Saudi Aramco President in Excellence in Energy honours

"This award recognises Mr Jum'ah's efforts in publicly raising the profile and influence of the world's largest oil producing company in the ongoing global debates on energy with his cautious optimism,"

said Eileen Michael, Publisher, Reflex Publish Middle East, which organises the awards via the company's Pipeline Magazine.

"Jum'ah is the driving force in spreading Saudi Aramco's message worldwide as well as reminding us that without petroleum and associated products, the world would be unable to feed itself, to manufacture goods, deliver services, trade with one another, or to sustain current standards of living."

The award to Jum'ah brought double honours for Saudi Aramco, which was named 'Best Company In Environment.'

"Saudi Aramco's concern for the environment is all-encompassing," said Michael. "It has an active Environment Protection Department and has developed a broad array of engineering standards, performance guidelines, environmental assessments, air and water quality standards, hazardous material communication guidelines, waste management procedures and vital oil spill contingency plans."

Saudi Aramco's win also puts in firmly in the Excellence In Energy Awards' 'Hall of Fame' having last year taken the overall 'Excellence In Energy Award.'

The fifth Excellence In Energy Awards were presented at a glittering gala dinner at the Doha Golf Club - the first time the honours were staged in Qatar and were held under the patronage of Qatar's Oil Minister, H.E. Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Attiyah.

In all 10 awards were presented during the evening following record polling in a readers' choice scheme designed to recognise companies that made a significant difference to the dynamic oil and gas industry.

Other winners were:

Overall Excellence In Energy - Dolphin Energy
Best Company In Information Technology Implementation - Landmark Graphics
Best Company In Industry Services - Petrofac
Best Company In Health & Safety - ADNOC
Best Company In Industry Technlogy - Schlumberger
Best In Project Finance - Qatar National Bank
Innovation in Future Fuel - Qatar Petroleum
Project Of The Year - RasGas