3/20 - TEF hosts Chesapeake Energy Reminder

REMINDER: Join us TOMORROW as we host Greg Macksood of Chesapeake Energy. See below for more details about the event.

THE TEXAS ENERGY FORUM HOSTS: CHESAPEAKE ENERGY
TUES, MARCH 20, 6:30-7:30pm, GSB 3.106

Join us as we host Greg Macksood, Director-Corporate Development & Government Affairs for Chesapeake Energy, in a discussion on the Shale Revolution and Chesapeake Energy’s operations. On Tuesday, March 20 from 6:30-7:30pm, Mr. Macksood will be discussing the importance of the Shale Revolution on America’s energy future along with a general overview of Chesapeake’s operations. Mr. Macksood began his career with CHK in the Barnett Shale in 2007 and also worked at headquarters in OKC prior to relocating to Austin in 2010. The Austin team is focused on state legislative policy & regulatory work with additional responsibility for public affairs in South and West Texas.

The presentation will be on Tuesday, March 20th, 6:30-7:30pm in GSB 3.106. It will be open to all UT students free of charge. Free pizza and drinks will also be provided, but seating will be limited so please arrive early.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) is the second-largest producer of natural gas, a Top 15 producer of oil and natural gas liquids and the most active driller of new wells in the U.S. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company's operations are focused on discovering and developing unconventional natural gas and oil fields onshore in the U.S. Chesapeake owns leading positions in the Barnett, Haynesville, Bossier, Marcellus and Pearsall natural gas shale plays and in the Granite Wash, Cleveland, Tonkawa, Mississippi Lime, Bone Spring, Avalon, Wolfcamp, Wolfberry, Eagle Ford, Niobrara and Utica unconventional liquids plays. The company has also vertically integrated its operations and owns substantial midstream, compression, drilling, trucking, pressure pumping and other oilfield service assets directly and indirectly through its subsidiaries Chesapeake Midstream Development, L.P. and Chesapeake Oilfield Services, L.L.C. and its affiliate Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE:CHKM). Further information is available at www.chk.com where Chesapeake routinely posts announcements, updates, events, investor information, presentations and news releases.

3/20 - TEF hosts Chesapeake Energy

THE TEXAS ENERGY FORUM HOSTS: CHESAPEAKE ENERGY
TUES, MARCH 20, 6:30-7:30pm, GSB 3.106

Join us as we host Greg Macksood, Director-Corporate Development & Government Affairs for Chesapeake Energy, in a discussion on the Shale Revolution and Chesapeake Energy’s operations. On Tuesday, March 20 from 6:30-7:30pm, Mr. Macksood will be discussing the importance of the Shale Revolution on America’s energy future along with a general overview of Chesapeake’s operations. Mr. Macksood began his career with CHK in the Barnett Shale in 2007 and also worked at headquarters in OKC prior to relocating to Austin in 2010. The Austin team is focused on state legislative policy & regulatory work with additional responsibility for public affairs in South and West Texas.

The presentation will be on Tuesday, March 20th, 6:30-7:30pm in GSB 3.106. It will be open to all UT students free of charge. Free pizza and drinks will also be provided, but seating will be limited so please arrive early.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) is the second-largest producer of natural gas, a Top 15 producer of oil and natural gas liquids and the most active driller of new wells in the U.S. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company's operations are focused on discovering and developing unconventional natural gas and oil fields onshore in the U.S. Chesapeake owns leading positions in the Barnett, Haynesville, Bossier, Marcellus and Pearsall natural gas shale plays and in the Granite Wash, Cleveland, Tonkawa, Mississippi Lime, Bone Spring, Avalon, Wolfcamp, Wolfberry, Eagle Ford, Niobrara and Utica unconventional liquids plays. The company has also vertically integrated its operations and owns substantial midstream, compression, drilling, trucking, pressure pumping and other oilfield service assets directly and indirectly through its subsidiaries Chesapeake Midstream Development, L.P. and Chesapeake Oilfield Services, L.L.C. and its affiliate Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE:CHKM). Further information is available at www.chk.com where Chesapeake routinely posts announcements, updates, events, investor information, presentations and news releases.

3/8 - UTES Lecture: National Oil Companies: Fueling Anxiety

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National Oil Companies: Fueling Anxiety

by

Dr. Mark Thurber

(Associate Director for Research, Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, Stanford University)

8 March, 5:15-6:15pm

MEZ 1.306 (MEZES HALL)

Open to all. Refreshments served at 5:00pm

Please settle in by 5:10pm

Speaker Bio:

Mark Thurber is Associate Director for Research at the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Dr. Thurber's research interests include how institutional factors affect the diffusion of technologies - both large-scale, infrastructure-intensive ones such as for central electricity generation or carbon capture and storage (CCS) as well as small, highly-distributed ones such as improved cookstoves or generators for the very poor. He also focuses on the strategy and performance relative to competitors of firms that have both connections to government and a broadly commercial character, which include some national oil companies.

