| Mr | Chen | Hao | Chengdu Center, China Geological Survey (Geoscience Innovation Center of Southwest China), Chengdu, China | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| 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 |
| Mr | Melese | Asfaw | Mekdela Amba University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Artem | Pripakhaylo | Semenov Research Center for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences | Russia | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Behnam | Rezvani | University of Tehran | Iran | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Abdulrahman | Alwosheel | Kapsarc | Saudi Arabia | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Zewen | Zhuo | Shandong Gangyuan Pipeline Logistics Co., Ltd. | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Mehabaw | Fikrie | University of Gondar | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Petr | Kozubek | Charles University / Enacon s.r.o. | Czech Republic | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Yi | Tu | CNOOC(China) co., LTD Shenzhen branch, Shenzhen, | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Markku | Kinnunen | Aalto University | Finland | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |