THE DRILLING INDUSTRY HAS BEEN talking about the Big Crew Change as far back as the early to mid-2000s. And for a few years it seemed like the industry was truly feeling the gravity of the situation and was taking substantial steps to prepare itself for the future by building pipelines of talent. But then the downturn hit in 2014, companies kicked over to survival mode, and the people challenge was - perhaps out of necessity -shifted to the backburner.
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