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Platts and Capgemini Congratulate the 2006 Global Energy Awards FinalistsPlatts.com
Established in 1999, the Global Energy Awards annually recognize outstanding achievement and vision in the global energy industry.
The judging process relies on the expertise of an impartial panel of international energy experts, including energy ministers, national regulators, past and present heads of major energy companies, and leading academics and legislators.
The judges evaluated more than 200 entrants and selected the finalists based on the criteria for each category, taking into consideration the company's profile and financial performance from within the designated time-frame.
Winners of the 2006 Global Energy Awards will be announced at a gala celebration on Thursday, November 30, 2006 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
The finalists in each category are :
CEO of the Year
Michael G. Morris, American Electric Power
Jim Hackett, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Duncan Hawthorne, Bruce Power
Fu Chengyu, CNOOC Limited
Mark L. Munday, Elster Electricity, LLC.
J. Wayne Leonard, Entergy Corporation
Tom Parkinson, Hydro One
Ignacio Sánchez Galán, IBERDROLA, S.A.
Anthony J. Topazi, Mississippi Power
David Crane, NRG Energy, Inc.
Steven J. Malcolm, Williams
Commercial Technology of the Year
Idaho National Laboratory
CURRENT Communications Group
Eni SpA
GE Energy
Indian Oil Corporation, Ltd. (IOC)
Proton Energy Systems
SCR-Tech
Shell Global Solutions
Sorbent Technologies Corporation
Community Development Program of the Year
Bruce Power
California Independent System Operator
CenterPoint Energy
EcoEléctrica
Entergy Corporation
TXU Corporation
Downstream Business of the Year
Anonima Petroli Italiana SpA (API)
Inergy, L.P.
Jamshoro Joint Venture Limited (JJVL)
S-Oil Corporation
Tesoro
Emissions Energy Project of the Year
Arizona Public Service Company
Clean Energy Systems, Inc. (Kimberlina Power Plant)
Clean Energy Systems, Inc. (CES Gas Generator)
U. S. Department of State Overseas Buildings Operations Public Private Partnership, U.S. Mission to UN Geneva, SIG, Canton of Geneva
Excelerate Energy, LP
RUSAL
Powerlight Corporation
We Energies
Energy Pioneer Award
EnerNOC, Inc.
Exelon Corporation/PECO
FPL Group
GFI Energy Ventures LLC.
IBERDROLA, S.A.
Jamshoro Joint Venture Limited (JJVL)
Triple Point Technology, Inc.
U.S. Department of State Overseas Buildings Operations
Peabody Energy
Energy Transporter of the Year*
American Electric Power River Operations
American Electric Power
California Independent System Operator
Cargill Ocean Transportation
El Paso Corporation
ITC Holdings Corporation
JSC Sovcomflot
PJM Interconnection
Titan Petrochemicals Group, Ltd.
TXU Electric Delivery
Williams
ENR/McGraw-Hill Construction Energy Construction Project of the Year*
Arizona Public Service Company
U.S. Department of State Overseas Building Operations
Southern California Edison
The Steam Generating Team (SGT) LLC.
Global Energy Project of the Year
ABB
American Electric Power
Arizona Public Service Company
Excelerate Energy, LP
Hydro
IBERDROLA
Public Service Enterprise Group
Saudi Aramco
Simon Property Group
Tennessee Valley Authority
TXU Corporation
Hydrocarbon Producer of the Year
CNOOC Limited
CNX Gas Corporation
Peabody Energy
Saudi Aramco
Williams
Industry Leadership Award
Arch Coal, Inc.
ConsumerPowerline
Duke Energy
DYONYX, L.P.
Électricité de France (EDF)
Entergy Corporation
GAIL (INDIA), Ltd
IBERDROLA, S.A.
ITC Holdings Corp.
Peabody Energy
Xcel Energy
Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime Achievement Award winner announced.
Stephen J. Stanley, ABB Lummus Global
Paul M. Anderson, Duke Energy
Antonio "Tony" Rodriguez, FPL Group
Todd Sneller, Nebraska Ethanol Board
Sheila Slocum Hollis, North American Energy Standards Board
Larry Goldstein, Petroleum Industry Research Foundation
Dr. Joseph Powell, Shell Global Solutions
Marketing Campaign of the Year
AREVA NP Inc.
IBERDROLA, S.A.
Peabody Energy
Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc.
S-Oil Corporation
SouthStar Energy
Tennessee Valley Authority
Petrochemicals Company of the Year
Braskem
LG Chemical
SABIC
Power Company of the Year
Bruce Power, USA
Duke Power Company
Électricité de France (EDF)
ENDESA
Entergy Corporation
Hydro One Network
NRG Energy, Inc.
NTPC Limited
TXU Corporation
WPS Resources
Rising Star Award
Changing World Technologies
Clipper Windpower, Inc.
Credit Suisse Energy
Drax Group, Plc.
Gaselys
Hercules Offshore, Inc.
ITC Holdings Corp.
Titan Petrochemicals Group, Ltd
*Indicates new category in 2006
Nominations are not accepted for the Global Energy Awards' most prestigious award, the "Energy Company of the Year". This winner is selected from among the finalists in all other categories. In selecting this award, the judges look for an unquestioned leader of the industry and all-around excellence in executing a total energy strategy.