2023 PetroBowl® Regional Qualifiers
Organization of the PetroBowl® Regional Qualifiers are planned collaboratively with SPE International and the Regional Directors who operate within each PetroBowl Super Region.
Each region will select up to five teams to represent them at the PetroBowl Championship. In addition to the teams from each region, the first and second place Chapters from the previous year’s Championship are also invited to defend their title. A total of 32 places are available for the Championship.
While COVID-19 remains a serious health and safety concern, Regional Qualifiers will be a mix of physical and virtual events depending on suitability for the region. We appreciate many teams want to return to physical games but the platform for the contest will be determined with the safety of our members, teams, and volunteers at the highest priority. All games will be run to the same standards though some variation in processes may occur depending on the event running with a physical or virtual format.
Qualifying Teams will be invited to participate in the PetroBowl Championship which is due to take place physically as part of the 2023 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (ATCE).
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa SPE Regions
Nigeria Contest
(3 places available)
Qualifying Teams:
- University of Ibadan
- Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun
- University of Lagos
Event Date: 27-29 April 2023
Team Submission Deadline: To be confirmed
Venue: Annual Student Technical Symposium and Exhibition (STSE)
Contact: spenc-secretariat@spenigeriacouncil.org
Event Website: Students Technical Symposium & Exhibition (STSE 2023)
Africa Contest
(2 places available – open to all non-Nigerian teams)
Qualifying Teams:
- University of Mines and Technology
- Mbarara University
Event Date: 8-10 May 2023
Team Submission Deadline: To be confirmed
Venue: University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Contact: petrobowl@spe.org
Team Registration: Apply Now
Asia Pacific
Northern Asia Pacific and South Asia and the Pacific SPE Regions
Event Date: 8-9 July 2023
Team Submission Deadline: 8 June 2023
Venue: Trisakti University, Indonesia
Contact: petrobowl@spe.org
Team Registration: Apply Now
Europe & Russia
Europe, North Sea and Russia and Caspian SPE Regions
Europe Contest
(3 Teams qualify from Europe Games)
Qualifying Teams:
- IFP School France
- Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești
- University of Zagreb
Event Dates: 20-22 March 2023
Event: ASEC 2023, Zagreb, Croatia
Time: 0800-1800 GMT (UTC +0)
Venue: University of Zagreb Student Chapter
Team Registration: CLOSED
Russia and Caspian Contest
(2 Teams qualify from Russia and Caspian Games)
Qualifying Teams:
- Baku Higher Oil School
- Tyumen State University
Event Dates: 29-30 April 2023
Team Submission Deadline: 16 April 2023
Venue: Online
Contact: petrobowl@spe.org
Team Registration: CLOSED
Latin America and Caribbean
All Latin America and Caribbean Regions
Event Date: 13 June 2023
Team Submission Deadline: 17 April 2023
Venue: Hyatt Regency Trinidad
Location: Trinidad & Tobago
Contact: petrobowl@spe.org
Middle East
The Middle East and North Africa SPE Regions
Event Dates: 30 July 2023
Team Submission Deadline: 3 July 2023
Venue: The American University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Contact: petrobowl@spe.org
Team Registration: Apply Now
North America
North America and Canada Regions
Qualifying Teams:
- Colorado School of Mines*
- University of Oklahoma*
- University of Texas at Austin
- Texas A&M University
- Marietta College
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
*Automatically Qualified as 2022 Champions
Event Dates: 25 March 2023
Team Submission Deadline: 11 March 2023
Venue: Virtual (Zoom)
Team Registration: CLOSED
Contact: regprograms@spe.org
Tips for Preparing for the Competition:
All our PetroBowl questions are written by SPE Members using reliable industry resources. Here is a suggested list of study materials which can help you prepare for the contest:
Academic: Technical, Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering
- Content from SPE’s PetroWiki
- Petroleum Engineering and related (Geology, Reservoir Engineering, etc.) textbooks
- Glossary of Industry Terminology
- Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary
- Schlumberger Oilfield Review Defining Series
Non-Academic: Industry Statistics, History, Trivia, Current Events
- Industry Statistics
- Journal of Petroleum Technology® magazine
- The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power by Yergin, Daniel
Any questions, email PetroBowl@spe.org.