“I just gotta have tough skin”: Women's experiences working in the oil and gas industry in Canada✰

Murphy, Kathleen; Strand, Lola; Theron, Linda; Ungar, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2021.02.002

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“…Among 276 offshore workers participating in the study, 6.20% (n = 17) were female and 93.8% (n = 259) were male, and the median age was 35 (32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41) years. Ninety two per cent (n = 254) of the participants were swimmers, 8% (n = 22) non-swimmers.…”

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Examining trainees’ success in Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) on the basis of their anxiety levels

USLUER

2022

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Background: A descriptive study was designed to determine the relationship between the anxiety levels of offshore workers participating in the Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) and their success in the training and to examine the potential factors affecting anxiety. Materials and methods: The trainees' state-anxiety values were determined using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Form TX-1 before and after each exercise, and trait-anxiety values were determined using TX-2 after all exercises had been completed. Results: Among 276 trainees, female (n = 17), non-swimmers (n = 22) and younger trainees (median age: 35 [32-41]) had higher state-anxiety levels. The most anxiety-provoking and the most unsuccessful parts of the training were helicopter escape, the use of Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS), and sea survival, respectively. After the CA-EBS exercise, where failure was seen for the first time, the anxiety level of those who failed increased. Conclusions: The post-exercise state-anxiety scores of the unsuccessful ones were higher than those of the successful ones.

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“…www.intmarhealth.pl the maritime and offshore sector, which is one of the maledominated occupations today [40][41][42][43].…”

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Examining trainees’ success in Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) on the basis of their anxiety levels

USLUER

2022

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“…This is particularly true of the association of breast cancer incidence with O+G site density. Only 15% of O+G field workers are women, and therefore if occupational exposures were the main contributor to increased cancer incidence we would not expect breast cancer to be among the affected tumour types (14). Finally, the use of postal code to geolocate patients is imprecise.…”

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Associations Between the Density of Oil and Gas Infrastructure and the Incidence, Stage and Outcomes of Solid Tumours: A Population-Based Geographic Analysis

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BackgroundWe hypothesized that there are geographic areas of increased cancer incidence in Alberta, and that these are associated with high densities of oil and gas(O+G) infrastructure. Our objective was to describe the relationship between O+G infrastructure and incidence of solid tumours on a population level.MethodsWe analyzed all patients >=18 years old with urological, breast, upper GI, colorectal, head and neck, hepatobiliary, lung, melanoma, and prostate cancers identified from the Alberta Cancer Registry from 2004-2016. Locations of active and orphan O+G sites were obtained from the Alberta Energy Regulator and Orphan Well Association. Orphan sites have no entity responsible for their maintenance. ArcGIS (ESRI, Toronto, Ontario) was used to calculate the distribution of O+G sites in each census distribution area (DA). Patient residence at diagnosis was defined by postal code. Incidence of cancer per DA was calculated and standardized. Negative binomial regression was done on O+G site density as a categorical variable with cutoffs of 1 and 30 wells/100km2, compared to areas with 0 sites.Results125,316 patients were identified in the study timeframe;58,243 (46.5%) were female, mean age 65.6 years. Breast (22%) and prostate (19.8%) cancers were most common. Mortality was 36.5% after a median of 30 months follow up (IQR 8.4 – 68.4). For categorical density of active O+G sites, RR was 1.02 for 1-30 sites/100km2 (95% CI=0.95-1.11) and 1.15 for >30 sites/100km2 (p<0.0001, 95%CI=1.11-1.2). For orphan sites, 1-30 sites RR was 1.25 (p<0.0001, 95%CI=1.16-1.36) and 1.01 (p=0.97, 95%CI=0.7-1.45) for >30 sites. For all O+G sites, RR for 1-30 sites was 1.03 (p=0.4328, 95%CI=0.95-1.11) and 1.15 (p<0.0001, 95%CI=1.11-1.2) for >30 sites.ConclusionWe report a statistically significant correlation between O+G infrastructure density and solid tumour incidence in Alberta. To our knowledge this is the first population-level study to observe that active and orphan O+G sites are associated with increased risk of solid tumours. This finding may inform policy on remediation and cancer prevention.

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“…Themes of risk, horseplay, machismo, and fearlessness reflect the historic “Cowboy” Texan oilfield culture discussed by (Lewis et al 1988). Similarly, risk performances to exhibit workplace masculinity compare to Miller’s gendered notions of “Frontier” archetypes in Alberta, Canada (Miller 2004), and labor archetypes uncovered by Murphy et al (2021) in wider Canadian oilfield contexts.…”

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Four Distinct Cultures of Oilfield Masculinity, but Absent Hegemonic Masculinity: Some Multiple Masculinities Perspectives from a Remote UK Offshore Drilling Platform

Adams

2022

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

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This study explores the multiple and distinct cultures of oilfield masculinity uncovered during an embedded ethnographic study of masculinities onboard a remote UK offshore drilling platform. Oilmen revealed shifting interpretations for how risky and dangerous oil work “should be done.” Changes led to the construction of three distinct masculine cultures intertwined with positive safety behaviors and one culture intertwined with negative risky behaviors. Tracing the trajectory of Connell’s hegemonic masculinity theory, no singular “hegemonic” or dominant masculinity existed in the oilfield. Also, unlike some existing oilfield research, masculine reformations and subsequent divisions and associations between local cultures were triggered by factors independent from shifts in workplace policies. Rather, and linking with emerging research exploring “manhood acts”; oilmen consciously reformulated their masculine identities, embodying self-awareness and self-reflection for reimagining processes, and themselves recognized each industrial identity as unique and capable of cultural support or resistance. Perspectives of growth for “hegemonic” masculinities theory are presented, alongside suggestions for further examination of masculinities in understudied male-dominated workplaces, to further expand the “manhood acts” research perspective.

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“I just gotta have tough skin”: Women's experiences working in the oil and gas industry in Canada✰

Cited by 8 publications

References 62 publications

Examining trainees’ success in Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) on the basis of their anxiety levels

Examining trainees’ success in Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) on the basis of their anxiety levels

Associations Between the Density of Oil and Gas Infrastructure and the Incidence, Stage and Outcomes of Solid Tumours: A Population-Based Geographic Analysis

Four Distinct Cultures of Oilfield Masculinity, but Absent Hegemonic Masculinity: Some Multiple Masculinities Perspectives from a Remote UK Offshore Drilling Platform

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