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AFRICA REGION
Regional Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
Okwunna Ndudi Olive-Okafor, CypherCrescent Ltd.
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Toyin Olabisi Odutola, University of Port Harcourt
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Sunday O. Awe, Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria (SPDC)
Regional Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Alice George, Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria (SPDC)
Regional Management Award
Ricky Osagbowa Iyengunwena, Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria (SPDC)
Regional Production and Operations Award
Emeke Chukwu, Platform Petroleum Ltd.
Regional Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award
Moses A. Alum, TotalEnergies E&P Nigeria Ltd.
Regional Public Service Award
Chinenye Glad Ezechi, Trexm Oil & Gas Services Ltd.
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Basil Oyakhire Oyakhire, Oando Energy Resources
Regional Service Award
Joseph Chukwumah Mordi, Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria (SPDC)
Chimereucheya Nkasiobi Alim
Obadiah Anthony Kato, Petroleum Authority of Uganda
Adesola Modupeore Robinson, Psi Factor Ltd.
Okeoghene Faith Omoluwabi, Nigeria LNG Ltd.
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Walter Egbueze, ConocoPhillips
Anita Adaku Ofoegbu, Seplat Energy Plc
Regional Distinguished Corporate Support Award
Ghana Gas Company
CANADA REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
David Cadrin, D. Cadrin Enterprises Ltd.
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Fanhua Zeng, University of Regina
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Eric M. Diggins, Frontier Project Solutions
Regional Management Award
Claudio Virues, Alberta Energy Regulator
Regional Production and Operations Award
Mazda Irani, Ashaw Energy
Regional Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award
Willow Liu, MEDENG Technologies
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Hassan Dehghanpour, University of Alberta
Regional Service Award
Claudio Virues, Alberta Energy Regulator
Stephen D. Butt, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Claude N. Rezk, Cardinal Energy Ltd.
Sahar Ghannadi, Ashaw Energy
Regional Young Professional Outstanding Service Award
Ada Mingwai Fong, Cenovus Energy Inc.
Brendan Mah, Suncor Energy Inc.
Regional Distinguished Corporate Support Award
GLJ Petroleum Consultants
EASTERN NORTH AMERICA REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
William J. Bailey, SLB
Regional Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
Morgan Obrien, Pennsylvania General Energy
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Mohammad Kazemi, Slippery Rock University
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Desmond Murphy, Halliburton Energy Services Group
Regional Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Teresa Buckingham, Seneca Resources Company LLC
Regional Management Award
Hitesh Mohan, Intek Inc.
Regional Public Service Award
Rhonda Heilman, Noble Environmental
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Zuhao Kou, Columbia University
Regional Service Award
Warren Richard Farmer IV, Double R Engineering LLC
Neil Joseph Boyer, NexTier Oilfield Solutions
Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Wei Wang, Aramco Americas
Regional Distinguished Corporate Support Award
Chemstream
EUROPE REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology
Vidar Mathiesen, InFlow Control
Regional Data Science and Engineering Analytics
Thomas Parenteau, TechnipFMC
Regional Drilling Engineering
Ralf Duerholt, Formerly Baker Hughes
Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry
Leon Beugelsdijk, Shell Global Solutions International BV
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Snezana Komatina, Mihajlo Pupin Technical Faculty
Gerhard Thonhauser, Mining University of Leoben
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Boris Vidos, ENNA Geo
Amy Conelly, Shell UK Ltd.
Regional Service Award
Elizabeth McAlpine, WellDecommissioned Ltd.
Sven Haberer, Baker Hughes
GULF COAST NORTH AMERICA REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Kan Wu, Texas A&M University
Regional Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
Pushpesh Sharma, AspenTech
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Hadi Nasrabadi, Texas A&M University
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Jennifer M. Calderin, WSP USA
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Richard Robert Jackson, SLB
Regional Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Berna Hascakir, Texas A&M University
Regional Management Award
Katie Leeann Essary, Chevron Corporation
Regional Production and Operations Award
Mohammed Ali Ibrahim Sayed, Aramco Research Center
Regional Public Service Award
Prue Smith, BP America Inc.
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Johannes Orlando Alvarez, Chevron Corporation
Regional Service Award
Rafael Perez, Consultant
Namuenyo N. Southern
Meisong Yan
Ashok Kumar Santra, Aramco Services Company
Danial Gualtieri, Inside Petroleum
Soumyadeep Ghosh, Chevron Corporation
Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Bo Ren, Aramco Americas
Regional Young Professional Outstanding Service Award
Gilberto Daniel Marmolejo, NexTier Oilfield Solutions
Vincent P. Florentine, NOV Inc.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Paulo Menezes, Griffin Energy Solutions
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Raffie Hosein, The University of West Indies—St. Augustine
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Shiniti Ohara, GBS Storage
Regional Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Victor Nazareth, Petrobras
Regional Management Award
Jaime Turazzi Naveiro, Petrobras
Regional Production and Operations Award
Marcia Cristina Khalil, Petrobras Cenpes
Regional Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award
Maria Asuncion Llamedo, Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas, Venezuela
Regional Service Award
Hector R. Partidas, Consultant
Roger M. Attai, Tucker Energy Services
Juarez Guaraci Filardo, Petrobras
Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Viviana Coelho, Petrobras
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Chandini Chickooree, Tucker Energy Services
Denis Rosa Angra, Parker Hannifin Corp.
