OIL & GAS INDUSTRY

THE OIL & GAS DIVISION OF IOM3 PROVIDESA FOCUS FOR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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THE OIL & GAS DIVISION

The Oil & Gas Division is one of twenty two Divisions, Societies and Groups within the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) that represent the technical interests of the Institute.

The core role of the Division is to encourage and support the maximum economic recovery of oil and gas without injury or damage to persons and the environment, and thereby the Division directly contributes to sustainable development.

Its interests cover all technical, educational, research and professional considerations relating to upstream oil and gas activities. These interests include associated equipment design and manufacture and cover the complete life cycle from exploration through to reservoir engineering, drilling/well completion, production and abandonment.

The specific role of the Division is to further the following three key objectives for the benefit of its members and the public:

• The representation of upstream oil and gas activities;

• Professional development; and

• Membership growth.

Externally the Division promotes and represents the sciences, technologies and practices involved in upstream oil and gas on behalf of the Institute. The Division encourages individuals with an interest in upstream oil and gas to join the Institute. The Division establishes links with relevant national and international bodies in Industry, government and academia to promote professional activities for public benefit.

THE OIL & GAS DIVISION IS A SPECIALIST COMMUNITY WITHIN THE INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS, MINERALS AND MINING (IOM3), A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING INSTITUTION THAT ENCOMPASSES THE COMPLETE MATERIALS LIFECYCLE, INCLUDING EXPLORATION, MINING AND EXTRACTION, MATERIALS CHARACTERISATION, PROCESSING, FORMING, FINISHING THROUGH TO PRODUCT APPLICATIONS, RECYCLING, REMANUFACTURE AND RE-USE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTE AND ITS ACTIVITIES, VISIT WWW.IOM3.ORG

MEMBER BENEFITS

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONThe Oil & Gas Division is one of the largest special interest groups within IOM3. Membership growth is driven by the world’s ever-increasing need for energy as well as regulatory requirements governing the energy industries, dictating that those responsible have a sufficient level of professional experience and competence. This is recognised by the FIMMM (Fellow), MIMMM (Professional Member) and associated Chartered Engineer (CEng), Chartered Scientist (CSci), and Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) qualifications awarded by the Institute. CEnv recognises and supports the drive towards full life cycle planning to be incorporated into natural resource extractive industry planning and execution.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTMembers of the Oil & Gas Division are encouraged to keep up to date through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) including accessing learned articles in the IOM3 journals and publications relevant to oil and gas activities, attending short courses, conferences, regional meetings and engaging in work-based developments which explore new products and processes. The Division runs CPD courses specifically aimed at the industry. Up to date information is available on the Division website (www.iom3.org/oilandgas) including resources of direct use to both students and practising engineers such as Engineering Guidelines and complementary websites. Division members can participate in working groups to address issues of relevance.

EDUCATION AND TRAININGThe Institute seeks to meet the oil and gas industry’s education and training needs through a range of activities promoting understanding and awareness. These include the transfer of information at international, national and local conferences and seminars, the IOM3 members’ magazine Materials World, the IOM3 website, the Minerals and Metallurgy library and through close working relationships with IMMa. The Oil & Gas Division co-operates closely with the Mining Institute of Scotland regarding technical meetings and events, recognising that Aberdeen is the main oil and gas centre in Western Europe. We aim to develop equally effective working relations with other IOM3 divisions and technical societies with common interests. The Oil & Gas Division also builds and maintains relationships with kindred external learned societies through joint activities facilitated by members who actively participate in both. Key external bodies are the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Energy Institute, the Institute of Corrosion and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.

The Oil & Gas Division provides educational material for members on the division website in the form of presentation packs covering topics such as oil and gas well servicing.

THE OIL & GAS DIVISION

www.iom3.org/oilandgas

The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) is a body incorporated by Royal Charter, Registered charity number 269275.

The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, 297 Euston Road, London NW1 3AQ, UK TEL 020 7451 7300 • www.iom3.org

FURTHER INFORMATIONSTUART PRESTON Divisional Support, Industry Affiliate Scheme, and Knowledge ExchangeTEL +44 (0)1924 403521 stuart.preston@iom3.org

IRENE RUDNICKIMember Services TEL +44 (0)1782 221 714 irene.rudnicki@iom3.org

IAN BOWBRICK Professional Development TEL +44 (0)1476 513 893 ian.bowbrick@iom3.org

HILDA KAUNE Library & Information ServicesTEL +44 (0)20 7451 7324 hilda.kaune@iom3.org

PUBLICATIONSThe Division is currently served by Materials World magazine and other peer-reviewed technical publications of relevance to Oil & Gas Division members including Energy Materials, Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, Ironmaking and Steelmaking, Mining Technology and Science and Technology of Welding and Joining. Access is via the IOM3 website and is free to IOM3 members. IOM3 members are also eligible for discounted print subscriptions. Further information is available on the Oil & Gas Division website.

AWARDSThe Institute has several prestigious international awards. The Futers Gold medal, the Medal for Excellence and the Overseas Award for outstanding services to the global energy industry form the Oil & Gas Division’s premier awards. (These awards are also open to applicants from the other resource divisions associated with IMMa - Mining Technology, Applied Earth Science, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy.)

HOW DO I JOIN?

Individual membership of The Oil & Gas Division is effected by joining the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. You can join IOM3 online at www.iom3.org/join to get immediate access to member benefits, or you can complete our printed membership application form.

For details of membership grades and professional qualifications visit www.iom3.org/membership

Company membership: More information about Industry Affiliate membership and an application form are available at www.iom3.org/ias