“World energy is undergoing the time of transformation, including the geopolitical one. In this period, it is essential to think freely to develop both the art of journalism and the energy sector. Independent expertise is currently of immense value. That is why, sectoral news interest more and more of our people. In this regard, the role of media that are covering the most important events and trends constantly for the wider audience, is gaining momentum,” Alexander Novak emphasised in his address to the contest winners.
“It is encouraging that this prize continues to be awarded. Journalists, analysts, media and PR specialists one way or another connected with energy, are happy people. Happy because they constantly have to improve their professionalism, and happy because they never have to be bored and never have to complain about the lack of work. Energy is what develops us, energy is what becomes an object of hope for entire nations, energy is what drives entire nations to despair in its absence, energy is what becomes an object for the criminal designs of terrorists, as we saw in the case of Nord Stream. Finally, energy is what the future of all mankind, including our country, is connected with. I congratulate everyone who took part in the competition, and sincerely wish you not to slow down!” Dmitry Peskov said.
In total, 143 applications were submitted to The Energy of Words contest for the judgment of independent experts. The best entered the shortlist, on the basis of which the jury determined the winners. This time, the jury members were Oleg Dobrodeev, General Director of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK); Sergei Mikhailov, General Director of TASS; Vladimir Zhelonkin, General Director of the Kommersant Publishing House; Oleg Ananiev, Executive Director of the Rossiya Segodnya Agency.
In order to make the choice of winners objective, the press services of the member companies of the Global Energy Association, and these are: Gazprom, Rosseti and Surgutneftegaz, did not take part in the competition.
The award ceremony took place on the sidelines of the forum Russian Energy Week 2022 with such participants as Sergey Brilev, President of the Global Energy Association, which organised the contest, and Sergey Gustov, General Director of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz.
Sergey Gustov awarded the winners in the special nomination “For active participation in covering the issues of social gasification, involvement and high professionalism”.
“Today, The Energy of the Pen Award brought together the most caring, enthusiastic and top-class representatives of industry, socio-political and business media. News creation requires a lot of efforts, it is a huge responsibility. I thank the journalists for the projects, from which tens of thousands of Russians learned about the regasification program and became its participants,” Sergey Gustov said.
The competition winners:
Grand Prix “The Media Face of the Fuel and Energy Complex”
Alexandra Suvorova, host of the Russia 24 TV channel.
Nomination “The best energy news story for television “:
1. Vladimir Arkhireisky, a financial observer for RBC Investments.
2. Ostap Grigoryants, TV host, GTRK Kuzbass-television correspondent.
3. Andrey Sukhanov, an NTV correspondent.
Nomination “The best Telegram channel or energy blog”:
1. Alexander Frolov, the author of the Telegram channel the Oil and Gas Game with Alexander Frolov.
2. Marat Bashirov, Editor of the Politjoystick Telegram channel.
3. Vladimir Bobylev, Editor-in-chief of the Oil and Capital magazine and the Telegram channel of the same name.
Nomination “The best media office in energy industry”:
1. Vitaly Matushkin, the press service head of PJSC Lukoil.
2. Margarita Nagoga, Director of the Corporate Communications Department of PJSC RusHydro.
3. Yulia Revatskaya, Head of the Public Communications Service of Transneft-Vostok LLC..
Nomination “The best article on energy in regional press”:
1. Artem Kovalenko, Editor-in-chief of the Expert-Ural magazine.
2. Eleonora Rylova, a correspondent for the online newspaper Realnoe Vremya (the Republic of Tatarstan).
3. Oksana Shuman, a journalist of AIF-Yugra (Khanty-Mansiysk).
Nomination “The best article on energy from a news agency”:
1. Elena Karygina (Head of the Fuel and Energy Complex – TASS Industry Department), Alexei Bolshov (TASS Senior Correspondent), Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sharov (TASS Senior Correspondent).
2. Tatyana Kiseleva, Head of the Fuel and Energy Complex and Chemistry Department, RIA Novosti – Rossiya Segodnya
3. Svetlana Savateeva, an Interfax correspondent.
Nomination “The best article on energy in federal press”:
1. Alexander Volobuev, an editor of the Vedomosti newspaper industry department.
2. Irina Kezik, an Izvestia journalist, a Tekface project manager, an expert at the Intersectoral Information and Analytical Centre of the Union of Oil and Gas Producers of Russia.
3. Anna Gorshkova, the editor-in-chief of the Energy Policy magazine.
Nomination “The best piece on energy from BRICS and SCO countries”:
1. Ksenia Komissarova, the editor-in-chief of TV BRICS multimedia platform.
2. Aider Kurtmulaev, the editor-in-chief of the Industry of Eurasia magazine.
3. Alena Subbota, Ekaterina Velts, correspondents of the TV BRICS multimedia platform.
A special nomination from Gazprom Mezhregiongaz LLC.
Category “The best TV Project”:
1. Maria Novikova, a correspondent of the TV company Public Television of Russia.
2. Alexander Denisov, the host of the live broadcast of the Reflection program of the Public Television of Russia.
Category “The best project in printed and electronic media”:
1. The Komsomolskaya Pravda team of authors for their series of publications “Everything you wanted to know about gasification” and the “The pre-gasification c” for the residents of all regions of Russia.
