On 3th April 2013 till 7th April 2013, Society of Petroleum Engineers Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (SPE-UTM SC) had sent 6 representatives to participate in Petroleum Integrated Days (PETROLIDA) which was held in Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.

SPE-UTM SC representatives are Mr. Ahmad Fauzi Helmi Yahya, Mr Ahmad Affendi Ismail, Ms. Nur Athira Syakila Ruffee, Ms . Noor Azila Atiqah Mohd Nawi, Ms. Dg Siti Hawa Aq Bakar and Ms. Nadira Nasruddin.

PETROLIDA is an event involving college and senior high school students and focused in term of petroleum and energy stuffs that implemented on some fabulous sub-events. The purpose is for empowering the role of students to facing current and new-age energy challenges.

This year, PETROLIDA comes with a theme “Saving Energy, Saving Life, and Saving Future”. This theme represents what mankind needs in general to make sure its sustainability in usage of petroleum. All participants can improve their own knowledge and experience in term of petroleum and energy by joining some events, such as; Paper Competition, Petrivia Competition, Petroleum Company Exhibition, Journalistic Competition and On-Wall competition.

Instead of that PETROLIDA also comprised of Gathering Night, Seminar Series and SPE Cares. All representatives from SPE-UTM SC participate in petrivia competition. SPE-SC UTM sends two teams for petrivia competition that comprises of Mr. Ahmad Fauzi Helmi Yahya, Mr Ahmad Affendi Ismail, and Ms. Nur Athira Syakila Ruffee as one team. Ms. Noor Azila Atiqah Mohd Nawi, Ms. Dg Siti Hawa Aq Bakar and Ms. Nadira Nasruddin as another team.

All in all, PETROLIDA managed to achieve the goals of the competition held and SPE-UTM SC will continue to support and participate in this event in 2014.