On 14 and 15th of June 2021, KAUST’s Petrobowl Team participated in the Middle East & North Africa regional Petrobowl competition. There were 30 universities from 12 countries participating this year, and KAUST was one of the universities representing Saudi Arabia.

Kaust’s petrobowl team consists of From left to right: Enoc Basilio (Prof Hoteit Group), Muhamad Usman (Prof Volker Group), Rubén Figueroa (team leader) (Prof Hoteit Group), Samuel Fontalvo Guzmán (Prof Patzek Group), Frankstein Arphan (Prof Afifi Group).

Kaust’s Petrobowl Team passed the regional after having a very tight game with last year's regional champion: Kuwait university for the second match and Hadharamout University in the first match. KAUST team qualified to participate at the international 2021 PetroBowl Championship,  which will take place during the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE), in Dubai in September 2021.

'We formed this team 3 months ago and were impressed with our performance. We did regular training, and finally, our training strategy paid off. We got a lot of help from former teammates and spent almost 3 months preparing the strategy for this game.

We also would like to say thank you for all the support from KAUST. We are very grateful and looking forward for the next competition in Dubai."