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2021

December 2021

December 8, 2021

World Petroleum Council survey: Young Americans leery of oil careers
UH Companion Resources: WPC Panel - Gas/LNG Promise Clean & Affordable Transition Fuel?
UH Companion Resources: WPC Promotes Low Carbon Solutions and Houston Leading the Energy Transition
UH Companion Resources: WPC Promotes Perception of the Energy Industry: Creating a Future Vision

December 7, 2021

UH Companion Resources: WPC Promotes Energy Transitions – Drivers & Outlook for Climate Change Actions
UH Companion Resources: WPC Promotes Transformation of Oil and Gas Business and the Role of U.S. Oil and Gas in Global Markets
UH Companion Resources: WPC Promotes Shaping the Energy Future

December 6, 2021

UH Companion Resources: WPC Youth Session – Securing The Next Generation for Our Industry
UH Companion Resources: WPC Promotes Innovative Energy Solutions: The International Perspective
UH Companion Resources: A Women's Networking Breakfast kicked off the annual WPC program on Sunday
Houston becomes center of the energy world with World Petroleum Congress underway
UH UH Researcher Pushes Limit of When Water Will Freeze
Crude reality: One U.S. state consumes half the oil from the Amazon rainforest

December 3, 2021

UH UH Energy Offers Companion Resources for the 2021 World Petroleum Congress
World Petroleum Congress returns to Houston this weekend
Texas slaps down $9,000 power prices after blackout chaos

December 2, 2021

UH New Program Addresses Demand for Data Science Workforce in Energy Industry

December 1, 2021

UH Down to the Wire: The 'Super Cool Conductor' Developed at UH Advances in Prestigious DOE Competition

November 2021

November 30, 2021

Gov. Abbott promises ‘the lights will stay on’ if another winter storm hits Texas

November 19, 2021

Texas Plans to Become the Bitcoin Capital, Vulnerable Power Grid and All
Consumers should expect gas bills to increase as providers recoup $3.4B loss due to freeze

November 18, 2021

Energy expert questions Texas power grid after new winter freeze report

November 17, 2021

UH Energy Crisis and Supply Chain
Cash-Infused Carbon Capture Office Expands DOE’s Climate Mission

November 13, 2021

Loopholes in Clean Air Act Are Letting a Texas Refinery Get Away With Pollution

November 12, 2021

UH Petroleum Engineering Recognized As No. 6 Program
Turbine graveyard as Texas grapples with renewable energy
Once on the brink of bankruptcy, Oxy appears to have turned a corner

November 11, 2021

Winter is coming: As Texans fear future blackouts, energy regulators work to ease concerns
I looked at the latest electricity prices in Texas and got a shock

November 9, 2021

Houston University's Falcon in Pipeline Leak Solution

November 8, 2021

The Brains Behind Solar Power Can Give Customers A Fighting Chance Against Climate Events

November 2, 2021

UH Small plant, big polluter

October 2021

October 29, 2021

FORBES Big Oil Responds To Congressional Scapegoating With Stellar Earning Results

October 28, 2021

Oil, gas companies accused of underplaying impacts of climate change during Congressional hearing
UH | Register Now NAE-GRP Colloquium: Opportunities and Challenges in Offshore Wind - Nov. 5th | 10am - 12pm

October 24, 2021

Your gasoline, natural gas and electric bills are all going up this winter

October 20, 2021

UH NSF Grant Funds Research By Pan, Fu Into Wireless For AI

October 19, 2021

UH Kulkarni, Neffati, Purdue Researchers Describe New Methods For Intermetallic Strength

October 14, 2021

How the Texas gas industry, in cahoots with regulators, created a loophole to avoid weatherization
New study looks at how to make electric vehicles more accessible in Houston

October 13, 2021

ChE in Context: Impact of Winter Storm Uri on Texas’ Petrochemical Industry

October 11, 2021

Oil hits $80 a barrel for first time since 2014, another recovery milestone for Houston

October 9, 2021

California pipeline likely damaged up to a year before spill

October 5, 2021

Aging pipelines pose problem in Gulf: 'It's what you don't see,' energy officer says
Energy-Saving Lightbulbs Can Interfere With Sleep

October 4, 2021

As winter nears, tensions rise over how to prevent Texas blackouts from happening again
California oil spill closes beaches and renews call for drilling ban

October 1, 2021

UH Phase 3 Of UH-Oil India Project Completed

September 2021

September 29, 2021

Is Texas prepared for another winter storm? Some experts don't think so

September 28, 2021

Texas lawmakers grill power grid officials over winter readiness

September 27, 2021

Co-ops Shine - Members counted on Texas electric co-ops during the deep freeze

September 26, 2021

Texans will see high electricity bills in March, thanks to winter storm

September 23, 2021

Federal Regulators Blame Texas Energy Policies For Severity Of February Blackouts

September 17, 2021

Power outage solutions: What can be done to fix Texas' fragile power grid?

