Around 40 oil and gas students from across Europe have been shortlisted to take part in the inaugural Europe Petro League, a new competition launched by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section.

Round one of the competition saw panellists from Shell, Schlumberger and Gaffney, Cline & Associates judge essays from 15 teams. The top ten teams, which includes a team from Heriot Watt University, have made it through to round two which will see them battle it out in a day long event during Offshore Europe in Aberdeen.

The event will involve a further five stages of competition, including question and answer buzzer rounds and case study analysis. The teams will not only have a rare opportunity to demonstrate their technical knowledge in front of prospective employers, but will also be in with a chance of winning a £2000 prize.

SPE Europe Petro League project lead Oludare Elebiju said: “We are delighted with the level of interest in this brand new competition and the calibre of entries we received for round one was extremely impressive.

“The judges faced some tough decisions to narrow teams down to a shortlist of ten, however after careful deliberation we have selected finalists who showed a real understanding of the industry, the technical aspects and the considerations for the future.”

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