Ready or not? Creating a world leading oil and gas industry in Australia
Bernadette CullinaneManaging Director - Energy, Accenture
The APPEA Journal 55(3) - https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ14145
Published: 30 June 2015
Abstract
The oil and gas industry in Australia is on the threshold of a massive step change—transitioning from an industry dominated by the delivery of seven mega capital projects into a world-class, reliable and efficient energy producer. This transformation will present a number of challenges and opportunities at all levels, beginning with the oil and gas companies themselves and impacting across many sectors including government agencies, regulatory bodies, local communities and the many local and global suppliers essential to the smooth and efficient functioning of the industry. Australian oil and gas companies will be required to shift their focus from capital project delivery to operating and maintaining complex facilities safely, optimising efficiency and striving for reliability in the production supply chain to meet LNG cargo commitments to their customers.
This presentation will explore the Australian service sector’s readiness in terms of capability and capacity to meet the future demands of the country’s production operations. Accenture will present the outcomes of research and interviews exploring the nature of the changes that will take place in the Australian oil and gas industry over the next five years, specifically analysing the impact on the service sector. We will compare the maturity and segmentation of the Australian service sector with other energy producing regions around the world and identify the opportunities for Australian operators and suppliers. We will present practical solutions and lessons learned for managing the transformation to a world-leading energy producer with a mature and reliable service sector.
Bernadette Cullinane is a Managing Director in Accenture’s Perth office. In 2014, Bernadette became Accenture’s APAC Energy practice lead. Bernadette has significant experience in the oil and gas industry across the value chain and all stages of the exploration and production lifecycle. She has worked with companies in the upstream, downstream and LNG segments as well as in unconventional oil and gas. Prior to moving to Perth in 2007, Bernadette was based in Houston, Texas, and consulted with oil and gas companies throughout North America, South America, Asia and Europe. Bernadette focuses on helping oil and gas companies improve performance through business process improvement, supply chain and maintenance transformation, operational strategy, finance and cost management, organisation development, change management, and technology implementations. Bernadette began her career as a chemical engineer and worked for ExxonMobil in the US and Singapore. She has an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York City, and has BSc and MSc degrees in chemical engineering. |