August 2021

August 31, 2021

Griddy Energy settles with Texas, releasing customers from $9,000 power bills during freeze

August 26, 2021

Chobani is moving away from plastic with new paper yogurt cup

August 25, 2021

Microgrids For Facility Power

August 23, 2021

FORBES Begging OPEC is so 2008. We Need Energy Policy That Reflects Past Decade

August 18, 2021

FORBES Oil Price Predictions Bank On How Quickly Shale Production Resumes

August 16, 2021

Offshore Technology Conference returns to Houston

August 12, 2021

Could Solar Power Keep Texas Lights on in Extreme Heat?

August 9, 2021

FORBES Communities and Governments Want Fair Playing Field In EV Charging

August 5, 2021

FORBES Fixing The Texas Power Grid Requires New Oversight — Don’t Hold Your Breath
Green Ovations | Flying Cars and e-VTOL Vehicles: The Future of Transportation for Reducing Emissions

August 4, 2021

Energy industry showers Gov. Greg Abbott, other Texas politicians with campaign cash after they passed power grid bills

August 2, 2021

FORBES As Attitudes Toward EVs Change, Automakers Learn To Think Beyond The Chassis

August 1, 2021

Editorial: We froze and Abbott got paid - $1 million from the billionaire profiteer of Texas' deadly storm
The Texas blackouts were caused by an epic government failure

July 2021

July 22, 2021

ERCOT and PUC Say Texas Electricity Grid is Ready to Handle Forecasted Heat

July 14, 2021

Lawsuits Filed In Texas Allege Price Gouging During Recent Blackouts

July 13, 2021

ERCOT's 60-point roadmap to grid improvement draws skepticism, support

July 12, 2021

FORBES Time To Clean The Skies, Electric Planes Have Arrived

July 9, 2021

FORBES Mexican Mid-Term Election Fends Off Nationalization Fears For Energy Sector

July 8, 2021

Democrats and Republicans will agree on climate change

July 6, 2021

FORBES How To Fix The Troubled Texas Grid

June 2021

June 30, 2021

FORBES Greening Air Travel Through Sustainable Fuels Will Be A Tough Climb

June 28, 2021

FORBES John Hofmeister: A Visionary Who Called For A More Inclusive, Less Insular Energy Industry

June 24, 2021

FORBES Ford’s New Electric Pickup Could Spark Changing Attitude In Oil Industry

June 17, 2021

The Lone Star State could become 'The Blackout State'

June 14, 2021

Monday saw an all-time record for power usage in Texas in the month of June, ERCOT officials say
FORBES EV Battery Research Powers Ahead Toward Next Big Breakthrough

June 9, 2021

FORBES Is Biden Trying To Sell Nord Stream 2 Approval As A Green Energy Initiative?

June 3, 2021

Have Texas lawmakers done enough to protect the state's power grid?

June 1, 2021

FORBES At Stake In Mexican Mid-Term Elections Is Foreign Energy Investment

May 2021

May 31, 2021

Lawmakers give final approval to bills addressing power grid failures

May 28, 2021

FORBES Consumers Attribute Failure Of The Texas Power Grid To Flaw In Texas Laws

May 26, 2021

Delta Air makes $350 million gamble as it lobbies Biden on fuel credits

May 25, 2021

University Of Houston: Building A Better Bulb

May 24, 2021

Houston 'uniquely positioned' to become a CCUS power - report
Texas House passes bill to address grid failures, create alert system

May 20, 2021

FORBES Contaminated Sites Shorten Life Expectancies, Increasing Need For Superfund Clean-Ups

May 17, 2021

UH Looking Objectively at Energy Solutions

May 13, 2021

FORBES Next Steps In Texas Surface Vs Mineral Rights? The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing In The Wind
Colonial Pipeline shutdown highlights need for more cybersecurity professionals

May 11, 2021

FORBES Electric Cooperatives, The Lone Shining Utility Star Of The Texas 2021 Winter Storm

