Nomination Deadlines

International Awards
15 February

Regional Awards
1 March

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Regional Drilling Engineering Award Recipients

Ugochukwu Okoli
H-PTP Energy Services Ltd.
Africa Region

Isaac Whorl
Coterra Energy, Inc.
Eastern North America Region

Joao Maria Cabral
Petrobras
Latin America and the Caribbean Region

Alexey Ruzhnikov
SLB
Middle East and North Africa Region

Tan Chee Phuat
Petronas (Petroliam Nasional Berhad)
Northern Asia Pacific Region

Kretsul Vyacheslav
SLB
Russia and Caspian Region

Hans-Uwe Brackel
Baker Hughes INTEQ GMBH
South, Central & Eastern Europe Region

Erica Livingston
ConocoPhillips Norge
Western North America Region

Bassey Akong
SEPLAT Petroleum Development Co Ltd
Africa Region

Jonathan Benesch
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Eastern North America Region

Jesus Capo
Hokchi Energy
Gulf Coast North America Region

Antonio Lage
Petrobras
Latin America and the Caribbean Region

Jianhui Xu
Saudi Aramco
Middle East and North Africa Region

Feng Yongcun
University of Petroleum China Beijing
Northern Asia Pacific Region

Prashant Motghare
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.
South Asia and the Pacific Region

Daniel Van Zyl
California Resources Corporation
Western North America Region

Diana Hoff
Antero Resources Corp.
Rocky Mountain North America Region

Doug Hollies
Remedy Energy Services Inc.
Canadian Region

John Ikechukwu Okoroafor
Total E&P Nigeria Ltd
Africa Region

Joy Eze
Shell Trinidad Ltd.
Latin America & Caribbean Region

Junichi Sugiura
Sanvean Technologies
North Sea Region

Lindsay J Fraser
Newpark Drilling Fluids
Gulf Coast North America Region

Maxim Koval
Samara NIPIneft
Russian and Caspian Region

Rakan Alotaibi
Saudi Aramco D&WO
MIddle East and North Africa Region

Rakesh Dewal
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.
South Asia and the Pacific Region

Rhett Bullock
Endeavor Energy Resources LP
Southwestern North America Region

Salim Taoutaou
Taoutaou Consulting LLC
Northern Asia Pacific Region

Thomas Dahl
Baker Hughes
South Central & East Europe Region

Chinthaka Gooneratne
Saudi Aramco
Middle East and North Africa Region

Eric Cayeux
Intl Research Inst of Stavanger
North Sea Region

Felipe de S. Terra
Petrobras
Latin America & Caribbean Region

Harshad Patil
Weatherford Drilling
Gulf Coast North America Region

Hilda Dupont
California Resources Corporation
Western North America Region

Ian Frigaard
University of British Columbia
Canadian Region

Maxim Grigoryev
Novatek NTC
Russian and Caspian Region

Roger Addy
Tullow Oil Ghana Limited
Africa Region

Saeed Salehi
University of Oklahoma
Mid-Continent North America Region

Scott A. Rovira
Endeavor Energy Resources LP
Southwestern North America Region

Adib A Al-Mumen
Saudi Aramco D&WO
Middle East and North Africa Region

Alfred Eustes
Colorado School of Mines
Rocky Mountain North America Region

Atef Onaisi
Total SA
South Central and Eastern Europe Region

Chiedu A Enwemadu
Total E&P Nigeria Ltd.
Africa Region

Cristiane Miranda
Petrobras
South America and Caribbean Region

Kirill Bogatchev
Russian and Caspian Region

Liu Yujin
Aramco Asia
Northern Asia Pacific Region

Matthew Isbell
Hess Corp.
Gulf Coast North America Region

Mehmet Ozbayoglu
University of Tulsa
Mid-Continent North America Region

Patrick McLellan
McLellan Energy Advisors Inc.
Canadian Region

Taylor Thetford
Apache Corp.
Southwestern North America Region

Vance Hewitt II
Northeast Natural Energy, LLC
Eastern North America Region

Adewale Dosunmu
University of Port Harcourt
Africa Region

Ali N Al-Binali
Saudi Aramco
Middle East Region

Arild Saasen
University of Stavanger
North Sea Region

Catalin Teodoriu
University of Oklahoma
Mid-Continent North America Region

Chinh Van Phan
Schlumberger (Malaysia)
Northern Asia Pacific Region

Dale Jamison
Halliburthon
Gulf Coast North America Region

Dmitriy Pulyaev
Baker Hughes
Russian and Caspian Region

Francisco Ferreira
Petrobras
Latin America and Caribbean Region

Francois Florence
Southern California Gas Co.
Western North America Region

John Duncan Macpherson
Baker Hughes
South Central and East Europe Region

Kevin Morgan
Fracture ID
Rocky Mountain North America Region

Bradford Pierce
Pierce Engineering Management
Western North America Region

David Giffin
Griffin Petroleum Co.
Southwestern North America Region

Emmanuel Franco Nogueira
Petrobras
South America and Caribbean Region

Jon Aslakson
Seidel Technologies
Rocky Mountain North America Region

Khalid Abdulgader
Saudi Aramco D&WO
Middle East Region

Neil Armstrong
Merlin ERD Ltd
North Sea Region

Paul Pastusek
ExxonMobil Development Co.
Gulf Coast North America Region

Sanzhar Zharkeshov
Merlin ERD Ltd
Russian and the Caspian Region

Asif Ali
Schlumberger Technical Services Inc.
Africa Region

Stephen Butt
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Canadian Region

