After a four month judging process, the winners of the second ADIPEC awards were finally announced at a gala dinner last night in Abu Dhabi. A key feature of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC), the awards recognised projects implemented or operational over the last 18 months that have raised the bar for excellence in the oil and gas industry.

The winners, chosen from 170 applications across five categories including management, technological innovation and corporate social responsibility, were announced during a gala dinner at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort. The awards ceremony was hosted by ADNOC and a keynote address delivered by H.E. Abdulla Nasser Al Suwaidi, Director General of ADNOC. All winners and finalists are projects that have been implemented or operational between December 2010 and January 2012. All five categories focused on projects and initiatives within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Winners were chosen after a rigorous three stage judging process by a 21 member Regional Select Jury (RSJ) comprising senior executives of the ADNOC Group, Saudi Aramco, Bahrain Petroleum Company, Petroleum Development Oman, Shell, Total, as well as representatives from leading academic institutions and professional associations.

Shell and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) were the recipients of two awards, with Saudi Aramco judged as the winner in one category

The Pearl gas-to-liquids plant was judged the Best MENA Oil and Gas Project by the RSJ. Chosen from a shortlist of 6 projects, the Shell GTL plant demonstrated the best quality project management that emphasised safety while meeting financial and business targets. Jointly owned by Shell and the Qatari government and situated in Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial city, this plant will produce an estimated 3 billion barrels of oil equivalent of natural gas within its lifetime.

For the Best MENA Oil and Gas Innovation or Technology category, the Smart Waterflood project by Saudi Aramco was judged as the winner. A highly technical category, Saudi Aramco was found to have advanced the development of new technology with a special emphasis on contributing to the knowledge economy of Saudi Arabia. This project notably uses seawater as an enhanced oil recovery method to extract oil from Saudi oilfields.

Health, Safety and Environment was the focus of the Best MENA Oil and Gas HSE Project or Initiative and was won by Petroleum Development Oman for their NIMR Water Treatment Plant. The NIMR Water Treatment Plant was recognized for the application of innovative technologies and the effective management of people and systems by reusing up to 45,000 m3 of wastewater from their oilfields per day.

Adding value to communities was the focus of the Best MENA CSR Initiative, and was awarded to the Shell- Iraq Majnoon project. Shell will spend an estimated US$2billion on this oilfield by the end of 2012 in order to reach a targeted 175,000 barrels of oil per day.

Petroleum Development Oman was awarded Best MENA Oilfield/ Gas Field Management Strategy for its management of the “carbonated” reservoirs in Oman. PDO was recognised for adopting best practices in management across subsurface, automation, operations, engineering and IT departments.

“The ADIPEC Awards jury panel comprised representatives from important international and national oil companies who are effectively the decision makers on new projects in the MENA region. Being the winner of an ADIPEC Award is not only an honour, it also represents a regional benchmark for innovation and excellence,” said Kimon Alexandrou, Commercial Director at dmg::events, the organisers of ADIPEC.

For his leadership, support and guidance over the last two years, Mr. Ali Al Jarwan was given a special recognition award. As the Chairman of the ADIPEC Conference, Mr. Jarwan has been instrumental in transforming ADIPEC into the largest oil and gas conference in the MENA region.

The 15th edition of ADIPEC continues till November 14, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. For more details on the winners and other features of the conference, visit www.adipec.com

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