May 8, 2021

ERCOT forced dozens of natural gas facilities offline during winter storm

May 6, 2021

ERCOT Prepares for Record Electric Demand This Summer
Houston still a tough sell for renewable energy funding

May 5, 2021

ERCOT details 3 scenarios that could leave Texans without power this summer
EVolve Houston Event - May 12th: Electrifying Your Fleet: A City of Houston Case Study to help Successfully Transition to EVs REGISTER NOW

May 3, 2021

Texas Senate looks to move forward with House power grid reform bills

April 2021

April 29, 2021

Improved Catalyst May Translate to Petrochemical Production Gains

April 27, 2021

Would Biden's plan ever really take away our burgers?

April 26, 2021

FORBES Energy Producers And Consumers Face More Climate Disclosures

April 22, 2021

Natural gas trade group blames power outages for production decline during winter storm
'This solution is part of what we have to face' | Environmentalists, others weigh in on massive ExxonMobil carbon capture plan

April 19, 2021

FORBES How Market Disincentives Are Again Squeezing The Texas Power Grid

April 16, 2021

ERCOT facing fresh woes as strains on grid continue

April 15, 2021

FORBES Can Robots Transform Offshore Energy? Standardization, Regulations And Workforce Are The Keys

April 14, 2021

ERCOT Had Concerns About Power Supplies Before Tuesday's Conservation Alert
Experts warn of major problems with Texas power grid during upcoming summer
Energy prices spike Tuesday during unexpected high temperatures across the state
'Disgrace.' Texas grid struggles 2 months after blackouts

April 12, 2021

UH Picture a Scientist - Film Screening and Discussion REGISTER NOW
An open Texas power grid would boost reliability and renewables, experts say

April 9, 2021

ERCOT to argue it is immune from winter storm lawsuits

April 8, 2021

UH Houston Area Fared Worse Than The Rest Of Texas During The Winter Storm, Report Says
UH Harris County Took Brunt of February Freeze

April 7, 2021

‘Caught flat-footed’: Energy experts, lawsuits claim CPS has itself to blame for $700 million in natural gas bills

April 2, 2021

Banning natural gas in homes will increase the consumption of natural gas

March 2021

March 31, 2021

Opinion: Texans want winterization of utilities, study finds. Elected officials must act to prevent another disaster.
Biden's energy priority is carbon reduction: Experts

March 30, 2021

Almost 70% of ERCOT customers lost power during winter storm, study finds

March 29, 2021

Texans really hate ERCOT after winter storm, UH survey confirms
FORBES 75% Of Texans Had Trouble Getting Food After Winter Storm, Poll Finds

March 17, 2021

Texas Tried to Prepare for Crisis, Ended Up Sowing Confusion
The First Shale IPO Since 2017 Fails to Impress Wall Street

March 16, 2021

The Texas grid loses — to Arizona, New York, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia

March 12, 2021

Opinion: Texas' grid vulnerability endangers the entire nation

March 11, 2021

Will Texas lawmakers finally heed the power grid warnings from 10 years ago?
Why every state is vulnerable to a Texas-style power crisis

March 10, 2021

Editorial: ERCOT, PUC can't just shrug off $16 billion in overcharges during the Texas blackout

March 9, 2021

Texas launches gas probe after historic blackouts

March 5, 2021

More than half of Houston-area power plants failed before

March 2, 2021

Texas Grid Failure: Why More Heads Need To Roll

March 1, 2021

Texas AG Sues Power Company Over Sky-High Bills During Winter Storm

February 2021

February 28, 2021

A bailout for the Texas energy market? A domino effect after the winter storm and crazy high bills

February 26, 2021

Were regulators right to push power prices to the maximum in Texas?
Texas Blackout: What went wrong in the Lone Star State?

February 25, 2021

Texans band together amid fallout from energy crisis

February 23, 2021

Texas’s big freeze may not bring the reforms it showed are needed
Why Texas' Electrical Grid Is Vulnerable And How One Expert Predicted Its Failure

February 21, 2021

How Texas’ Drive for Energy Independence Set It Up for Disaster
What could the disaster in Texas mean for the future of energy in the US?

February 19, 2021

Texas has a history of killing energy reliability bills
Biden expected to sign federal disaster aid for Texas: WSJ

February 18, 2021

Can Texas' power system handle the 'weirding' weather of climate change?

