WIRELINE Issue 37 - Autumn 2016

Coming together As Nexen marries principles with practical application, Wireline finds out how workforce involvement and engagement have been essential to embed a new way of working.

W hen Nexen launched a cultural transformation programme in 2011 with the goal of attaining best-in-class operator status, it set in motion a process that is delivering safety results, production and efficiency gains and put it ahead of the curve when the oil price dropped. “We were quite fortunate in laying the groundwork ahead of the oil price fall,

in times of high price it increases your margins. We don’t want to lose sight of the discipline around it.” Promoting the principles Eight cultural beliefs form the heart of the organisation’s new way of working. The beliefs are: Safety First, Be The Best, Results Matter, Do It Right, Be Bold, Step Up, Value Feedback and Win Together.

albeit not by design,” says Mike Backus, UK operations vice president. “We’d been building momentum, training people and embedding the new culture in the organisation. “When the oil price dropped, we were able to take advantage of good practice in our business. In truth, it’s good practice regardless of the oil price. In times of low price, it protects your business and

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