LAFAYETTE, La., Sept. 14 -- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette issued the following news release:


A team of master's degree students from the School of Geosciences at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has again proven itself among the best in the world at determining where to drill for oil.

Myllah Brown, Anna-Sophia Henry, Ashley Mindt, Caitlyn Mullis and Amadeo Suazo placed second in the 2026 Imperial Barrel Award Competition held recently in Houston.

It's familiar territory for UL Lafayette. No school in the world has consistently performed better in the competition, which is sponsored by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

The University has won the AAPG's Imperial Barrel Award three times - in 2018,...