Hi everyone,
Well I am now in the third week
of my placement at Woodside Energy in the corporate world of the oil and gas
business and what a busy week it has been!!
The third week of February is
always one of the busiest weeks of the year for the Corporate Affairs
Department. This is the week Woodside release their annual results reporting
the Company’s performance for the last year. The results were released on
Wednesday (22nd February) through an ASX release, presentation pack
and the annual report. The preparation for the investor briefing within our
communications team has been full on!!
I had to organise interview slots
with the media all week in particular times for journalists to come in and
interview the CEO. I also helped set up for a teleconference in the auditorium
which allowed Woodside employees to watch a live feed of the CEO presenting the
results. The presentation was uploaded onto the intranet for all of the
Company’s employees to watch later in the day.
This week I have been in charge
of taking media calls in relation to the release of the results and been
responsible for setting up a number of interviews. I was also tasked with
collecting and escorting media to and from the executive lounge and suites
where the interviews were conducted. The media, as with all visitors to
Woodside Plaza, must be escorted at all times in accordance with the strict
building security policy. And the security systems at Woodside are quite
sophisticated, for example allowing lock-out of all the building elevators on a
security breach.
Towards the end of the week one
of my colleagues returned to work and we both started working heavily on
organising the Dockers Launch Event mentioned in my previous posts. Our focus has
been on finalising the details and adding the finishing touches to the
arrangement. Next week should be an exciting last week of my placement completing
the planning for this event – I have even been asked to return to Woodside on
26th March to assist on the day.
Finally, on 24th
February I attended the Australian Oil & Gas Exhibition at the Perth
Exhibition & Conference Centre. This is the premier Australian petroleum
industry event, held on an annual basis, and it continues to expand every year.
Woodside, along with other oil & gas companies and engineering contractors
from all over the world exhibit at the show and participate in the technical
conferences. There were some seriously heavy duty pieces of equipment on
display which are used in his high-tech industry. It all looked extremely
complicated!!
Jasmin Stuart
