Energy industry event brings new categories, judges, encourages best practice
ABU DHABI, MAY 12, 2013: ADIPEC - the annual Abu Dhabi Petroleum Exhibition and Conference - today launches its agenda-setting ADIPEC Awards - Excellence in Energy 2013.
The Awards aim to recognise excellence in individual projects and departments of gas and oil companies in the Middle East and North Africa region; and to support development of a stronger, even more successful gas and oil business community throughout the region.
Mohammed Sahoo Al Suwaidi, Director, Gas Directorate, ADNOC and ADIPEC 2013 Chairman says: "We have designed the ADIPEC Awards - Excellence in Energy 2013 to recognise and celebrate the region's best oil and gas businesses.
"This year, we are introducing new categories to the Awards, that we believe will help stimulate the debate about the future shape of the region's energy business.
"Winning one of the hotly-contested awards sends a clear message to the industry: that you are at the top of your game; that your peers recognise this; and that others should benchmark themselves against your outstanding performance," he says.
This year sees a number of new judges, new categories, and more excitement than ever before as the new awards are designed to highlight the issues facing the regional gas and oil industry in the coming years.
There are four categories that will remain the same each year in the competition. They are Best Gas & Oil Project; Best Gas & Oil Innovation or Technology; Best Gas and Oil HSE Project and Best CSR Initiative.
In addition, a further fresh group of two additional categories will be selected, based on the agenda for that edition of ADIPEC, market needs and trend analysis.
The additional categories for the ADIPEC Awards - Excellence in Energy 2013 are two which will help define and support future industry issues: Empowerment of Women in Gas and Oil Industry and the Young ADIPEC Engineer.
The deadline for entries is August 1, 2013. Simple entry forms and instructions on how to enter are available at adipec.com/awards.
Industry movers and shakers form the Regional Select Judging panel, made up of around 20 senior business leaders from organisations including: Al Jaber Group, ADCO, BAPCO, JODCO, KOTC, Kuwait Energy, Mubadala Petroleum, NDC, Partex Oil and Gas, PDO, PricewaterhouseCoopers, QP, Schlumberger, Senergy, Shell, Statoil, TAQA, The Petroleum Institute and TOTAL.
The judging panel will receive all the entries by September 1, and deliver their independent evaluations by October 1. The panel then meets in October for final deliberation over who will take this year's most coveted energy awards, presented at a ceremony during ADIPEC, on November 10, 2013. New judge Sara Akbar, CEO of Kuwait Energy Co, says: "Any award that recognises the hard work of dedicated people in our industry is important. The MENA region is one of the key geographical areas for the oil and gas industry in the world, and it is through awards like ADIPEC's that the excellent work of companies in the region is highlighted and celebrated.
"I am delighted to have the opportunity to sit on the Regional Select Jury and to assess the entries for this year's ADIPEC awards. I believe in promoting the expertise and achievements of oil and gas companies in the MENA region, and the ADIPEC awards are a fantastic forum by which to do this."
Steve Peacock, Chief Operating Officer, Mubadala Petroleum, also a new judge for 2013, described his motivation for volunteering time to act as a judge: "There is so much excellent work that takes place in our industry that often goes unrecognised or taken for granted, despite the fact that it either forms the fundamental underpinnings to enormous amounts of investment, or provides the platform for innovative leaps in what can be achieved within a business.
"For the industry's reputation, for the region's reputation, and for the motivation of our staff, it is critical to occasionally pause and take time out to recognise and celebrate this wealth of exciting work taking place."
The ADIPEC Awards - Excellence in Energy 2013 are sponsored by OMV, Partex Oil and Gas and JODCO.
The 2012 Awards involved 170 entries from 15 countries entering to win six awards. The ceremony was attended by more than 750 senior regional industry representatives.
For further information, contact:
Tea Vutmej Special Projects Manager - ADIPEC
ADNEC House, PO Box 74879, Abu Dhabi, UAE
T: +971 2 444 4909 / D: +971 2 406 4467
F: +971 2 444 4383 / W: www.adipec.com
* For the complete list of 2013 judges, see www.adipec.com/rsj
ABOUT ADIPEC
Held under the patronage of the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and organised by dmg :: events, ADIPEC is the largest regional exhibition for the Middle East oil and gas industry. Supported by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and the UAE's Ministry of Energy, it hosts more than 1,600 exhibitors and attracts more than 50,000 attendees.
ABOUT THE ADIPEC AWARDS - EXCELLENCE IN ENERGY 2013
ADIPEC Awards 2012
After the introduction of the new judging system and 21 newly-appointed regional oil and gas experts to form the official judging panel, the interest for the ADIPEC Awards rocketed. Fresh categories and a very detailed process of how to write an entry helped candidates to focus their accomplishment in a less than a 1000 word summary, which resulted with a very competitive environment.
•Six categories of Awards open for nominations
•170 entries received from 15 countries and 65 organisations
•Regional Select Jury formed (21 oil and gas experts join the judging panel)
•Three stage judging process implemented
•Two keynote speeches delivered at the opening ceremony
•Attended by over 150 senior managers from ADNOC
•Attended by senior representatives of the top 30 oil and gas organisations in MENA
In 2012 there were six award categories:
• Best MENA Oil & Gas Project
• Best MENA Oil & Gas Innovation or Technology
• Best MENA Oil & Gas HSE Project or Initiative
• Best MENA CSR Initiative
• Best MENA Oilfield/Gas Field Management Strategy
• Best International Oil & Gas Project
ADIPEC Awards 2010
ADIPEC Awards - Excellence in Energy was created to recognise the excellence within individual projects and departments of oil and gas companies in the MENA region, and to support development of a stronger and even more successful oil and gas business community throughout the region.
The competition commenced in 2010 and the statistics of the first year show:
• 6 categories of Awards open for nominations
• 70 entries received
• Nominations came from 16 countries
• Esteemed judging panel comprising six highly respected industry experts
• Attended by 320 senior managers including 70 managers from ADNOC
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