| Mr | Qi | Sun | China University of Petroleum | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Fei | Tang | China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Christopher | Mkono | China university of Geosciences (Wuhan) | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Shuangmei | Zou | China University of Geosciences | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Chen | Hao | Chengdu Center, China Geological Survey (Geoscience Innovation Center of Southwest China), Chengdu, China | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Javad | Saien | Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran | Iran | Best Research Article Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Nega | Belay | Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Best Research in Petroleum Engineering Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Avishkar | Bhoskar | Asian Lab Grown Diamonds | India | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Tushar | Anand | AMITY UNIVERSITY JAIPUR RAJASTHAN | India | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Hossein | Kiani | Amirkabir University of Technology | Iran | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Samy | K. Moawad | Ain Shams University | Egypt | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Silvia | Gramolelli | Åbo Akademi | Finland | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |