Al-Attiyah International Energy Awards celebrate industry titans

Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco) CEO Dr Mohammed Yousef al-Mulla was honoured with the ‘Lifetime Achievement for the Advancement of Qatar’s Energy Industry’ at the 2024 Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Energy Awards, which was held at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel last night.

Over 300 dignitaries attended the prestigious event, where six remarkable individuals were honoured for their illustrious careers and outstanding contributions to the energy industry.

This year’s winners included Kevin Gallagher, Managing Director and CEO of Santos, who collected the ‘Lifetime Achievement for the Advancement of Natural Gas’ prize; Professor Xudong Zhao, Founding Director of the Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies (CSET), who was awarded the ‘Lifetime Achievement for the Advancement of Education for Future Energy Leaders’; Professor Jenny Nelson, Royal Society Research Professor at Imperial College London, who won the ‘Lifetime Achievement for the Advancement of Renewables’ award; and Neil Fleming, Senior Vice-President and Global Head of Editorial at Argus Media, who was recognised with the ‘Lifetime Achievement for the Advancement of Energy Journalism’ accolade.

Claudio Descalzi, the pioneering CEO of Eni, was recognised with the ‘Lifetime Achievement for International Energy Policy and Diplomacy’.