| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xianli | Xue | Tianjin university of science and technology | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Xiao-Ping | Chen | University of Washington | United States | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Xiaohui | Ren | Yancheng Institute of technology | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Xiaojun | Tang | Xi’an Jiaotong University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yang-En | You | Hefei University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yang | Li | Chongqing University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yang | Zhao | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Yordanis | Alonso-Roque | Institute of Oceanic Engoneering | Spain | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Younes | Hamed | University of Gafsa | Tunisia | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yuxin | Zhao | CNPC Tubular Goods Research Institute (TGRI) | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |