The Press and Journal celebrated the great and the good of the oil and gas industry at its third annual Gold Awards on Friday night.
The glittering bash was once again hosted by BBC journalist Steph McGovern and was held at the Marcliffe Hotel at Pitfodels, showcasing the best the north-east has to offer.
The awards had the highest number of entries since its inception in 2015 and included highly commendable projects and companies from across the industry and supply chain.
North Sea doyen Sir Ian Wood was inducted into the Gold Awards’ Hall of Fame, while Ray Riddoch, managing director of Nexen Petroleum, was given the coveted industry leader award.
Statoil netted the renewables award for its Hywind Energy Park off the coast of Peterhead while oil major Chevron and Aberdeen based Enerquip scooped large and small company of the year respectively.
Scarf was named best employer, while best employee went to John Hunter of Tendeka.
Peterson was named the sector innovation winner, while the award for product innovation went to Enpro Subsea.
Last but not least, Leanne Brown of Sparrows Group picked up the trophy for apprentice of the year, while Swire Oilfield Services and BP scooped the health and safety award.
Press and Journal editor-in-chief Richard Neville opened the night, when he praised the industry for its work since the 2014 downturn.
He said: “The Gold Awards are continuing to celebrate resilience and fortitude in the face of adversity and serving as a platform to remind us of the opportunities still to come.
“Over the past year we have reported on milestones and vast change alike. Newcomers have entered the basin,a major transition has taken hold and assets have changed hands.
“The industry may look and feel different, but there is still one steady constant – in any decade, any company or any field, the North’s Sea’s courage and ability to innovate is resolute.
“It is that steadfast commitment to hone its technology and skills that we celebrate here tonight and will ultimately help the industry in this part of the world for the next 50 years.”
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