Transcripción del resumen del autor. People with a scientific or technological education form the core of the oil and gas industry. However, a big challenge in the energy sector today is that ever-growing numbers of young people are turning their backs on these subjects — and that the petroleum sector is distancing itself from the next generation of workers. Thina Hagen (pictured left), Manager, Expertise Development, at the Norwegian Oil Industry Association (Oljeindustriens Landsforening) in Stavanger, Norway, outlines the issues behind the challenge.

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