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IBA 2016 in Calgary, Canada

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Summary

AAPG IBA 2016 during Annual Convention and Exhibition in Calgary, Canada.

Winning IBA Teams:

AAPG IBA Team

University of Texas at El Paso

2016 Southwest Section First Place Winner and
IBA 2016 Imperial Barrel Award 1st Place Winner

Alan Venneman, Andre Llanos, Andrew Anderson, Eric Bergersen, Patrick Rea,
Faculty Advisors: Richard Langford & Katherine GIles
AAPG IBA Team

Pennsylvania State University, University Park

2016 Eastern Section First Place Winner and
IBA 2016 Imperial Barrel Award Selley Cup (2nd Place) Winner
AAPG IBA Team

Colorado School of Mines

2016 Rocky Mountain Section First Place Winner and
IBA 2016 Imperial Barrel Award Stoneley Medal (3rd Place) Winner

Honorable Mentions:

2016 Finals Honorable Mention Institute of Technology - Bandung
Indonesia - Asia Pacific Region

2016 Finals Honorable Mention Sultan Qaboos University
Oman - Middle East Region

2016 Finals Honorable Mention Delft University of Technology
Netherlands (Holland) - Europe Region

2016 Finals Honorable Mention University of Nebraska-Lincoln
USA - Mid-Continent Section

2016 Finals Honorable Mention Obafemi Awolowo University
Nigeria - Africa Region

Omani Students Shine at International Conference 20 October, 2016

The Origin of the Barrel Award 01 September, 2016

10 Years of the AAPG Imperial Barrel Award 01 September, 2016

UTEP Beats Stiff Competition for IBA Win 01 August, 2016

UTEP Geology Team Wins Worldwide Imperial Barrel Award 27 July, 2016

UTEP geology team wins Worldwide Imperial Barrel Award, $20K prize 26 July, 2016

UTEP Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) team took 1st place in the worldwide IBA competition at the 2016 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition in Calgary, Canada 06 July, 2016

AAPG Imperial Barrel Competition 01 July, 2016

Geosciences Students Earn Second in International Contest, Bring Home Selley Cup 30 June, 2016

IBA Finals in Calgary - Our ITB team had a great experience 28 June, 2016

Mines places third at Imperial Barrel Award Competition 23 June, 2016

UAEU Geology Students Triumph at the American Association of Petroleum Geologist Imperial Barrel Award 2016 22 June, 2016

OAUIFE Geology Department wins 2016 Africa Region Imperial Barrel Award 09 June, 2016

2016 Imperial Barrel Award Competition 07 June, 2016

Students win regional Imperial Barrel Award contest, advance to finals 01 June, 2016

Imperial Barrel Award 2016 – LMKR provides GeoGraphix and GVERSE Connect Software to the University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB) 25 May, 2016

Institute Technology Bandung takes top prize at Asia Pacific IBA competition 03 May, 2016

Geoscience students ended first in the Imperial Barrel Award competition 01 May, 2016

Preparing for the 2016 IBA Competition: Insights from Dr. Iftikhar 28 April, 2016

UH Team Places Second in 2016 Gulf Section of AAPG's Imperial Barrel Award Competition 22 April, 2016

SFA Geology Graduate Students Receive Honorable Mention During Annual AAPG Imperial Barrel Award Competition 22 April, 2016

Geological Sciences’ Students Earn Pacific Region Imperial Barrel Award 18 April, 2016

Imperial Barrel Award Competition 18 April, 2016

Imperial Barrel Competition 04 April, 2016

Team From SQU Wins Regional Petroleum Engineering Contest 03 April, 2016

Record number of participants at the IBA Middle East Competition 30 March, 2016

Oman's GUtech Geosciences Students Excel at Bahrain Conference 25 March, 2016

K-State geology team places third in competition 23 March, 2016

Geosciences Students to Compete for Imperial Barrel Award 07 March, 2016

First place in the Imperial Barrel Award 07 March, 2016

University of Southampton Imperial Barrel Award competition 11 January, 2016

Don't Miss the Dec. 15, 2015 Deadline for IBA Team Signup 25 November, 2015

CAB Sponsors:

  • Anadarko (TITANIUM)
  • Devon (TITANIUM)
  • Saudi Aramco (DIAMOND)
  • Schlumberger (DIAMOND)
  • Shell (DIAMOND)

Sponsors:

  • AAPG Foundation (DIAMOND)
  • Aera Energy, LLC (IRON)
  • Ammonite Resources (SPONSOR)
  • Appalachian Geological Society (SPONSOR)
  • Billman Geologic Consultants (PATRON)
  • BP Canada Energy Group (PATRON)
  • Cabot Oil and Gas (PATRON)
  • California Resources Corporation (PATRON)
  • Chevron (BRONZE)
  • Chevron (DIAMOND)
  • Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas (IRON)
  • Houston Geological Society (BRONZE)
  • Husky Energy Inc. (PATRON)
  • Imperial Oil Resources (IRON)
  • Lafayette Geological Society (PATRON)
  • LGO Energy PLC (DIAMOND)
  • MOL (IRON)
  • New Orleans Geological Society Memorial Foundation (PATRON)
  • Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists (PATRON)
  • Pittsburgh Geological Society (SPONSOR)
  • Rocky Mountain Section - AAPG (IRON)

  • IBA was the best academic experience I had in graduate school for several reasons. Firstly, it helped me see the value of teamwork in a challenging situation. Everyone has to work in a team at some point in their academic career but never to this level. Working on the IBA project made me realize that an individual could not complete the work required to excel at the task at hand but rather a team could succeed by cooperating and contributing to a common goal while focusing on individual pieces of the project. This has led me to be open about the advice and guidance that I’ve been given since then, which I believe has made me more successful. Secondly, IBA looks great on a resume, the experience you get in IBA is hard to replicate in a classroom. Companies know that and having IBA on your resume makes you stand out among a crowd of other applicants. It is hard work and long hours, but at the end of the day it is well worth it if you put forth a product that makes your team proud. Finally, the absolute number one reason you should do IBA is because it is the best way to experience a career in energy. Since doing IBA I’ve had the pleasure of interning in Houston, an internship that I most likely got because of my IBA experience. I can honestly say I would have been half as prepared for my internship had I not done IBA. Examples are from small things such as being able to use industry terminology correctly and fluidly in a conversation to overall arching principles such as how to begin evaluating prospects and the work flow that goes into a prospect from beginning until end. I learned more about the petroleum industry in one semester of competing in IBA than my entire undergraduate/graduate education combined. That’s why everyone interested in a job in the petroleum industry should be fighting for a spot on an IBA team. It’s the most real and rewarding experience you will have before you graduate.

    Sarah Allen 2014 Texas Christian University
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