PetroBowl® Regional Championships
Organization of the PetroBowl® Regional Championships are planned collaboratively with SPE Staff, Regional Directors, and SPE Members who operate within each PetroBowl Super Region.
Regional Championships are run using the available resources and facilities available to each region. As a result, rules and processes for each region may vary. Please confirm participation details with your local organizers.
2026 Update
As of 2026, there will be no International PetroBowl Championship at the SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (ATCE). Performance in your Regional Championships will no longer qualify you to an international round, though regional winners will be recognized by SPE International.
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa SPE Regions
Event Date: 14-16 April 2026
Event Location: SPE Africa Student Congress 2026, Kenyatta University, Kenya
First Place: Obafemi Awolowo, University, Ife, Nigeria
Second Place: University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Third Place: University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, Ghana
Asia Pacific
Northern Asia Pacific and South Asia and the Pacific SPE Regions
Event Date: 25-27 September 2026
Event Location: Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
Registration: REGISTER NOW
Europe, Russia and Caspian
Europe, North Sea and Russia and Caspian SPE Regions
Europe Contest
Event Date: 8-10 April 2026
Event Location: Student Technical Congress, TU Clausthal, Germany
First Place: Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom
Second Place: Technical University of Clausthal, Germany
Third Place: University of Stavanger, Norway
Russia and Caspian Contest
Event Date: 17 June 2026
First Place: Baku Higher Oil School, Azerbaijan
Latin America and Caribbean
All Latin America and Caribbean Regions
Event Date: 15 May 2026
Event Location: Latin America and the Caribbean Student Symposium (LACSS), Argentina
First Place: Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Second Place: Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Third Place: Anton de Kom Universiteit van Suriname, Suriname
Middle East
The Middle East and North Africa SPE Regions
Event Date: 27-29 July 2026
Event Location: Virtual
First Place: Khalifa University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Second Place: Suez University, Egypt
Third Place: Beirut Arab University, Lebanon
North America
North America and Canada Regions
Event Date: 28 February 2026
Event Location: SPE North America Student Symposium, Louisiana State University, USA
First Place: Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA
Second Place: Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, Texas A&M, USA
Third Place: Colorado School of Mines, USA
PetroBowl® Super Regions Map
Tips for Preparing for the Competition:
All of 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
Questions? Email PetroBowl@spe.org.
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