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PetroBowl® Championship

The PetroBowl competition is a quick-fire quiz that takes place around the world to showcase the most dedicated, talented, and knowledgeable student members.

2025 Championship

The 2025 Championship took place on Monday 20 October 2025 at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE). For more information on this event, please visit our The Way Ahead article written by the 2025 Champions, Universidad de Buenos Aires.

1st Place: Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

2nd Place: Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

3rd Place: IFP School, France

PetroBowl Winners
PetroBowl Winners
PetroBowl Winners

History of the PetroBowl® Program

The PetroBowl® competition was founded in 2002 and was created, organized, and administered by the SPE Gulf Coast Section. Its popularity grew and, in 2013, regional pilots took place, so it became a truly global event and part of SPE International.

The program continued to grow in popularity, with six regional qualifiers recognized. As more teams participated, the International Championship became too challenging for many qualifying teams to participate. In 2025, the decision was made to focus solely on regional contests.

Past PetroBowl® Champions

Year ATCE Location Champion
2025 Houston, USA Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
2024 New Orleans, USA Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
2023 San Antonio, USA Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
2022 Houston, USA University of Oklahoma, USA
2021 Virtual/Online University of Oklahoma, USA
2020 Virtual/Online University of Oklahoma, USA
2019 Calgary, Canada Louisiana State University, USA
2018 Dallas, USA Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
2017 San Antonio, USA Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico, Mexico
2016 Dubai, UAE Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
2015 Houston, USA Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico, Mexico
2014 Amsterdam, The Netherlands University of Tulsa, USA
2013 New Orleans, USA Colorado School of Mines, USA
2012 San Antonio, USA Colorado School of Mines, USA
2011 Denver, USA University of Texas at Austin, USA
2010 Florence, Italy University of Oklahoma, USA
2009 New Orleans, USA University of Texas at Austin, USA
2008 Denver, USA University of Oklahoma, USA
2007 Anaheim, USA University of Oklahoma, USA
2006 San Antonio, USA Colorado School of Mines, USA
2005 Dallas, USA Texas A&M University, USA
2004 Houston, USA Montana Tech of the University of Montana, USA
2003 Denver, USA Texas A&M University, USA
2002 San Antonio, USA Texas Tech University, USA