February 17, 2021

Texas seceded from the nation’s power grid. Now it’s paying the price.
Epic power fail: Why millions of Texans are still without heat and electricity
Why Texas Is Experiencing Such Widespread Power Outages
US conservatives falsely blame renewables for Texas storm outages

February 16, 2021

Texas didn't learn its lesson | Experts say little has changed with winterization of generators since blackouts of 2011
Bitter cold overwhelms grid, leaves millions in dark
'Soviet-style' system led to Texas grid fiasco, expert says
Texas is a Huge Energy Producer. So Why Are Millions Without Power?
'A Complete Bungle': Texas' Power Grid Fails in Record Cold
Texas blackouts show the power grid isn’t ready for climate change

February 15, 2021

Expert says power outages in Texas result of poor planning on multiple levels
For Frozen Houstonians, Hurricane Reflexes Kick In

February 12, 2021

Massive winter storm prompts disaster declaration and could stress Texas' electric grid

January 2021

January 4, 2021

Editorial: The transition from fossil fuel is an opportunity for Texas

January 3, 2021

‘A Slap in the Face’: The Pandemic Disrupts Young Oil Careers

2020

December 2020

December 23, 2020

FORBES Climate, Energy, And Essential Infrastructure In Texas

December 21, 2020

UH University of Houston Receives Licensing Executive Society’s 2020 Deal of Distinction in CEEM Sector

November 2020

November 30, 2020

UH Discoveries Highlight New Possibilities for Magnesium Batteries

November 12, 2020

UH Papers From Cullen College Of Engineering Professors Make The Grade, Analysis Finds

November 11, 2020

Nuclear waste — Texas may not be the solution

November 3, 2020

Subsea research group receives funding for research, economic development

October 2020

October 30, 2020

Future of oil could ride on Houston's US House races

October 26, 2020

Four opportunities for oil and gas workers in a low-carbon economy

October 20, 2020

UH Yingcai Zheng Named Robert and Margaret Sheriff Professor in Applied Geophysics
UH Lost and Found: UH Geologists ‘Resurrect’ Missing Tectonic Plate
Oil industry unlikely to recover until 2022

October 19, 2020

UH Five Geoscience Students Recognized for Presentations at the 21st Annual Geoscience Student Expo

October 13, 2020

The state of the energy industry: Are we in the midst of a transition?

September 2020

September 23, 2020

UH Bauer Dean Paul A. Pavlou Receives National Science Foundation Grant
UH EAS Students Invited as Keynote Speakers for Latin American Petroleum Conference

September 22, 2020

CCME University of Houston to aid southern states in carbon-saving research funded by DOE grant

September 21, 2020

Wanted: A new generation of clean energy wildcatters

September 18, 2020

CCME Center for Carbon Management in Energy Joins National CCUS Effort

September 16, 2020

UH EAS Graduate Students Receive Grant for K-5 Outreach
UH Two UH Students Take 1st Place At SPWLA International Contest

September 15, 2020

Govt. must be part of cost negotiations for oil developments
An All-Electric Houston Would Save Lives and Money
Inexpensive, non-toxic nanofluid could be a game-changer for oil recovery
Switching to electric vehicles could save lives, cut health care costs in Houston, report finds

September 14, 2020

CCME Experts observe 7 reasons why batteries can't provide a solution to renewable energy's unreliability

September 11, 2020

Low-Cost, Eco-Friendly Nanofluid can Efficiently Recover Heavy Oil from Reservoirs
Jobs in oil-field service hit lows of bust

September 10, 2020

UH Inexpensive, Non-Toxic Nanofluid Could Be a Game-Changer for Oil Recovery

September 9, 2020

UH Bringing Fusion Energy to Commercial Reality

September 1, 2020

CCME UH Announces Funding for Carbon Management Projects - Center for Carbon Management in Energy Awards $275,000 for Research

August 2020

August 29, 2020

Permian’s future could lie in storing CO ₂ emissions

August 27, 2020

Local fuel shortages might only last a few days

August 25, 2020

UH Ph.D. Candidate Effiong Honored With ExxonMobil Award
Is US Oil 'Back' and 'Expanding'?
Thousands of oil and gas operations and other facilities have been allowed to ignore environmental rules during the pandemic

August 16, 2020

Oil & Gas Review: Exxon’s “parasitic” project in Papua New Guinea bears similarities to Guyana

August 15, 2020

Shale Executives Make Millions As Their Company Goes Bankrupt

August 13, 2020

UH Choi Receives Grants Totaling $500K to Improve Accuracy for Short- and Long-Term Air Quality Modeling

August 11, 2020

FORBES Feds Propose More Sites For Nuke Waste Storage (Not Disposal)

August 6, 2020

Dakota Access oil pipeline users downplay need for line to investors

August 3, 2020

Fact checking Trump's claims that the US oil and gas industry is 'back' and 'expanding.' He's wrong.

July 2020

July 28, 2020

The top 50 U.S. colleges that pay off the most in 2020

July 23, 2020

FORBES Hydrogen Is A Top Contender In The Race To Zero Carbon

July 20, 2020

Illegitimacy, sanctions attract corrupt business partners in oil sector – transparency advocates

July 17, 2020

UH A Roadmap to Better Multivalent Batteries

July 2, 2020

Energy Transfer Digs in on North Dakota Pipeline Expansion Despite Oil Slump, Sources Say

June 2020

June 20, 2020

Newfound Lightweight Supercapacitor Materials Help Extend Battery Life for Mobile Electronic Devices

June 16, 2020

Houston lands new clean energy incubator

June 11, 2020

UH Poll: Energy Industry Worried About 2020 Presidential Election
FORBES Have Some In The Shale Patch Taken Cues From The Enron Playbook?

June 8, 2020

UH Arellano, PhD Student, Awarded Grant for Climate Research in Panama
The smart policy bet for carbon neutrality
Turning off shale wells raises questions about risk to future production
COVID-19 Batters Int’l Oil, Gas Markets

June 6, 2020

Offshore oil producers battle coronavirus and incoming Cristobal
Coronavirus poses new obstacles for storm response during hurricane season

June 4, 2020

UH New Material, Modeling Methods Promise Advances in Energy Storage

June 3, 2020

UH PhD Student Kyle Reuber Receives SEG/AAPG Best Paper Award for the Journal Interpretation

May 2020

May 29, 2020

Forecast for Texas Economy Tied to Virus Uncertainty

May 27, 2020

World’s Oldest Bug is Fossil Millipede from Scotland
FORBES American Offices Are Reopening. Many Employees Aren’t Ready

May 26, 2020

UH EAS Graduate Awarded Dan E. Wells Outstanding Dissertation Award
FORBES In Railing Against Oil Companies, Climate Activists Are Now Fighting Their Own Allies

May 22, 2020

UH Back from the Bottom of the World

May 19, 2020

Study Finds Most Workers Prefer WFH as Companies Return to Normal From COVID-19
Energy Economists Warn NDIC To Vote No On ND Oil Production Cuts
UH Zheng and Co-Authors Receive Award for Best Poster Paper Presented at 2019 SEG Annual Meeting
70% US Energy Sector Workers not Ready to Return to Office: Study

May 18, 2020

UH Lee Receives Grant For South Korean Water, Satellite Project
Return to work at office? 70 per cent workers in US energy sector say 'not-so-fast': Study

May 15, 2020

Energy Worker Survey Finds Remote Preference
UH Energy workers hesitant to return to workplace, UH study finds

May 14, 2020

UH Petroleum Engineering Alum Named As One Of TWA's Energy Influencers
UH Return to Work at the Office? Energy Workers Say “Not So Fast”
UH Will Oil Prices Go Negative Again? Here Are 3 Things To Watch For
Oil Price Crash Could Hurt Trump in Texas, Help in Pennsylvania

May 12, 2020

Katy area to fare better than other Texas cities around oil and gas hubs
EPA settlements are supposed to hold polluters accountable. Will coronavirus get them off the hook?

May 11, 2020

UH Seven NSM Faculty Honored with UH Faculty Excellence and Research Excellence Awards
UH UH Professor Leon Thomsen Awarded SEG’s Maurice Ewing Medal
FORBES America’s Oil And Gas Jobs Could Soon Come Roaring Back

May 7, 2020

FORBES Texas Regulators Punt On Quixotic Attempt To Rein In Oil Production

May 6, 2020

Despite restarting economy, expert thinks oil and gas will take a while to bounce back
Houston confronts one-two punch of COVID-19 and oil bust

May 4, 2020

UH Energy Intelligence - Higher Prices Unlikely to Cut Gas' Power-Gen Share
Coronavirus and downturn slam America’s oil patch
Opinion: UH Energy expert lays out steps to make Houston the sustainable energy capital

May 1, 2020

Push to Protect West Texas Lizard Moves Forward After Settlement

April 2020

April 29, 2020

UH Thousands Of Oil And Gas Workers Have Been Laid Off In Houston. What’s Next?

