| Dr | Valentina | Grebenshchikova | Institute of Geochemistry, SB RAS | Russia | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Wei | Wang | Nanyang Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Shinji | Egashira | International Centre for Flood Hazards and Risk Management, PWRI, Japan (Retired in March 2025) | Japan | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Hadi | Belhaj | Khalifa University | United Arab Emirates | Excellence in Reservoir Engineering Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | J.Arunprasad | | Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering/University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Ahmed | El-midany | SLB | Egypt | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Jianming | Zhang | Ocean University of China | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Juan | Soto | University of Granada | Spain | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Ida Lykke | Fabricius | Techni | Denmark | 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 |