2015 OAA finalists announced

The waiting is over - the shortlist for the 2015 Offshore Achievement Awards has been announced today (12 January 2015).

Supported by OE, the annual awards are organized and hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section and recognize exceptional performance across a range of categories.

The 12 awards celebrate individual achievements, company performance and significant innovations in safety and technology.

Image: The 2015 OAA trophy and its designer.

Ian Phillips, SPE Aberdeen director and chief executive of the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre, said: “The 2015 Offshore Achievement Awards have again attracted an exceptionally high calibre of entrants and we are delighted to announce the very strong line-up of finalists this year. Once again, judges were impressed by the talent and performance demonstrated in the UK offshore industry.

“These awards are a great platform for companies and individuals to gain recognition and this year, we have had more entries than ever. There was a particular increase in nominations in the Emerging Technology and Small Company categories which is extremely encouraging. It is vital to the longevity of the energy industry that new technologies are continually being developed and new, smaller players often play a key role in this innovation.”

“We are also pleased to announce the shortlist for this year’s new category, Outstanding Graduate Program, and are confident that the initiatives devised by each company will inspire others to ‘grow their own’ skilled personnel.”

The 2015 Offshore Achievement Awards finalists are:

Innovator (sponsored by Maersk Oil)

• Expro North Sea 
• Proserv
• Return to Scene
• WEB Rigging Services 

Emerging Technology (sponsored by Nexen)

• Churchill Drilling Tools 
• Delphian Ballistics         
• Paradigm Flow Services 

Safety Innovations (sponsored by Met Office)

• Nautronix 
• Senscient
• The Survitec Group 

Environmentalist (sponsored by TWMA)

• CETCO Energy Services 
• Paradigm Flow Services 
• Sureclean 

Export Achievement

• Alba Power 
• Tekmar Energy 
• Wireline Engineering 

Working Together (sponsored by OPITO)

• Decom North Sea
• Maersk Oil 
• Senscient 

Outstanding Graduate Program (sponsored by Robert Gordon University)

• ACE Winches
• Maersk Oil 
• Petrofac Offshore Projects and Operations

Young Professional (sponsored by Nalco Champion)

• Brendan Forbes, Sparrows Group
• Rory Gregor, Petrofac 
• Murray Kerr, SengS Subsea Engineering Solutions 

Inspiring Leader (sponsored by MOL Group)

• Murray Kerr, SengS Subsea Engineering Solutions 
• Mal Lowe, Petrofac 
• Dr Liane Smith, Wood Group Intetech 

Great Small Company (sponsored by Wood Group PSN)

• ASET International Oil & Gas Training Academy
• Merlin ERD
• SengS Subsea Engineering Solutions 

Great Large Company (sponsored by Offshore Europe Partnership)

• Aker Solutions 
• Proserv
• Stork 

Significant Achievement (sponsored by Aker Solutions)

• Announced at the ceremony

More than 500 industry professionals are expected to attend the awards ceremony, taking place at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) on Thursday 12 March 2015.

For more information and booking details, please visit www.spe-oaa.org