Techfest’s STEM in the Pipeline 2017 competition will bring in students from Aberdeen City and Shire schools to solve the challenges currently facing the oil and gas sector.
Taking place on 5 December, the competition will see 15 teams of senior pupils compete to be crowned champions of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
Sponsored by BP, Chevron and ConocoPhillips, the event also has support from the University of Aberdeen, the Energy Institute, the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain, the Project Management Institute and the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).
Aptly held at BP’s North Sea HQ, teams will take part in offshore based tasks where they will have to produce a Field Development Plan for a fictional STEM oilfield.
The tasks will compromise subsurface work, production profiling, separator design, safety and the calculation of CO2 emissions.
Prizes are to be awarded for the top presentations and all teams receive written feedback on their individual projects.
Alies Bartelds, acting managing director of TechFest, said: “Over the past few months, secondary school pupils have had the opportunity to experience what it’s like to work in the oil and gas industry.
“The project teaches the pupils about teamwork, communication and planning, as well as practicing skills in researching, investigating and working with a mentor. The pupils gain a real insight into what it would be like to work in the energy sector and we are very grateful for our sponsors and supporters for being an integral part of this programme.
“We have been blown away by the hard work and ingenuity that the pupils have demonstrated over the past three months and we are excited for them to present their research to industry professionals who have kindly given their time to help with the project.”