| Dr | Obakeng | Nchoe | WITS University | South Africa | Best Review Paper Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Denis | Nsubuga | Makerere University | Uganda | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Niroj Kumar | Mohalik | CSIR-CIMFR Dhanbad | India | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Muhammad waris saeed | Khan | National excellence uiversity | Pakistan | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Mingyong | Tang | Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Masumeh Sadat | Shahidi Rizi | Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani University, Isfahan, Iran | Iran | Best Industrial Research Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Masoud | Agabalaye-Rahvar | University of Tabriz | Iran | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Yatish | K V | Navkis College of Engineering | India | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Jinfa | Zhang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Jiale | Pu | China University of Petroleum(Beijing)) | China | Excellence in Research Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |