Business News of Monday, 20 October 2014

Source: Xodus Communication Limited

Oil and Gas Awards nominations now open

Press Release

The Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA 2014) brings together players in the oil and gas industry.

The awards will be recognizing achievements from local and international companies involved in Ghana oil and gas sector and will be rewarding those that have played a defining role in moving the industry forward.

Operators in oil and gas fields must be the very best at what they do. We want to find out who those performers are in the Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA 2014).

The Ghanaian economy has become increasingly reliant on energy to sustain growth- a development that spans over the past 6 decades.

In times like these, when the oil and gas sector is faced with consistent challenges, the ability of organizations as well as the people involved in the industry to deliver the technologies, financial packages, insurance products, best practices, and initiatives to succeed is crucial.

The event is a trademark owned by Xodus Communication Limited to showcase companies' activities and achievement in the past year and reward excellence in the mainstream and downstream sectors of the industry.

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.

Judgment will be in consultation with our advisory board and validated by an international auditing firm.

The Award which is first of its kind will acknowledge CEO of the Year in Upstream and Downstream, Lifetime Achievement, Exploration (Drilling and Well Completion Excellence), Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility, Excellence in Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality Engineering and Construction Company of the Year, Haulage Company of the year-Downstream.

Others include Local Content Initiative-Upstream, Innovative Products- Downstream, Brand of the year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Oil and Gas Financial Services Provider of the year, Oil and Gas Insurer of the year, Lubricant Product of the year, Bulk Distributor of the Year, Promising local Oil Company of the year, Consulting and Recruitment Company of the Year, Policy Activist of the Year.

Richard Abbey Jnr, the Event Director at Xodus Communications nominations in a press release said nominations are now open until 31st October after which finalists will be published. Visit www.ghanaoilandgasawards.com to download nominations and send entry to info@ghanaoilandgasawards.com