The APPEA Safety Awards recognise excellence in safety performance and innovation in safety management. Since 1987, these awards have showcased the best the oil and gas industry has to offer, sharing best practice and providing inspiration to the entire industry.

For information on how to enter the awards please contact Elizaeth Hood, APPEA's Senior Policy Adviser - Skills and Safety on 08 9481 5225 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Previous winners of the APPEA Safety Awards

The APPEA Environment Awards recognise excellence and innovation in environmental management. The Awards demonstrate how the industry is continuously raising environmental performance standards, sharing best practice and providing inspiration to the entire industry. To be considered for an APPEA Environment Award, a company must be a full APPEA member.

There are two award categories:

APPEA ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS

APPEA invites applications for its 2012 Oil & Gas Industry Engineering Scholarships.

The two scholarships available are applicable in any field of engineering for undergraduate degrees and cover the remaining duration of the recipient’s studies for up to five years full-time or the equivalent in part-time study.

One scholarship is specifically for Indigenous Australians, and APPEA encourages applications from Indigenous Australians who are starting or already undertaking an engineering degree in Australia that is relevant to the oil and gas industry.

The other scholarship is open to all Australian residents who are starting or undertaking an engineering degree in Australia relevant to the oil and gas industry.

Value of scholarships

The award for each scholarship is for $5000 per year up to a maximum of five years full-time or part-time equivalent. Additional funding of up to $5000 per annum is available for the Indigenous Australian Scholarship recipient for agreed mentoring services.

Vacation work experience with oil and gas major

The scholarships include the expectation that paid vacation work experience will be provided with an APPEA member oil and gas operating company within Australia.

Applications must be received on or before Friday, 27 April 2012

For more information:

• APPEA Oil and Gas Industry Engineering Scholarship for Indigenous Australians
• APPEA Oil and Gas Industry Engineering Scholarship

Past winners of the APPEA Engineering Scholarship:

2011 Elvis Nguyen, University of Adelaide

THE TONY NOON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

APPEA is currently seeking applications from students intending to study for honours, Masters or PhD degrees at an Australian university for the award of a one-off grant to a maximum value of $3000.

The 2011 Tony Noon Scholarship was awarded to University of Melbourne PhD geology student Ashleigh Hood.

Information on applying for the 2012 scholarship will be given in April 2012. 

The Tony Noon fund is aimed at helping students who are aspiring to, or considering, a career in upstream petroleum in any discipline directly related to the industry. This could include, but is not restricted to, exploration, safety, engineering, environmental management, economic or legal areas.

Tony Noon worked at APPEA from 1994-1998. His principal responsibilities were to the Health Safety & Production and Exploration Committees. His work on these Committees was outstanding and his contribution to APPEA and the industry during his time at the Canberra office was exceptional. Sadly, he passed away in September 1998 following a long battle with leukaemia.

Subsequently, the APPEA Board approved the establishment of the Tony Noon Memorial Fund in memory of Tony Noon and his outstanding contribution to the petroleum industry through his work with the Queensland Department of Mines and Energy and later as a member of the APPEA staff.

Funds cannot be used for any purpose other than as set out in the successful application. APPEA reserves the right not to award the funds if it deems the applicants are not of a suitable calibre.

Criteria for the award

Applications must be attending the university in the year of application and must be an Australian resident or citizen.

Applications must provide details of the funds sought the purpose to which they will be applied, and a statement setting out how the applicant and their career will benefit.

Applications may seek support for:

• travel within or Australia or overseas
• attending an appropriate conference to present a paper or poster describing their original work in a petroleum-related discipline
• work with relevant companies or academic institutions.
• other purposes relevant to the petroleum industry or the study of oil and gas.

How to apply

Applicants should address the criteria and set out the nature of the work and the type of activity for which funding is sought.  The award will be made on the basis of the nature and relevance of the research to the petroleum industry.  Applications must include a statement of support from either the applicant’s supervisor or head of department.

Applications in writing are to be addressed to:

The Chairman

APPEA Awards & Scholarships Committee

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association

GPO Box 2201

CANBERRA   ACT   2601

Further information on applying will be made available in April 2012.

Winners of the Tony Noon Memorial Scholarship

• 2011 Ashleigh Hood, University of Melbourne
• 2010 Joanna Kowalczyk, Monash University
• 2007 Hamed Soroush, Curtin University
• 2006 Charles Gao, Curtin University
• 2005 Elena Mazourenko, Flinders University
• 2004 Patrick Tyrrell, University of New South Wales
• 2003 Scott Dyksterhuis, University of Sydney
• 2002 Victor Nguyen, University of New South Wales
• 2001 Jason McKenna, Curtin University
• 2000 Claire Wilhelm, University of Western Australia

THE KA RICHARDS SCHOLARSHIP

The KA Richards Scholarship was established in 1989 to encourage professional development to the benefit of the industry. The scholarship is tenable for one year for Masters study or for three years full time for a doctoral degree, or for an appropriate length of part-time study. It cannot be renewed or extended.

The Scholarship is available to Australian residents for study in Australia and is for a maximum of $10,000 per year. Funds can be used for:

• living expenses
• travel
• materials
• laboratory or computer services
• fees

The recipient of the award can hold the scholarship in conjunction with another and may be invited to deliver a paper at the annual APPEA Conference.

This scholarship was presented to University of Western Australia postgraduate student Paul Hofman at the 2009 APPEA Annual General Meeting held in Perth on 14 October 2009.

This scholarship is not available until 2012. Details and criteria will be made available in April 2012.

The JN Pierce Award for excellence in journalism is named in honour of John “JN” Pierce, a leading Australian resources writer who worked for several national papers.

The JN Pierce Award recognises excellence in journalism covering the upstream petroleum industry. It is open to all forms of media – a print, television, radio and online. Selection criteria include newsworthiness, accuracy in research, ethics, public benefit, and flair, creativity and excellence of writing.

Winners of the JN Pierce Award

• 2009 Colin Hay – Oil and Gas Australia
• 2008 Chris Mitchell – The Australian
• 2007 Greg Hoy – ABC, 7.30 Report
• 2006 Ian Howarth – The Australian Financial Review
• 2005 Nigel Wilson – The Australian
• 2004 Mark Davis – The Australian Financial Review

Submissions for this award are accepted throughout the year.