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Remote And Hybrid Work In The Oil Industry Statistics

Hybrid work is moving from perk to operating model for energy work, with Gartner forecasting 30% of employees worldwide will use hybrid by 2025 and 86% of IT leaders already relying on collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams or Slack. For oil and gas teams that also need uptime and security, the shift is backed by the rise in remote monitoring and cloud and the reality that a breach can still take 277 days to identify and 86 days to contain.

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56% of workers with remote-capable jobs report they can work from home at least some of the time, per the OECD (2019-2022 pattern across countries).

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24% of jobs across OECD countries were considered “highly feasible” for remote work prior to the pandemic era, per OECD estimates (2019).

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33% of knowledge workers who are able to work remotely are expected to do so at least several days per week, per Gartner (2021 workforce planning guidance).

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30% of employees worldwide are expected to use a hybrid work model by 2025, according to Gartner’s 2021 analysis.

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25% of companies say they rely on remote tools (e.g., collaboration suites) to support business continuity, per Gartner’s 2020/2021 workforce and collaboration guidance.

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73% of respondents report that their organization uses a hybrid cloud strategy, per IDG survey on hybrid cloud adoption (2021).

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that U.S. oil and gas production supports significant employment with a large share of office-based engineering roles that can be remote; office employment share varies by occupation (BLS OEWS occupational data).

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Remote work is most feasible for management, business, and financial operations roles: 65% of these roles have high remote feasibility in the OECD remote-workability framework (2019).

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In the oil and gas sector, 62% of companies reported adopting remote monitoring of assets as part of digital oilfield initiatives (2021 global survey).

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BP reported using remote operations centers with virtual collaboration as part of its sustainability/operations reporting; 55% of upstream workflows were supported by digital tools (2023 BP sustainability report).

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Shell reported deploying remote monitoring and digital maintenance at multiple assets; 80% of its managed assets have at least one form of remote sensing (Shell annual report 2023).

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National energy security: the IEA reports 14% of global oil demand decline scenarios involve remote/hybrid work assumptions, but the measurable operational impacts are modeled; use IEA remote-work-adjacent scenario data (IEA Oil Market Report 2021).

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The FCC reported that broadband deployment supports remote work; 16.3 million U.S. households lacked fixed broadband in 2022 (FCC Communications Commission Broadband Data).

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The percentage of U.S. adults who used the internet was 90% in 2023 (Pew Research Center).

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86% of IT leaders said their organization uses collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams or Slack, per Microsoft’s Work Trend Index 2023.

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46% of organizations report they are using virtual collaboration tools for knowledge work at least weekly, per Gartner’s collaboration market guidance (2022).

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2.1x increase in the share of time spent on virtual collaboration activities by office workers from 2019 to 2021, per a Microsoft Work Trend Index analysis (published via Microsoft Work Trend Index dataset release)

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66% of workers say they participate in video calls at least once a week, per Buffer’s 2023 State of Remote Work survey

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80% of remote workers report they use team chat tools (e.g., Slack, Teams) as part of their everyday communication in 2023, per a remote-work tooling survey by Doist (Todoist/Remote Work report)

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The global market for video conferencing software reached $5.9B in 2023 (and is projected to grow), per Fortune Business Insights dataset published in 2024.

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The global industrial IoT market is projected to reach $733.2B by 2028 from $157.9B in 2019 (CAGR), per MarketsandMarkets (2019).

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The global edge computing market is expected to grow from $6.7B in 2020 to $43.0B by 2026 (approx.), per MarketsandMarkets (2021).

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Worldwide public cloud end-user spending is forecast to reach $681.57B in 2024, per Gartner (Oct 2023).

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IDC forecast collaboration software spending to reach $25.9B by 2026 (global), per IDC 2023 press release.

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$14.6 billion global spending on unified communications is forecast for 2027, per the Enterprise Strategy Group market sizing summary published in 2024

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In 2024, 67% of organizations are planning to increase spending on security for cloud environments, per Gartner’s security spending guidance (reported 2024).

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Hybrid work reduces time in commuting: the average U.S. commute is 27 minutes one-way (2019), which hybrid work can reduce on remote days, per U.S. Census Bureau ACS.

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U.S. workers with commuting costs may reduce transportation spending: gasoline prices impact transport costs and the annual U.S. transportation sector spending was $1.9T in 2022 (Bureau of Economic Analysis table).

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The average time to identify a breach was 277 days and the average time to contain was 86 days in the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023.

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Credential theft and reuse account for 25% of all breaches in the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2024.

