Finalists from 37 Countries Vie for 2025 Platts Global Energy Awards

Number of Countries Represented by Finalists up 12% from Year Ago

- Winners to be announced live on December 11, 2025 , in New York City at Black-Tie Gala -

Companies and individuals from 37 countries have been selected as finalists for the Platts Global Energy Awards program, now in its 27th year as the industry's premier recognition event. The 2025 finalists, over 50% of which hail from outside of the United States were just announced by program host and organizer S&P Global Commodity Insights, the leading independent provider of information, data, analysis and benchmark prices for the energy, petrochemicals, metals, shipping, commodities, and energy transition markets.

A must-participate event, the Platts Global Energy Awards, often described by participants and attendees as the "Oscars" of energy, recognizes corporate and individual innovation, leadership, and exemplary performance in 21 categories spanning the entire energy and chemicals value chain.

This year's Platts Global Energy Awards program saw increased nomination submissions from Latin America , which garnered finalists from Colombia , Brazil , Argentina , and Mexico . In addition to the Americas' finalists, many other nations were represented, including Italy , Morocco , the Netherlands , Finland , Turkey , and Australia.

The award categories attracting the most nominations in 2025 were:

Chief Executive of the Year – honoring renowned leaders who are driving transformation, while demonstrating courage, perseverance, and integrity to the global energy community.

Commercial and Emerging Technologies of the Year – recognizing innovative solutions being developed and deployed across commodities and continents.

Corporate Impact Award – Targeted Program – paying tribute to companies positively impacting the communities they serve through humanitarian efforts. This category attracted so many strong entries this year that the Platts Global Energy Awards committee split the category into two, breaking it into global regions: Global West (Western Hemisphere) and Global East (Eastern Hemisphere).

"The shifting landscape within the energy industry has brought forward numerous business-impacting challenges. Platts Global Energy Awards is pleased to spotlight companies and individuals who not only navigate the environment well, but continue to lead the way in pioneering vision, progress, exemplary performance, and innovation for a more sustainable energy future," said Allison Sacco , Executive Producer, S&P Global Commodity Insights.

See the full list of finalists here: 2025 Platts Global Energy Awards Finalists

Winners of the 27th annual Platts Global Energy Awards will be announced the evening of December 11 at a black-tie gala in downtown Manhattan . The winners of the Platts Global Energy Awards are determined by an independent judging panel of international energy experts whose backgrounds and experiences include regulation, policymaking, corporate leadership, trading, and strategic consulting. S&P Global Commodity Insights nor its event sponsors submit votes or select winners.

Event sponsorships are available by contacting Ashley Matthews Greenleaf at ashley.greenleaf@spglobal.com or by calling +1 346-651-8174.

Media Contacts
Americas/EMEA: Kathleen Tanzy + 1 917-331-4607, kathleen.tanzy@spglobal.com
Asia /EMEA: Melissa Tan + 65-6597-6241, melissa.tan@spglobal.com

About S&P Global Commodity Insights
At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodity markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value.

We're a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators and we create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating commodity markets, our coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture, shipping and energy transition. Platts® products and services, including leading benchmark price assessments in the physical commodity markets, are offered through S&P Global Commodity Insights. S&P Global Commodity Insights maintains clear structural and operational separation between its price assessment activities and the other activities carried out by S&P Global Commodity Insights and the other business divisions of S&P Global.

S&P Global Commodity Insights is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world's leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today. For more information visit https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights .

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