Perspectives, Publications and Director’s Blog | Kenan-Flagler

Future U.S. tight oil and shale gas production depends on resources, technology, markets

A principal contributor to this report, Faouzi Aloulou, spoke at the Kenan-Flagler Energy Center’s 2016 conference “Global Fracking: What has to change for it to be a game changer?”

FT: BP, Chevron and Exxon walk a fine line between paying dividends and investing in operations

The Financial Times recently reported on Big Oil’s struggles in 2015. It questions the status of major investments, and the efficacy of cutting projects.

“All Cycle-Bottoms are Different – Tell Me How this One Ends”

With oil prices breaking below $30/B, they are close to ‘the sky is falling’ levels promised by Goldman Sachs some months ago.

The Iran Nuclear Deal – Oil “Snapback Sanctions”

Both camps should look at the possibilities presented by oil diplomacy as offering the best means for encouraging Iranian compliance.

Geopolitics & OPEC – What the Markets Aren’t Seeing On Oil Prices

With OPEC already producing above its quota and with a prospective Iranian nuclear deal on the horizon, oversupply isn’t going away soon.

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Announcing the 2015 Energy Conference “Global Fracking – Is It a Game Changer?”

This overview outlines the issues cited as impeding fracking’s dissemination and lists key questions for the conference to address.

Clean Tech Summit

The event highlights the latest innovations, trends and challenges and North Carolina’s central role in the growing clean-technology industry.

Professor Stephen Arbogast on the business of energy

The new UNC Kenan-Flagler Energy Center will examine energy public policy through programs, conduct research and support students through the curriculum and their search for career opportunities.