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The University of Tulsa College of Law and the National Energy Policy Institute will host a discussion on hydraulic fracturing on Feb. 7 in the Great Hall at TU’s Allen Chapman Activity Center, 440 S. Gary Ave, in Tulsa Oklahoma. This is the fourth in a series of annual lectures sponsored by Chesapeake Energy.
This year’s invitation-only event features a point-and-counterpoint discussion regarding hydraulic fracturing with geoscientists David Hughes and Terry Engelder. TU College of Law Vice Dean Gary Allison will moderate the discussion.
Engelder, a professor in the geosciences department at Penn State University, is an authority on the Marcellus shale play. He has previously served on the staffs of the US Geological Survey, Texaco, and Columbia University. In recognition of his work on gas shale, he was named to Foreign Policy magazine’s 2011 list of “Top Global Thinkers” along with a colleague, Gary Lash, and Houston oil legend George Mitchell, who pioneered new technologies for producing gas in the Barnett Shale in North Texas.
In the international arena, Engelder has worked on exploration and production problems with such companies as Saudi Aramco, Royal Dutch Shell, Total, Agip, and Petrobras.
Hughes is president of Global Sustainability Research Inc., a consultancy dedicated to research on energy and sustainability issues. He has studied the energy resources of Canada for nearly four decades, including 32 years with the Geological Survey of Canada as a scientist and research manager. Over the past decade, he has researched, published and lectured widely on global energy and sustainability issues in North America and internationally.
Hughes is a fellow of the Post Carbon Institute, and his work has been featured in the popular press, radio, television and other public media. He recently authored two reports: “Will Natural Gas Fuel America in the 21st Century?” and “Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Shale Gas Compared to Coal: An Analysis of Two Conflicting Studies.”
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