The Power of the Team KBH Energy Center Lecturer Jonathan Rotzien writes for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG).
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth: Oil Price Buffers Are ‘Played Out’ As Risks From Iran War Increase Houston Business Journal’s Naomi Klinge reports on insights from Chevron CEO Mike Wirth at our Energy Symposium.
Chevron’s Venezuela Oil Sales to Self-Fund Expansion, CEO Says Bloomberg’s Kevin Crowley reports on remarks made by Chevron CEO Mike Wirth at our Energy Symposium.
Oil Executives Say the Great Fuel Crisis Is Here The Wall Street Journal’s Benoît Morenne and Collin Eaton report on Chevron CEO Mike Wirth’s remarks made at our Energy Symposium.
Chevron CEO Says Depleted Crude Oil Buffers Could Lead to Higher Prices Reuter’s Shelia Dang reports on the conversation between Chevron CEO Mike Wirth and Jack Balagia at our Energy Symposium.
John Arnold: Permitting Reform at a Crossroads Axios’s Alan Neuhauser reports on the panel he moderated with with billionaire energy investor John Arnold at our Energy Symposium.
KBH Energy Center’s Jack Balagia and Micah Clark Featured in Summer 2026 NAPE Magazine In this latest issue, KBH Energy Center Executive Director Jack Balagia shares how we’re preparing next generation of workforce-ready talent. The issue also features an article by 2025-2026 KBH Graduate Fellow, and now Associate Advisory Council member, Micah Clark, highlighting how, with clearer mineral ownership rights, produced water could help fuel innovation instead of posing an environmental risk.
Assessing Economic Costs of Two Reliable Generation Mix Scenarios in the ERCOT System A new peer-reviewed study from COMPASS researcher Dr. Jani Das and colleagues at the Bureau of Economic Geology analyzes ERCOT generation scenarios through 2050, looking beyond technology costs to evaluate the total consumer cost of electricity.
What will it take to solve the great American energy puzzle? “There are precious few types of energy production that both parties agree on,” said David Spence, a professor of natural resources law at the University of Texas at Austin. “It all depends on whether the people doing the negotiating in Congress like their own projects and their own goals more than they hate the other side’s goals and projects.”
Trump is using taxpayer dollars to bail out coal and bet against Texas | Opinion In his latest Houston Chronicle opinion piece, our Academic Director Michael E. Webber argues that policies supporting coal generation could have significant implications for Texas, a state that has become a leader in natural gas, wind, solar, battery manufacturing, and emerging geothermal technologies. As energy demand continues to grow, the debate over how best to balance reliability, affordability, security, and innovation remains central to the future of energy.
Nuclear Safety From the Ground Up As Texas invests heavily in advanced nuclear energy, safety is taking center stage. UT Austin Researchers with the Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin are helping make nuclear power safer from the ground up – using cutting-edge seismic modeling, AI-enabled monitoring, and advanced sensing technologies to identify risks before they become problems. Their work is helping strengthen grid reliability, support energy security, and build public confidence in the next generation of nuclear energy.