April 28, 2020

25 Best Colleges for a Geology Degree 2020

April 27, 2020

Energy projects in chaos after permit shutdown

April 24, 2020

Just a Setback or the End: Will Coronavirus Pandemic Kill US 'Energy Independence'?
U.S. oil firm Continental draws anger with decision to cancel sales

April 23, 2020

RPT - ANALYSIS - US Crude Oil Likely To Get Crushed Through Summer But Will Return
At a Crossroad: Today's Energy Workforce - Live Panel Session with Dr. Christiane Spitzmueller

April 22, 2020

Oil prices collapsed, but that doesn’t mean Texans will get free gasoline
Texas sees decline in clean energy jobs — and more losses are expected due to coronavirus

April 21, 2020

How Can Something Cost Less Than $0? Your Oil Questions, Answered.

April 20, 2020

Uncharted Waters: Impact of Deepwater Horizon on BP, offshore industry still playing out
Oil Price Falls Below Zero for the First Time. Ever.
Lack of Storage Space Drives Nymex WTI to Record Low in Negative Territory
Good for drivers, bad business: Oil industry takes historic hit as prices sink into negative territory

April 18, 2020

Deepwater Horizon prompted new regulations. Are we safer?

April 17, 2020

Oil field services workers laid off at two operations in San Antonio area

April 16, 2020

UH Two UH EAS Students Awarded AAPG Grants-in-Aid
Energy Operators Stressed about Job Security, Industry’s Future in Wake of Coronavirus

April 14, 2020

Texas to consider mandatory oil cuts

April 9, 2020

Survey Shows Energy Job Security Concern
Economists dive into the economic impact of COVID-19, low oil prices on Houston

April 6, 2020

UH Energy Workforce Survey - Energy Workers Say Companies Were Well-Prepared for COVID-19 But Are Worried About Industry's Future

March 2020

March 30, 2020

Gas stations depend on getting customers inside. Is that a problem right now?
If a coronavirus recession mirrors 2008 conditions, Houston could lose $100 million in tax revenue
UH Will Capping Oil Production Help Texas Companies? Experts Say No.

March 29, 2020

What We Know About the Surge in Jobless Claims in Texas

March 28, 2020

Energy economist: Production cuts won’t work

March 25, 2020

'I really just want to go back to work' | Laid-off workers struggling to apply for unemployment amid COVID-19 crisis
'Fasten your seatbelt' | What are the long-term effects of COVID-19 on Houston's economy?

March 24, 2020

Coronavirus ravages U.S. energy capital
FORBES Texas Business Leaders Chafe At Coronavirus Lockdowns: ‘We’ve Got To Figure Out How To Live With This Thing’

March 23, 2020

Houston recession forecast shows economy losing tens of thousands of jobs due to COVID-19, oil price war

March 19, 2020

Move to halt power disconnections threatens some Houston-area electricity providers

March 18, 2020

Houston oil expert: Halliburton furloughs 'better way' of approaching lack of oil demand amid COVID-19 concerns

March 16, 2020

Stock market rout doubles pain for energy firms that took shares for deals

March 15, 2020

Can shale survive another bust?

March 13, 2020

Energy Efficiency: Is It Too Good To Be True?
Layoffs almost certain as oil industry and stock market struggles
Houston continues decade-long march to greener future

March 12, 2020

Low crude prices' effect on Galveston County refineries uncertain

March 11, 2020

Houston has what it takes to survive the coronavirus, oil crisis

March 10, 2020

Oil Companies Scale Back After Price Crash

March 9, 2020

UH Energy Intelligence - Natural Gas Week: Can Industry Snuff Out Gas Flaring?
UH Saudi-Russia Oil Fight Sends Markets Spiraling. What Does That Mean In Texas And Beyond?
Oil price war: U.S. drillers feeling immediate pain
Oil crashes as crude producers brawl and coronavirus spreads
Coronavirus, oil prices drive market meltdown
Houston recession risk mounts as markets collapse, oil nosedives
Oil price war expected to be hard on American shale oil/gas producers - Univ. of Houston economist
Oil Price Wars, Coronavirus Threaten to Rattle US Commercial Real Estate

March 6, 2020

Houston economy disrupted by coronavirus as supply chains bottleneck, oil prices sink

March 5, 2020

Commodities Market Continues to Drop Amid Coronavirus Scare
Railroad Commission candidate may have had the Wright name

March 3, 2020

Global Energy Conference Scrapped as Concerns Over Virus Grow

March 2, 2020

Ensuring Prosperity

March 1, 2020

What to know about cyberattacks targeting energy pipelines

February 2020

February 28, 2020

Earnings soar but stock doesn’t. So what’s NRG to do?

February 27, 2020

Trial Over Chemical Plant Fire Kicks Off in Houston

February 26, 2020

Oil and gas business leaders discuss the impact of Coronavirus impact on the Houston economy

February 24, 2020

FORBES Uncharted Antarctic Island Big Enough To See From Space Discovered Amid Record Heat

February 19, 2020

Planners Envision an Electric Highway Future

February 13, 2020

FORBES The Forbes Investigation: How Bloom Energy Blew Through Billions Promising Cheap, Green Tech That Falls Short

February 7, 2020

UH On the Atlantic: Students Experience Research Trip of a Lifetime
Pakistan, emerging as U.S. LNG export market, looks to Houston to help jump start economy

February 6, 2020

Citgo 6 hauled back into custody amid Venezuelan opposition leader visit to DC

January 2020

January 30, 2020

Enterprise Products reports record profit, then adds CEO

January 28, 2020

Can Mindfulness Improve Offshore Safety?

January 27, 2020

Carbon tax plan proposed by GOP would pay dividends back to public

January 24, 2020

CenterPoint dealt defeat in rate-hike agreement

January 22, 2020

Halliburton, other companies start 2020 with profit loss and layoffs

January 20, 2020

Electric vehicles look to make inroads in Houston

January 13, 2020

2020 elections could help keep gas prices low, expert says
UH Wind Energy On Track To Surpass Coal Power In Texas
Solar-Energy–Harvesting Hybrid Device Provides Uninterrupted Power
UH U.S. Is Not “Energy Independent,” Despite President Trump’s Claims

January 10, 2020

Breaking down Reliant's energy plans: When 'free' really means more expensive
Wind has almost edged out coal for No. 2 position in Texas

January 7, 2020

Assassinating Soleimani endangers lives in the Middle East and the U.S. [Opinion]
Big firms become climate advocates

2019

December 2019

December 31, 2019

Crude’s late year rally masks difficult 2019 for oil industry

December 26, 2019

UH professor harnesses the itty-bitty to make a big impact
Oil sector may be entering final decade of growth

December 18, 2019

The top company in Texas’ birthplace of shale exits for $770M

December 11, 2019

Chevron’s nearly $11B write-down reflects weak demand and low oil and gas prices

December 6, 2019

As Lopez Obrador focuses on oil, U.S. natural gas exports...

December 5, 2019

Oil experts, Analyst say… Norway makes field development plans public, Guyana should do same

December 4, 2019

Recent oil and gas layoffs may be indicator of things to come in 2020

December 2, 2019

Solar expected to disrupt Texas fossil-fuel apple cart
Mobius Rising: Geometric shape takes Houston by storm

December 1, 2019

As Industry Changes, So Does Petroleum Engineering Education

November 2019

November 27, 2019

Refinery Plant Explosion in Texas Raises Questions About Chemical Safety Rules

November 26, 2019

Shell’s Companywide AI Effort Shows Early Returns

November 19, 2019

Forbes Blog The Top Five Legal Barriers To Carbon Capture And Sequestration In Texas

November 18, 2019

Forbes Blog What's Happened To US Electric Vehicle Sales?

November 14, 2019

Global Climate Change Concerns for Africa’s Lake Victoria

November 4, 2019

Dupré Receives Two Major Awards

November 1, 2019

Analysis: The murky and confusing Texas electricity market

October 2019

October 31, 2019

As air quality problem persists, local experts turn to technology

October 29, 2019

Forbes Blog Energy Security After Abandoning The Kurds And Killing Baghdadi
Forbes Blog Carbon Storage In Texas: Who Owns The Underground Pore Space?

