Finalists announced for Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards 2009

The finalists of the Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards have been announced. The Awards ceremony and dinner will be held on Thursday 26 March 2009 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC).

Organised by Scottish Enterprise in conjunction with industry and key co-sponsors, the Awards celebrate innovation, success and the achievements of individuals, companies and organisations from across the offshore industry.

Jim Mather, Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism will attend the celebration as guest of honour and deliver a keynote speech. The shortlist of finalists is:

Export Achievement - Sponsored by The Press and Journal

  • DES Operations Limited
  • Production Services Network (PSN)

The Innovator - Sponsored by Department of Energy and Climate Change

  • Futuretec
  • READ Well Services
  • Sensornet

Safety - Sponsored by BP

  • Aker Subsea UK Ltd
  • ARAMARK Limited
  • NOV Elmar
  • Subsea 7

Succeeding Through People - Sponsored by Chevron

  • ARAMARK Limited
  • RBG Limited
  • Technip UK Limited

Rising Star - Sponsored by AMEC Natural Resources

  • Craig Reid, Bibby Offshore
  • Jamie Dempster, iicorr Ltd
  • Ian Ramsey, Optimus Safety Management Limited
  • Rajeev Chaladi, Wood Group Engineering (North Sea) Ltd

Internationalisation of Scottish Skills - Sponsored by Scottish Qualifications Authority

  • Aberdeen Skills and Enterprise Training Ltd
  • Dundee College
  • NSL
  • PSN (Production Services Network)

Small Company Great Performance - Sponsored by The Offshore Europe Partnership

  • Cyclotech Ltd
  • flexlife Ltd
  • Walker Technical Resources

The Idea – Sponsored by Department of Energy and Climate Change and ITF

  • LUX Innovate Limited
  • Reservoir Fluid Dynamics (a collaboration between University of Aberdeen and University of California at Santa Barbara)

The winner of the Outstanding Contribution award, sponsored by Shell U.K. Limited, will be announced on the night as will the Overall Achievement Award.

Brian Nixon, Director of Energy, Scottish Enterprise, said: "The Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards give the industry the opportunity to highlight and celebrate its many exceptional achievements, and once again I have been impressed by the standard of entries and the continued commitment and enthusiasm of Scotland's oil and gas companies. In today's challenging global economic climate, it is particularly important that we continue to recognise the excellence and expertise delivered by Scotland's world class oil and gas sector."  

Hosted by Sally Magnusson, the black tie event will begin with a welcome reception at 6.45pm with dinner served at 8.00pm.

For more information and the opportunity to buy tickets visit our SOAA section of the website or call 0845 607 8787.

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