Energy Intelligence says that Andrew Gould of Schlumberger has been selected by top oil and gas executives to receive the 2010 Petroleum Executive of the Year Award. The choice of Gould by his petroleum industry peers underscores the increasingly critical technical and commercial contributions being made by oil-field service companies in tapping unconventional and other more challenging oil and gas reserves. Under Gould's leadership, Schlumberger has been at the forefront in this sector as a critically important partner for both major international oil companies and state-owned firms around the globe. This unique award will be presented at a gala at The Dorchester hotel in London on October 12th, the centerpiece of the annual Oil & Money Conference, convened by the International Herald Tribune and Energy Intelligence.

Beginning his career at Schlumberger in 1975, Andrew Gould has been chairman and chief executive officer of Schlumberger since February 2003. He previously served in other senior executive positions at the company. Schlumberger is the world's leading supplier of technology, integrated project management and information solutions to companies working in the upstream oil and gas industry worldwide.

"The process by which the winner of this award is selected is particularly noteworthy and assures that the selection is fully representative of the views of the industry," says Raja W. Sidawi, Chairman of Energy Intelligence. Nominations for the award were solicited from the chief executives of over 100 of the world's largest energy firms. The nominations were reviewed by previous winners of the award and a group of other senior executives, who made the final selection.

Past winners of the Petroleum Executive of the Year Award include Christophe de Margerie of Total (2009), Paolo Scaroni of Eni (2008), Abdulla al-Attiyah of Qatar (2007), Dr. Shokri Ghanem of Libya (2006), Abdallah Jum'ah of Saudi Aramco (2005), David O'Reilly of Chevron (2004), Lee Raymond of Exxon Mobil (2003), James J. Mulva of ConocoPhillips (2002), Sir Mark Moody-Stuart of Royal Dutch Shell (2001), Thierry Desmarest of Total (2000), Lucio A. Noto of Exxon Mobil (1999), Luis Giusti of PDVSA (1998), and Lord John Browne of BP (1997).

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