| Dr | Saurajyoti | Kar | Argonne National Laboratory | United States | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Ali Kadhim | Sallal | AL-Kunooze University | Iraq | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Jie | Tuo | Suzhou National Laboratory | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Sherif | Fakher | The American University in Cairo | Egypt | Best Carbon Capture and Storage 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 |
| Mr | Bawoke Mekuye | Getnet | Mekdela Amba University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Christopher | Mkono | China university of Geosciences (Wuhan) | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Samy | K. Moawad | Ain Shams University | Egypt | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Jean Marie Stevy | SAMA | Université de Douala Cameroun | Cameroon | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Fei | Huo | southwest petroleum university | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |