
NOC of the Year
(>50% State-owned)
Criteria:
- Overall leadership as an industry benchmark of excellence
- Financial performance against peer group
- Operational performance of asset / services portfolio
- Recent market transactions and deals (value creation, value realisation, total shareholder return)
- Recent exploration successes (value creation)
- Strength of industry partnerships (creation of new partnerships, leveraging existing partnerships)
- Strength of market reputation, corporate governance, investor relations and public relations

Large-Cap of the Year
(>£20Bn market cap)
Criteria:
- Overall leadership as an industry benchmark of excellence
- Financial performance against peer group
- Operational performance of asset / services portfolio
- Recent market transactions and deals (value creation, value realisation, total shareholder return)
- Recent exploration successes (value creation)
- Strength of industry partnerships (creation of new partnerships, leveraging existing partnerships)
- Strength of market reputation, corporate governance, investor relations and public relations

Mid-Cap of the Year
(Between £1Bn– 20Bn market cap)
Criteria:
- Overall leadership as an industry benchmark of excellence
- Financial performance against peer group
- Operational performance of asset / services portfolio
- Recent market transactions and deals (value creation, value realisation, total shareholder return)
- Recent exploration successes (value creation)
- Strength of industry partnerships (creation of new partnerships, leveraging existing partnerships)
- Strength of market reputation, corporate governance, investor relations and public relations

Small-Cap of the Year
(<1Bn market cap)
Criteria:
- Overall leadership as an industry benchmark of excellence
- Financial performance against peer group
- Operational performance of asset / services portfolio
- Recent market transactions and deals (value creation, value realisation, total shareholder return)
- Recent exploration successes (value creation)
- Strength of industry partnerships (creation of new partnerships, leveraging existing partnerships)
- Strength of market reputation, corporate governance, investor relations and public relations

Exploration of the Year
Criteria:
- Overall leadership as an industry benchmark of excellence
- Financial performance against peer group
- Operational performance of asset / services portfolio
- Recent market transactions and deals (value creation, value realisation, total shareholder return)
- Recent exploration successes (value creation)
- Strength of industry partnerships (creation of new partnerships, leveraging existing partnerships)
- Strength of market reputation, corporate governance, investor relations and public relations

Oilfield Services Company of the Year
Criteria:
- Overall leadership as an industry benchmark of excellence
- Financial performance against peer group
- Operational performance of asset / services portfolio
- Recent market transactions and deals (value creation, value realisation, total shareholder return)
- Recent exploration successes (value creation)
- Strength of industry partnerships (creation of new partnerships, leveraging existing partnerships)
- Strength of market reputation, corporate governance, investor relations and public relations

Innovation of the Year
Criteria:
- Innovation can be in any part of the business with examples including: technology, financing, operational performance, industry partnerships or collaboration, cost cutting and portfolio innovation
- Successful innovation has led to excellence in one or more parts of the business including financial performance, operational performance, exploration success, market reputation, value creation and overall company performance

Private Equity of the Year
Criteria:
- Meaningful investments
- Meaningful exits
- Value creation events
- Portfolio enhancements and diversification

Deal of the Year
Criteria:
- Deal value (value creation, value realisation)
- Game/Industry changing implications
- Post-deal performance

Female Executive of the Year
Criteria:
- Company performance (growth, change management, turnaround success)
- Market reputation
- Industry innovation
- Deal/operation success
- Company or industry changing event workforce

Executive of the Year
Criteria:
- Company performance (growth, change management, turnaround success)
- Market reputation
- Industry innovation
- Deal/operation success
- Company or industry changing event workforce
