EAGE is proud to recognise the outstanding research contributions selected as the recipients of the 2026 Best Paper Awards. Through its journals, conference proceedings, and technical publications, EAGE provides a platform for the geoscience and engineering community to share knowledge, advance innovation, and contribute to the development of our disciplines.
The selection of these awards reflects the collective efforts of many members of the EAGE community. The winning papers and presentations were evaluated through the expertise and dedication of colleagues involved in the Technical Programme Committee, the journal Editorial Boards, the Awards Committee, and the EAGE Board.
The following papers and presentations have been selected as the best contributions published or presented in 2025:
- Nigel Anstey Award
for the Best Paper published in First Break in 2025
Marcella Rapini Braga et al.
for the paper ‘Shear-Wave Velocity Model Building and PS-Wave Imaging: Case Study in Santos Basin, Brazil’
- Norman Falcon Award
for the Best Paper published in Petroleum Geoscience in 2025
Jack P. McLoughlin et al.
for the paper ‘The Paso Anomaly: shallow gas contained within Lower Pleistocene glaciogenic deposits in the Central North Sea’
- Loránd Eötvös Award
for the Best Paper published in Geophysical Prospecting in 2025
Kees Wapenaar
for the paper ‘Multiple Reflections on Huygens’ Principle’
- Rosemary Hutton Award
for the Best Paper published in Geoenergy in 2025
Shi Yuan Toh et al.
for the paper ‘Feasibility of monitoring CO2 injection in depleted UK Continental Shelf and Norwegian Continental Shelf gas fields using 4D seismic’
- Ludger Mintrop Award
for the Best Paper published in Near Surface Geophysics in 2025
Brady A. Flinchum
for the paper ‘Using 𝑉𝑝 and 𝑉𝑠 to characterize the spatial extent of shear strengthening under a longleaf pine’
- Robert Mitchum Award
for the Best Paper published in Basin Research in 2025
Muhammed Abdullahi et al.
for the paper ‘Modelling Radiolytic Natural Hydrogen From a Fractured Basement: Generation, Migration, and Sequestration Potential (Taranaki Basin–New Zealand)’
- Guido Bonarelli Award
for the Best Oral Presentation at the EAGE Annual 2025
Edgar Hernandez et al.
for the paper ‘Exploring the Geothermal Recirculation Well Concept for Reusing Wells to be Abandoned’
- Louis Cagniard Award
for the Best Poster Presentation at the EAGE Annual 2025
Roseane M. Misságia et al.
for the paper ‘Impact of Pressure and Temperature on Seismic Velocities in Brazilian Carbonates of the Barra Velha Formation’
We warmly congratulate all awards recipients and thank the authors, reviewers, editors, technical committees and volunteers whose contributions make these achievements possible.
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