November 2024 | London

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

CELEBRATING OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS ACROSS THE ENERGY INDUSTRY

HOST A TABLE2024 AWARD SHORTLIST

A GLOBAL BENCHMARK OF EXCELLENCE

Our Annual Awards of Excellence represents a global benchmark of excellence for those working across the upstream industry. Recognising and honouring the individuals and companies who have been at the forefront of first-class deals, value creation, innovation, or exceptional financial and operating performance.

The Awards of Excellence also celebrates the executives who continue to change the face of the oil & gas industry, demonstrating outstanding leadership and performance.

2024 AWARDS SHORTLIST

NOC of the Year

ADNOC

Equinor

Namcor

 

Pertamina
equinor
Namcor

Large Cap of the Year

bp

Chevron

ExxonMobil

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Chevron
exxonmobil

Mid Cap of the Year

Apache

Galp

Harbour Energy

Ithaca Energy

Apache rs
shell
Harbour Energy
Ithaca Energy

Small Cap of the Year

Africa Oil Corp

Serica Energy

Viaro Energy

africa-oil-corp
Serica Energy
Viaro Energy

Exploration of the Year

Eni

ExxonMobil

Galp

Total Energies

eni
exxonmobil
Engie logo
TotalEnergies

Energy Technology of the Year

Aize

Chevron

MARA

eni
Chevron
Mara

Decarbonisation Project/Technology of the Year

ExxonMobil

Acorn: Storegga, Shell UK, Harbour Energy and North Sea Midstream Partners.

Nothern Lights: Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies

exxonmobil
The Acorn Project
TotalEnergies

Deal of the Year

Afentra PLC: Azule Acquisition & Sonangol Acquisition

CAP/Glencore (CAPGC) acquisition of Shell's Singapore refining/chemicals assets

Petronas & Pertamina

Harbour Energy acquired
Wintershall Dea’s E&P business

Samos Energy

Executive of the Year

Sponsored by Heidrick & Struggles
Prax

SULTAN AL JABER

President & CEO
Head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, and Chairman

Masdar

Nicke Widyawati

UFOMA IMMANUEL

CEO

Chappal Energies

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CHRIS COX

CEO

Serica Energy

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LINDA COOK

CEO

Harbour Energy

JULIAN MYLCHREEST

2024 Lifetime Achievement Winner

Julian Mylchreest, Executive Vice Chairman of Global Corporate and Investment Banking at Bank of America, is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 WECA Awards of Excellence Gala. This award, given in recognition to Julian’s outstanding contributions to the energy industry, celebrates a career of remarkable achievements, innovation, and transformational deals.

Jullian AOE Winner

2024 Awards Judges

Abhimanyoo Kohok

Abhimanyoo Kohok

Subsurface Director

INEOS Energy

Alessandro Agostini

Alessandro Agostini

Head of Exploration & Production

Prax

Alice Carroll

Alice Carroll

Head of Corporate Sustainability

Eco Atlantic Oil and Gas

Anastasia Deulina

Anastasia Deulina

CFO

Afrenta

Ann 	Nash

Ann Nash

Global Head of Oil Projects & Structured Finance

Glencore

Birte Norheim

Birte Norheim

CFO

OKEA ASA

Cathrine Torgersen

Cathrine Torgersen

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

BlueNord

Charles Ballentine

Charles Ballentine

Vice President Upstream Ventures

ExxonMobil

Chris Cox

Chris Cox

CEO

Serica Energy

Danilo Bandiziol

Danilo Bandiziol

Vice President, EMEA

Sproule

Doris Reiter

Doris Reiter

SVP North Sea

bp

Francesco Mazzagatti

Francesco Mazzagatti

Chief Executive Officer

Viaro Energy

Geraldine Murphy

Geraldine Murphy

Managing Director, Investment Banking

Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co

Haavard Oestensen

Haavard Oestensen

EVP & Chief Commercial Officer

Kongsberg Digital

Jeremy Low

Jeremy Low

Managing Director

Houlihan Lokey

Jillian Owen

Jillian Owen

UK Country Manager

Apache

Joe Levin

Joe Levin

Partner

Watson Farley Williams

Jon Therkleson

Jon Therkleson

Managing Director, Global Structured Products

BP

Katie Bernard

Katie Bernard

Vice President New Ventures

Spirit Energy

Lewis McDonald

Lewis McDonald

Global Head of Energy

Herbert Smith Freehills

Liz Williamson

Liz Williamson

Head of Energy Corporate Finance

Rand Merchant Bank

Manoj Narender Madnani

Manoj Narender Madnani

Managing Director

MARA

Maya Burtos

Maya Burtos

Director

MARA

Nick Rowan

Nick Rowan

Regional Team Lead – Business Development Europe & East,

Shell

Oberon Houston

Oberon Houston

Director

Alvarez & Marsal

Paul Jones

Paul Jones

Partner, Energy

Addleshaw Goddard

Richard Slape

Richard Slape

CFO

Kistos

Ross Mitchell

Ross Mitchell

Head of Strategy & Growth

Ithaca Energy

Sanjay Jobanputra

Sanjay Jobanputra

Vice President, Head of Business Development

Equinor

Sayma Cox

Sayma Cox

CEO

NSMP

Sherree Kendall

Sherree Kendall

Partner

Heidrick & Struggles

Simon Roddy

Simon Roddy

SVP UK

Shell

Simon Sjothun

Simon Sjothun

Partner

Rystad Energy

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Amir Shirkhan

Amir Shirkhan

SVP Corporate Development