| Dr | Mingyong | Tang | Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Binyam | Teferi | Wachemo University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Anurag | Tewari | Saraswati Higher Education and Technical College of Engineering, Varanasi | India | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mrs | Vanessa | Torres Ramos | Ecopetrol | Colombia | Excellence in Research Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Yi | Tu | CNOOC(China) co., LTD Shenzhen branch, Shenzhen, | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Jie | Tuo | Suzhou National Laboratory | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Muhammed Sami | Us | Munzur University | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Chigozie | Uzoh | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka | Nigeria | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | GABRIEL DRAGOS | VASILESCU | National Institute for Research and Development in Mine Safety and Protection to Explosion – INSEMEX | Romania | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Dahai | Wang | Sinopec Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |