WINNERS - Energy Business Awards, Asia 2008
Singapore, London, Oct 21 2008
The results of the annual Energy Business Awards Asia were announced today and presented at the 24th APPEC Asia-Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) in Singapore.
The Energy Business Awards, Asia 2008 reward excellence in four key energy business disciplines - to those companies who are making a significant mark on the way energy business is conducted, trading risks mitigated, precious energy resources utilised, energy systems developed, environmental degradation curtailed, energy technology advanced, and energy production and consumption distributed more efficiently and ethically.
The 2008 Gold & Silver Award Winners Are:
Energy Company of the Year, Asia
Singapore Petroleum Company (Gold)
Lukoil (Silver)
Energy Trading & Risk Management, Asia
SGX AsiaClear (Gold)
Allegro Development (Silver)
Energy Broking, Asia
DBS Vickers Securities (S) Pte Ltd (Gold)
GFI (Silver)
Environmental Markets, Asia
Camco (Gold)
Asia Carbon Global (Silver)
"All short-listed companies were worthy representatives in their chosen field of excellence. This year's nominees have demonstrated the commitment, energy and dedication to advancing energy business in the region," said Guy Isherwood, Publisher of Commodities Now magazine and co-founder of the Energy Business Awards.
"Now in their second year, the Energy Business Awards, Asia recognise the critical contribution being made by the Asian marketplace within the global energy complex. Asia is both the world's fastest growing energy market as well as playing a significant role in the fast growing environmental markets through the development of CDM projects," said Jeremy Wilcox of The Energy Partnership and co-founder of the Energy Business Awards.
We intend to build on the success of these Awards and encourage all Asian energy market participants to communicate with us to develop the Awards further.
Notes to editors:
The Energy Business Awards, Asia: A two-stage process
The EBAA is a two-stage process, comprising a nomination period followed by voting on a shortlist of five nominees in each award category.
Stage 1: This first stage was for nominations and concluded on September 5th 2008. Companies from throughout the Asian energy complex were invited to nominate themselves or others in any one of 4 categories of excellence.
Stage 2: The second stage [from September 8th to September 26th] involved voting for 1 of 5 nominees from each category drawn up by the Awards Panel. In 2008, a nearly 8,000 votes were cast across the award categories.
Full information on the Awards and the Awards process is available at the EBA website
www.energy-business.com
About the Organisers
The Energy Business Awards is a joint venture between Isherwood Production Ltd. and The Energy Partnership. Inaugurated in 2002, the Energy Business Awards reward excellence in a number of key energy business disciplines; to those companies who are making a significant mark on the way energy business is conducted, trading risks mitigated, precious energy resources utilised, energy systems developed, environmental degradation curtailed, energy technology advanced, and energy production and consumption distributed more efficiently and ethically.
During the last seven years, these Awards have become part of the energy business calendar with over 8,000 votes received for the global Awards in 2008.
The Energy Business Awards, Asia is a collaboration between Ace Conferences and Events Pte Ltd [ACE - organisers of the Asia-Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC)], Isherwood Production Ltd. [publishers of Commodities Now magazine] and The Energy Partnership.
About APPEC
Inaugurated in 1985, the Asia-Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) is Asia's premier annual oil trading forum for the oil and related industry. Organised by Ace Conferences and Events Pte Ltd (ACE), APPEC attracts more than 2,000 participants to its conference and various networking activities.
For further information contact:
Mr. Patrick Soh
ACE Conferences & Events Pte Ltd.
Patrick@ace-events.com.sg
T: + 65 6741 1578
Mr. Guy Isherwood
Isherwood Production Pte Ltd
gish@commodities-now.com
London T: + 44 (0) 207 584 0000
Singapore T: + 65 6410 9270
Mr. Jeremy Wilcox
The Energy Partnership
jeremy@energy-partnership.co.uk
T: + 44 (0) 1273 32710