WIRELINE ISSUE 30 WINTER 2014

OIL & GAS UK AWARDS

EVENTS

AWARDWINNERS 2014

AWARD FOR MENTOR OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY CHEVRON

Alan Muirhead , lead field development engineer at Ingen Ideas picked up the Award for Mentor of the Year. He was the first person to complete Ingen’s learning and development programme in 2010 when he achieved chartership status from the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). Since then, he has mentored new graduates, as well as school and summer placement students, which involves preparing placement study work scopes and supporting and reviewing work. He has also been heavily involved in developing the company’s chartership scheme which, thanks to his input, achieved Approved Credited Training scheme recognition, as well as Bronze Partnership status, from IChemE. All graduates who have received chartership since Alan’s involvement have remained with the company and are mentoring others. AWARD FOR APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY THE ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD The Award for Apprentice of the Year went to Marnie Toal , Proserv’s apprentice subsea technician. Having joined Proserv a year ago, Marnie is enthusiastic about taking on extra responsibility as well as identifying opportunities to improve work processes. During her first assignment, Marnie devised a step-by-step proposal to simplify a process used during a stripping and flushing rig job. On a recent hose integrity management project, which involved testing around 600 hoses over a six-month period, she successfully met all safety requirements whilst achieving significant cost efficiencies. Proserv recognised Marnie’s outstanding contribution by implementing her project improvements as standard company practice and by including a new hose integrity management module in the apprentice training programme.

Alan Muirhead, Lead Field Development Engineer, Ingen Ideas

Marnie Toal, Apprentice Subsea Technician, Proserv

AWARD FOR GRADUATE OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

Barry Mitchell , graduate electrical engineer at Wood Group PSN won the Award for Graduate of the Year. Barry gained his masters in electrical and electronic engineering at Robert Gordon University, where he was awarded the Best Performance Prize after his second year and the BP Prize for Best Overall Achievement following his graduation. In his current role at Wood Group PSN, Barry is commended as a highly competent young engineer with a bright future ahead of him, showing unrivalled professionalism, dedication and commitment to deliver fit-for-purpose engineering solutions for the company’s clients.

Barry Mitchell, Graduate Electrical Engineer, Wood Group PSN

For more information on the awards and for details on all the finalists, visit www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/events/awards.cfm. And also don’t forget that the UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards are opening for nominations on 7 January 2015. For more information, visit www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/safetyawards.

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