As we look ahead to the 2020 edition of the Middle East Energy Awards, set to take place on 30 June in Abu Dhabi, we review last year’s awards ceremony. It was a day of celebrations as stakeholders from the energy industry converged in Dubai for the 2019 Middle East Energy Awards on 18 September at the Play Restaurant & Lounge, The H Dubai. The awards ceremony took place in the presence of a distinguished gathering of upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas industry professionals as well as the senior members of the utilities sector from the region.
2019 Middle East Energy Awards – Winners and Highly Commended
Lifetime Achievement Award (Editor’s Choice)
Winner – Saif Humaid Al Falasi, group CEO, ENOC
Innovator of the Year Award (Editor’s Choice)
Winner – Norman L Gilsdorf, president, high growth regions, Middle East, Russia and Customs Union, Honeywell
Energy Woman of the Year Award
Winner – Nadia Al-Hajji, deputy CEO, projects and business development, Petrochemical Industries Company
Highly Commended – Alyazia Ali Al Kuwaiti, executive director, Mubadala Investment Company
Young Energy Professional of the Year Award
Winner – Helal Suhail Al Mazrouei, petrochemicals analyst, Mubadala Investment Company
Highly Commended – Fajer Ahmad, petroleum engineer, Kuwait Oil Company
Clean Energy Initiative of the Year Award
Winner – Sharjah Waste to Energy Project by Masdar and Bee’ah
Highly Commended – CCS and CO2-EOR Pilot Project by Saudi Aramco
CSR Initiative of the Year Award
Winner – Torathuna (Our Heritage) initiative by SATORP
Highly Commended – STEM Education Programme by ADNOC
Digital Enabler of the Year Award
Winner – Hubgrade 4.0 by Enova
Highly Commended – MindSphere Application Center in Abu Dhabi by Siemens
Downstream Project of the Year Award
Winner – Project Stretch by ADNOC
Highly Commended – Duqm Refinery Project by Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries Company
HSE Initiative of the Year Award
Winner – Safety Performance Assessment System by Kuwait National Petroleum Company
Highly Commended – Workmen Safety Observation Programme by L&T Modular Fabrication Yard
Logistics Service Provider of the Year Award
Winner – Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Company
Highly Commended – Agility (Abu Dhabi)
Oilfield Services Company of the Year Award
Winner – Halliburton
Highly Commended – ADES International
Operational Excellence Strategy of the Year Award
Winner – Integrated Creative Programme for Stainable Oil Production by Kuwait Oil Company
Highly Commended – Operational Excellence Programme by SATORP
Talent Development Initiative of the Year Award
Winner – Future Energy Leaders Programme by Mubadala Investment Company
Highly Commended – Talent Development for MENA by Halliburton
Technical Innovation of the Year Award
Winner – Auto Well Space Out by Saudi Aramco
Highly Commended – Smart Water-based Polymer Flooding by Saudi Aramco
Upstream Project of the Year Award
Winner – Ghasha Project by ADNOC
Highly Commended – Kurdistan Gas Project by Crescent Petroleum
Utilities Project of the Year Award
Winner – Shuqaiq 3 Desalination Plant by ACCIONA, Marubeni, ALJ and Al Rawafid
Highly Commended – Khan Younis Wastewater Treatment Plant by Eaton Corporation
