Finalists in the global SPE Offshore Achievement Awards 2017

Hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section, the annual awards recognise some of the industry’s most innovative technology developments as well as talented individuals and exceptional large and small company performance. This year’s shortlist comprises a wide cross-section of the offshore sector, with companies large and small, spanning a variety of sub-sectors, represented.

Categories including Innovator, Emerging Technology and Young Professional have proven popular with entrants this year. For the first time in 2017, organisers have also introduced an additional stage of shortlisting for this Young Professional category, which will see each finalist take part in a filmed interview with a panel of industry judges. From there, three finalists will be selected before the winner is announced on the night.

Ian Phillips, chairman of SPE Aberdeen and chief executive of the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre, said: “The sheer quality and variety of entries we have received this year reflects everything that is great about our industry, particularly our ability to adapt to a volatile economic environment. It’s clear that the UK’s oil and gas operators and service companies have truly risen to the challenge, in particular developing some of the world’s most advanced technology whilst remaining as cost-effective as possible.

“As ever, our expert industry judging panel has spent a significant amount of time judging each entry before selecting the strongest contenders. I would like to congratulate all those who have been shortlisted for the 2017 awards, and I look forward to celebrating the winners at the ceremony in March.”

Winners at the 2016 award ceremony included Interventek Subsea Engineering for Emerging Technology, Tendeka for Great Large Company and Dan Purkis of Well-SENSE was recognised for his Significant Contribution to the oil and gas industry.

Donald Taylor, acting managing director for TAQA Europe said: “It is reassuring to see so many companies and individuals taking the time to share their success stories and enter into the awards this year. The quality of the entries, particularly those shortlisted, demonstrates how much the industry is still driving forward, finding innovative solutions and efficiencies against a persistently challenging background.”

The 2017 Offshore Achievement Awards finalists are:

Innovator (sponsored by OGIC)

Delphian Ballistics

Enpro Subsea

M-FLOW Technologies

Emerging Technology (sponsored by Nexen)

Exnics

M-FLOW Technologies

PlanSea Ltd

Safety Innovations (sponsored by Offshore Europe Partnership)

Cape plc

Cyberhawk Innovations

RigDeluge

Environmental Innovation

BP

Exnics

TWMA

Export Achievement

Churchill Drilling Tools

Cyberhawk Innovations

JDR Cable Systems Ltd

Collaboration

Decom North Sea

Maersk Oil/Amec Foster Wheeler/Bilfinger Salamis

Wood Group

Outstanding Skills Development Programme (sponsored by Heriot Watt University)

Fabricom Offshore Services

TAQA

Young Professional (sponsored by BP)

Marianne McKevitt - BP

Richard Eckersley - Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited

Mandy Johnstone - N-Sea

Sam Lisney - Petrofac EPS West

Richard Turner - RS Clare & Company Ltd

Natalie Jackson - Shell U.K. Ltd

Above and Beyond

Mandy Marriner – JDR Cable Systems Ltd

Bob Banks - Petrofac EPS West

Sam Lisney - Petrofac EPS West

Sharon Robertson – Wood Group PSN

Great Small Company (sponsored by Wood Group PSN)

Churchill Drilling Tools

Enpro Subsea

Step Change Engineering

Great Large Company

Aker Solutions

JDR Cable Systems Ltd

Wood Group

Significant Contribution (sponsored by Aker Solutions)

Announced at the ceremony

More than 500 industry professionals are expected to attend the awards ceremony, taking place at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) on Thursday 23 March 2017.

For more information and booking details, please visit www.spe-oaa.org

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