MID-CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA REGION
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Ramadan M. Ahmed, University of Oklahoma
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Jun Lu, University of Tulsa
Regional Service Award
Jeffrey Lee Dwiggins, Artificial Lift Solutions Pte. Ltd.
Pragnya Maruwada, Denbury Resources Inc.
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Philipp Michael Piplits, PHX Minerals Inc.
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Sameeh Issa Batarseh, Saudi Aramco PE&D
Regional Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
Mohammad Al-Kadem, Saudi Aramco
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Nayef M. Alyafei, University of Qatar
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Pratyush Singh, Saudi Aramco
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Hyung T. Kwak, Saudi Aramco PE&D
Regional Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Dhirendra Kumar Soni, ADNOC Onshore
Regional Management Award
Moudi Fahad Al-Ajmi, Kuwait Oil Company
Regional Production and Operations Award
Muhammad Arsalan, Saudi Aramco
Regional Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award
Tariq Taher, ADNOC Offshore
Regional Public Service Award
Mohamad Yousef Alklih, ADNOC Onshore
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Yildiray Cinar, Saudi Aramco PE&D
Regional Service Award
Aziz Rahman, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Najeeb Anjum Soomro, Dawood University of Engineering & Technology
Sulaiman A. Alarifi, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Basma Ali Banihammad, ADNOC Onshore
Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Mohamed Ahmednasreldin Mahmoud, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, Saudi Aramco
Rimsha Rauf, SLB
Regional Distinguished Corporate Support Award
ADNOC
NORTHERN ASIA PACIFIC REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Cheol Hwan Roh, Petronas Carigali
Regional Data Science and Engineering Award
Shahril Ridzauddin Mohd Mokhtar, Petronas
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Baojiang Sun, University of Petroleum (East China)
Regional Production and Operations Award
Fengyuan Zhang, China University of Petroleum—Beijing
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Saifon Daungkaew, SLB
Regional Service Award
Yang Li, SINOPEC Shengli Oil Field
Datuk Bacho Bin Pilong, Petronas
Pengiran Suraini Pg Hj Hashim, Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn. Bhd.
Noriani Y. Mohamad, Malaysia Petroleum Management, Petronas
Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Ray (Zhenhua) Rui, China University of Petroleum—Beijing
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Liam Chen Yao Lim, Rystad Energy
Ahmad Firdaus Ahmad Kamal Baharin, SLB WTA Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NORTH AMERICA REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
John McLennan, The University of Utah
Regional Management Award
Bernadette Johnson, Enverus
Regional Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award
Eugene Holubnyak, University of Wyoming
Regional Public Service Award
Tom Miller, SLB
Regional Service Award
Jessica Barhaug, Ovintiv USA Inc.
Regional Young Professional Outstanding Service Award
James Debartolomeis, CARBO Ceramics Inc.
Lilli Peters, Battelle
Regional Distinguished Corporate Support Award
Liberty Energy
RUSSIA AND CASPIAN REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Marat Nukhaev, SK Alfa Horizont LLC
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Akhmetov Duman Amanbekovich, JV "Kazgermunai" LLP
Regional Production and Operations Award
Nikita Michailovich Dadakin, RN KrasnoyarskNIPIneft
Regional Service Award
Yerkin Balgaziyev, Kom-Munai
Regional Young Professional Outstanding Service Award
Nurbol Nogerbek, North Caspian Operating Company N.V.
SOUTH ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Raymond Johnson, Novus Fuels and University of Queensland
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Claus Juergen Otto
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Bhimesh Vudathu, Reliance Industries Ltd.
Regional Production and Operations Award
Sanjay Kumar Mazumder, Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.
Regional Projects, Facilities and Construction Award
Dean Scott Finlayson, Woodside Energy Ltd.
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Mark W. Burgoyne, Santos Ltd.
Regional Service Award
Jack H. Harfoushian, SLB Oilfield Australia Pty. Ltd.
Darren Stephen Nicolson, Santos Ltd.
Luky Hendraningrat, Petronas
Anel Garapova, Woodside Energy
Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
M. Bernadette Cullinane, Deloitte Consulting
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Junaidah Binti Jamaluddin, Beach Energy Ltd.
Neil Robinson, University of Western Australia
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA REGION
Regional Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
Masa Prodanovic, The University of Texas at Austin
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Hilary Clement Olson, The University of Texas at Austin
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Qingwang Yuan, Texas Tech University
Regional Service Award
Ryan A. Smith, Chevron North America Upstream
Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Hugh Daigle, The University of Texas at Austin
WESTERN NORTH AMERICA REGION
Regional Data Science and Engineering Award
Behnam Jafarpour, University of Southern California
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Kristian Jessen, University of Southern California
Regional Management Award
Brian H. Putt, Decision Quality Consulting
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Birendra Jha, University of Southern California
Regional Service Award
Eric M. Stocki, Hilcorp Alaska LLC