Mads Bårdsen (bildet) leder DeepOcean i Haugesund. Selskapet kom helt til finalen, men tapte muligheten til å vinne en prestisjetung pris i oljeindustrien.

DeepOcean var nominert til å motta Gullkronen – en pris som ble utdelt onsdag 5. februar av oljeanalyseselskapet Rystad Energy.

Det var kun DeepOcean som var nominert fra vår region. Her er de nominerte, og vinnerne:

Nominees & Winners for the five E&P awards are as follows:
Newcomer of the Year
Nominees: Atlantic Petroleum, Kufpec, Lime Petroleum, Spike Exploration
Winner: Spike Exploration

Explorer of the Year
Nominees: Faroe Petroleum, Lundin Petroleum, OMV, Statoil
Winner: Lundin Petroleum

Business Developer of the Year
Nominees: Kufpec, OMV, Spike Exploration, Statoil
Winner: Statoil

Project Developer of the Year
Nominees: ConocoPhillips (Greater Ekofisk Area), Lundin Petroleum (Edvard Grieg), Statoil (Gudrun), Statoil (Valemon)
Winner: ConocoPhillips (Greater Ekofisk Area)

Field Operator of the Year
Nominees: ExxonMobil (Balder), Shell (Draugen), Statoil (Oseberg Sør), Statoil (Snorre)
Winner: ExxonMobil (Balder)

Nominees for the three Oil Service awards are as follows:
New Venture of the Year
Nominees: Cubility, HydraWell Intervention, Wellcem, Ziebel
Winner: Cubility

Globetrotter of the Year
Nominees: ClampOn, DeepOcean, Interwell, Øglænd System
Winner: Interwell

Business Success of the Year
Nominees: BR Industrier, DNV GL, National Oilwell Varco Norway, Stream
Winner: National Oilwell Varco Norway