The Energy Institute (EI) celebrated some of Aberdeen’s best MSc students by hosting a special competition recently. The event, sponsored by ConocoPhillips, was organised by the EI Aberdeen, Highlands and Islands branch to celebrate the best energy papers from MSc students at Robert Gordon University (RGU) and the University of Aberdeen (UoA).
This annual event is held to bring together industry and academia, showcasing the latest thinking and research from MSc students and provide a chance for them to network with prospective future employers.
From some 390 candidates graduating this year, six students were shortlisted by the two universities. The judging panel included senior industry figures from Verus Petroleum, Petrofac, PCL, Siccar Point, Meta, Strategic Decomm and Ramboll O&G.
The overall winner, who received £250, was Darren Coughlan – MSc Oil & Gas Engineering (with Distinction) from UoA. His winning thesis was entitled: “Modelling down-hole drilling fluid temperature profiles.”
Newton Duarte from Brazil, a recent graduate from the MSc Petroleum Production Engineering course at RGU, received the second prize of £150 for his thesis: “Optimisation of a Wall Thickness Logging Tool.” The third prize of £100 went to Ignacio Fernandez from the MSc Petroleum, Energy Economics & Finance (with Distinction) course at UoA for his thesis: “The Economics of Exploration in the UKCS: A case study on the Central North Sea and West of Shetland.”