AquaTerra Reaches Finals for Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards

The finalists for the Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards 2010 have been revealed.

The ‘Oil Oscars’ are to be presented at the Aberdeen Exhibition Centre on Thursday, March 25.

Now in their 25th year, the awards organised by Scottish Enterprise showcase and recognise excellence, innovation and achievement.

Adrian Gillespie, director of energy and low carbon technologies at Scottish Enterprise, said: “This year, once again, we have been very impressed with the standards of entries and the continued commitment and enthusiasm of Scotland’s oil and gas companies.

“The energy industry continues to be one of Scotland’s most dynamic sectors and the wealth of companies and organisations, many world leaders in their fields, continue to deliver the excellence and expertise needed to help maximise our oil and gas resources.

“From this solid base,

Scotland also has the opportunity to capture the vast opportunities emerging in other energy sectors.”

Finalists:

Export Achievement, sponsored by the Press and Journal: ACE Winches; KCA DEUTAG Drilling; MARS Production Systems, Petrotechnics.

Internationalisation of Scottish skills, sponsored by Scottish Qualifications Authority: Fearnley Proctor; PSN; The Underwater Centre.

Safety, sponsored by BP: Aker Solutions; Aramark.

The Idea, sponsored by Department of Energy and Climate Change and ITF: Corpro Systems; NCIMB; Plexus Ocean Systems; Thornton New Energy.

Rising star, Sponsored by AMEC Natural Resources: Keith Drummond of Aker Qserv; Andrew Manson of Technip UK; Ryan McPherson of ITF; Samantha Thomson of Aker Solutions.

The Innovator, sponsored by Department of Energy and Climate Change: Brinker; Deep Casing Tools; flexlife; Tritech International.

Small Company Great Performance, sponsored by the Offshore Europe Partnership: AquaTerra Solutions; flexlife; NCS Survey.

Succeeding Through People, sponsored by Chevron: Aramark; Champion Technologies, Wood Group Engineering (North Sea).

Outstanding Contribution, sponsored by Shell UK – winner to be announced on the evening.