| Mr | Ahmed | El-midany | SLB | Egypt | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Bolin | Ji | Donghua University | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Tomasz | Zieliński | Orlen S.A. | Poland | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Qi | Sun | China University of Petroleum | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Jianchun | Xu | China University of Petroleum (East China) | China | Best Unconventional Resource Development Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | David | Olawumi | University of Maryland | United States | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Tieshan | Zhang | Ningxia Institute Of Science And Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Nabe | Konate | The University of Oklahoma | United States | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Andreas | Papavlasopoulos | Independent Researcher | Greece | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Jinyuan | Zhang | Xi’an Shiyou University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |