Oil & Gas Life of an expatriate won’t suit everyoneThe innovative and progressive nature of the global energy industry inevitably means that companies have to send employees to work all over the world. June 2nd 2008, 3:30 am 3 min read Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. The innovative and progressive nature of the global energy industry inevitably means that companies have to send employees to work all over the world.