Saison 5 épisode 9 - Trained in the elements

Laurent Giuitta, trainer at OLEUM: I have always been fascinated by the power of the elements. It’s humbling. Offshore, nothing is simple. Whether wind turbines or hydrocarbon platforms, you deal with huge structures, harsh weather, and constant risk. You are remote and high above the sea. You cannot avoid fear. You learn to deal with the expected and also the unexpected.

As a trainer, I see people arriving with fear and leaving with confidence. I take pride in preparing them and securing our energy needs for today and tomorrow.

Dunkirk is famous because it’s the only place in Europe where trainees can practice on real-life facilities. They can practice turbine climbs, water rescue, fire drills. We are training the next generation. We train everyone, from new trainees to experienced people, engineers, all around the world. And they learn the same way, by doing.

We simulate everything: electrical failure, maintenance scenario, operation scenario, fire rescue, because when the time comes, we need people who are already trained. So the time for training is now. The trainees do theory. But the most important is practice. The kind of skills that keep industrial sites, offshore platforms, and people safe every day.

Safety is everything. When it comes to energy production, fire is always a risk. What happens if gas ignites, if there is a spill on land or at sea? We recreate all these moments here. So that when it happens in real life, they know how to react.

Théo, trainee at OLEUM: We were a group and that helped me a lot. Now I have less vertigo, I’m less stressed, I feel more confident thanks to the PPE. Now, I feel safe and ready to do maintenance.
Laurent Giuitta, trainer at OLEUM: We train for precision, for resilience, for teamwork. We are preparing people to take on 1,000 new jobs driving the energy transition.

Near Marseille, we turned a former refinery into a biorefinery, alongside a second Oleum training center. Together, the two sites cover every side of the job.

Judith Sabbah, Manager of the La Mède training center: Our trainers are experienced trainers in the field of fossil energy and renewables. We practice “learning by doing” here. It’s an immersive experience on life-size installations in real conditions. So every gesture counts, every person counts, every second counts.

Stéphane Remy, SVP of the OLEUM Division: The DNA of Oleum is to provide training solutions for industrial operational excellence within the world of Oil & Gas, renewables, and energy transition.
Praise, trainee at OLEUM: I’ve gained more knowledge, I’m more confident, and I know that I can work with integrity.

Stéphane Remy, SVP of the OLEUM Division: We are preparing the future, the young generations for the new industry ambitions regarding electrification, biofuel and renewables.

Laurent Giuitta, trainer at OLEUM: This is where it gets real. You’re in the water, you’re cold, disoriented, but you must act. It’s a dangerous situation, but that’s why we train. We train for chaos so you need to be prepared. Offshore is a very beautiful place to work but can be extremely unforgiving.

When I see trainees today, it reminds me of when I started, a long time ago. We are not just preparing for a job. We are preparing people with the skills and mindset to drive our energy transformation. And that future starts here.

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