| Dr | Denis | Nsubuga | Makerere University | Uganda | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Obakeng | Nchoe | WITS University | South Africa | Best Review Paper Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Ines | Belgacem | Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University | Tunisia | Best Research Article Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Qifei | Huang | CNOOC Research Institute Ltd. | China | Women Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Chunxu | Qin | Inner Mongolia University of Technology | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Oluwaseun | Duntoye | Seoul National University of Science and Technology | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Peng | Du | Liaoning Academy of Materials | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Chouhaïd | Souissi | Faculty of Sciences of Sfax | Tunisia | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Philippe | Onguene Mvogo | The University of Ngaoundere/School of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Industries | Cameroon | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Dieqing | Zhang | Shanghai Normal University | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |