With nominations closed, the shortlist for the Technical Innovation of the Year is set and the judges are working to decide the winners and highly commended from the selection of companies. The ideal candidate for this award is a project that demonstrates a successful, innovative technical solution, which has solved a serious problem faced by the energy industry.
The shortlist:
Auto well space out – Saudi Aramco
HyPR HoleSaver – Churchill Drilling Tools
Drone inspections and energy modeling – Enova
Oilfield water expert system: Automated solutions through geochemical dataset – Saudi Aramco
SmartWater-based polymer flooding – Saudi Aramco
The awards ceremony
The 2019 awards function will take place at the Play Restaurant & Lounge, The H Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Since 2010, the annual awards event hosted by Oil & Gas Middle East and Refining & Petrochemicals Middle East has featured categories across the oil and gas value chain. But this year the awards are bigger than ever with a rebrand to the Middle East Energy Awards, which for the first time includes renewable and alternative energy, through sister publication Utilities Middle East.
With 16 categories, up from 10 in the 2018 edition of the awards, there is more room than ever to celebrate the wide scope of achievements from the individuals and organisations striving to innovate and change the energy sector.
The Middle East Energy Awards ceremony is slated for 18 September 2019, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.