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As environmental issues are increasingly in focus, both regionally and world-wide, more and more companies are looking to lower their carbon footprint, adopting alternative energy solutions to balance efficiency and sustainability. The Clean Energy Initiative of the Year demonstrates a strategic approach to lowering a company’s carbon footprint through the use of alternative energy sources, as part of a long-term mission to improve sustainability.
Corporate social responsibility initiatives have become a priority for most companies in the energy industry. This award will recognise a CSR programme that has provided demonstrable and lasting benefits to its targeted beneficiaries.
This award will recognise a company which has made an outstanding contribution to the digital transformation of an energy firm through the development and use of its products, or services. This company demonstrates an innovative approach to digitalisation, and has shown itself to be a true ‘digital enabler’ to the energy industry.
Improved efficiency and rising demand for higher value downstream products have been driving plant integration and modernisation as well as investment in greenfield refining and petrochemical developments in the Middle East. These projects will help diversify the region’s economies, make them more competitive on the global market and create more jobs for the region’s young and growing populations. The Downstream Project of the Year will aim to select the most outstanding, ambitious and game-changing project in the refining and petrochemicals industry in the Middle East.
This award will recognise an outstanding female achiever who has a successful track record and has made a telling contribution to the energy industry. The Middle East boasts a wealth of female talent in the energy sector, with thousands more highly talented engineering graduates helping to make the region a hotspot for industry excellence.
Health, safety and environment is the cornerstone of the energy industry. This award will recognise a specific initiative that has helped to reduce accidents and problems in the workplace. Entries should be supported by data that demonstrates the success of the initiative.
The past ten years have seen remarkable progress in the Middle East energy industry, with the implementation of landmark projects, increasing use of game-changing technologies and the creation of novel products, under the leadership of dynamic technocrats. Visionary leadership is the key enabler of performance excellence in any organisation. It not only facilitates watershed performance of the particular enterprise, but also catalyses the entire industry’s growth and the region’s economic development. The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award should have made a visible positive impact on the region’s energy industry, with an outstanding contribution of more than 25 years in the development and progress of the sector.
In the energy industry, with its various end-products, logistics and transportation are key to ensure a smooth workflow down the value chain. Without reliable logistics service providers, the entire value chain grinds to a halt. The Logistics Service Provider of the Year will be decided based on the innovations and value creation offered by the service provider.
Oilfield service companies drive the entire upstream sector, providing every conceivable type of service, from hiring out moveable accommodation, to rope access, seismic exploration and deep water exploration. This award will look for the most successful and innovative oilfield services company in the Middle East region over the last 18 months. It is open to small, medium and large companies that have showcased interesting solutions or innovations for an upstream partner, or that demonstrate a project that has been completed exactly to specification, on time and within the budget.
With the region’s energy players making every effort run their organisations profitably and sustainably, operational excellence is becoming more important than ever. Operational excellence means doing the right thing, each and every time. This award recognises the most innovative and ambitious operational excellence project by an energy firm in the Middle East.
Billions of dollars are being invested to train the next generation of energy professionals and to upskill the existing workforce. This award will go to a talent development initiative that has made a real difference in the energy sector. Entries from both individual companies and training organisations will be accepted.
IT and technology are becoming the backbone of the energy industry. This award will recognise a project that demonstrates a successful and innovative technical solution, which has practically solved a serious problem faced by the energy industry.
Oil and gas producers are putting significant effort into optimising operations and efficiency to get the most out of their assets--which can mean redeveloping ageing oilfields, integrating digital technology to gain productivity or minimise downtime, decreasing their carbon footprint, and many other initiatives to stay competitive in this market. The Upstream Project of the Year will is an ambitious, strategic and innovative project that optimises or streamlines exploration/production, reflecting leading behaviour in this segment of the market.
Increasing demand for electricity and water has led to an upsurge of greenfield electric power and seawater desalination plants across the region. With several countries in the region aligning themselves with international protocols on climate change and carbon emissions reduction, securing a sustainable power supply is a growing priority. For the first time in the GCC, heavy investments are being channelled into nuclear, solar, wind and hydro power plants. Focus is shifting towards research on the latest technologies and their integration into new utility scale projects to enhance efficiency, digitalise, and scale down CAPEX and OPEX. Clean coal projects are also springing up as part of the energy mix targets set by GCC countries. These new projects, along with technological advancements, will go a long way in securing water and power supply for the region’s growing population and its industrialisation drive. The Utilities Project of the Year will aim to select an innovative project, that is disrupting the region’s traditional utilities landscape, and offering the much-needed hope for a better and sustainable future.
Concerns about young, emerging talent in the energy industry are not new. However, companies in the region are investing heavily to bring through skilled engineers and executives. The award is open to employees aged 30 and younger, and will go to the candidate whose work has had an overwhelmingly positive impact on his/her company over the past 18 months.
Event Details
Energy Middle East Awards 2019
Venue: Dubai, UAE
Date & Time: Wednesday, 18th September 2019 01:00 PM