Billionaire industrialist and philanthropist Sir Ian Wooden was celebrated on the 2025 Offshore Achievement Awards in Aberdeen.
Sir Ian, who led the Wooden Group for 45 years and based his household’s enterprise philanthropy organisation the Wooden Basis, was recognised with the annual occasion’s important contribution judges award.
Over 400 friends celebrated the achievements and efficiency of firms and people within the offshore power trade on the black-tie ceremony hosted BBC presenter, civil engineer and STEM ambassador, Ayo Sokale.
The 2025 award winners of the thirty eighth Offshore Achievement Awards (OAAs) are:
Rising Expertise Award: Puls8, with Cavitas Power receiving a extremely recommended
Discipline Confirmed Expertise Award, sponsored by TWMA: TechnipFMC
Trade Skilled Award: Professor Jon Gluyas, the Nationwide Geothermal Centre
Inclusivity Champion Award, sponsored by SLB: Stork, with extremely recommended within the class for Weatherford.
Sustainability Mission Award: Asco
Offshore Office of Selection, supported by RigRun: Serica – Bruce Platform
Abilities Growth Award, sponsored by CNOOC: Stats Group with a extremely recommended certificates awarded to Aberdeenshire Council Basis Apprenticeships
Collaboration Award, sponsored by Fugro: Wooden
Trade Transferer / Returner: Laura Beaton, Wooden
Younger Skilled Award, sponsored by Harbour: Stuart Hamilton from Fugro, with a extremely recommended certificates for Nandini Nagra from BP.
Graham Dallas, chairman of the Offshore Achievement Awards committee, stated: “Congratulations to our 2025 award winners and finalists. Every winner has demonstrated distinctive management and innovation that can undoubtedly encourage others.
“The OAAs function a robust reminder of what we will obtain by collaboration and dedication to excellence. Your success right now will assist form our trade’s future, setting new benchmarks for achievement within the years forward.
“On behalf of the Offshore Achievement Awards committee, I’d additionally prefer to thank our new principal sponsor, Bilfinger UK, all different supporting sponsors and our judging panel for his or her time and dedication to the OAAs.”
George Rennie, vp offshore E&M UK at Bilfinger stated: “I wish to lengthen my congratulations to the finalists and winners of the 2025 Offshore Achievement Awards.
“These outstanding people have demonstrated distinctive innovation, dedication, and excellence within the power trade. Their achievements are a testomony to the laborious work and dedication of those that attempt to push the boundaries and drive progress in offshore operations.
“As a member of the judging panel, I’ve had the chance to watch the outstanding efforts and accomplishments of those distinguished professionals. Kudos to you all in your excellent contributions and for setting a excessive commonplace in our trade.”
The awards are backed by SPE Aberdeen. The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is a not-for-profit skilled affiliation whose greater than 127,000 members in 145 international locations are engaged in oil and fuel exploration and manufacturing. The Aberdeen Part is without doubt one of the largest of all of the SPE sections the world over with over 2,000 members.
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