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AFRICA REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Nsikak Ambrose Udo, NNPC E&P Ltd.
Regional Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
Alexander Ofori Mensah, SLB
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Peter Ndung’u Karu, Gears and Allied Engineering
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Bella Mmata, Laser Engineering & Resources Consultants Ltd.
Regional Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Sarah Anas Ali, African Terminal & Logistics Services
Regional Management Award
Oladipo Ashafa, OGE Energy
Regional Production and Operations Award
Olufisayo Fagbowore, Chevron Nigeria Ltd.
Regional Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award
Ing. Fiifi Nyarkoh Otoo, Petroleum Commission-Ghana
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Kennedy Fozao, University of Bamenda Cameroon
Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Chikeluba I. Akah, ExxonMobil Nigeria
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty Award
Wonki Ransome, National Higher Polytechnic Institute
Regional Public Service Award
Sarah A. Nwinee, Petroleum Training Institute
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Daniel Kwabla Avudzivi, Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies, Ghana
Dorcas Jimmy, Oida Energy Group
Regional Service Award
Anita Badagawa Mpora, Petroleum Authority of Uganda
Chukwu Emeke, Platform Petroleum Ltd.
Eelah Muzan, Renaissance Africa Energy Company
Ikechukwu Okafor, Nile University of Nigeria
Regional Corporate Award
Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority, Tanzania
CANADA REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Patrick Miller, Petronas Canada
Regional Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
Pierce Anderson, ARC Resources Ltd.
Regional Management Award
Willow Gibbons, Ballycatter Group Inc.
Regional Public Service Award
Mohammed Mirza, APEGA
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service
Tedi Hamitaj, Peters & Co. Ltd.
Michael Pereira, Athabasca Oil Corp.
Regional Service Award
David Shackleton, BDM
Dylan Lougheed, SAGA Wisdom Inc.
Willow Liu, Medeng Technologies Inc.
EASTERN NORTH AMERICA REGION
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Lukasz Jozef Zielinski, Schlumberger-Doll Research
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Lei Jiang, Schlumberger-Doll Research
Regional Service Award
Richard A. Fulcher
Nathan Roberts, Halliburton
Regional Distinguished Corporate Support Award
Schlumberger-Doll Research
EUROPE REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Gabrijel Grubac, Blade Energy Partners
Regional Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
Luca Motti, Vår Energi
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Oliver Czuprat, Harbour Energy
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Ana-Maria Andronache, Baker Hughes
Regional Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Luca Decarli, Eni
Regional Management Award
Philipp Tippel, OMV Petrom SA
Regional Production and Operations Award
Frank Nolte, OMV E&P GmbH
Regional Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award
Yann Le Maout, Subsea7
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Ivan Makar, OMV
Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Nihal Darraj, Imperial College London
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty Award
Philip Jaeger, Technology University Clausthal
Regional Public Service Award
Nataliia Rudevych, Consultant
Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Cosmin Trif, Oilfield Production Enhancement Consulting Services Ltd.
Ivan Smajla, University of Zagreb
Regional Service Award
Elizabeth McAlpine, A Clean Start Ltd.
Ehsan Ranaee, Politecnico di Milano
Laura-Ioana Precupanu, TNO
Sonia Lopez, Repsol S.A.
Regional Distinguished Corporate Support Award
Halliburton Norway
GULF COAST REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Karthik Mahadev, BP America
Regional Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
Bo Hu, ConocoPhillips
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Heitor Lima, Texas A&M University
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Kiseok Kim, Texas A&M University
Regional Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Catalina Leal, Baker Hughes
Regional Production and Operations Award
Kan Wu, Texas A&M University
Regional Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award
Krishnara Sambath, Chevron Corp.
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Soodabeh Esmaili, Occidental Petroleum Corp.
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty Award
Rami Younis, Texas A&M University
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Maria Lozano, Baker Hughes
Annie Shen, Enverus
Regional Service Award
Amr Ramadan, APA Corp.
