ADIPEC — the annual Abu Dhabi Petroleum Exhibition and Conference —launched its agenda-setting ADIPEC Awards — Excellence in Energy 2013. The Awards aim to recognize excellence in individual projects and departments of gas and oil companies in the Middle East and North Africa region; and to support development of a stronger, even more successful gas and oil business community throughout the region. Mohammed Sahoo Al Suwaidi, Director, Gas Directorate, ADNOC and ADIPEC 2013 Chairman says: “We have designed the ADIPEC Awards — Excellence in Energy 2013 to recognize and celebrate the region's best oil and gas businesses. “This year, we are introducing new categories to the Awards, that we believe will help stimulate the debate about the future shape of the region's energy business. “Winning one of the hotly-contested awards sends a clear message to the industry: that you are at the top of your game; that your peers recognize this; and that others should benchmark themselves against your outstanding performance,” he said. There are four categories that will remain the same each year in the competition. They are Best Gas & Oil Project; Best Gas & Oil Innovation or Technology; Best Gas and Oil HSE Project and Best CSR Initiative. In addition, a further fresh group of two additional categories will be selected, based on the agenda for that edition of ADIPEC, market needs and trend analysis. The deadline for entries is Aug. 1, 2013. Simple entry forms and instructions on how to enter are available at adipec.com/awards. The judging panel will receive all the entries by Sept. 1, and deliver their independent evaluations by Oct. 1. The panel then meets in October for final deliberation over who will take this year's most coveted energy awards, presented at a ceremony during ADIPEC, on Nov. 10, 2013. The ADIPEC Awards — Excellence in Energy 2013 are sponsored by OMV, Partex Oil and Gas and JODCO. The 2012 Awards involved 170 entries from 15 countries entering to win six awards. The ceremony was attended by more than 750 senior regional industry representatives. — SG
