| Dr | Binyam | Teferi | Wachemo University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Fei | Tang | China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Xiaojun | Tang | Xi’an Jiaotong University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Mingyong | Tang | Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Olusoji Lawrence | Taiwo | Schlumberger OilField UK Limited | United Kingdom | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Qi | Sun | China University of Petroleum | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Chouhaïd | Souissi | Faculty of Sciences of Sfax | Tunisia | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Juan | Soto | University of Granada | Spain | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Omvir | Singh | Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, | India | Best Innovation Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Richard | Shumbusho | University of Rwanda | Rwanda | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Ashutosh | Sharma | University of OKlahoma | United States | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Julia | Shamshina | Texas Tech University | United States | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Selim | Shaker | GAS | United States | Best Offshore Exploration Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Masumeh Sadat | Shahidi Rizi | Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani University, Isfahan, Iran | Iran | Best Industrial Research Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Dilek | SENOL ARSLAN | Abdullah Gul University | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Sina | Sayardoost Tabrizi | University of Tehran | Iran | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Sandra | Sarrazin | Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Ali | Sanati | Hakim Sabzevari University | Iran | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Jean Marie Stevy | SAMA | Université de Douala Cameroun | Cameroon | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | BILLEL | SALHI | Interdisciplinary research center for membranes and water security, KFUPM | Saudi Arabia | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |