The ADIPEC Awards
have attracted over 600 submissions from more than 50 countries for the 2019
edition, the number of entrants increased by 92 percent compared with 2018,
demonstrating the depth of professional talent and range of opportunities
available in today’s oil and gas industry.
Building on the successes of previous years, the six award categories in 2019 recognise technological innovation, ground-breaking research on alternative methods of harnessing fuels, and organisations successfully evolving through digital transformation. For some categories, the number of entries more than doubled, attracting submissions from every continent, underlining the programme’s global standing among industry professionals, and the Abu Dhabi International Exhibition and Conference’s (ADIPEC’s) continued efforts to promote excellence.
“The Awards Jury
Members and I congratulate the finalists of the ADIPEC Awards 2019, which
highlight the oil and gas industry response to global economic and
technological trends,” Fatema Al Nuaimi, ADIPEC Awards Chair, and Chief
Executive Officer, ADNOC LNG. “We are looking forward to announcing the winners
at the awards ceremony in Abu Dhabi on 11 November.”
The industry’s transformation,
with its emphasis on digitalisation and advanced technology, is one of four
core focuses for ADIPEC through ‘Oil and Gas 4.0’, the event’s revised
strategic conference.
Under the theme of
Excellence in Energy, the 2019 ADIPEC Awards include an all-new category for
2019, the ‘Oil and Gas Inclusion and Diversity Company of the Year Award’. The
new award recognises organisations excelling in their efforts to promote
inclusion and diversity within the industry, which is increasingly seen as vital
to recruiting new talent to oil and gas.
The ADIPEC Awards
Jury is now in the process of selecting this year’s group of winners. Comprised
of 29 leading energy experts and analysts from across the industry, the judging
panel includes representatives from National Oil Companies (NOCs) and
International Oil Companies (IOCs), as well as market intelligence firms and
oilfield service providers.
The ADIPEC Awards
are organised with thanks to sponsors Mitsui & Co, Arab Development
Establishment (ARDECO), NPCC and ExxonMobil. Winners will be announced
during the ceremony and gala dinner at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort,
Abu Dhabi on Monday, 11 November – the opening night of ADIPEC.
Finalists in the
ADIPEC Awards 2019 include:
BREAKTHROUGH
RESEARCH OF THE YEAR
- Eni SpA – Italy:
E-REMM (Eni-Reservoir Electro-Magnetic Fluid Mapping) - King Abdullah
University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
– Saudi Arabia:
Futuristic smart pipe joint employing
low-cost and printed IoT based leak detector - Qpinch – Belgium:
A chemical heat pump converting waste heat energy into process heat - Saudi Aramco and
Wireless Instrumentation Systems – Saudi Arabia
Thru-tubing Retrievable Intelligent
Completion System (TRICS™)
BREAKTHROUGH
TECHNOLOGICAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR
- Jebco International
Ltd – Canada:
UltraClad™ Technology - Petronas Research
SDN BHD – Malaysia:
Monetising CO2 to High Value Carbonates via Supercritical CO2 Mineral
Carbonation Technology - Saudi Aramco –
Saudi Arabia:
Innovative Approach to Recover Flared Gas from Gas Oil Separation Plants
GOSPs - Worley – Australia:
CAROL – The World’s First Catalyst Removal Robot
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
- ADNOC Onshore –
United Arab Emirates:
Transforming ADNOC Onshore Assets – Data Driven Digital Twin for Production
Optimization - Eni SpA – Italy:
Digital Lighthouse Project on Upstream Industrial Asset - Petroleum
Development Oman, iNNOVATEQ – Oman:
Digital Transformation of PDO’s Wells, Reservoirs, & Facilities Management
Through Nibras - SparkCognition –
United States of America:
Aker BP & SparkCognition Improve Production: Machine Learning Success on
Unmanned Offshore Platform
OIL AND GAS
INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY COMPANY OF THE YEAR
- ABB Inc –
Switzerland:
ABB , The Place To Be - ADNOC – United Arab
Emirates:
ADNOC Driving Diversity and Inclusion - Halliburton –
United States of America:
Halliburton Diversity and Inclusion; Breaking Barriers - Petroleum
Development Oman – Oman:
PDO: Embedding a Diversity and Inclusion Culture in Business Strategy – A Step
Change
SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION
AND LOCAL CONTENT PROJECT OF THE YEAR
- ADNOC – United Arab
Emirates:
ADNOC In-Country Value (ICV) program – Contributing to the UAE’s economic
growth - Borealis, Borouge
and NOVA Chemicals – Indonesia:
Project STOP - PTT Exploration and
Production Public Company Limited – Thailand:
The Crab Hatchery Learning Center Project - Shell International
B.V. – Netherlands:
Shell LiveWIRE: Boosting local skills and enterprises
YOUNG TECHNICAL
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
- ADNOC Onshore –
United Arab Emirates:
Shamma Saeed Alshehhi - Petronas Group –
Malaysia:
Irene Lock Sow Mei - Saudi Aramco –
Saudi Arabia:
Tasneem T. Al Sharif - Saudi Aramco –
Saudi Arabia:
Ayrat Gizzatov
Since its
inauguration in 1984, ADIPEC has continued to grow, gaining worldwide
recognition as the premier oil and gas industry exhibition and conference. The
exhibition brings together over 2,200 international exhibiting companies across
155,000 gross square metres, with 29 country pavilions, attracting over 145,000
global attendees and 42 National and International Oil Companies. The
conference hosts over 980 strategic and technical speakers across more than 160
sessions, covering the full energy value chain and attracting over 10,400
delegates.
Held under the
patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the
UAE, hosted by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and supported by the
UAE Ministry of Energy, the Abu Dhabi Chamber, and the Abu Dhabi Tourism and
Culture Authority, ADIPEC will take place from 11 to 14 November, at the Abu
Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).