| Prof. Dr | Hu | Jia | Southwest Petroleum University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Shuangmei | Zou | China University of Geosciences | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Cristiano | Fick | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Tingting | Ke | Shaanxi Institute of Geological Survey | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Said | Gaci | Sonatrach-DC R&D | Algeria | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Dandan | Zhu | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | China | AI and Automation in Petroleum Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yang | Zhao | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Pietro | Falciglia | Univeristy of Catania | Italy | Best Review Paper Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yang | Li | Chongqing University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Ali | Sanati | Hakim Sabzevari University | Iran | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |