| Dr | Yatish | K V | Navkis College of Engineering | India | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Yi | Tu | CNOOC(China) co., LTD Shenzhen branch, Shenzhen, | China | Best Academic 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 |
| Dr | Yuanyuan | Ma | Rice University | United States | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yuxin | Zhao | CNPC Tubular Goods Research Institute (TGRI) | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Zehra Gülten | Yalçın | Çankırı Karatekin University | Turkey | Best Research Article Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Zewen | Zhuo | Shandong Gangyuan Pipeline Logistics Co., Ltd. | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Zhitao | Hao | Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Zhiwei | Li | changzhou university | China | Best Innovator Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |