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Companies

Activity

Subsea excellence

OAA shortlist revealed recognized

The waiting is over - the shortlist for the 2015 Ofshore Achievement Awards, supported by

The winners of the annual Subsea UK

OE, has been announced.

Awards will be announced at a gala

The annual awards, organized and hosted event, on 11 February at the Aberdeen by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

Exhibition and Conference Centre dur-

Aberdeen Section, recognize exceptional per- ing Subsea Expo. formance across 12 categories, from individual

Fisher Offshore, Proserv and achievements to company performance and

ROVOP are all in contention for the innovations in safety and technology.

Subsea Company of the Year award.

Ian Phillips, SPE Aberdeen director and chief

Express Engineering Oil & Gas, executive of the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre,

Flowline Specialists and Tekmar said: “These awards are a great platform for

Energy have been short-listed in the companies and individuals to gain recognition

Global Exports Award category, with and this year, we have had more entries than

ToolTec, Ocean Installer and Cambla ever. There was a particular increase in nomina- vying for the New Enterprise award.

tions in the Emerging Technology and Small

The shortlist for the Innovation &

Company categories which is extremely encour-

Technology award comprises Tracerco, aging. It is vital to the longevity of the energy

Alexandra Pate, a Robert Gordon

Subsea Technologies and Tritech industry that new technologies are continually

University student, designed the

International, while Alan Muirhead being developed and new, smaller players often trophy for this year’s Ofshore from Ingen Ideas, Dale Tansley of play a key role in this innovation.”

Achievement Awards.

Quick Hydraulics and John Stoddard from Proserv are the individuals short-

The 2015 Offshore Achievement Awards fnalists are: listed for the Emerging Talent Award.

Innovator Working Together

An individual who has made the • • Expro North Sea Decom North Sea most outstanding contribution to the • • Proserv Maersk Oil subsea sector will be announced on • • Return to Scene Senscient the night.

• WEB Rigging Services

The awards event is held during

Outstanding Graduate Program

Subsea Expo, sponsored by OE and

Emerging Technology • ACE Winches running 11-13 February. The event • • Churchill Drilling Tools Maersk Oil is expected to be its largest ever this • • •Delphian Ballistics Petrofac Ofshore Projects and Operations year.  • Paradigm Flow Services

Young Professional

Safety Innovations • • Brendan Forbes, Sparrows Group Merlin ERD • • • Rory Gregor, Petrofac Nautronix SengS Subsea Engineering Solutions • • Senscient Murray Kerr, SengS Subsea Engineering • The Survitec Group Solutions Great Large Company • Aker Solutions

Environmentalist Inspiring Leader • Proserv • • • Murray Kerr, SengS Subsea Engineering CETCO Energy Services Stork • Paradigm Flow Services Solutions • • Sureclean Mal Lowe, Petrofac Signifcant Achievement • • Dr Liane Smith, Wood Group Intetech Announced at the ceremony

Export Achievement • Alba Power Great Small Company The awards ceremony takes place at the

Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre • • Tekmar Energy ASET International Oil & Gas Training (AECC) on 12 March 2015.

• Wireline Engineering Academy

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