October 24, 2019

UH Physics - Low Frequency Seismic Prototype to Expand Seismic Capability
Forbes Blog Do Falling Oil Prices Mean Trouble Ahead For Houston's Economy?
UH NSM - Low Frequency Seismic Prototype to Expand Seismic Capability

October 23, 2019

Changing How Chemists Think About Textbook Chemical Concepts

October 22, 2019

Forbes Blog Smart Low-Carbon Cities - Big Changes Ahead

October 16, 2019

Forbes Blog Energy Projects And Endangered Species Don't Have To Be At Odds
Could Houston Be The ‘Energy Capital’ Without Oil And Gas?
New Catalyst Would Boost Biomass Conversion to Fuels, Chemicals

October 11, 2019

Forbes Blog Can Corporate Social Responsibility Be Legally Enforced?
Mayor announces major effort to reduce emissions on Houston's roadways

October 9, 2019

The PG&E Blackouts: California’s Regulated Crisis

October 7, 2019

Forbes Blog Demand Response: An Untapped Energy Resource For The Grid
Why A U.S. Quota On OPEC Imports Would Help Address The High Costs Of 'Cheap' Oil

October 4, 2019

Markets can help fight climate change

October 3, 2019

A Sustainable Energy Future Requires All Energy Options

October 2, 2019

The Honorable Charles McConnell Receives 2019 Pioneer Award

October 1, 2019

Changing Paradigm Of The Permian

September 2019

September 30, 2019

Forbes Blog Politicians Promise Quick Climate Action. That's Not The Most Effective Solution.

September 26, 2019

Forbes Blog Federal Carbon Pricing Is Closer Than You Think

September 24, 2019

Forbes Blog Pollutants Released During Tropical Storm Imelda Are A Wake Up Call For The Chemicals Industry

September 23, 2019

Forbes Blog Pay Now Or Pay Later: The Certain Cost Of Climate Change

September 21, 2019

Plan to transport nuclear waste to West Texas draws concern

September 20, 2019

Forbes Blog The Future Of Electric Vehicles: Will US Manufacturers Lead?

September 19, 2019

Saudi Arabia’s Oil Fires Were Extinguished Within Hours, So Why Did It Take So Long In Deer Park?
Ex-Shell President: Utilize Enablers, Not Policy To Bring About Energy Change

September 16, 2019

Texas Economy May Benefit From Saudi Oil Outage

September 15, 2019

Area oil business rapidly changing

September 12, 2019

Can state’s grid manager be held accountable for its errors?

September 11, 2019

Battery, meet barbecue

September 10, 2019

Saudi energy minister switch could help Texas oil sector

September 9, 2019

Heat Wave Again Tests Ercot Margins as Shortfall of Gas-Fired Baseload Looms
How a Booming Texas Economy May Help Democrats in 2020
Changing Paradigm Of The Permian Basin

September 7, 2019

Oil Majors Go Bargain Hunting In The Permian

September 6, 2019

Increased Seismic Effectiveness, Efficiency and Impact
Shell Deer Park Historical Society donates years of documents to UH
UH Law Center Shares European Commission Award For Climate Change Work

September 4, 2019

Environment Energy & Natural Resources Center at UH Law Center shares European Commission award

September 3, 2019

UH Again Earns Gold Rating for Sustainability Initiatives

August 2019

August 27, 2019

Study: Oil industry shakeup is looming

August 26, 2019

Oil Industry Shakeup Looming in the Permian Basin
New market for LNG as Germany moves to add import terminals

August 23, 2019

How does Texas keep the lights on? It's complicated

August 21, 2019

UH Engineer Offers Proposals to Improve Nation’s Electric Grid
UH assistant professor submits two winning proposals to the U.S. Department of Energy's Electricity Industry Technology and Practices Innovation Challenge

August 20, 2019

Shell Deer Park Donates Historic Archives to UH Libraries
How to fix Texas’ Soviet-style electricity market

August 16, 2019

UH Law Center's Wright takes tax expertise to London as visiting speaker

August 15, 2019

In order to not lose our forests, we cannot be afraid to use them
UH Law Center's Hester named among best environmental lawyers in the U.S.

August 13, 2019

Attorney ethics rules: Another climate law frontier?
In The Permian, An Oil Boom’s Hidden Challenges

August 12, 2019

Robert H. Stolt, Adjunct Professor of Physics at UH to receive the highest honor and recognition by the Society of Exploration Geophysics, the 2019 Maurice Ewing Medal

August 9, 2019

How electricity startup Griddy exposed flaws in wholesale power market

August 6, 2019

Texas sues Exxon Mobil over environmental violations from Baytown fire
Energy Savings: Why Are They Doing That?

August 1, 2019

Harris County sues Exxon Mobil after fire that injured 37, setting the stage for future crackdowns
Oil’s tariff tumble may further slow growth for Houston economy
Going Out of Style: Tax-Driven Deals to Move Corporate HQs Outside U.S.