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LATEST ARTICLES :

The Future Landscape of Energy Trading
June 17, 2009

REC Trading in Texas - Lessons Learned & Way Forward
June 2009

CEE's Research on National Oil Companies
December 2008

 


Podcast of the Bureau of Economic Geology

Energy Economics 101 - Part 1
Episode No. 3 March 2009
Energy Economics 101 - Part 2
Episode No. 4 April 2009

Dr. Michelle M. Foss


 CONTACT US

Dr. Michelle Michot Foss
Head of CEE and Chief Energy Economist
Center for Energy Economics
Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin
Tel 713-654-5400
Fax 713-654-5405
energyecon@beg.utexas.edu

NEW
PUBLICATIONS,
RESEARCH PAPERS,
ARTICLES


The New EU Energy Policy and Implications for Former Soviet Union Natural Gas Suppliers
June 2009
[download]


The mother of all corruption. How energy sector subsidies undermine good governance and energy security
June 15, 2009
[download]


Gazprom pipeline gas remains key to Europe
April 2009
[download]


WB/CEE-UT release first major reports from NOC research

A Citizen's Guide to NOCs

NOC Citizens' Guide

The World Bank/CEE Publication

[download]


Green Jobs:
A Review of Recent Studies [download]


Read CEE New Publications Release - April 10, 2007

CEE Contribution to CSIS
Western Hemisphere Report
- Energy Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere:
Benefits and Impediments,
The CSIS Press
February 2007
[appendix]
[book]


CEE-UT Working Paper
on National Oil Companies
March 2007
[download]

United States
Natural Gas Prices to 2015,
Oxford Energy Studies,
NG 18, February 2007
[paper] [press release]


Review on Offshore LNG Receiving Terminals
November 2006
[download]

 
UPCOMING EVENTS
12/9-10 CEE Natural Gas Forum
Jan, 2010 CEE Electric Power Transmission Forum , Washington, D.C.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

November 6, 2009 - CEE to Assess Ghana's Oil & Gas Sector
The Center for Energy Economics (CEE), at the request of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will assess the state of the oil and gas sector in the west African country of Ghana. The assessment will act as a map for developing the infrastructure and expertise to most effectively manage Ghana's emerging oil and gas industry. The final report, to be completed in early 2010, will also make recommendations to USAID and other key international donors to help plan an integrated, coordinated energy assistance program for Ghana. The assessment kicks off Nov. 9 when the survey team arrives in Accra, Ghana.
Read press release


December 2008 - WB/CEE-UT release first major reports from NOC research. Read press release


NEWS

September 28 - Dr. Michot Foss gave a presentation "Natural Gas Market, Technology Views" at a workshop for Congressional Staff in Washington, D.C. The workshop was hosted by the Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc (EPRINC) jointly with CEE and The Brookings Institution. Workshop topics covered the role of domestic oil and natural gas production in addressing U.S. energy security, meeting U.S. energy demand, and tackling the challenge of global climate change.
Download workshop agenda


September 22 - Dr. Michot Foss gave a presentation at the Federal Climate Change Legislation Summit, held in Austin.
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July 2009 - HED published an impact assessment from of 15 higher education partnerships "Lessons Learned from Reviews of HIgher Education Partnerships in South Asia." The review included CEE's "Partnership to Strengthen Local Capacity for Economic, Financial, and Social Analysis of Energy Sector Initiatives" with the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Engineering (BUET/PMRE).

Read Partnership Description
Read Partnership Success Story
Partnership Website


July 27-28 - CEE welcomed a delegation from Ghana led by The Honorable Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Deputy Minister of Energy and Member of Parliament. The delegation visited Houston as part of a 12-day Oil and Gas Development Orientation Visit organized by the USTDA. CEE has been working in Ghana, and the greater West Africa region, under USAID since 2004. CEE role is evolving as Ghana becomes an oil & gas producer and, most likely, exporter. CEE hosted the delegation for a reception on July 27, followed by presentations on July 28.


July 23 - Dr. Foss gave a presentation "The Future of Energy and the Economy: Fact and Fiction" at 55th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute in San Francisco.


July 27 - Dr. Foss has been selected to the Committee on Earth Resources, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Foss will serve on the Committee until December 31, 2011.


July 9 - CEE researchers were chosen to write the 2009-2010 research paper for the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN). Svetlana Ikonnikova, Dmitry Volkov and Miranda Ferrell Wainberg will lead LNG Supply Contracts and Trade Patterns: An Analysis of Negotiation and Investment Strategies in the World LNG Market.


June 27 - Dr. Foss spoke on the Economics and geopolitics of gas at the Aspen Institute's Forum on Global Energy, Economy and Security in Aspen, CO.