Shift Management in Oil and Gas Field Workers

Abstract

This research is based on the lives of Oil and Gas field workers working in shifts and how the continuous shift-based job affects their lives. The procedure of proper shift management is very important for the welfare of the workforce and the overall impact on Oil and Gas industry will be more than others as the shifts for Oil and Gas workers is the same worldwide however to execute them in a proper manner is what makes the difference. This research will go through the shift procedures within one of the biggest oilfields, the North Sea Oil field and then look into the strategical shift related stress audit. This research will also look at the lives of field workers working in the Pasaki field located in the Sindh province of Pakistan and evaluate the impact of shifts.