[ 2016-11-07 ]

48 companies honored for contribution to oil and gas
Outstanding organizations and individuals who have
distinguished themselves in the country’s oil
and gas sector have been awarded in this year’s
Ghana Oil and Gas Awards.

A total of forty-eight (48) awardees were honored
at this year’s event.

The Director at Xodus Communications Limited,
organizers of the event, Richard Abbey Jnr said
the awards represent a cross-section of oil and
gas stakeholders ranging from government,
upstream, midstream, downstream, regulators, civil
society, financial institutions, and insurers,
among others.

According to the organizers, “the awards
recognizes achievements from local and
international companies involved in the Ghana oil
and gas sector and rewards those that have played
a defining role in moving the industry
forward.”

Among some of the awards conferred on the night
were; Project Of The Year -The TEN Project by the
Jubilee partners; Excellence In Drilling And
Exploration – Tullow Oil; Woman Of Excellence
Award-Ivy Apea-Owusu; Product Innovation Award
-Fuel Connect; Exemplary Leadership In Policy
Initiative – Hon. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah;
Outstanding Leadership Award, Downstream – Mr.
Agyemang Duah.

Others included; Hospitality Company Of The Year
– Eagles Lodges; Rising Star Award (Sponsored By
Acreaty Ghana Ltd) – Dr. Kofi Amoa Abban; Oil
And Gas Policy Activists Of The Year – ACEP;
Exemplary Entrepreneurship Award – Ivy
Manly-Spain C.EO of Hills Oil; Customer Oriented
Oil Company Of The Year – Unity Oil, Baj Freight
And Logistics Ltd – Best Cooperate Partnership
Award and CEO of Chase Petroleum, Daniel Amoah was
conferred with “The Life Time Achievement
Award.”

Nominated categories

In the nominated categories, Blue Ocean Investment
Ltd was awarded the Promising Oil & Gas Company,
Downstream; Oil & Gas Logistics Company Of The
Year – Baj Freight And Logistics Ltd; Lubricant
Product Of The Year – Total Quartz 9000,
Sustainable Local Initiative Award – Technip;
Oil & Gas Institution Of The Year – All Nations
University College.

In addition, the Depot Of The Year went to Tema
Fuel Company, Indigenous Oil Company Of The Year,
Downstream – Allied Oil; Indigenous Oil Company
Of The Year, Upstream – Consolidated Shipping
Company, Promising Oil & Gas Company, Upstream
Which Was (Sponsored By Mcottley Holdings) went to
Damco Rigworld Gh Ltd.

Also, a Subsidiary of Rigworld International won
the Excellence in Health Safety, Environment and
Quality, Upstream.

The Chief Executive of Rigworld International
Services, Dr. Kofi Abban also won the Oil & Gas
Personality Of The Year Upstream; Brand Of The
Year – Shell, Oil & Gas Service Company Of The
Year (Catering) -Transatlantic Catering Services,
Oil & Gas Service Company Of The Year (Waste
Management) went to Zoil Services Ltd, Best
Growing Oil And Gas Company Of The Year; S.O
Frimpong Company Limited, Lube Manufacturing
Company Of The Year; Tema Lube Company, LPG
Marketing Company Of The Year; Hills Oil Marketing
Co. Ltd, Excellence In Health, Safety, Environment
and Quality; Downstream,  JK Horgle Transport,
Emerging Brand went to Puma Energy, Oil & Gas
Service Company Of The Year (Lifting); Jon Moore
International.

Other award categories

Meanwhile other award categories included;
Recruitment Company Of The Year – L’ainee
Services, Engineering and Construction Company –
Modec Ghana Ltd, Oil & Gas Financial Service
Provider Of The Year – Fidelity Bank Gh Ltd,
Marketing Campaign Of The Year – Top Oil;
Consultancy Company Of The Year – Shawbell
Consulting, Oil & Gas Personality Of The Year
Downstream – Mrs. Abigail Asolange Harlley,
Chief Executive of AI Energy.

James K. Ahiadome Transport & Co. Ltd won The
Haulage Company Of The Year and Entrepreneur Of
the year went to  Mr. James K. Ahiadome, Chief
Executive of JK Ahiadome Transport and Company,
Excellence In Corporate Social Responsibility,
Upstream; Modec Ghana Ltd.

Furthermore, the Excellence In Corporate Social
Responsibility, Downstream was taken by Vivo
Energy, Bulk Distributing Company Of The Year; Go
Energy, Oil Marketing Company Of The Year; Total
Petroleum Ghana Limited, C.E.O Of The Year
Downstream; Dr. Kwaku Frimpong (Frimps), C.E.O Of
The Year, Upstream; Macdonald Vasnani (Conship).

The occasion was graced by His Majesty Nana
Otoobour Djan Kwesi II, Chief of Aburi, Mr.
Agyemang Duah – President of the Association of
Oil Marketing Companies Ghana, Dr. Paul Fynn,
Chancellor of the Wisconsin University College and
Professor Nana Essilfie Conduah who are members of
the Awarding Board, Director of Special Services
Petroleum Commission, representatives of British
High Commission, Nigerian High Commission and
Canadian High Commission.

Source - citibsinessnews.com

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