UL Lafayette petroleum engineering students place second in North America in quiz bowl event Photo courtesy of University of Louisiana at Lafayette The University of Louisiana at Lafayette PetroBowl Team finished second in North America during recent PetroBowl competition. Posted: Apr 12, 2021 1:13 PM Posted By: Akemi Briggs The University of Louisiana at Lafayette PetroBowl Team knows its stuff about the oil and gas industry. The quiz bowl team also knows a thing or two about data analysis, machine learning, geo-energy politics and other topics related to petroleum engineering. It finished second in North America during recent PetroBowl competition, and claimed a spot in the international finals of the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ contest. As part of the competitions, students who belong to SPE student chapters square off against each other in a series of rapid-fire rounds.