Last December, a worker on an active oil rig in the Permian Basin was arrested on-site facing multiple serious felony charges involving child exploitation. He had passed his initial background screening years earlier. There was no continuous screening in place to detect the significant risk changes that occurred after he was hired. In addition, his girlfriend who was a teacher was also arrested. See my recent post on this specific topic.
In upstream energy with remote locations, rotating crews, fly-in/fly-out operations, and high-stakes environments an undetected insider threat can put lives at risk, disrupt operations, trigger major regulatory scrutiny, and cause lasting reputational harm.
Traditional point-in-time background checks are no longer enough. They expire the day after they’re completed.
The Trua platform, used by many Fortune 500 organizations, delivers continuous screening capabilities that will help close this dangerous gap for the energy industry.
It provides automated continuous screening of your workforce for external signals like new arrests, convictions, sanctions, license revocations, and other critical risk indicators throughout the entire employment relationship — all while maintaining strong privacy protections and minimizing unnecessary PII storage.
For Oil & Gas Risk and Security Executives, this translates to:
- Real-time detection of emerging insider threats from workforce including supply chain personnel on rigs, well sites, and remote facilities and refineries
- Stronger demonstration of Duty of Care and defensibility in audits, investigations, and litigation
- Reduced Operational, safety, and compliance risks across upstream and downstream operations
- Actional timely intelligence delivered directly to your team without any IT implementation or administrative burden
If you lead risk management, corporate security, workforce safety, or compliance for an E&P operator, drilling contractor, or oilfield services company or any upstream environment, continuous screening through the Trua platform offers a proactive approach your program needs.
Question for the Oil & Gas Industry community: How is your organization currently addressing post-hire risk changes in your field personnel and contractor workforce?