| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Huan | Yang | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | China | Women Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yang-En | You | Hefei University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Simon | Yunes | Micromeritics | United States | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Reza | Zabihi | Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman | Iran | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Rahim | Zahedi | University of Tehran | Iran | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Saeed | Zeinali Heris | Xi'an University of Science and Technology | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Tingshan | Zhang | SW Petroleum Univ. | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Jianming | Zhang | Ocean University of China | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Tieshan | Zhang | Ningxia Institute Of Science And Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Jinyuan | Zhang | Xi’an Shiyou University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Jinfa | Zhang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Dieqing | Zhang | Shanghai Normal University | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yuxin | Zhao | CNPC Tubular Goods Research Institute (TGRI) | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yang | Zhao | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Ms | Wu | Zhineng | Hebei University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Dandan | Zhu | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | China | AI and Automation in Petroleum Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Zewen | Zhuo | Shandong Gangyuan Pipeline Logistics Co., Ltd. | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Tomasz | Zieliński | Orlen S.A. | Poland | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Shuangmei | Zou | China University of Geosciences | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Jialing | Zou | Southwest Petroleum University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |