ENERGY LEADER OF THE YEAR

An individual working within the energy or an energy-related industry

• Outstanding contributor to their organisation
• Excellent leadership skills
• Demonstrable bottom-line impact
• Creative approach
• A developer of talent
• Respected by peers
• An ambassador for the industry as a whole

Market capitalisation of $10bn+

• Resilience in the trying environment of the previous 12 months
• Demonstrable excellence in meeting strategic goals
• Smart use of capital
• Continuous improvement
• Commitment to R&D
• Superb safety record
• A positive advertisement for the contribution a major energy company can make

MID/SMALL-CAP ENERGY FIRM OF THE YEAR

 Market capitalisation of <$10bn

• Resilience in the trying environment of the previous 12 months
• Demonstrable excellence in meeting strategic goals
• Smart use of capital
• Continuous improvement
• Commitment to R&D
• Superb safety record
• A positive advertisement for the contribution a growing energy company can make

OILFIELD SERVICE & EQUIPMENT PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

A company providing OFSE to the energy industry, including construction, engineering, operating, equipment and software services

• Resilience in the trying environment of the previous 12 months
• Successful delivery of customer projects, both on time and on budget
• Technically innovative
• At the cutting edge of digitalisation
• Maintaining and building the industry skillset
• Superb safety record
• Driving industry capabilities forward

ENERGY PROJECT OF THE YEAR

 An energy project delivered between September 2019 and August 2020

• Delivered on time or ahead of schedule
• Delivered on or under budget
• Offered clear strategic advantage to the operating firms
• Successful all along the supply chain
• Technically innovative
• Met the highest possible environmental, sustainability and safety standards
• An industry game-changer

ENERGY FINANCE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR 

 A bank/financial institution offering commercial banking or project finance within the energy industry

• Outstanding performance in the trying environment of the previous 12 months
• Innovative in approach
• Nimble within the changing energy finance sector
• Positive impact within a project team
• Gets things done

ENERGY ADVISORY OF THE YEAR 

A professional advisory company serving the energy industry, e.g. consultancy accountancy firm or other advisor

• Delivers material strategic or operational advice
• Measurable improvement in client performance
• Positive impact within a project team
• Boasts a competitive edge among its peers
• Enables better decision-making

ENERGY LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

 A legal firm offering services and advice to clients in the energy sector

• Anticipates and solves problems
• Executes flawlessly
• Positive impact within a project team
• Boasts a competitive edge among its peers
• Offers more than just being the lawyer

CONTRIBUTION OF THE YEAR TO CSR

 An energy or an energy-related company

• Puts CSR front and centre of company strategy and all activities
• Clear accountability
• Strong bonds between the company and all stakeholder communities
• Demonstrable commitment to environmental protection
• Leader in employee welfare
• Unimpeachable ethics
• A company the industry can be proud of

CONTRIBUTION OF THE YEAR TO INDUSTRY DIVERSITY

An energy or an energy-related company

• Promotes awareness of opportunities within the energy industry to those of non-traditional backgrounds
• Strong relationships with academia and other recruitment stakeholders
• Provides mentorship, training and pathways
• A holistic support network
• Demonstrable culture change
• Identifiable role models
• Walks the walk, not just talks the talk

MARKETING & COMMUNICATION STRATEGISTS OF THE YEAR

 An in-house communications team within an energy or energy-related company or an external agency with energy clients

• Delivers demonstrable added value to the brand(s) of their internal/external client(s)
• Offers genuine assistance to their client(s) in meeting wider business objectives
• Deep expertise in both large set-piece and also day-to-day situations
• Navigates sure-footedly through a changing landscape
• Is a promoter of the industry more widely
• Makes a positive contribution to the industry conversation

An IOC that has committed to an ambitious carbon-reduction target and set out a robust plan for how it will achieve it

• Companywide strategy to lower emissions in compliance with Paris Agreement
• Outlined a long-term pathway to achieve net-zero emissions
• Committed capex to early stages of transition strategy
• Already achieved some reduction in emissions
• Provides transparency and facilitates external auditing
• Leads the energy transition

An independent oil and/or gas company that has committed to an ambitious target and set out a robust plan for how it will achieve it

• Companywide strategy to lower emissions in compliance with Paris Agreement
• Strategy decarbonises production from existing licences or refocuses company on lower carbon activities
• Committed capex to early stages of transition strategy
• Already achieved some reduction in emissions
• Provides transparency and facilitates external auditing
• Carves out unique role in the energy transition 

