SPE's regional awards are designed to recognize those members who've contributed exceptional service and leadership to the society, as well as those who've made major professional contributions to their technical disciplines at the regional level. These awards are handed out at region and section meetings.
Asia Pacific
Northern Asia Pacific
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Zulkafli Hassan, University Malaysia Pahang
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Salim Taou Taou, Schlumberger
Regional Production and Operations
Liu Yu Zhang, Research Inst. Petr. Expl./Dev.
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Ian Taggart, CTSOR
Regional Service Award
Li Yang, Sinopec
Somchai Manopinives, PTTEP (Rtd)
Yap Sin Fah, Shell
William Cooksey, Ranchero Services
Zamri Jusoh, Petronas Carigali
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Anwaruddin Saidu Mohammed, Deleum
Regional Distinguished Corporate Service Award
Sinopec China
Southern Asia Pacific
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Ian Taggart, CTSOR
Regional Service Award
Bambang P. Istadi, Energi MP
Steve Caron, Schlumberger
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Helena Wu, Santos
Canada
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Donald Getzlaf, NCS Oilfield Service
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Hassan Hassanzadeh, University of Calgary
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
David White, Nexen
Regional Formation Evaluation
Ian Cameron, Quantum Petrophysics Solutions
Regional Production and Operations Award
David Sask, EnCana
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Daniel Potocki, EnCana
Regional Service Award
Don McClatchie, Sanjel Corporation
Kelly Edwards, Harvest Energy Corp.
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Hassan Dehghanpour, University of Alberta
Europe and Africa
Africa
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Eric Moigny, Total E&P Congo
Regional Formation Evaluation
Abasiubong Udofia, Livingstone Place
Regional Production and Operations Award
Abraham Ekebafe, Shell Nigeria
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Kazeem Lawal, Shell Nigeria
Regional Service Award
Pat Padayachee, Tullowoil
Abel Claudino Cruz, Sonangol P&P
Ade Afolabi, Dansaki Petroleum Ltd
Solomon Etta Agbor, Shell Petroleum Dev Nigeria
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Esuru Okoroafor, Schlumberger Nigeria
Regional Distinguished Corporate Service Award
Tullow South Africa
North Sea
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology
David Lowton, Total E&E Norway
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Tron Kristiansen, BP plc
Regional Formation Evaluation
Ilaria De Santo, Schlumberger Geoservices
Regional Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility
James Dobson, Health & Safety Executive
Regional Management and Information Award
Robert Harrison, Senergy Ltd
Regional Production and Operations Award
Ole Eddie Karlsen, Welltec Norway
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Yan Chen, IRIS Petroleum
Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Tor Austad, University of Stavanger
Regional Service Award
Lijs Francine Groenendaal, Shell Canada Ltd
Colin David, Aker Solutions
Renu Gupta, Gupta Energy
Erik Kreft, EBN B.V.
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Nurzhan Kairbayev, Senergy
Per Olav Eide Svendsen, Statoil ASA
Regional Distinguished Corporate Service Award
AGR Norway
South, Central, & Eastern Europe
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Dumitru Gherghiceanu, OMV Petrom SA
Regional Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility Award
Michele Bonuccelli, TEA Sistemi srl
Regional Projects, Facilities and Construction Award
Massimo Pulici, Saipem SpA
Regional Service Award
Francesco Sacco, ENI E&P
Michele Planeix Dumas, Saipem SpA
Jean-Pierre Deflandre, IFP Energies Nouvelles
Viktoria Wager, OMV E&P GmbH
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Valerio Parasiliti Parracello, ENI E&P
Regional Distinguished Corporate Service Award
One Subsea
Middle East and South Asia
Middle East
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Abdulrahman S. Ahmari, Saudi Aramco
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Sidqi Ahmad Abu-Khamsin, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Abdullah Saleh Al-Yami, Saudi Aramco
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Alberto F. Marsala, Saudi Aramco
Regional Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility Award
Mohamed Ahmed Saif Abdulla Al Maflahi, Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co.
Regional Production and Operations Award
Chawki Ali Dabbouk, M.Sc., ZADCO
Regional Projects, Facilities and Construction Award
Abdulrahman S. Al Jarri, Saudi Aramco
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Dachang Li, ZADCO
Regional Service Award
Junaid Mohiddin Ghulam, Petroleum Development Oman
Maria Angela Capello, MSc, Kuwait Oil Company
Md Amanullah, Saudi Aramco
Noha N. Najem, Kuwait Oil Company
Mahmoud M. Hassan, ZADCO
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Adnan Mohamed Al-Menhali, MSc, CEng, ADCO
Adeeb M. AlRubaian, Saudi Aramco
Regional Distinguished Corporate Service Award
Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO)
South Asia
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Pradeep Joshi, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies
Regional Production and Operations Award
Prajakta Ratnakar Patil, Halliburton
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Rajesh Kumar, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
Russia and Caspian
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Sergei Vereschagin, Schlumberger
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Georgy Tolkachyov, Perm National Research Polytechnic University
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Mikhail Gelfgat, Weatherford
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Nikitin Yury, Tyumen Petroleum Research Center
Regional Management and Information Award
Ayman Makar, Schlumberger
Regional Production and Operations Award
Olesya Levanyuk, Schlumberger
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Gregory King, TengizChevroil
Regional Projects, Facilities and Construction Award
Jarred Guthrie, Agipkco
Regional Service Award
Ravil Ibatullin, TatNIPIneft
Kreso Butula, Schlumberger
Mark Langston, Chevron
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Javid Babayev, BP
Baurzhan Kassenov, TengizChevroil
Regional Distinguished Corporate Service Award
LUKOIL
South America and Caribbean
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
André A Fernandes, Petrobras S.A.