Dr. Thurber holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University in Mechanical Engineering (Thermosciences) and a B.S.E. from Princeton University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with a certificate from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Next Talk:

22 March, 5:15-6:15pm, MEZES HALL (MEZ) 1.306

“The Energy Industry's Media Triumphs and Disasters”

Speaker: Mark Fischetti, Energy and Environment Editor, Scientific American

Previous Talks:

For slides/videos of previous UTES talks go to this link.

Sat, Mar 3rd: Highlighted Energy Events at Explore UT

This Saturday, the schools and departments on campus will be hosting Explore UT, the "Biggest Open House in Texas". The event is open to the public and showcases some of the various fields of study through performances, exhibits, lectures and activities. We've scanned through the schedule and highlighted some of the energy-related events that may be of interest to you. Again, the event is open to all students and the public, so if you're interested you should check it out! For more information and the full schedule, the Explore UT website is here: http://www.utexas.edu/events/exploreut/

Energy Related Events:

Using Nanoparticles for Subsurface Engineering              Sessions start at 11:00AM, 1:00PM, & 3:00PM

Discover how nanoparticles exposed to a magnetic field can ease the heavy lifting of viscous fluids from hydrocarbon reservoirs. Demonstrations will show how heat generated by a magnetic field allows fluids to flow like "magic."

Cockrell School of Engineering: Petroleum and Geosystems        CPE 2.210 (3 p.m. Session in 2.208)

The State of the Petroleum Industry                                      Sessions start at 11:00AM, & 1:00PM

Receive first hand commentary from a leading energy scholar and chair of the Petroleum Engineering Department concerning the future of world-wide hydrocarbon reserves, forthcoming technological innovations and international politics that come into play.

Cockrell School of Engineering: Petroleum and Geosystems        CPE 2.204

Fractures: Agent of Change in Subsurface Geology          Sessions start at 11:00AM, 1:00PM, & 3:00PM

Harnessing trapped reservoirs of hydrocarbons has been challenging. With new fracture technology these hard to access storehouses of oil and gas can be channeled to the surface, lessening our dependency on imported oil.

Cockrell School of Engineering: Petroleum and Geosystems        CPE 2.206

Striking Oil with Students                                                            Continuous Event (11:00 AM - 4:40 PM)

Visit with students from the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Explore displays of drilling tools, drilling bits, a model jack pump and other petroleum engineering technology.

Cockrell School of Engineering: Petroleum and Geosystems        CPE Plaza (CPE Hallway)

The Magic of Producing Petroleum                                         Sessions start at 12:00PM, 2:00PM, & 3:00PM

Have you ever wondered how petroleum is found and brought to the surface for processing? This demonstration and lecture by Professor Larry Lake provides a glimpse of the magic and expertise involved.

Cockrell School of Engineering: Petroleum and Geosystems        CPE 2.210

Texas Pumping Oil Well                                                                               Sessions start at 11:00AM, 1:00PM, & 3:00PM

Ever wonder how oil gets to the surface of the ground from miles deep in the Earth? Take a tour from the surface to underground. See a three-story model of an oil-producing well with a transparent pipe and pump.

Cockrell School of Engineering: Petroleum and Geosystems        CPE 2.500

Clean Energy and More: Electrochemistry All Around Us              Continuous Event (11:00 AM - 4:40 PM)

Explore how electrochemistry has led to developments in clean energy, surface coatings, corrosion prevention, advanced electrochemical characterization techniques and more.

Cockrell School of Engineering                                                                   ETC Plaza

Unseen Energy                                                                                 Continuous Event (11:00 AM - 4:40 PM)

Explore a student-made windmill, an electricity-generating bike, a jar of biodiesel and more with Engineers for a Sustainable World, an engineering student organization.

Cockrell School of Engineering                                                                   ECJ Plaza

Healthy and Energy-Efficient Homes                                     Continuous Event (11:00 AM - 4:40 PM)

Learn about common pollutants in your house, such as volatile organic compounds, ozone and plasticizers, and what you can do to reduce them. Also, learn about how your house consumes energy and how you can make it more energy efficient.

