The energy sector, locally and globally is traversing through interesting times. Range-bound oil prices which were being considered as ‘low’ or ‘below par’ until about the beginning of this year, are today being deemed as the “new normal”.
Quite clearly, the oil and gas industry is attempting to give up traditional style of operations and endeavouring to embrace new realities.
Representative of the fact the industry has shed its inhibitions of yesteryears about accepting change and is welcoming the transitional phase has been the surge in the number of nominations received for the Oil & Gas and Refining & Petrochemicals Middle East Awards 2017.
The total number of entries received by the campaign team for the dozen Awards categories this year increased by 33% compared to last year’s Awards – proof of the enthusiasm and excitement that has been displayed from all quarters of the upstream, midstream and downstream segments of the regional energy industry.
Another highlight of the Awards campaign this year has been the growth in the number of new companies joining the programme to submit nominations – a figure that has soared by 43% from last year’s event.
It is fair to recognise that the new digital platform the Awards campaign team introduced for nominations this year has played its part in boosting entries – having made it considerably convenient and swift for entrants to submit documents and information about their work and achievements.
Numbers speak for themselves, and the encouraging statistics obtained at the end of the Awards nomination period is proof enough of the overwhelming desire for recognition and celebration that prevails in a multitude of stakeholders.
The Awards campaign team is immensely proud about the manner in which the event has been received by the regional industry this year, and feel enthused by the fact that the event continues to grow in stature and is enabling both the publications to reach out to more industry players every year.
Just hours before the eighth edition of the Awards get underway at the Four Seasons Dubai Jumeirah hotel, we are excited to present to you the shortlisted nominations, which were selected from amongst multiple entries received for each of the dozen categories this year.
(turn to the next page for the shortlist…)
And the finalists are…
CSR Initiative of the Year
AGOC’s (Aramco Gulf Operations Limited Company) Local Community Programmes – Saudi Aramco
Participation in Jusoor Social Projects – Orpic
Participation in Ramadan Aman Initiative – ENOC
Downstream Project of the Year
Duqm Refinery Project – Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries Company
Project Black Pearl – Vopak Horizon Fujairah Limited
Sadara Project – Sadara Chemical Company
Sohar Refinery Improvement Project – Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company
HSE Initiative of the Year
After-Hours Safety System – DADM Enterprises
KOC & Emerson WirelessHART Project – Emerson
McDermott Operational Values – McDermott International Inc
Predictive Personal Protective Equipment & Worksite Supervisory System – Saudi Aramco
Logistics Service Provider of the Year
Agility
ATS Shipping
DIA33
Integra Petrochemicals
Schmidt ME Logistics
Oilfield Services Company of the Year
AlMansoori Specialized Engineering
Pipe & Well O &M Services Co
Weatherford Middle East Asia
Oil & Gas Woman of the Year
Dr Abeer Olayan, senior research scientist, Saudi Aramco
Dr Esra Younis Ahmed AlKhadhar AlHosani, instrumentation and control engineer, ADCO
Fatma Al-Otaibi, team leader, Information Solutions, Exploration & Production, Research & Technology, Kuwait Oil Company
Gina Fyffe, CEO, Integra Petrochemicals
Nabilah Al-Tunisi, chief engineer, Engineering Services, Saudi Aramco
Rebecca Liebert, president & CEO, Honeywell UOP
Operational Excellence Strategy of the Year
Cable Deployed ESP System – Saudi Aramco
Corporate Operational Excellence Program – Yanbu NGL Fractionation Department, Saudi Aramco
Excellence Journey – Saudi Aramco
LEAN Six Sigma – Weatherford Middle East Asia
People, Process, Performance: Field Development, North Kuwait – Kuwait Oil Company
Sour Gas & Sulphur Management Project of the Year
Design and Development of an Innovative Downhole Corrosion and Scale Monitoring System in High-temperature Sour Gas Wells – Saudi Aramco
Mina Al Ahmadi Sulphur Handling Facilities Project – Kuwait National Petroleum Company
Shah Gas Development Project – Al Hosn Gas
Sulphur Recovery Unit Project in Expansion Phase Two for Clean Fuel/Naphtha – Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company
Technical Innovation of the Year
Date Seed-based Sized Particulate LCM and Formation Strengthening Materials – Saudi Aramco
Novel & Effective Fluid Loss Solution in Highly Fractured Formations – Global Chemical Company LLC/TBC-Brinadd LLC
Shallow Water Inspection & Monitoring Robot – Saudi Aramco
Smart DAS Up-holes for Simultaneous Near-surface Characterisation and Deep Reflection Imaging on Land – Saudi Aramco
SuperButol – Saudi Aramco
Unique Coil Tubing Inspection Technology for Enhancing Safety and Operational Performance – AlMansoori Inspection Services/iRobotics
World’s Slimmest CT Tractor for Matrix Acidising Stimulations in Extended Reach Wells – Saudi Aramco
Training Initiative / Programme of the Year
Emerson & KOC Competency Development Programme – Emerson
Localisation Initiative in Partnership with King Fahd University for Petroleum & Minerals – Honeywell UOP
NextGen – Weatherford Middle East Asia
NGLFD Operator Development Programme – Saudi Aramco
Sadara Apprenticeship Programme – Sadara Chemical Company
Vocational Training Programme for Employees – SNC-Lavalin
Water Management Solution of the Year
AUTOFLOT® Induced Gas Flotation Separators – Veolia Water Technologies
Construction and Commissioning of BTX Removal System to Adsorb the BTX Components from the Wastewater Stream – Saudi Aramco
Multistage Water Treatment System with Porous Ceramics – Saudi Aramco
Sokalan® RO3500 – BASF
Zero Liquid Discharge Water Treatment Solution for Produced Water Recycle and Oil Recovery – Saudi Aramco
Young Oil & Gas Professional of the Year
Abdul Rahman Bin Omar, EXPEC ARC, Saudi Aramco
Dr Esra Younis Ahmed AlKhadhar AlHosani, instrumentation and control engineer, ADCO
Fatima Al Zaabi, industrial trent engineer, Turbine Services & Solutions
Marwa Hassan, engineer, Design and Evaluation Systems for Client, AlMansoori Specialized Engineering
Mohammed Al-Ghazal, engineer, Saudi Aramco
Sahil Gandhi, chief operating officer, Unique Group
Zainab Al-Saihati, field drilling engineer, Saudi Aramco
