NOMINATIONS for the 2021 Offshore Achievement Awards (OAA) are now open with the inclusion of the ‘Diversity & Inclusion’ and ‘Digital Innovation’ categories.
The 35th annual awards will once again celebrate all that is great about the offshore oil and gas and renewables industries, showcasing business growth and success, highlighting individual achievement and highlighting revolutionary technologies.
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Recognising the importance of Diversity & Inclusion, this award will look for evidence of the development and implementation of effective policies, systems and practices that nurture and support diversity and inclusivity in an organisation.
The Digital Innovation award seeks to recognise innovative and effective use of digital technologies in the offshore energy sector.
Ian Phillips, Offshore Achievement Awards organising committee chair, said: “The challenges facing our industry continue to be numerous and complex – with continuing cost pressures, the need to decarbonise both operations and our products, and the need to remain attractive as a career choice for young professionals all adding to the inevitable oil price uncertainty.
“All this has of course been overlain with the unprecedented challenge presented by the COVID pandemic.
“Rising to these challenges, the industry continues to find ways to think differently, to operate more efficiently, and to unlock new ideas and thinking which until recently were unimaginable.
“This years’ awards reflect the changing nature of these challenges, with new awards for Digital Innovation, and “Diversity and Inclusion” as well as significantly altered criteria for the “Internationalisation and Diversification”, “Outstanding Skills Development” and “Net Zero” awards.”
The full list of award categories for 2021 are:
- Emerging Technology
- Innovator
- Internationalisation & Diversification
- Net Zero
- Outstanding Skills Development
- Digital Innovation
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Great Company
- Young Professional
- Significant Contribution
Entries are now open until 12th February, with finalists announced in April 2021. Winners will be announced at a black-tie ceremony on 19 August at the P&J Live.