PetroSkills sponsored the 8th Annual PetroBowl Championship held at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, October 5, 2009.  The winning team was the University of Texas at Austin, beating Missouri University of Science and Technology in the final round.  Students spent a grueling day testing their knowledge about the oil and gas industry as well as the history of SPE.  The PetroBowl consisted of 16 student chapter teams from all over the world, the highest number ever to compete in this event.
During the awards ceremony, the University of Texas student team was presented with the silver trophy and a check for USD 2,500 from EnCana.  The students on the University of Texas team were Kelli Rankin, Michael Sykes, Nathan Taylor, and Sanzhar Zharkeshov, captain.  This event was hosted by the SPE Gulf Coast Section Young Professionals Program and sponsored by PetroSkills.  A reception following the event was sponsored by EnCana.



Picture is Rankin, Sykes, Zharkeshov, Taylor