Previous winners
Innovation award
1982: Norwegian Contractors – Condeep
1984: Mobil Exploration and Production Norway – Subsea Atmospheric System (SAS)
1986: Ugland/Kongsberg Joint venture – Ukols offshore loading system
1988: Norwegian Petroleum Consultants AS – Triss field development concept
1990: Eastman Christensen – Contribution to added flexibility and accuracy in directional and horizontal drilling systems
1992: Kværner Energy AS – Booster station for subsea production
1994: ETPM – SmartLeg heavy deck installation
1996: Maritime Hydraulics AS – RamRig drilling machine
1998: ABB Offshore Technology AS – Subsis
2000: Norsk Hydro ASA – H-Sep system for downhole separation of wellstream fluids
2002: AS Norske Shell – Fuel cell with zero emissions
2004: BP Norge AS – seismic on demand, a new way to monitor reservoirs
Total – Catcher- the tubing disappearing plug (SME Innovation Award)
2006: Aker Kvaerner – Subsea
Tomax (SME Innovation Award)
Mr Farouk al Kasim (Special Innovation Award)
2008: Welltec - Well Miller RCB (reverse circulating bit)
Cubility - SME Innovation Award for its MudCube™ enhanced fluid cleaning system
John C Mihm - Special Innovation Award for Ekofisk waterflood project
2010: Reelwell - for its research-based innovations, The Reelwell Drilling Method and
Telemetry System
FMC Technologies - for the development of its innovative well control system,
“Through Tubing Rotary Drilling - TTRD
Arne Smedal - The APL Loading Buoy System and
The Sevan Marine Circular Floater Concept
Young professional company award
2002: Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
2004: Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
2006: Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
2008: Norske Shell
2010: Rystad Energy
Best stand award
1988: Harwell OffshoreTechnology Centre
1990: Alfa Laval
1992: Elf Petroleum Norge
1994: Statoil
1996: Umoe
1998: Aker Maritime
2000: Universal Sodexho
2002: Norske Conoco
2004: Verbundnetz Gaz
2006: ExxonMobil
2008: Statkraft
2010: Statoil (larger than 50 sqm)
Latchways PLC (smaller than 50 sqm)
PSA award
2006: Prof Torgeir Moan, Norwegian University of Science and Technology - Contribution to reduce major accident risks
2008: Petroleum Safety Authority Norway - Gas leak prosject
2010: Vidar Bernt Sørensen - leader of the HMS24 program, Kårstø
HSE performance award
2006: Statkraft - Fine HSE performance and attitude at ONS
2008: Dong Energy
2010: Aker Solutions
Honorary award
2006: Dr Burckhard Bergmann, chairman of the executive board of Germany’s E.ON Ruhrgas and
Jim Mullva, president and CEO of ConocoPhillips.
2008: Gunnar Berge, chair of state owned Petoro.
2010: Maury Devine, vice chair of DNV Board and Erik Jølberg, founder of Tess
Roger Vielvoye award
1994: Saga Petroleum
1996: Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
1998: Aker Maritime
2000: Norske Shell
2002: Landmark Graphics
2004: Gassco
2006: Statoil
2008: Halliburton
2010: Bellona Foundation
International media scholarship
2004: Ivetta Gerasimchuk, Eurasia Oil & Gas
2006: Terje Erikstad, Dagens Næringsliv
Media award
1986: Oljerapport, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
1988: Noroil Publishing House
1990: Offshore Engineer
1992: North Sea Letter
1994: Oil & Gas Journal
1996: Stavanger Aftenblad
1998: Upstream
2000: Middle East Economic Survey
2002: FT.com
From 2004: ONS gives a media scholarship.
Press prize
1984: Bjørn Vidar Lerøen
1986: Frank Frazer
1988: John Ove Lindøe
1990: Roger Vielvoye
1992: Hans Henrik Ramm
1994: Terry Knott
1996: David Knott
1998: Harald Bøe
2000: Chris Hopson
2002: Alf Ole Ask
From 2004: ONS gives a media scholarship.
