How can the oil and gas sector help in the drive to build back better?

  • Date: 25-Sep-2020
  • Source: World Economic Forum
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:GCC
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How can the oil and gas sector help in the drive to build back better?

COVID-19 has had major impacts on the oil and gas sector.

The industry must now not only become more resilient - it must play a part in the global effort to build back better.

Here are three approaches the sector can take to make the changes necessary to ensure a brighter future.



The oil and gas industry has grown accustomed to experiencing shocks throughout the decades, yet the demand contraction of more than 10 million barrels a day in the first half of 2020 during the peak of lockdown provided a glimpse of what a new baseline could look like. In response, according to analysis by Accenture, the industry has cut more than $150 billion of capital expenditure, while pressure from investors to improve returns and environmental,