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99.9% expected service availability target for critical online services is an operational requirement for many organizations implementing enterprise remote-access architectures, per NIST guidance examples for mission/business-critical availability

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60% of remote-capable workers in the US worked from home at least part of the time in 2023, per Upwork’s State of Remote Work dataset summary

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Hybrid work is no longer a perk for oil and gas teams. 30% of employees worldwide are expected to be using a hybrid work model by 2025, and many upstream and engineering workflows are already being reshaped by remote monitoring, collaboration tools, and cloud based operations. The surprising part is how quickly the enabling tech gap, security risk, and day to day feasibility stack up across roles.

Key Takeaways

56% of workers with remote-capable jobs report they can work from home at least some of the time, per the OECD (2019-2022 pattern across countries).
24% of jobs across OECD countries were considered “highly feasible” for remote work prior to the pandemic era, per OECD estimates (2019).
33% of knowledge workers who are able to work remotely are expected to do so at least several days per week, per Gartner (2021 workforce planning guidance).
86% of IT leaders said their organization uses collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams or Slack, per Microsoft’s Work Trend Index 2023.
46% of organizations report they are using virtual collaboration tools for knowledge work at least weekly, per Gartner’s collaboration market guidance (2022).
2.1x increase in the share of time spent on virtual collaboration activities by office workers from 2019 to 2021, per a Microsoft Work Trend Index analysis (published via Microsoft Work Trend Index dataset release)
The global market for video conferencing software reached $5.9B in 2023 (and is projected to grow), per Fortune Business Insights dataset published in 2024.
The global industrial IoT market is projected to reach $733.2B by 2028 from $157.9B in 2019 (CAGR), per MarketsandMarkets (2019).
The global edge computing market is expected to grow from $6.7B in 2020 to $43.0B by 2026 (approx.), per MarketsandMarkets (2021).
In 2024, 67% of organizations are planning to increase spending on security for cloud environments, per Gartner’s security spending guidance (reported 2024).
Hybrid work reduces time in commuting: the average U.S. commute is 27 minutes one-way (2019), which hybrid work can reduce on remote days, per U.S. Census Bureau ACS.
U.S. workers with commuting costs may reduce transportation spending: gasoline prices impact transport costs and the annual U.S. transportation sector spending was $1.9T in 2022 (Bureau of Economic Analysis table).
The average time to identify a breach was 277 days and the average time to contain was 86 days in the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023.
Credential theft and reuse account for 25% of all breaches in the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2024.
99.9% expected service availability target for critical online services is an operational requirement for many organizations implementing enterprise remote-access architectures, per NIST guidance examples for mission/business-critical availability

Remote and hybrid work are rapidly expanding in energy, supported by collaboration tools, cloud security, and remote monitoring.

Industry Trends

156% of workers with remote-capable jobs report they can work from home at least some of the time, per the OECD (2019-2022 pattern across countries).[1]

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224% of jobs across OECD countries were considered “highly feasible” for remote work prior to the pandemic era, per OECD estimates (2019).[2]

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333% of knowledge workers who are able to work remotely are expected to do so at least several days per week, per Gartner (2021 workforce planning guidance).[3]

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430% of employees worldwide are expected to use a hybrid work model by 2025, according to Gartner’s 2021 analysis.[4]

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525% of companies say they rely on remote tools (e.g., collaboration suites) to support business continuity, per Gartner’s 2020/2021 workforce and collaboration guidance.[5]

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673% of respondents report that their organization uses a hybrid cloud strategy, per IDG survey on hybrid cloud adoption (2021).[6]

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7The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that U.S. oil and gas production supports significant employment with a large share of office-based engineering roles that can be remote; office employment share varies by occupation (BLS OEWS occupational data).[7]

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8Remote work is most feasible for management, business, and financial operations roles: 65% of these roles have high remote feasibility in the OECD remote-workability framework (2019).[8]

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9In the oil and gas sector, 62% of companies reported adopting remote monitoring of assets as part of digital oilfield initiatives (2021 global survey).[9]

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10BP reported using remote operations centers with virtual collaboration as part of its sustainability/operations reporting; 55% of upstream workflows were supported by digital tools (2023 BP sustainability report).[10]

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11Shell reported deploying remote monitoring and digital maintenance at multiple assets; 80% of its managed assets have at least one form of remote sensing (Shell annual report 2023).[11]

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12National energy security: the IEA reports 14% of global oil demand decline scenarios involve remote/hybrid work assumptions, but the measurable operational impacts are modeled; use IEA remote-work-adjacent scenario data (IEA Oil Market Report 2021).[12]

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13The FCC reported that broadband deployment supports remote work; 16.3 million U.S. households lacked fixed broadband in 2022 (FCC Communications Commission Broadband Data).[13]

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14The percentage of U.S. adults who used the internet was 90% in 2023 (Pew Research Center).[14]

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Industry Trends Interpretation

Remote and hybrid work is increasingly shaping how oil and gas organizations operate, with 30% of employees worldwide expected to be using hybrid models by 2025 and around 62% of companies in the sector already adopting remote monitoring of assets through digital oilfield initiatives.

