| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Shuangmei | Zou | China University of Geosciences | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Tomasz | Zieliński | Orlen S.A. | Poland | 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 |
| Ms | Wu | Zhineng | Hebei University of Technology | China | Best Researcher 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 |
| 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 |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Rahim | Zahedi | University of Tehran | Iran | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Reza | Zabihi | Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman | Iran | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Simon | Yunes | Micromeritics | United States | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Wencai | YANG | Zhejiang University | China | Best Innovation Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Jianchun | Xu | China University of Petroleum (East China) | China | Best Unconventional Resource Development Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Łukasz | Warguła | Poznań University of Technology | Poland | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Dahai | Wang | Sinopec Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Wei | Wang | Nanyang Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | GABRIEL DRAGOS | VASILESCU | National Institute for Research and Development in Mine Safety and Protection to Explosion – INSEMEX | Romania | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Chigozie | Uzoh | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka | Nigeria | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Fei | Tang | China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |