Month: October 2018

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Chair’s Address – October 2018

Dear SPE Aberdeen members, colleagues and friends,

Last month we were delighted to launch the 33rd Offshore Achievement Awards; nominations are now open and close on 16th November. This is the eighth year that SPE Aberdeen has managed the OAA’s and we are very proud of how this event goes from strength to strength each year and remains the gold standard of industry awards in the North Sea.

The awards recognise and celebrate success in the offshore oil & gas and renewables industry.  In total there are 11 award categories, with the winners announced at the black tie event on 14 March 2019. The award categories are made up of 4 technology awards (including the Emerging Technology and the Innovator Awards), 4 corporate awards (including the Outstanding Skills Development Award), and 3 individual awards including the hugely popular Young Professional Award and the prestigious Significant Contribution Award.

All nominations go through a robust peer review process, with every category reviewed by 6-8 separate judges.  Every year the judging panel remarks on the extremely high standard of applications which provides them with quite a task in shortlisting the finalists.

The panel is also involved in judging the Gray’s School of Art competition to design the trophy; a process which is now embedded in the 3D Graphic Design degree curriculum.

Previous finalists and winners consistently comment on the value of entering the OAAs. As far as the 2018 winner of the Export Achievement Award, Coretrax, are concerned the OAAs are the perfect platform to showcase the skills, expertise and dedication of the team. This was echoed by Blaze Manufacturing Ltd, shortlisted for the Great (SME) Company award in 2018; this accolade increased awareness of the company and gave staff richly deserved recognition for all their hard work.

Any surplus from this event is invested in a wide range of initiatives designed to inspire the industry to continue evolving. This summer we were delighted to be in a position to sponsor the Summer of Engineering at Aberdeen Science Centre, an event that ran July – August and attracted over 5000 visitors.

The OAAs have a dedicated website which will keep you up to date with all the news and how you can get involved.

If you know a company or a person who you think deserves recognition, please suggest that they make an entry.  In my experience a suggestion from a colleague or a client is the best way to encourage people to enter.

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Call for Nominations for SPE Awards

Each year SPE recognises individuals who have gone the extra mile by nominating them for an SPE Award.  People can be nominated in two categories – those who have supported SPE activities in an outstanding manner – and those who have to displayed technical excellence in their particular field.

Locally we recognise individuals who have gone “above and beyond” in their support for our SPE Aberdeen Section with local Section Awards.

Those who have gone further and made an exceptional contribution to SPE locally and regionally might be nominated for an SPE Regional Award.

Finally, those who have made an exceptional contribution at the international level can be nominated for an SPE International Award

There is a video outlining the awards here or click on image below – but in summary people can be recognised for

  • Technical contribution and excellence in their professional area – spanning reservoir; formation evaluation; drilling; completions; HSE; management; projects; production and sustainability.
  • Professional awards – spanning service to SPE; distinguished university faculty; public service and there is a special category for Young Members Outstanding Service

If you know someone who you think should be recognised in some way, please send a short e-mail to aberdeen.chair@spe-uk.org – including their name / position / company affiliation / e-mail address and a few lines describing why you think they should receive an award.  We’ll take it from there – identifying the appropriate award category, orchestrating the support paperwork and submitting the nomination papers.

If you like to discuss someone’s suitability please e-mail Ian Phillips at aberdeen.chair@spe-uk.org and we can arrange to speak.

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Ian Phillips Receives SPE Distinguished Membership from Society of Petroleum Engineers Richardson, TX

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) recently honored Ian Phillips with SPE Distinguished Membership at SPE’s Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held 24-26 September in Dallas, TX. Phillips is CEO at Oil and Gas Innovation Centre.
Phillips is being recognized for his SPE North Sea Region leadership roles including Regional Director & Aberdeen Section Chairman, for managing and chairing the prestigious SPE Offshore Achievements Awards which has gained International recognition for the SPE Aberdeen Section.
SPE serves more than 159,000 members worldwide, sharing technical knowledge for the benefit of our industry. Each year, SPE presents awards that recognize members whose efforts have advanced petroleum technology, as well as their professional achievements and contributions to the industry and the society.
“It is an honor to recognize Ian for his commitment and dedication to the oil and gas industry with the SPE Distinguished Membership. SPE international award winners were nominated by their colleagues and selected by their peers for their achievement and contributions and it’s my pleasure to congratulate him on receiving this prestigious international award from SPE,” said Darcy Spady, 2018 SPE President.