Excellence Awards
Since 2001, the Australian Energy Producers Excellence Awards, previously known as the APPEA Excellence Awards, have showcased the oil and gas industry’s unwavering commitment to maintaining high environmental and safety standards.
The Excellence Awards provide an opportunity to recognise and share the outstanding work undertaken across our member companies to constantly improve operations for the benefit of the environment, health and safety, and the communities where we operate.
Award Categories
Australian Energy Producers is pleased to invite submissions for the following categories:
Environment Project Excellence Award
Safety Project Excellence Award
Community Development Excellence Award
Workforce Development Excellence Award
This year introduces the Australian Energy Producers Small Business Excellence Award, which recognises applications across the four categories from organisations with 100 or fewer full-time equivalent employees. This award highlights initiatives and outcomes derived in a small business environment that demonstrate innovation and new approaches to solving problems and improving outcomes.
The Australian Energy Producers Chair’s Award is the principal award and recognises the most outstanding project across all categories.
Submission Details
Applications for the 2024-2025 Excellence Awards are now open and will close COB, AWST, Friday 7 March 2025. The awards are open to full and associate members of the organisation.
Submissions must be completed online through the online portal.
For full details on award categories, criteria, terms and conditions, and the application process, please refer to the full Submission Guide and download the application forms here:
Environment Project Excellence Award application form
Safety Project Excellence Award application form
Community Development Excellence Award application form
Workforce Development Excellence Award application form
Key Dates
• Submission Deadline: COB, AWST, Friday 7 March 2025 via the online portal.
• Award Announcement: Wednesday 28 May 2025, during the Gala Dinner at the Australian Energy Producers Conference & Exhibition.
Contact Information
For any enquiries, in the first instance please contact [email protected] or call 0477 418 923.
We look forward to celebrating the achievements that continue to shape and advance the energy industry.
Awards History
The 2023-2024 Excellence Awards were announced at the Conference Dinner at the annual Australian Energy Producers Conference & Exhibition, on Wednesday 22 May 2024.
2023-2024 Award Winners
Safety Project Excellence Award
Chevron Australia
Be an Upstander & Stand Up to Bullying
The ‘Stand Up To Bullying’ learning program, based on real incidents which have occurred at Chevron Australia, were portrayed by actors in educational material, helping participants recognise and respond to inappropriate and harmful behaviours when they see or experience them.
The ‘Be An Upstander’ initiative has created a safe space for people to share their personal stories of witnessing or experiencing inappropriate behaviours, as well as taking action in response.
Finalists included
– ExxonMobil – Practice as You Play
– Santos – Fugro Blue Essence Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USV)
Environment Project Excellence Award
Senex Energy
Circular Economy Solutions in the Drilling Lifecycle
The Circular Economy Solutions in the Drilling Lifecycle has championed reuse and recycling across the drilling process, including reusing steel tubing and rods during gas well operations and recycling high density polyethylene (HDPE) when transporting equipment to sites.
The project delivered significant environmental, time and cost savings for Senex’s well drilling campaign in 2023 – including the removal of 126 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions through the reuse of steel.
Finalists included
– Shell Australia – Environment in Design on the Crux Project
– Santos – CSG Water Network Design Optimisation
Workforce Development Excellence Award
Santos
Healthier Me – Helping you live well and work well
This program is designed to improve the health of staff. It includes free on-site and telehealth GP services, mental and respiratory health support, a customised health digital portal for staff to discuss health, a nine-day fortnight, and field- based health checks by GPs.
Finalists included
– Bridgeport Energy – People and Performance Program – Building resilience, agility and self leadership in times of change
– Esso & UGL – One Team in Decommissioning
Community Development Excellence
Shell Australia
Indigenous Scholarships Program
This program which supports First Nations peoples to undertake pathways to employment, increasing educational opportunities for Indigenous people within Shell QGC’s operational footprint in Queensland.
While recipients receive funding as per standard scholarship programs for a lifetime of study, the program goes beyond this to also include bespoke Indigenous and industry mentoring, leadership opportunities and career capacity building support.
In 2022, the Program’s first year, it attracted 91 applicants and awarded 46 scholarships to participants who will be supported for the lifetime of their education. In 2023, an additional 26 recipients were awarded scholarships. And in 2024, 120 applications were received with 18 scholarships expected.
Finalists included
– Worley Services – Broome STEM Innovation Challenge – Follow the Dream
– Woodside Energy – City of Karratha Service Worker Accommodation
Chair’s Award
Chevron Australia
Be an Upstander & Stand Up to Bullying
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Click here to view the 2022-2023 Excellence Awards winners.