SPE announces the members elected as this year's International Award recipients, who will be recognized on 22 October during the Annual Awards Banquet at the 2026 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) in Houston.
International Awards recognize individuals who make significant technical and professional contributions to the petroleum engineering profession and to the worldwide oil and gas industry.
The biographies of the awardees will be published in the October JPT.
SPE/AIME Honorary Member Award
Kishore Mohanty, The University of Texas at Austin
Ding Zhu, Texas A&M University
SPE Distinguished Member Award
Ram Ratnakar, Shell International E&P Inc.
Johana Dunlop, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers
Caili Dai, China University of Petroleum (East China)
Steven McCants, Rivercrest Oil and Gas LLC
SPE John Franklin Carll Award for Distinguished Professionals
Michael King, Texas A&M University
SPE/AIME Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal for Technical Leadership
Mojdeh Delshad, The University of Texas at Austin
SPE Lester C. Uren Award for Technical Excellence
Silviu Livescu, Bedrock Energy
SPE/AIME DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal
Cameron Matthews, Matthews Petroleum Engineering Services
SPE Cedric K. Ferguson Award Medal
Ahmed Adeyemi, EOG Resources
SPE Cedric K. Ferguson Award Certificate
Mustafa Onur, The University of Tulsa
SPE Distinguished Service Award
Emad Al Shalabi, Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Yuguang Chen, Chevron Energy Technology Company
SPE Public Service Award
Anthony Ogunkoya, ABFO Strategic Investments Ltd.
SPE Giovanni Paccaloni Young Professional Service Award
Mani Bansal, Reliance Industries Ltd.
Fengyuan Zhang, China University of Petroleum Beijing
Emmanuella Agbo, Renaissance Africa Energy Company
Erika Tovar Trujillo, Halliburton
Olaoluwa Adenuga, NNPC E&P Ltd.
Ghaida Ahmed Aljuhani, Saudi Aramco PE&D
SPE Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Jon Olson, The University of Texas at Austin
SPE Asset Management Award
Shree Vikas, ConocoPhillips
SPE Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Jianchun Guo, Southwest Petroleum University
SPE Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
Pradeepkumar Ashok, The University of Texas at Austin
SPE Drilling Engineering Award
Baojiang Sun, China University of Petroleum (East China)
SPE Formation Evaluation Award
Wael Abdallah, SLB
SPE Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Sivaneswaran Kamala Kannan, ADNOC
SPE Production and Operations Award
Muhammad Arsalan, Saudi Aramco PE&D
SPE Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award
Eduardo Pereyra, The University of Tulsa
SPE Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
James Sheng, Texas Tech University
SPE Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Subhash Ayirala, Saudi Aramco PE&D