The Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) SPE Student Chapter team won the 2016 PetroBowl Championship held at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) in Dubai on 26 September. UFRJ becomes the first South American team to have won the championship. One hundred twenty-five student chapter teams participated in the six regional qualifiers held for this fast-paced quiz-like competition and the 36 teams selected competed in the championship round held at ATCE.