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Celso C Branco, Petrobras
Regional Service Award
Andrew N Jupiter, University of the West Indies
Miguel A Laffitte, Pan American Energy LLC
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Leonel R Pérez Solano, Ecopetrol
Regional Distinguished Corporate Service Award
Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.
United States
Eastern North America
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Lousiana State University
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Sinisha Jikich, U.S. Department of Energy National Technology Lab
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Alyssa Charsky, Schlumberger
Gulf Coast North America
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Maricel Marquez, Chevron Corp.
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Thomas Holley, University of Houston
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Roger Goobie, BP America Inc.
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
William Almon, Chevron Corp.
Regional Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility Award
Charles Williams, Center for Offshore Safety
Regional Management and Information Award
Mario Coll, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Regional Production and Operations Award
Fernando Flores-avila, PEMEX E&P
Regional Projects, Facilities and Construction Award
Harold Skeels, FMC Technologies Inc
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Delores Hinkle, Marathon Oil Co. (Retired)
Regional Service Award
Alex McCoy, OXY USA Inc.
Dan Moore, Warrior Energy Services
Fady Chaban, ConocoPhillips Co
Sathish Kulathu, Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation
Stephen Baumgartner, Marathon Oil Co.
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Antonio Fernandez, Noble Energy Inc.
Sudiptya Banerjee, Baker Hughes Inc.
Regional Distinguished Corporate Service Award
Schlumberger
Mid-Continent North America
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Alfred Jennings, Enhanced Well Stimulation Inc.
Regional Distinguished Corporate Service Award
Baker Hughes
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
David Lewis, Blade Energy Partners
Regional Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility Award
Achal Shah, Halliburton Energy Services (OK)
Regional Management and Information Award
J. Walter, Walter Exploration Co
Regional Production and Operations Award
Richard Davis, PetroQuest Energy
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Darrell Davis, Denbury Resources
Regional Service Award
Gary Patterson, Denbury Resources
Richard Faulkner, Mack Energy
Shadfred Frazier, SandRidge Energy Inc
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Toby Deen, Devon Energy
Zhijun Liu, Stim Lab-A Core Lab Company
Rocky Mountain North America
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Danny Green, SM Energy
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
David Reichhardt, Montana Tech.
Regional Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility Award
Linda Battalora, Colorado School of Mines
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
John Seidle, MHA Petroleum Consultants LLC
Regional Service Award
James Adkins, SM Energy Company
Leslie O'Connor, MHA Petroleum Consultants Inc
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Bryce Ballard, Ballard Petroleum LLC
Justin Knappe, Sabine Pipe, Inc.
Regional Distinguished Corporate Service Award
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Noble Energy
Southwestern North America
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Arturo Carrasco, Arrington Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Lloyd Heinze, Texas Tech University
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Stephen Heitzman, Cimarex Energy Company
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Hugh Daigle, University of Texas At Austin/Cmssm
Regional Management and Information Award
Dale Brown, Chevron North America E&P
Regional Production and Operations Award
Matt Gallagher, Parsley Energy
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
David DiCarlo
Regional Service Award
David Cantrell, JL Resources
Forest Bommarito, Red Willow Production Co.
Jerry Walton, Rising Star Services, LP
Jon McGlasson, Elite Well Services
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Casey Zachry, Summit Petroleum LLC
Regional Distinguished Corporate Service Award
Armstrong Energy Corporation
Western North America
Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Nabil El Shaari, Occidental Petroleum
Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Shirish Patil, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Regional Drilling Engineering Award
Chad Evans, Key Energy Services, LLC
Regional Formation Evaluation Award
Donald Hill, hillpetrophysics
Regional Management and Information Award
Jesse Frederick, WZI Inc.
Regional Production and Operations Award
Faisal Latif, Occidental Petroleum
Regional Projects, Facilities and Construction Award
Neil Malpiede, Naftex
Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Thomas Hampton, Aera Energy
Regional Service Award
Blythe Miron, Chevron
Larry Miller, Halliburton Co.
Theodore Frankiewicz, Spec Services Inc.
Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Phong Tran, Baker Hughes Inc
Rusheet Shah, Macpherson Oil Company
Regional Distinguished Corporate Service Award
Signal Hill Petroleum
For more information on award categories, or to nominate a colleague, visit our Awards section.