Oil oscar winners celebrate success
Scotland recognised its leading players in the oil and gas sector at the annual Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards last night (25 March 2010) at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.
Now in their 25th year these landmark awards showcase and recognise excellence, innovation and achievement across the sector.
Organised by Scottish Enterprise and supported by industry sponsors, the black-tie event was hosted by Jackie Bird. David Strahan, award-winning business correspondent, investigative journalist and documentary film-maker delivered a keynote speech around ‘peak oil’ and the official welcome was given by David Rennie, soon to be interim director of oil and gas, thermal generation and carbon capture and storage at Scottish Enterprise.
Judging was carried out by a panel of industry experts and this year the Overall Achievement award went to flexlife
In recognition of their success, winners received their own statuette, created by renowned Scottish sculptor Gordon Lochhead of Silversculpture.
David Rennie, interim director of oil and gas, thermal generation and carbon capture and storage at Scottish Enterprise said: “I’d like to congratulate all the winners of this year’s awards. Once again we have been very impressed with the quality of entries across the board. Scotland is a world leader in oil and gas technologies and it is important that we recognise the hard work involved in that success.
In these challenging times, it is vital that we recognise the continued importance of the oil and gas sector and these awards show continued innovation and success on a global scale. ”
The category winners of the coveted awards are:
Succeeding Through People - Sponsored by Chevron
Champion Technologies
Safety - Sponsored by BP
ARAMARK Ltd
Internationalisation of Scottish Skills – Sponsored by Scottish Qualifications Authority
PSN (Production Services Network)
Rising Star – Sponsored by AMEC Natural Resources
Ryan McPherson, ITF
The Innovator - Sponsored by Department of Energy and Climate Change
Brinker Technology
Small Company Great Performance – Sponsored by The Offshore Europe Partnership
flexlife
The Idea – Sponsored by Department of Energy and Climate Change and ITF
Corpro Systems Ltd
Export Achievement - Sponsored by The Press and Journal
ACE Winches
Outstanding Contribution – Sponsored by Shell U.K. Limited
Mel Fitzgerald, Subsea 7
Scottish Enterprise works with Scotland’s energy industry to stimulate business growth through accessing new markets, developing new products and services and seeking new routes to investment.