It was a day of revelry as stakeholders from the upstream to the downstream segments of the regional oil and gas industry, converged in Dubai for the Oil & Gas Middle East and Refining & Petrochemicals Middle East Awards 2017.
The 8th edition of the Awards this year took place at the Four Seasons Dubai at Jumeirah Beach on Tuesday, September 12th, and saw senior industry professionals from across the length and breadth of the regional energy sector gather to witness the show.
Several shortlisted companies and individuals were in contest for each of the dozen Awards categories this year, and a variety of emotions were on display from the winners and highly commended nominations, as their names were being called out from the stage.
The editorial team had a chance to speak to the Award winners after they received their respective trophies on stage, all of whom were overwhelmed by the spectacular recognition their work and efforts had earned them and their companies.
Soon before the award presentation ceremony began, Indrajit Sen, the deputy editor of Oil & Gas Middle East magazine and the co-editor of arabianoilandgas.com took to the stage to address the audience.
Sen said, “I remember at the Awards last year, celebrating the regional oil and gas industry’s resilience against the hardships caused by below par oil prices, was sort of the untold theme of the event. This year however, considering the landmark changes we are witnessing almost every day, it is quite evident that I am addressing an audience representing a more matured industry that has embraced new realities.”
He further said: “From all of us at ITP Media Group, I’d like to convey our gratitude to everyone who has been a part of the 2017 Awards programme, our judges, our sponsors and all of you present here today. We have gathered here to celebrate the energy industry’s achievements and to me all of you are winners in your own right.”
We are delighted to present to you the full list of winners and highly commended nominations for the Awards this year. In no particular order, these are:
CSR Initiative of the Year
Winner: Participation in Jusoor Social Projects – Orpic
Highly Commended: Local Community Programmes – AGOC
Downstream Project of the Year
Winner: Sadara Project – Sadara Chemical Company
Highly Commended: Project Black Pearl – Vopak Horizon Fujairah Limited
HSE Initiative of the Year
Winner: Predictive Personal Protective Equipment & Worksite Supervisory System (E-Factory) – Saudi Aramco
Highly Commended: McDermott Operational Values (MOVs) – McDermott International Inc
Logistics Service Provider of the Year
Winner: Agility
Highly Commended: DIA33
Oilfield Services Company of the Year
Winner: AlMansoori Specialized Engineering
Highly Commended: Weatherford Middle East Asia
Oil & Gas Woman of the Year
Winner: Dr Abeer Olayan, senior research scientist, Saudi Aramco
Highly Commended: Gina Fyffe, CEO, Integra Petrochemicals
Operational Excellence Strategy of the Year
Winner: LEAN Six Sigma – Weatherford Middle East Asia
Highly Commended: People, Process, Performance: Field Development, North Kuwait – Kuwait Oil Company
Sour Gas & Sulphur Management Project of the Year
Winner: Shah Gas Development Project – Al Hosn Gas
Highly Commended: Design and Development of an Innovative Downhole Corrosion and Scale Monitoring System in High-temperature Sour Gas Wells – Saudi Aramco
Technical Innovation of the Year
Winner: Date Seed-based Sized Particulate LCM and Formation Strengthening Materials – Saudi Aramco
Highly Commended: Unique Coil Tubing Inspection Technology for Enhancing Safety and Operational Performance – AlMansoori Inspection Services/iRobotics
Training Initiative/Programme of the Year
Winner: Apprenticeship Programme – Sadara Chemical Company
Highly Commended: Vocational Training Programme for Employees – SNC-Lavalin
Water Management Solution of the Year
Winner: Sokalan® RO 3500 – BASF
Highly Recommended: Zero Liquid Discharge Water Treatment Solution for Produced Water Recycle and Oil Recovery – Saudi Aramco
Young Oil & Gas Professional of the Year
Winner: Dr Esra Younis Ahmed AlKhadhar AlHosani, instrumentation and control engineer, ADCO
Highly Recommended: Mohammed Al-Ghazal, engineer, Saudi Aramco
