The Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Alexander Novak, and the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Press Secretary to the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, presented awards to the winners of the Energy of Words international media contest, organized by the Global Energy Association. The ceremony took place as part of the business programme of the Russian Energy Week (REW) International Forum, held in Moscow on 26–28 September 2024.
“In global energy, colossal transformations are taking place – such as the globalization of gas markets, the expansion of nuclear energy’s geography, breakthroughs in wind and solar generation, and increased investments in offshore oil production. These topics provide industry journalists and analysts with immense opportunities for creativity and in-depth analysis. You are fortunate to work in this profession at a time when the industry is figuratively at the crest of history,” Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Alexander Novak, in his address to the competition winners.
“The Russian energy sector has been, is, and will remain a foundational industry for our economy. This doesn’t mean we are merely a gas station; on the contrary, it means that Russia’s energy sector has become a stable engine of progress. Our nuclear sector is almost unrivaled globally, often surpassing competitors in scale. Our oil and gas companies use advanced technologies and actively implement artificial intelligence in their operations. Isn’t this a significant boost for our entire economy, particularly in its high-tech dimension? Therefore, there has been, is, and will be plenty of work for journalists, ensuring the longevity of this development,” Dmitry Peskov, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Press Secretary to the President of the Russian Federation.
The ceremony was attended by Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom; Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of Gazprom Neft; and Sergey Grigoryev, Deputy General Director and Director of Public Relations and Communications at SUEK (Siberian Coal Energy Company).
The event was hosted by Sergey Brilev, President of the Global Energy Association.
A total of 217 entries were submitted for the 2024 competition, with 117 coming from 19 regions of Russia and the remaining 100 from 27 foreign countries, including those in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and South America. The winners were selected by a jury consisting of leaders from major television channels, business publications, and news agencies.
To ensure the objectivity of the awards, the press offices of Global Energy Association members, such as Gazprom, Rosseti, and Surgutneftegas, were not involved in the competition.
The competition winners are:
Grand Prize
Natalya Solovyova – Russia 24
Best Energy Article in the National Press
1st place: Tatyana Kiseleva – RBC
2nd place: Vasily Milkin – Vedomosti
3rd place: Alexander Sobko – InfoTEK
Best Regional Material in the Press
1st place: Viktoria Mukhina – Oil and Gas of Siberia magazine
2nd place: Yuri Banko – News site of Arctic-TV
3rd place: Dmitry Balakhonov – Radio Russia (GTRK Chita)
Best Energy Report on National Television
1st place: Ilya Fedosov – NTV
2nd place: Georgy Podgorny – Russia 24
2nd place: Dmitry Shugorev – Russia 24
3rd place: Pyotr Deryagin – First Channel Information Programs Directorate
Best Energy Report on Regional Television
1st place: Tatyana Lugovykh, Anton Dergachev, Kristina Shkidina-Yarkovskaya, Yulia Andreyeva, Pyotr Demkin – Russia 24
2nd place: Sergey Vecherkin – Volgograd 24, GTRK Volgograd-TRV
3rd place: Ostap Grigoryants – VGTK Branch, GTRK Kuzbass
Best Energy Article from a News Agency
1st place: Maxim Korchagin – TASS
2nd place: Elena Kargina – TASS
3rd place: Elizaveta Mashinina – Prime
Best Telegram Channel or Blog about Energy
1st place: Yulia Kychanova, Alexander Frolov – InfoTEK
1st place: Anna Gorshkova – Energiopole
2nd place: Sergey Belousov, Maxim Volodin, Pavel Sysoev – Energy+
3rd place: Anna Borikhina – RES and Electric Transport
Best PR Department in the Energy Industry
1st place: Communications Department of the State Corporation Rosatom
1st place: Public Relations and Communications Directorate of SUEK in the Yenisei Siberia Region
2nd place: Press Office of the United Energy Company
3rd place: Press Office of the System Operator of the Unified Energy System
Best Energy Material from Foreign Countries
1st place: Tanmoy Bhaduri (India) – Reasons to be Cheerful
2nd place: Albert Akhmetov (Kazakhstan) – Caravan.kz
3rd place: Ethan Van Diemen (Zambia) – Daily Maverick
Best Energy Video Report from Foreign Countries
1st place: Nyasha Makamba (Zimbabwe) – Kwandinobva
2nd place: Suci Sedya Utami (Indonesia) – CNBC Indonesia
3rd place: Shirley Acosta Lisero, Gilmar William Lemus (Colombia) – Human Forest
Special Award from Gazprom Neft
“For professional coverage of the development of Russia's oil and gas industry” – Natalya Shalagina (Interfax)
Special Award from Rosatom: “Green Pen”
“For works dedicated to sustainable development, low-carbon energy technologies, renewable energy, responsible resource management, and industrial waste recycling”
Maxim Kadakov – Behind the Wheel
Edmund Zhelbunov – NTV
Ruslan Smolin – Nemanskie Vesti
Special Award from SUEK: “For objective coverage of the coal industry situation’
Vasily Milkin – Vedomosti
Special Award from SUEK: “For professional coverage of electricity industry issues”
Anna Ivanova – RBC Novosibirsk
Special Award: “Man. Knowledge. Future: Innovations in Education”
“For popularizing projects in training the next generation of engineers for the oil industry” – Public Relations Department of Tatneft in collaboration with the Digital Creativity Academy
