2013 Refining & Energy Companies of the Year - Hart Energy
2013 Refining & Energy Companies of the Year On behalf of FUEL Magazine, Hart Energy Consulting and everyone at Hart Energy Publishing, LP, we will warmly congratulate this year’s recipients of the FUEL Magazine Refining & Energy Company of the Year Awards during the event on March 20, 2013 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. These companies exemplify the traditions that are embodied in this prestigious award. They are dedicated to further investment in the refining and energy sectors, improving the quality of their products, and raising the financial, environmental, and health-and-safety performance of their refining and energy operations.
History of the Award The Refining & Energy Company of the Year Award was first presented in 1987 to Amoco Oil Co.; receiving the award on behalf of Amoco Oil, was Sam Van Sickle, Vice President of Marketing. That initial award recognized Amoco Oil and its role in being the first company to eliminate lead, and bring American consumers unleaded gasoline in all octane grades. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, companies were typically honored for bringing to market the gasoline formulations that set worldwide standards for outstanding performance and Environmental Excellence.
What Makes a Winner? Our industry continues on a path to greater globalization through harmonized fuel standards, worldwide crude and products partnerships, and instant trading over electronic networks. It has been a pleasure—and a challenge—to select the recipients of this award each year from among the many worthy candidates. We are gratified to see that our choices have withstood the test of time, and we are honored that many past recipients are here with us this year to celebrate the 2013 Refining & Energy Company of the Year Awards. The Refining & Energy Company of the Year Awards recognize individual and company commitment to investment and operational excellence and to serving the broader public good. In selecting the honorees, the editorial staff of FUEL magazine and Hart Energy Publishing, LP considers personal and corporate achievement in three primary categories:
1 1 Cleaner Environment. Producing cleaner, higherquality gasoline and diesel fuel is among the greatest achievements recognized each year.
2 2 Investment and Corporate Growth. The award recognizes the highest operational standards for international refining. Recipients also demonstrate innovative use of resources, often in a difficult environment.
3 3 Vision. Responding only to current conditions will These companies and their executive leaders made commitments to completing the national lead phaseout, reducing high levels of aromatics
not fully meet the rising demands of the public, or benefit industry. The recipients of the Refining & Energy Company of the Year Awards are recognized for their innovative and global vision.
in gasoline, and replacing lead and aromatics with
Hart Energy’s Refining & Energy Companies of the Year:
other clean high-octane components, such as alkylate and oxygenates. These industry executives and their companies also pioneered the development of
1987-2012
2012
Refining: Dr. R.K. Malhotra, director, Indian Oil R&D and Kevin W. Brown, senior vice president, refining, LyondellBasell
2011
and much of the world is 97% cleaner than it was in
Refining: Mr. Mohammed Ghazi Al-Mutairi, Deputy Managing Director, Mina Abdulla Refinery, Kuwait National Petroleum Company Energy: Mr. Guo Quin, Section Director of Science & Technology Development Department, Sinopec
1970.
2010
Refining: Mrs. Qian Jinhua, Senior Director, PetroChina Energy: Dawood M. Al-Dawood, Vice President for Marketing, Saudi Aramco
2009
By the middle of the 1990s, the North American fuels
International: Jeet Bindra, President, Chevron North America: Francisco Toscano Martinez, Deputy Director of Production, PEMEX Refining
industry was not only transforming its products, but
2008
International: David Sexton, Vice President, Shell Oil Company North America: Lawrence M. Ziemba, President, ConocoPhillips
2007
International: Jeet Bindra, President, Chevron North America: Gary Heminger, President, Marathon Petroleum
purchased underutilized facilities and quickly re-
2006
North America: Rick George, President & CEO, Suncor Energy International: Paulo Roberto Costa, Downstream Director, Petrobras
turned them to world-class competitiveness. Our
2005
North America: Hank Kuchta, President, Premcor International: H.K. Kapil, Site President, Reliance Industries (India)
2004
North America: Joel Maness, Vice President, Sunoco North America: Arthur Irving, Jr., Vice Chairman, Irving Oil International: Rogerio Manso, Downstream Director, Petrobras
2003
U.S.: Jim Nokes, Executive Vice President, ConocoPhillips International: Rob Routs, Group Managing Director, Royal Dutch/Shell
For the past 11 years, the Refining & Energy Com-
2002
U.S.: John Hohnholt, VP Refining, Valero International: Rene Sagebien, CEO, HOVENSA
pany of the Year Award has looked beyond North
2001
Jean-Paul Vettier, President and COO, TotalFinaElf
American borders, in order to include long-overdue
2000
James R. Gibbs, CEO, Frontier Oil Corp.