Donald Whitfill
Haliburton
Gulf Coast North America Region

MD Amanullah
Saudi Aramco
Middle East Region

Paul Hopmans
Shell Technology E&P
North Sea Region

Jon Schmidt
EOG Resources Inc.
Rocky Mountain North America Region

Vyacheslav Kretsul
Schlumberger
Russian and Caspian Region

Jacques Salies
South America & Caribbean Region

Claudio Molaschi
Eni E&P
South, Central & East Europe Region

Thomas Wolfmueller
RSP Permian
Southwestern North America Region

James Raney
Anadarko
Gulf Coast North America

Alfred Jackson
ZADCO
Middle East

Allan Twynam
BP Exploration
North Sea

Kanin Laonakornthum
Chevron Thailand E&P Ltd.
Northern Asia Pacific

Thomas Thompson
Anadarko Petroleum Corp
Rocky Mountain North America

Mansur Aglyamov
Schlumberger Logelco Inc
Russia and Caspian

Luiz Rocha
Petrobras
South America and Caribbean

Stephen Martinez
BOPCO LP
Southwestern North America

Stephen Cassidy
Chevron Corp.
Western North America

Eric Moigny
Total E&P
Africa

David White
Nexen Inc.
Canadian

Roger Goobie
BP America Inc.
Gulf Coast North America

David Lewis
Blade Energy Partners
Mid-Continent North America

Abdullah Al-yami

Saudi Aramco
Middle East

Tron Kristiansen
BP plc
North Sea

Salim Taoutaou
Schlumberger
Northern Asia Pacific

Mikhail Gelfgat
Weatherford
Russia and the Caspian

Andre Fernandes
Petrobras S.A.
South America and Caribbean

Dumitru Gherghiceanu
OMV Petrom SA
South, Central and East Europe

Chad Evans
Key Energy Services, LLC
Western North America

Dr. Robello Samuel
Halliburton
Gulf Coast North America

P.V. (Suri) Suryanarayana
Blade Energy Partners
Mid-Continent North America

Faisal N. Al-Nughaimish
Saudi Aramco
Middle East

Oystein Arvid Haland
Statoil
North Sea

Rosli Hamzah
PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd
Northern Asia Pacific

Dr. Andrei Kharitonov
Halliburton
Russia and the Caspian

Marcos Freesz
Baker Hughes
South America and Caribbean

Dr. Silvia Masi
Eni E&P
South, Central and East Europe

Richard Mocksfield
Halliburton Energy Services Group
Southwestern North America

Mark W. Dykstra
Shell International E&P
Gulf Coast North America

Sandeep Janwadkar
Baker Hughes
Mid-Continent North America

Moh'd W. Salman
Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company
Middle East

Dick Swart
Dick Swart Consultancy
North Sea

Ong See Hong
Baker Hughes (Malaysia Sdn Bhd)
Northern Asia Pacific

Gokhan Aker
TNK-BP
Russia and the Caspian

Clemente Goncalves
Petrobras
South America and Caribbean

Angelo Ligrone
ENI E&P
South, Central and East Europe

Louie M. Cure
Cure Consulting Inc
Southwestern North America

Chris W. Kuyken
ADCO
Middle East

Guillaume Plessis
NOV Grant Prideco
Northern Asia Pacific

Joao Carlos Ribeiro Placido
Petrobras
South America and Caribbean

W. A. Baker II
Cambrian Management
Southwestern North America

Scott Myers
Baker Hughes
Western North America

Ali H. Alghamdi
Saudi Aramco
Middle East

Steven Sawaryn
BP
North Sea

Benjamin J. Gedge
Weatherford Vietnam LLC
Northern Asia Pacific

Raul Krasuk
Baker Hughes de Brasil
South America and Caribbean

Mike D. Loudermilk
Lewis Energy Group
Southwestern North America

Robert D. Harris
Northern Solutions
Western North America

Brian Donadieu
Baker Hughes
Central and Southeastern North America

Dan T. Mueller
ConocoPhillips Company
Gulf Coast North America

John Thorogood
Drilling Engineer Advisor
North Sea

Mark A. Moody
Range Resources Appalachia, LLC
Northeastern North America

Kenneth E. Gray
Univ. of Texas at Austin
Southeastern North America

Richard Ames Seaman
Chevron North America
Western North America

Adewale Dosunmu
Univ. of Port Harcourt
Africa

Byron Sketchler
Chevron (CNAEP)
Central and Southeastern North America

William David Norman
Chevron
Gulf Coast North America

Zuhair Al-Hussain
Saudi Aramco
Middle East

Johan Eck-Olsen
StatoilHydro
North Sea

Andre Leibsohn Martins
Petrobras
South America and Caribbean

Mark O. Johnson
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.
Western North America

Randall Edgeman
EOG Resources
Mid-Continent North America

Gerald Coulter
Coulter Energy International
Central and Southeastern North America

Jack Burman
Exploitation Technologies LLC
Gulf Coast North America

Sami El-Halfawi
ADMA-OPCO
Middle East

D. Brant Bennion
Hycal Energy Research Lab. Ltd.
Rocky Mountain North America

Angelo Calderoni
Eni Exploration & Production
South, Central and East Europe

Jennifer Julian
BP Alaska (Exploration) Inc.
Western North America