| Assist. Prof. Dr | Julia | Shamshina | Texas Tech University | United States | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Ashutosh | Sharma | University of OKlahoma | United States | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Richard | Shumbusho | University of Rwanda | Rwanda | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Omvir | Singh | Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, | India | Best Innovation Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Juan | Soto | University of Granada | Spain | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Chouhaïd | Souissi | Faculty of Sciences of Sfax | Tunisia | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Qi | Sun | China University of Petroleum | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Olusoji Lawrence | Taiwo | Schlumberger OilField UK Limited | United Kingdom | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Fei | Tang | China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Xiaojun | Tang | Xi’an Jiaotong University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| 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 |