Every three years at the World Petroleum Congress, the World Petroleum Council recognizes some of the most outstanding projects and innovations in the oil and gas sector with the WPC Excellence Awards (WPCEA). The objective of the WPC Excellence Awards (WPCEA) is to distinguish companies, institutions or any public or private organisation (not individuals) engaged in the oil and gas industry for promoting or operating with high excellence standards. Companies can submit projects in two categories:

Social Responsibility and Technological Development

Over 120 nominated projects were reviewed by the independent judging panel for the 2017 WPC Excellence Awards nominations. The results in each category are:

WPCEA for Social Responsibility – Winners & Finalists (alphabetically by company)

WPCEA for Technological Development – Winners & Finalists (alphabetically by company)

The winners were announced on Thursday, 13th July, the final day of the 22nd World Petroleum Congress, during the WPC Excellence Awards Ceremony by H.E. Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Chairman, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy & Industry, Qatar.

All the projects selected by the judges were showcased during the 22nd World Petroleum Congress. 

WPCEA 2017 Judging Panel:

Each category will have two winners, one from an NOC or large business and the other to represent the work of small and medium size organisations. The following criteria have been taken into consideration when assessing the projects:

WPCEA on Social Responsibility

• Innovative and far-reaching social responsibility initiatives benefitting the community or environment
• Commitment and involvement of management and employees
• Cooperation with local communities and stakeholders and development of mutually beneficial relations 
• Feasibility
• Wide applicability and reproducibility within the petroleum sector
• Proved or clearly demonstrable long-term results

WPCEA on Technological Developments

• Technological breakthroughs
• Innovative applications of existing technologies
• Cost effectiveness
• Wide applicability for the petroleum industry
• Proved or clearly demonstrable and sustainable results (long term)

WPC Excellence Awards for Youth

In recognition of the important contribution by youth to the energy industry, the World Petroleum Council will be rewarded the best young authors of the Congress. These were selected from the best abstracts submitted by young professionals under 35.

The winners for 2017 are:

Winner:  Ahmed Almubarak, Team Leader, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia

“Saudi Arabia’s Unconventional Program in the Jafurah Basin: Transforming an Idea to Reality with the Jurassic Tuwaiq Mountain Formation”

Second Place: Shuna Sharma, Engineer, ONGC, India

“Enhancing Recovery of Oil Using Nano Particles - An Overview”

Third Place: Dhaval Gupta, Manager PSU Business, Reliance Industries, India

“CASHe – Change Agents for Safety, Health and Workplace Environment: A New Paradigm of HSE Management”

Winners of the 2014 WPC Excellence Awards