commemoration of refining achievements around
1999
Humberto Vanieri, Senior Vice President, Refining, BP
the world. Our first International Company of the
1998
Thomas O’Malley, Chairman & CEO, Tosco Corp.
1997
Roger Hemminghaus, Chairman and CEO, DiamondShamrock
1996
William Greehey, Chairman & CEO, Valero Refining
1995
Lod Cook, Chairman, ARCO Corporation Joe Colucci, Executive Director, R&D, General Motors Corp.
1994
James W. Kinnear, President and CEO, Texaco, Inc.
1993
John R. Hall, Chairman and CEO, Ashland Oil, Inc.
1992
John Adams, President, CDTECH
1991
Lloyd Reuss, President, General Motors Corp.
1990
George H. Babikian, President, ARCO Products Co.
1989
Robert H. Campbell, Chairman and CEO, Sun Oil Co.
1988
Hal Sorgenti, President, ARCO Chemical Co.
1987
Sam Van Sickle, Vice President of Marketing, Amoco Oil Co.
reformulated gasoline (RFG), which has enabled us to proudly say today that gasoline in North America
it was also transforming itself. However, in stepped the leaders of our independent refining sector. They
award honored several of these independent refiners and their strong-willed, innovative leaders.
International Recognition
Year was TotalFinalElf; its Executive Jean-Paul Vettier, Chief, Refining, received the honor in 2001.
1616 S Voss, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77057 USA • +1.713.260.6400 • www.hartenergy.com
History of the Award The Refining & Energy Company of the Year Award was first presented in 1987 to Amoco Oil Co.; receiving the award on behalf of Amoco Oil, was Sam Van Sickle, Vice President of Marketing. That initial award recognized Amoco Oil and its role in being the first company to eliminate lead, and bring American consumers unleaded gasoline in all octane grades. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, companies were typically honored for bringing to market the gasoline formulations that set worldwide standards for outstanding performance and Environmental Excellence.
What Makes a Winner? Our industry continues on a path to greater globalization through harmonized fuel standards, worldwide crude and products partnerships, and instant trading over electronic networks. It has been a pleasure—and a challenge—to select the recipients of this award each year from among the many worthy candidates. We are gratified to see that our choices have withstood the test of time, and we are honored that many past recipients are here with us this year to celebrate the 2013 Refining & Energy Company of the Year Awards. The Refining & Energy Company of the Year Awards recognize individual and company commitment to investment and operational excellence and to serving the broader public good. In selecting the honorees, the editorial staff of FUEL magazine and Hart Energy Publishing, LP considers personal and corporate achievement in three primary categories:
1 1 Cleaner Environment. Producing cleaner, higherquality gasoline and diesel fuel is among the greatest achievements recognized each year.
2 2 Investment and Corporate Growth. The award recognizes the highest operational standards for international refining. Recipients also demonstrate innovative use of resources, often in a difficult environment.
