SPE Regional Awards Presented at CTCE – Schlumberger Tops Medal Table

The Society of Petroleum Engineers recognized regional members for service and leadership at an awards ceremony at its inaugural Caspian Technical Conference and Exhibition (CTCE) this week.

The award recipients for Russia and the Caspian are:

· Completions Optimisation and Technology Award: Sergei Vereschagin, Schlumberger

· Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty: Georgy Tolkachyov, Perm National Research Polytechnic University

· Drilling Engineering Award: Mikhail Gelfgat, Weatherford

· Formation Evaluation Award: Yury Nikitin, Tyumen Petroleum Research Center

· Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility Award: Ilshat Garayev, Schlumberger

· Management and Information Award: Ayman Makar, Schlumberger

· Production and Operations Award: Oleysa Levanyuk, Schlumberger

· Projects, Facilities and Construction Award: Jarred Guthrie, Agipko

· Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award: Gregory King, TengizChevroil

· Service Award: Kreso Butala, Schlumberger; Mark Langston, Chevron; Ravil Ibatullin, TatNIPIneft

· Young Member Outstanding Service Award: Javid Babayev, BP; Baurzhan Kassenov, TengizChevroil

· Corporate support: LUKOIL

CTCE is the first oil and gas technical conference and exhibition in the region, with more than 500 oil and gas industry professionals in attendance in Astana, Kazahstan at the Korme Exhibition Center. For more information, go to CTCE

Hosted by Shell, and held in partnership with the Kazakh Ministry of Energy and KAZENERGY, the aim of the conference is to examine Kazakhstan’s long-term technology development strategy, regional technological challenges in oil and gas transportation, local capacity-building and technological innovation and collaboration.