Cockrell School of Engineering                                                                   ECJ B.102

Clean Energy for a Cleaner Tomorrow                                    Sessions start at 11:00AM, & 12:00PM

The world has a growing need for clean energy. This lecture by Professor Arumugam Manthiram examines alternative, sustainable and clean energy technologies as well as cutting-edge research efforts in fuel cells and high-energy density batteries.

Cockrell School of Engineering: Mechanical                                          ETC 9.130

Playing with Energy                                                                        Continuous Event (11:00 AM - 4:40 PM)

Come play with hydrogen cars, hydroelectric power kits, solar cars and mini wind turbines. All are great toys for an introduction to the different forms of alternative energies.

Cockrell School of Engineering: Mechanical                                          ETC 2.125

3/1 - UTES Lecture: Jay Apt

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What the Characteristics of Wind and Solar Electric Power Production Mean for Their Future

by

Dr. Jay Apt

(Professor of Technology, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University)

Thu, March 1, 5:15-6:15pm

MEZ 1.306 (MEZES HALL)

Open to all. Refreshments served at 5:00pm

Please settle in by 5:10pm

Speaker Bio:

A former American astronaut, Jay Apt is Executive Director of the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business and the CMU Department of Engineering and Public Policy, where he is a Distinguished Service Professor. He received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1971 and a Ph.D. in experimental atomic physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976. His research, teaching and consulting interests are in economics, engineering, and public policy aspects of the electricity industry, economics of technical innovation, management of technical enterprises, risk management in policy and technical decision framing, and engineering systems design. He received the Metcalf Lifetime Achievement Award for significant contributions to engineering in 2002 and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Distinguished Service Medal in 1997.

Next Talk:

8 March, 5:15-6:15pm, MEZES HALL (MEZ) 1.306

“National Oil Companies: Fueling Anxiety”

Speaker: Dr. Mark Thurber, Associate Director for Research, Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, Stanford University

Previous Talks:

For slides/videos of previous UTES talks go to this link.

2/23 - UTES Lecture: David Crane, NRG Energy

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Thursday, February 16
5:15 - 6:15pm
MEZES HALL (MEZ) 1.306

Open to all
Refreshments served at 5:00pm
Please settle in by 5:10pm

Speaker: David Crane, President and CEO, NRG Energy

NRG Energy is a Fortune 250 wholesale power generation company headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. We own and operate one of the industry's most diverse generation portfolios (including nuclear, wind and solar power) that provides nearly 26,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, or enough to support nearly 21 million homes. NRG’s retail businesses, Reliant Energy and Green Mountain Energy Company, combined serve more than 1.8 million residential, business, commercial and industrial customers.

NRG has taken a leading role on climate change and the power sector’s role in reducing greenhouse gases from the next wave of new power generation while meeting the country’s growing energy needs. NRG supports clean energy resources and technologies critical to our transition to a low carbon society.

2/21 - TEF Hosts Navigant Consulting Reminder

REMINDER: Join us this Tuesday as we host Bob Gibb and Todd Lester of Navigant Consulting. See below for more details about the event.


THE TEXAS ENERGY FORUM HOSTS: NAVIGANT CONSULTING
TUES, FEBRUARY 21ST, 6:30-7:30pm, GSB 3.106


Join us as we host Bob Gibb and Todd Lester, Associate and Managing Directors of Navigant Consulting in a discussion on the Keystone XL Pipeline and Navigant's Energy Consulting Practice. On Tuesday, February 21st, from 6:30-7:30PM in GSB 3.106, Mr. Gibb and Mr. Lester will talk about the impacts and effects of the Keystone XL Pipeline proposal, as well as their energy consulting experiences at Navigant. As a featured speaker at the 2012 University of Texas Energy Forum and the "Natural Gas Use in Texas and Unconventional Production" Conference in 2011, Mr. Gibb has shared his insights on a variety of topics to faculty and students across campus. The presentation on Feb. 21st will be open to all UT students free of charge. Free pizza and drinks will also be provided, but seating will be limited so please arrive early. For more information on the event, visit the Texas Energy Forum website at http://texasenergyforum.blogspot.com/.

Navigant’s Energy Practice is comprised of more than 280 full-time consultants plus dozens of independent advisers providing existing and prospective owners of energy supply and delivery assets the ability to evaluate, plan, develop, and enhance the operating value of their investments within evolving market and regulatory structures. Navigant's energy consultants offer deep industry knowledge and functional expertise in a range of services to public power and investor owned utilities, independent power producers, financial entities, law firms, government energy organizations, and energy equipment providers. Visit http://www.navigant.com/energy for more information.