After months of meticulous scrutiny and following intense discussions and deliberations with our judges at the jury meet this week, the editorial team has now decided upon the finalists for the 7th annual Oil & Gas Middle East and Refining & Petrochemicals Middle East Awards 2016.
Much like every Awards season, our team this year has been overwhelmed with nominations for every category, with ‘Technical Innovation of the Year’ and ‘Young Oil & Gas Professional of the Year’ proving to be two of the most popular categories.
Another highlight of this year’s Awards campaign has been the focus on the downstream industry, with the newly introduced ‘Downstream Project of the Year’ winning a considerable number of entries.
We are pleased to announce the final shortlist of nominations and congratulate the companies and individuals who have made the cut. You are now in the final race for an award, so see you in Abu Dhabi on the Awards night on Wednesday, October 5th.
CSR Initiative of the Year:
‘Our environment, our life’ – Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem)
Young scientist programme – Dow Chemical
Support to ‘Children of the mountain’ foundation in Nepal – Megarme
Al Qabail Park – Orpic
Waste free environment – Gulf Petrochemicals And Chemicals Association (GPCA)
Downstream Project of the Year:
Sohar Refinery Improvement Project – Orpic
Muscat Sohar Product Pipeline Project – Orpic
Liwa Plastics Industries Complex Project – Orpic
Sadara $20bn petrochemical complex – Sadara Chemical Company
Al Jifnain Oil Terminal Project – Orpic
Kuwait Al Zour Refinery (ZOR) and Petrochemical Complex – Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) and Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC)
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Project of the Year:
Technovita – Novas Energy
In-situ steam generation – Saudi Aramco
Saih Rawl Field Depletion Project, Phase 2 – Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
Shuwaihat sour gas field chemical EOR project – ADNOC and Wintershall
Miraah project – PDO and Glasspoint Solar
HSE Initiative of the Year:
Health & environment team, HSE group – Kuwait Oil Company
‘Embedding a sour gas mindset’ – Al Hosn Gas
Medical examination drive – Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company
Goal Zero ambition – Shell
HSE Product/Application of the Year:
Environmentally safe Operations and Maintenance initiative – Kuwait Oil Company
Al Hosn Gas Integrated HSE database – Al Hosn gas
Rosemount – Emerson Process Management
Duraseal – Honeywell Process Solutions
MR 150 Man Rider winch – Ingersoll Rand and Famco
In-Country Value (ICV) Strategy of the Year:
Drilling products utilising local resources – Saudi Aramco
ICV Department – Orpic
MoU with Oman Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability (OCCGS) to support localisation – PDO
Qatari SME support contracts – Shell Qatar
Oil and Gas Woman of the Year:
Sudha Nakka Papisetty, HSE compliance and audit advisor – Al Hosn Gas
Nada Al Mesfer, senior petroleum engineer – Kuwait Oil Company
Reem Al Anbari, chief financial officer – Borouge
Alia Al Rifai, chief financial officer – Middle East – Siemens
Oilfield Services Company of the Year:
Gulf drilling International
Megarme
Weatherford International
Schlumberger
Operational Excellence Strategy of the Year:
Occupational health management system – Al Hosn Gas
Well Delivery Team – South East Kuwait Asset – Kuwait Oil Company/ Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Emerson’s control system solution for Saudi Aramco – Emerson Process Management
Megarme inspection and engineering operations – Megarme
Sustainability Initiative of the Year:
Caring for the environment – Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem)
Sustainable production of sour gas – Al Hosn Gas
Biodegradation of Libyan Light crude oils – Arabian Gulf Oil Co.(AGOCO)
Smart Commissioning – Emerson Process Management
Total Field Care Services – Honeywell Process Solutions
Dubai growth and expansion strategy – Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC)
Technical Innovation of the Year:
Date seed based size particulate LCM’s-ARC plug – Saudi Aramco
High power laser perforation – Saudi Aramco
Resin-coated Saudi sand method – Saudi Aramco
Seawater-based fracturing fluid – Saudi Aramco
Maximum lock (MAX-LOCK) cements – Saudi Aramco
Artificial lifting solutions – ABB
Training Initiative of the Year:
HSE e-Learning Management System (eLMS) – Al Hosn Gas
Professional Development Program – Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem)
Human energy management – Saudi Aramco
National Objectives Program – Petoleum Development Oman (PDO)
Diraya system by Well Services Group – Kuwait Oil Company
Young Oil & Gas Professional of the Year:
Sudha Nakka Papisetty, HSE compliance and audit advisor – Al Hosn Gas
Salma AlSinan, scientist at Advanced Research Center – Saudi Aramco
Mohammed Geer, working at Advanced Research Center – Saudi Aramco
Damian P. San Roman Alerigi, petroleum scientist at Advanced Research Center – Saudi Aramco
Prerit Goel, group director and board member – Gulf Petrochem Group
Ali Saeed A J Makki, drilling professional – Gulf Drilling International
Mohammed K. AlMedallah, offshore specialist engineer and flow assurance unit supervisor – Saudi Aramco
