SINGAPORE, Aug. 28, 2014
/PRNewswire/ -- Platts, a leading global provider of energy,
petrochemicals, metals and agriculture information, will unveil its
2014 Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankingsā¢ on October 28 during Singapore International Energy
Week (SIEW), an annual exchange of ideas and discussions addressing
pertinent energy issues. The Platts Top 250 Rankings, now in
its 13th year, will be announced at the company's Asia
Awards Dinner to be held this year at The Fullerton Hotel,
Singapore.
The 2014 Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings reflect
the financial performance of publicly held energy companies for
fiscal year 2013, based on a combination of four factors: asset
worth, revenues, profits and return on invested capital. The list
also ranks companies by industry sector and region, and names the
50 fastest-growing companies.
Platts' 2014 Asia Awards Dinner will be emceed by Annalisa
Burgos, anchor and reporter for Channel NewsAsia's morning show,
"First Look Asia," the region's leading English-language news and
lifestyle program. Ms. Burgos joined the pan-Asian television
network in 2013, bringing 14 years of experience as an
award-winning journalist in New York
City, Washington, D.C. and
Los Angeles, covering a wide range
of business and lifestyle topics.
In addition to unveiling the 2014 Top 250 Global Energy Company
Rankings, Platts will name its second "Asia CEO of the Year," who
will be chosen by an independent panel of judges. Last year,
this honor went to Li Fanrong, president and chief executive
officer of Chinese exploration and production company CNOOC
Limited. Asian companies that rank among the 2014 Top 250 have been
notified of their eligibility to nominate their top executive for
this award. "Asia CEO of the Year" nominees will also be included
in the nomination pool for the 2014 Platts Global Energy Awards'
"CEO of the Year" award, which will be presented in New York on December
11.
In recent years, Asian companies have played an increasingly
prominent role in the Top 250 Rankings. Last year's roster included
74 companies from the Asia-Pacific
region, largely representing China
and India. With 27 companies among
the 2013 Top 250, China eclipsed
for the first time the Texas-based
U.S. rivals that have long dominated the list. Of the dozen Indian
companies on last year's list, four ranked among the top 50
companies globally.
The dinner, which is expected to draw more than 300 energy
executives from the Asia-Pacific
region, and will celebrate companies' financial achievements,
advancements within the industry ranks, and leadership within nine
energy sectors: diversified utilities, electric utilities, gas
utilities, independent power producers, coal and consumable fuels,
integrated oil and gas, refining and marketing, exploration and
production and storage and transportation.
Attendance at this year's 2014 Platts Top 250 Asia Awards Dinner
is open to all companies with business interests in Asia and to energy companies worldwide.
Accredited media may attend as Platts' guests with advanced
registration. Television cameras are welcome.
To sponsor the Platts Top 250 Asia Awards Dinner, visit this
link.
The Platts Top 250 Rankings are based on data compiled and
maintained by S&P Capital IQ, which, like Platts, is a part of
McGraw Hill Financial. To be ranked, companies must have assets
greater than U.S. $5.0 billion and
must be publicly listed.
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