Oil & Gas UK Awards finalists revealed

The finalists for the Oil & Gas UK Awards, sponsored by Shell U.K. Limited, have been announced today,Tuesday ,September 16, 2014.

The prizes will be awarded at the annual awards ceremony at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Thursday 6 November in front of some 600 guests from across the oil and gas industry and throughout the United Kingdom.

Stephen Marcos Jones, Oil & Gas UK’s business development director, commented:

“We are once again delighted to announce the finalists for the Oil & Gas UK Awards – an event which brings our industry together to showcase the exceptional individuals and companies across Britain. Those who made it onto the shortlists fought off some tough competition; and I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all those companies and individuals that shared their stories with us this summer.

“Following feedback from both the 2013 judging panel and our members, we have tailored our awards categories to ensure that they are relevant to a broader range of companies – from multinational operators to SMEs within the industry’s £35 billion supply chain. Our expert judges have a difficult task ahead, as this is our largest group of finalists yet.”

The finalists are:

Investment in People (Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME))

Axis Well Technology
Applied Drilling Technology International
Ingen Ideas

Investment in People (Large enterprise)
Atkins
Swire Oilfield Services
Bibby Offshore

Business Innovation (SME)
Meta
Alba Power Ltd
Sky-Futures

Business Innovation (Large enterprise)
EnQuest
Cape Environmental Services Offshore
Survitec Group

Mentor of the Year
Robert Bell, Technical Director (Offshore Structures, Oil and Gas), Atkins
Mal Lowe, Talent Development Consultant, Petrofac Offshore Projects & Operations
Alan Muirhead, Lead Field Development Engineer, Ingen Ideas

Apprentice of the Year
Ross Macleod, Trainee Electrical & Instrumentation Designer, Wood Group PSN
Marnie Toal, Apprentice Technician, Proserv
Ryan Geddes, Operations Technician (OPITO Apprentice), BP

Graduate of the Year
Hayleigh Pearson, Process Engineer, Costain Upstream
Barry Mitchell, Graduate Electrical Engineer, Wood Group PSN
John Stoddard, Junior Engineer, Proserv

The Oil & Gas UK Awards 2014 will take place on the evening of Thursday 6 November at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.