October 26, 2006
DYONYX Named as a Global Energy Award Finalist
Houston, Texas, October 26, 2006 - Local consulting firm, DYONYX, L.P. has been named a finalist in this year’s prestigious Global Energy Awards. Established in 1999, the Global Energy Awards annually recognize outstanding achievement and vision in the global energy industry. Industry leaders from around the world will convene on November 30 at The Cipriani Wall Street in New York City for the black tie gala awards ceremony, where the winners will be announced.
The judging process relies on the expertise of an impartial panel of international energy experts, including energy ministers, national regulators, past and present heads of major energy companies, and leading academics and legislators. The judges evaluated more than 200 entrants and selected the finalists based on the criteria for each category, taking into consideration the company's profile and financial performance from within the designated time-frame.
The finalists in the Industry Leadership Award Category are:
- Arch Coal, Inc.
- ConsumerPowerline
- Duke Energy
- DYONYX, L.P.
- Électricité de France (EDF)
- Entergy Corporation
- GAIL (INDIA), Ltd
- IBERDROLA, S.A.
- ITC Holdings Corp.
- Peabody Energy
- Xcel Energy
About The Global Energy Awards
The Global Energy Awards were established in 1999 as a way to recognize outstanding achievement and vision in the global energy industry. Each year, the mission of the Platts Global Energy Awards is to single out the energy industry’s star performers, recognizing corporate achievements, the strongest individual efforts, and the most compelling community supporters. The most prestigious honors bestowed in the industry, Platts Global Energy Awards have been described by past entrants and winners as both the “World Series” and “Academy Awards” of energy. Competition to win is fierce — Platts receives over 200 entries a year, and the standards applied by an elite international panel of judges are exacting. Platts is proud to count former OPEC energy ministers, national regulators, former heads of major energy companies, and leading academics and legislators among its judges, past and present.
About Platts
Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is the world leader in providing energy information. For nearly a century, Platts has helped to enable ever-changing global energy markets enhance their performance through such offerings as independent industry news and price benchmarks. From 16 offices worldwide, Platts covers the oil, natural gas, electricity, nuclear power, coal, petrochemical and metals markets. Additional information on Platts real-time news and price assessment services, publications, databases, geospatial tools, conferences, magazines, research and analytical services and energy financial services is available at www.platts.com.
About DYONYX
DYONYX is a risk management and information technology consulting firm that specializes in supporting a wide variety of operational needs for energy companies, including electric and gas utility entities. DYONYX’ pioneering involvement with energy deregulation, organizational analysis, process improvement, real-time systems, and cyber and physical security research and development has distinctively established DYONYX as a leading-edge firm in the industry.
Contact: Patsy Wurster of Platts at 720.548.5583 or patsy_wurster@platts.com
Contact: Tim Barto of DYONYX at 713.830.5910 or tim.barto@dyonyx.com
Online Source: http://www.platts.com/GEAWeb/resources/jsp/finalists2006.jsp