Attracting and developing talented geoscience and engineering graduates is essential to ensure a viable and sustainable exploration and production workforce for the future.

In response to the challenge of recruiting new talent into the oil and gas sector, the KeyFacts Energy database has created an opportunity for companies to help university students gain a valuable insight into the industry from a global perspective.

KeyFacts Energy offers a subscription choice that includes an option to nominate a university anywhere in the world. In return, the nominated university will benefit from unrestricted access to the 'Energy Country Review' service. The scheme offers graduates an important insight into the oil and gas sector and promotes awareness of this exciting industry among the next generation of geoscientists and engineers. The initiative also offers the sponsoring company a chance to raise its profile within the all-important graduate market.

KeyFacts Energy brings together oil, service and renewable energy companies as well as industry organisations in one, easy-access location. Information focuses on company performance, news and people with emphasis on future developments and operational activity. We believe the publication fills a gap in the market between free-to-access news and company information and expensive energy sector analysis provided by some of the larger industry data service providers.

A key part of KeyFacts Energy, the subscription-based ‘Energy Country Review’ is ideal for monitoring upstream activity, providing instant access to more than 2,200 ‘country specific’ oil and gas company profiles and 3,000+ key personnel in 144 countries. Each continually-updated profile typically includes: description, overview of assets, operational and corporate activity, capex, local and corporate locations, key personnel and news archives. The database is quick and easy to access - on mobiles, tablets or desk tops - and is an ideal source of non-technical reference for students looking to increase their knowledge of the industry they plan to join.

KeyFacts Energy additionally provides access to an Energy Industry Directory covering service companies and industry organisations, with information searchable by sector, location or service category.

The daily news service includes multiple search option categories and additionally features a growing number of contributors who provide commentary and analysis.

Feedback suggests that although well qualified and technically proficient when leaving university, post-graduate students often have limited knowledge about the industry they are joining. Regular access to ‘Energy Country Review’ will provide a well-rounded and ongoing overview of companies, news and key operational data together with an opportunity to identify and research potential employers.

Sponsorship benefits:

• Sponsoring companies will have an option to highlight graduate opportunities to feature in their featured profile(s) in the Energy Country Review section
• Students will have unrestricted access to continually updated global upstream energy activity, covering over 2,200 ‘country-specific’ company profiles in 144 countries.
• Promoting awareness of this exciting industry to the next generation of geoscientists and engineers will help to raise the sponsoring company's profile within the all-important graduate market.
• Feedback suggests that the database is a useful tool for department heads when preparing student modules.

For full details of this new low-cost initiative contact Chris Pettit Managing Director, KeyFacts Energy