MARK BURNS IS president of ENSCO Offshore International Co. What are some of the critical issues you see in the offshore industry worldwide? Obviously the most critical issue, and the one on everyone's mind, is how prolonged the current decline in industry activity will last. The economic issues affecting our global economy stretch across many industries and are not unique to ours. Our industry is cyclical in nature, and we need to work with our customers, suppliers and regulatory groups to manage through and ultimately smooth out the cycles. Other critical issues include an aging workforce and the lack of qualified and trained technical personnel, particularly in the deepwater segment. As offshore drilling and marine support equipment continue to become more complex, the availability of qualified personnel to operate and maintain this sophisticated equipment becomes more critical. This is compounded by the fact that we will lose a high percentage of our workforce due to age and retirement over the next few years. As an industry, we need to be mindful of these issues and take care of the fundamentals.
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机译：马克·伯恩斯（MARK BURNS）是ENSCO Offshore International Co.的总裁。您在全世界的离岸产业中看到哪些关键问题？显然，最关键的问题，也是每个人都想到的问题，是当前行业活动持续下降的持续时间。影响我们全球经济的经济问题涉及许多行业，并非我们所独有。我们的行业本质上是周期性的，因此我们需要与客户，供应商和监管部门合作，以管理并最终消除周期。其他关键问题包括劳动力老化以及缺乏合格和训练有素的技术人员，特别是在深水领域。随着海上钻井和海洋支持设备的日益复杂，操作和维护这种复杂设备的合格人员的可用性变得越来越重要。由于在未来几年中由于年龄和退休原因，我们将失去大量劳动力，这使情况更加复杂。作为一个行业，我们需要注意这些问题并注意基本原则。
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