PetroBowl® Championship

The PetroBowl® contest is SPE's largest student competition. SPE Chapters from around the world participate in this quick-fire quiz covering a wide range of topics relevant to the E&P industry. Through this contest, the best students display their expertise and knowledge to a global audience.

COVID-19 UPDATES:

Due to travel restrictions and advice from recognised organisations to limit social contact and avoid gathering, the 2020 PetroBowl Championship will not be taking place at ATCE this year, and instead, will be taking place as a virtual event. The games will be made public via online streaming.
Round 1 Games
Saturday 16th January 2021 - 12:00 UTC+0 to 19:00 UTC+0

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   GROUP A Games      

   GROUP B Games      

Round 2 Games
Saturday 23rd January 2021 - 12:00 UTC+0  to 16:00 UTC+0

Quarter, Semi and Final Games
Saturday 30th  January 2021 - 12:00 UTC+0 to 18:00 UTC+0

The teams participating will be the qualifying teams from the 2020 Regional Qualifiers.
For more information contact PetroBowl@spe.org

Regional Qualifiers

All SPE Chapters that wish to participate in the PetroBowl Championship need to participate in their regional qualifier, to find out which PetroBowl Region you are in please view the Petrobowl Regions Map. Details of Regional Qualifiers and how to apply for them are confirmed information will be posted on our Regional Qualifiers page.

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Changes to the Program

Each year the Championship contest is reviewed by the Young Member Engagement Committee (YMEC) to consider new improvements to the contest structure. YMEC will endeavour to make any changes as early as possible to allow teams ample time to prepare, however further updates may be made prior to the contest.

All teams will be asked to confirm their understanding of the final rules and regulations before the Championship. For any questions about the changes to the program please email petrobowl@spe.org.

PetroBowl® Questions

All questions are sourced through verified source materials and are created and maintained by SPE Professional Members. Recording, sharing or using PetroBowl® question sets is not allowed and is considered cheating. Any Members who are caught recording or redistributing questions may disqualify their Chapter from participation in the PetroBowl Program. 

If you are a SPE Professional Member (no Student Members or academic staff permitted) and want to submit your questions for use in our games please submit your question to the database here.

Preparing for the Competition

PetroBowl questions must be verified by reliable sources. Questions can cover any SPE or Industry related topics, including historical, business, or technical topics. Here is a suggested list of study materials as possible sources of questions:

Academic: Technical, Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering

Non-Academic: Industry Statistics, History, Trivia, Current Events

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