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 “super-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.
Regional Qualifiers will be a mix of physical and virtual events depending on suitability for the region. 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 2024 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (ATCE).
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa SPE Regions
Event Date: 22 - 25 March 2024
Venue: Kampala, Uganda
Qualifying Teams:
Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria
University of Uyo, Nigeria
Asia Pacific
Northern Asia Pacific and South Asia and the Pacific SPE Regions
Event Date: To be confirmed
Team Submission Deadline: To be confirmed
Venue: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Contact: Justin Kijam
Event Website: To be confirmed
Europe & Russia
Europe, North Sea and Russia and Caspian SPE Regions
Europe Contest
Event Date: 11-13 March 2024
Team Submission Deadline: 1 March 2024
Venue: ASEC, Zagreb, Croatia
Qualifying Teams:
IFP School, France
Universitatea Petrol - Gaze din Ploieşti, Romania
Heriot Watt University, UK
Russia and Caspian Contest
Event Date: 27 May 2024
Team Submission Deadline: 20 April 2024
Host Section: SPE Atryau Section
Venue: Nurlan Balgymbayev Communications Development Centre, Atyrau, Kazakhstan (In Person Only)
Contact: Khochbar Ramazanov
Registration: Apply Now
Latin America and Caribbean
All Latin America and Caribbean Regions
Event Date: 19 May 2024
Team Submission Deadline: 19 April 2024
Venue: Windsor Florida Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Contact: petrobowlsacr@gmail.com
Registration: Apply Now
Middle East
The Middle East and North Africa SPE Regions
Event Date: To be confirmed
Team Submission Deadline: To be confirmed
Venue:To be confirmed
Contact:To be confirmed
Event Website:To be confirmed
North America
North America and Canada Regions
Event Dates: 23 March 2024
Team Submission Deadline: 1 March 2024
Venue: Virtual (Zoom)
Qualifying Teams:
The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico*
University of Kansas, USA
Colorado School of Mines, USA
University of Oklahoma, USA
The Pennsylvania State University, USA
*2023 Finalist automatically qualify
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.