A project leading to a substantial decrease in carbon emissions

• Could be a zero-emissions project, such as a windfarm, or an emissions-reduction project, such as a conversion from coal to gas
• Innovative and pioneering project
• Construction of the project must have already started
• Project results in substantial CO₂ savings at economic cost
• Communication about project
• Demonstrates the transition is profitable

An influential figure who has pushed forward the energy transition

• Redefines what is possible in the industry
• Infused his/her organisation with ambition
• Influence beyond his/her own organisation
• Advocates for a particular technology or initiative
• Track record of identifying viable strategies
• Leading light of the energy transition

A bank/financial institution offering commercial banking or project finance for energy transition projects

• Demonstrably superior performance above peer transition finance providers
• Innovative in approach
• Nimble within the changing energy transition finance sector
• Solutions provide attractive returns for investors
• Applies principles beyond purely financial considerations including carbon emissions
• Makes energy transition happen

A professional advisory company serving energy companies engaged in transition, e.g. consultancy, accountancy firm or other advisory

• Facilitates smooth entry into new sectors or business areas
• Creates original research of material benefit to clients
• Encourages best practice across industry
• Demonstrable improvement in client performance or competitive position
• Provides educational and supportive role
• Enables better decision-making during transition

TRANSITION LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER OF OF THE YEAR

A legal firm supporting clients engaged in the energy transition

• Anticipates emerging legal issues
• Contributes to solutions to industry-wide issues
• Executes services and advice flawlessly
• Ahead of changing regulatory
• Services result in competitive edge for clients
• Provides confidence during fundamental change

TRANSITION TECHNOLOGY FIRM OF OF THE YEAR

A company that produces technology that results in lower C0₂ emissions

• Unique invention or innovation
• Demonstrable cost and emissions reduction
• Pushes forward renewable productivity or decarbonisation of hydrocarbon production
• Physical or digital technology
• Product(s) have been already been launched and are proven in operation
• Technology that underpins the transition

A company responsible for an invention or process that pushes forward hydrogen adoption

• Moves the industry closer to commercial scale cost competitiveness
• Innovation of potentially widespread application
• Significant importance and genuinely new approach
• Innovation in zero- or low-emission hydrogen production or decarbonising use case
• Innovation already launched or will do so within 12 months
• Hydrogen gamechanger

A hydrogen project that breaks new ground in scale or ambition

• First-of-its-kind project that proves viability
• Sponsors have committed to FID and announced timeline for construction
• Large-scale hydrogen project
• Project involves zero- or low-emission hydrogen production or decarbonising use case
• Project must be operational within five years
• Proves hydrogen can be cost competitive

An influential figure who has pushed forward the hydrogen economy

• Redefines what is possible in the industry
• Infused his/her organisation with ambition
• Influence beyond his/her own organisation
• Advocates for a particular technology or initiative
• Track record of identifying viable strategies
• Leads the industry into a hydrogen future

Bank/financial institution offering commercial banking or project finance for hydrogen projects

• Demonstrably superior performance above peer hydrogen finance providers
• Innovative in approach
• Nimble within the emerging hydrogen finance sector
• Solutions potentially provide attractive returns for investors
• Applies principles beyond purely financial considerations including carbon emissions
• Facilitates the hydrogen economy

A professional services company serving energy companies engaged in the hydrogen economy, e.g. consultancy, accountancy firm or other advisory

• Facilitates smooth entry into hydrogen-based business areas
• Creates original research of material benefit to clients
• Encourages best practice across industry
• Demonstrable improvement in client performance or competitive position
• Provides educational and supportive role
• Enables better decision-making

A legal firm supporting clients engaged in the hydrogen economy

• Anticipates emerging legal issues
• Contributes to solutions to industry-wide issues
• Executes services and advice flawlessly
• Ahead of changing regulatory
• Services result in competitive edge for clients
• Provides confidence during fundamental change

TECHNICAL SERVICES PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

Independent company supporting the industry by disseminating knowledge and best practice

• Independent provider that partners with large companies
• Leading technical authority
• Involved in cutting-edge projects
• Expert in production, use and/or storage
• Contributes to industry-wide knowledge
• Overcomes technical barriers to hydrogen