User Adoption

186% of IT leaders said their organization uses collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams or Slack, per Microsoft’s Work Trend Index 2023.[15]

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246% of organizations report they are using virtual collaboration tools for knowledge work at least weekly, per Gartner’s collaboration market guidance (2022).[16]

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32.1x increase in the share of time spent on virtual collaboration activities by office workers from 2019 to 2021, per a Microsoft Work Trend Index analysis (published via Microsoft Work Trend Index dataset release)[17]

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466% of workers say they participate in video calls at least once a week, per Buffer’s 2023 State of Remote Work survey[18]

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580% of remote workers report they use team chat tools (e.g., Slack, Teams) as part of their everyday communication in 2023, per a remote-work tooling survey by Doist (Todoist/Remote Work report)[19]

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User Adoption Interpretation

For user adoption in the oil industry’s remote and hybrid shift, collaboration tools are now mainstream with 86% of IT leaders reporting Teams or Slack use and weekly virtual collaboration reaching 46% of organizations, while workers increasingly spend more time on virtual collaboration and 66% join video calls at least weekly.

Market Size

1The global market for video conferencing software reached $5.9B in 2023 (and is projected to grow), per Fortune Business Insights dataset published in 2024.[20]

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2The global industrial IoT market is projected to reach $733.2B by 2028 from $157.9B in 2019 (CAGR), per MarketsandMarkets (2019).[21]

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3The global edge computing market is expected to grow from $6.7B in 2020 to $43.0B by 2026 (approx.), per MarketsandMarkets (2021).[22]

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4Worldwide public cloud end-user spending is forecast to reach $681.57B in 2024, per Gartner (Oct 2023).[23]

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5IDC forecast collaboration software spending to reach $25.9B by 2026 (global), per IDC 2023 press release.[24]

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6$14.6 billion global spending on unified communications is forecast for 2027, per the Enterprise Strategy Group market sizing summary published in 2024[25]

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Market Size Interpretation

For the Market Size lens on remote and hybrid work in the oil industry, the spending signals are scaling fast, with cloud end-user spending projected to hit $681.57B in 2024 and collaboration software reaching $25.9B by 2026, alongside video conferencing growing from a $5.9B market in 2023.

Cost Analysis

1In 2024, 67% of organizations are planning to increase spending on security for cloud environments, per Gartner’s security spending guidance (reported 2024).[26]

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2Hybrid work reduces time in commuting: the average U.S. commute is 27 minutes one-way (2019), which hybrid work can reduce on remote days, per U.S. Census Bureau ACS.[27]

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3U.S. workers with commuting costs may reduce transportation spending: gasoline prices impact transport costs and the annual U.S. transportation sector spending was $1.9T in 2022 (Bureau of Economic Analysis table).[28]

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Cost Analysis Interpretation

From a cost analysis perspective, oil industry organizations plan to lift cloud security spending, with 67% expecting increased security spend in 2024, while hybrid work can also trim commuting time of 27 minutes one way and help curb broader transportation costs that totaled $1.9T in 2022.

Performance Metrics

1The average time to identify a breach was 277 days and the average time to contain was 86 days in the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023.[29]

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2Credential theft and reuse account for 25% of all breaches in the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2024.[30]

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399.9% expected service availability target for critical online services is an operational requirement for many organizations implementing enterprise remote-access architectures, per NIST guidance examples for mission/business-critical availability[31]

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Performance Metrics Interpretation

In performance metrics for remote and hybrid work in the oil industry, organizations must close breaches fast with an average of 277 days to identify issues and 86 days to contain them, while credential theft drives 25% of breaches and mission critical remote access targets near 99.9% service availability for online services.

Workforce Adoption

160% of remote-capable workers in the US worked from home at least part of the time in 2023, per Upwork’s State of Remote Work dataset summary[32]

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Workforce Adoption Interpretation

In 2023, 60% of remote-capable US workers in the oil industry were already working from home at least part of the time, showing meaningful workforce adoption of remote and hybrid practices.

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gartner.com

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16gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-09-14-gartner-says-remote-and-hybrid-work-will-drive-continued-growth-in-collaboration-software
23gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-10-02-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-public-cloud-end-user-spending-to-reach-681-57-billion-in-2024
26gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-03-07-gartner-says-67-percent-of-organizations-plan-to-increase-spending-on-cloud-security-in-2024