OUTSTANDING talent in the British oil and gas industry was recognised last night.
About 400 people attended the annual Oil and Gas UK Awards at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.
Karina Sultanova, a supply-chain consultant with Shell UK, won the award for overall excellence.
David Maxwell, production-operations technician with Apache North Sea, received the award for young technician of the year.
Craig Porter, engineering-service manager with Subsea 7, collected the award for mentoring.
In the corporate categories, Halliburton and E.On Ruhrgas North Sea UK won the joint accolade for supply-chain business innovation, while Weatherford received the award for people development.
Sir Ian Wood, chairman of Wood Group, presented each winner with a specially commissioned trophy designed by sculptor Elin Isaksson and winners in the individual category also received a cheque for £500.
Speaking on behalf of the evening’s main sponsor, John Gallagher, technical vice-president for Shell Upstream Europe, said: “It is important for the industry to celebrate and reward technical excellence as well as encourage the new ideas and new ways of working that will drive forward progress and meet the challenges of the future.
“The overall quality of the entries to these awards, and notably of the winners, has been exceptional and goes to show the high calibre of talent present in our industry.”