At Pinkerton, we recognize the unique and pressing security concerns that plague the oil and gas industry — a landscape marked by high-stakes threats such as physical attacks on assets and staff, complex geopolitical shifts, and piracy. The sector's indispensable infrastructure, such as drilling platforms, refineries, and extensive pipeline networks, faces grave risks from organized sabotage, targeted theft, and terrorism, alongside the potential chaos from regional unrest and resource contention. Addressing these increasing challenges, Pinkerton crafts specialized security programs for oil and gas companies, fostering resilience against disruptions and insidious insider plots while securing critical locations.
Security Challenges
- Physical security threats such as sabotage, theft, or terrorism
- Supply chain disruptions
- Risks to personnel and assets
- Geopolitical tensions
- Piracy and maritime security
- Insider threats
- Social Unrest
Benefits to your organization
Workplace violence prevention, threat management, and high-risk termination planning
- Mitigate the risk and impact of workplace violence with threat assessment and management.
- Implement a structured and compassionate termination process to support a respectful separation and mitigate risks such as workplace disruption, escalation, and potential violence.
- Identify and investigate potential threats, including targeted threats, sources of violence, and/or inappropriate communication from a broad spectrum of sources.
Enhanced energy sector safety & security
- Improve response to emergencies, security breaches, incidents, and natural disasters, minimizing potential damage and ensuring operational continuity.
- Provide consulting and security support before workforce reductions or potential strikes.
- Protect at-risk executives and key employees with embedded protective details and security drivers.
Supply chain security
- Implement enhanced logistics and security measures to protect the integrity of inbound and outbound distribution networks.
- Assess and manage threats with targeted programs that monitor and address local and global security challenges, including geopolitical events and natural disasters.
- Monitor risks along supply chain routes and near suppliers or distribution centers to address potential disruptions or logistical challenges proactively.
Proactive threat management and litigation support
- Conduct corporate investigations for internal and external threats.
- Update or establish ethics reporting lines to swiftly address potential fraud, misconduct, and ethics violations.
- Tailored investigations for complex and high-stakes litigation cases, including key witness location and interviews, evidence analysis, digital forensics, e-discovery, and targeted surveillance.
- Collaborate with law enforcement agencies to enhance investigative outcomes and security measures.
Location security and safety analysis
- Identify existing security gaps and vulnerabilities and evaluate their potential impact with site risk assessments and physical penetration testing.
- Draw on location-specific analytics data to make informed decisions about current or potential sites by understanding crime, economic stability, natural disasters, wildfires, electrical outages, and environmental risks using the Pinkerton Crime Index and Pinkerton Risk Pulse.
- Develop business continuity and crisis management plans that account for local risks, ensuring quick recovery and minimal downtime from events like crime, power outages, or natural disasters.
By partnering with Pinkerton, energy sector companies can enhance their overall security posture, maintain operational efficiency, and protect their assets and personnel against a range of potential threats and disruptions.