, working for the worlds leading international blue chip organizations. His responsibilities include setting operations strategy, delivery of multi-million dollar projects and portfolios, leading the development and implementation of maintenance programs for complex downstream facilities and leading a world class centre of excellence driving innovation and digitization. He has spoken and trained at multiple oil and gas conferences, including ADIPEC, EIC and GASTECH, and elected to the governing body of the latter. He is a Six Sigma Green Belt, earned an MBA for the University of Teesside, a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Newcastle in the UK.

From the Back Cover

The energy transition is underway to low carbon, and energy companies need a guide to navigate through the uncertainties while maintaining an agile workforce. Powering through the Transition: Navigating the Energy Sector’s Biggest Change since the Discovery of Oil delivers key principles to achieve performance excellence for energy managers and engineers, utilizing cutting edge tools and techniques around lean, visual management, scrum, agile and margin improvement methods. Practical and user-friendly, the methods introduced are already showing successful tangible results with super major energy companies backed by the author’s 25-year experience. Strong visual graphics through flow charts and graphical abstracts are included as well as smart deployment methods utilizing digital technology and multiskilling of personnel. Rounding out with a glossary of terms and practical examples, Powering through the Transition gives today’s companies a plan to thrive in low carbon energy markets.

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Publisher
Elsevier
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0323917542
ISBN 13 
9780323917544
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
310