3 3 Vision. Responding only to current conditions will These companies and their executive leaders made commitments to completing the national lead phaseout, reducing high levels of aromatics
not fully meet the rising demands of the public, or benefit industry. The recipients of the Refining & Energy Company of the Year Awards are recognized for their innovative and global vision.
in gasoline, and replacing lead and aromatics with
Hart Energy’s Refining & Energy Companies of the Year:
other clean high-octane components, such as alkylate and oxygenates. These industry executives and their companies also pioneered the development of
1987-2012
2012
Refining: Dr. R.K. Malhotra, director, Indian Oil R&D and Kevin W. Brown, senior vice president, refining, LyondellBasell
2011
and much of the world is 97% cleaner than it was in
Refining: Mr. Mohammed Ghazi Al-Mutairi, Deputy Managing Director, Mina Abdulla Refinery, Kuwait National Petroleum Company Energy: Mr. Guo Quin, Section Director of Science & Technology Development Department, Sinopec
1970.
2010
Refining: Mrs. Qian Jinhua, Senior Director, PetroChina Energy: Dawood M. Al-Dawood, Vice President for Marketing, Saudi Aramco
2009
By the middle of the 1990s, the North American fuels
International: Jeet Bindra, President, Chevron North America: Francisco Toscano Martinez, Deputy Director of Production, PEMEX Refining
industry was not only transforming its products, but
2008
International: David Sexton, Vice President, Shell Oil Company North America: Lawrence M. Ziemba, President, ConocoPhillips
2007
International: Jeet Bindra, President, Chevron North America: Gary Heminger, President, Marathon Petroleum
purchased underutilized facilities and quickly re-
2006
North America: Rick George, President & CEO, Suncor Energy International: Paulo Roberto Costa, Downstream Director, Petrobras
turned them to world-class competitiveness. Our
2005
North America: Hank Kuchta, President, Premcor International: H.K. Kapil, Site President, Reliance Industries (India)
2004
North America: Joel Maness, Vice President, Sunoco North America: Arthur Irving, Jr., Vice Chairman, Irving Oil International: Rogerio Manso, Downstream Director, Petrobras
2003
U.S.: Jim Nokes, Executive Vice President, ConocoPhillips International: Rob Routs, Group Managing Director, Royal Dutch/Shell
For the past 11 years, the Refining & Energy Com-
2002
U.S.: John Hohnholt, VP Refining, Valero International: Rene Sagebien, CEO, HOVENSA
pany of the Year Award has looked beyond North
2001
Jean-Paul Vettier, President and COO, TotalFinaElf
American borders, in order to include long-overdue
2000
James R. Gibbs, CEO, Frontier Oil Corp.
commemoration of refining achievements around
1999
Humberto Vanieri, Senior Vice President, Refining, BP
the world. Our first International Company of the
1998
Thomas O’Malley, Chairman & CEO, Tosco Corp.
1997
Roger Hemminghaus, Chairman and CEO, DiamondShamrock
1996
William Greehey, Chairman & CEO, Valero Refining
1995
Lod Cook, Chairman, ARCO Corporation Joe Colucci, Executive Director, R&D, General Motors Corp.
1994
James W. Kinnear, President and CEO, Texaco, Inc.
1993
John R. Hall, Chairman and CEO, Ashland Oil, Inc.
1992
John Adams, President, CDTECH
1991
Lloyd Reuss, President, General Motors Corp.
1990
George H. Babikian, President, ARCO Products Co.
1989
Robert H. Campbell, Chairman and CEO, Sun Oil Co.
1988
Hal Sorgenti, President, ARCO Chemical Co.
1987
Sam Van Sickle, Vice President of Marketing, Amoco Oil Co.
reformulated gasoline (RFG), which has enabled us to proudly say today that gasoline in North America
it was also transforming itself. However, in stepped the leaders of our independent refining sector. They
award honored several of these independent refiners and their strong-willed, innovative leaders.
International Recognition
Year was TotalFinalElf; its Executive Jean-Paul Vettier, Chief, Refining, received the honor in 2001.
1616 S Voss, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77057 USA • +1.713.260.6400 • www.hartenergy.com
