Four students from IFP School’s Subsurface Technologies for Sustainable Energies (STSE) and Petroleum Engineering and Project Development (PEPD) engineering programs qualified for the second round of the Laurie Dake Challenge 2026.
Organized annually by the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), this international competition tests the skills of students in applied geosciences and petroleum engineering through a real-world case study with significant technical challenges.
The 2026 edition focused on resource recovery and development for bp, as part of the operation of an offshore oil field located on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
IFP School’s “Petraflow” team consisted of Emeline Di Pasquale (STSE), Damien Paquaij (PEPD), Isaure Louis-Sylvestre (STSE), and Winfield Yapto (STSE).
Thanks to the quality of its proposal, the team advanced past the first round and reached the second round of the challenge, ranking among the top teams in a particularly competitive contest that brought together 20 institutions from 12 countries.
Although the team did not advance to the finals, its work was nonetheless praised by the jury for its quality, rigor, and approach.
“Our work involved identifying potential opportunities for drilling intercalation wells, estimating the hydrocarbons in place and the associated uncertainties, evaluating various development concepts, analyzing risks, forecasting production profiles, and, finally, proposing a field development strategy that is both economically viable and tailored to the risks,” explains Emeline.