Diana Garcia Nava, SPE Mexico Section
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Danilo Colombo, Petrobras
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Fabio Sawada Cutrim, Petrobras
Regional Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Felipe A. F. de Carvalho, Petrobras
Regional Production and Operations Award
Olegario Rivas, Force Lift LLC
Regional Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award
Cassandra Dewan, SLB
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Atahualpa Villarroel, SLB
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty Award
Silvia Barredo, Universidad de Buenos Aires
Regional Public Service Award
Kiritis Luke, Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries of Trinidad and Tobago
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Paul Singh, DeGolyer & MacNaughton
Regional Service Award
David Alexander, The University of Trinidad and Tobago
Farid Shecaira, wisEnergy & ICA - Lab. de Inteligencia Computacional da PUC–Rio
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Karam Sami Al-yateem, Saudi Aramco
Regional Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
Bicheng Yan, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Mohammed Murif Hassan Al-Rubaii, Saudi Aramco D&WO
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Guodong Jin, Saudi Aramco
Regional Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Ardian Nengkoda, Saudi Aramco PE&D
Regional Management Award
Walid Abdulhai, ADNOC Offshore
Regional Production and Operations Award
Rama Rao Venkata Subba Rachapudi, ADNOC Onshore Technical Center
Regional Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award
Mohammad Aziz Rahman, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Theis Solling, College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences, KFUPM
Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Christian D. Winterfield, Saudi Aramco PE&D
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty Award
Moustafa El Sayed Oraby, The American University in Cairo
Regional Public Service Award
Umer Farooq, ADNOC Offshore
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Jyotsna Asarpota, Halliburton
Yara Alsinan, Saudi Aramco PE&D
Regional Service Award
Sultan Sabri Al-Madani, Saudi Aramco PE&D
Suhail Diaz, John Wood Group PLC
Madhar Sahib Azad, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Hayat Jibar Alhashmi, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
Ahmed Hamdy Gowida, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Maryvi Martinez Santiago, ADNOC Onshore
Regional Distinguished Corporate Support Award
ADNOC Offshore
MID-CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Taylor Jacob Carlson, Devon Energy Corp.
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Wei-Chun Chu, Pioneer Natural Resources
Regional Management Award
Derek P. Axelson, Petro-Hunt LLC
Regional Production and Operations Award
Kell Coleman, Devon Energy Production Co. LP
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Chris A. Talley, Continental Resources Inc.
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Kyle Logan Neff, Continental Resources Inc.
Regional Service Award
Aman Srivastava, Halliburton Landmark
Hunjoo P. Lee, Oklahoma State University
Madison Haley, Continental Resources Inc.
Regional Distinguished Corporate Support Award
Pason
NORTHERN ASIA PACIFIC REGION
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Song Xianzhi, China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
Regional Production and Operations Award
Zhang Kai, China University of Petroleum (East China)
Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Song Zhaojie, China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty Award
Yuan Bin, China University of Petroleum (East China)
Regional Public Service
Anwarudin Saidu Mohamed, Reservoir Link
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
He Youwei, Southwest Petroleum University
Muhammad Niqmatullah Nazmi, GEOLOG Malaysia
Regional Service Award
Douglas Peacock, Gaffney, Cline, & Associates Ltd.
Shahida Sulleh, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd
Nurzalina Jamaluddin, Hibiscus Oil & Gas Malaysia Ltd.
Badrul H. Mohamed Jan, University of Malaya
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NORTH AMERICA REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Leen Weijers, Liberty Energy
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Mohamed Shafik Khaled, Colorado School of Mines
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty Award
Serveh Kamrava, Colorado School of Mines
Regional Service Award
Kyle Barnoff, Peak Tubulars
RUSSIA AND THE CASPIAN REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Anatoly Medvedev, SLB
Regional Management Award
Daniel Morgan Sparkes, BP
Regional Production and Operations Award
Andrey V. Fedorov, NTC Schlumberger
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Alexey Gavrilov, Surhan Gas Chemical Operating Co.
Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Nadezhda Sheveleva, SAPECO DMCC
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty Award
Mikhail O. Pisarev, Tyumen State University
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Hamzat Hudulov, TotalEnergies
Fazliddin Mirsoatov, SLB
Regional Service Award
Ali Sheydayev, SOCAR Upstream International Management
Alexander Kalinin, Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology & Geophysics
Alexander Osokin, Samara NIPIneft
Regional Distinguished Corporate Support Award
SOCAR
SOUTH ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Luky Hendraningrat, Petronas
Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Rahul Patil, Halliburton
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Ravi Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Regional Young Professional Member Outstanding Service Award
Shubham Patel, ExxonMobil
Regional Service Award
Jeff Zhang, John Wood Group PLC
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA REGION
Regional Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
Arvind P. Ravikumar, The University of Texas at Austin-Center for Energy and Environmental Systems Analysis
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty Award
Khaled Ahmed Enab, Texas A&M International
WESTERN NORTH AMERICA REGION
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Almas Aitkulov, Hilcorp Alaska
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Adam Lewis, ConocoPhillips
Regional Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Behnoosh Salimbahrami, University of Southern California
Regional Service Award
Jincai Chang, University of Southern California