Jakarta, Aug. 20 -- A Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) geology team won the 2026 Imperial Barrel Award, a prestigious international competition organized by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

The award was presented Monday, August 17, Indonesia's Independence Day, during the AAPG IMAGE 2026 conference in Houston, Texas, Indonesia's embassy in Washington said in a press statement received here Thursday.

The ITB team also received a US$1,000 prize, equivalent to about 17.8 million rupiah.

Indonesian Ambassador to the United States Indroyono Soesilo, an ITB geology alumnus, welcomed the achievement.

"Hopefully, this victory will inspire other Indonesian students and open pathways to successful careers in Indonesia's p...