Mines students take global championship in PetroBowl

More than 30 universities gathered during the Society of Petroleum Engineers' Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 8-10. At the conference the universities competed in the PetroBowl, in which the Colorado School of Mines team came in 1st place. 

PetroBowl matches SPE student chapter teams against each other in a fast-paced quiz competition.  The competing teams are challenged to answer both technical and non-technical questions associated with the oil and gas industry.  Hosted annually at SPE ATCE by the Gulf Coast Section Young Professionals, the event has grown in size and popularity since its debut in 2002.

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