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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
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Vinson & Elkins LLP
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The Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center at the University of Houston Law Center links energy issues with impacts on environment and natural resources. Building on the academic excellence of the faculty in these areas and the complex and multi-faceted energy and environmental issues in Houston, the Center provides a forum for education and discussion of the most important issues of the day, such as climate change, air pollution, clean coal and renewable energy.
Prof. Jacqueline Weaver participated in several events in Rio de Janeiro on December 9 and 10, 2013, organized through CEDPETRO, a center of excellence in the study of energy law in UERJ, the State University of Rio de Janeiro. The events were organized by Prof. Marilda Rosado de Sa Ribeiro, who teaches Petroleum Law in the Private International Law program of UERJ. The visit also allowed an exchange of ideas about unitization of oil and gas fields with ANP, the National Petroleum Agency of Brazil.
Featured in the photo are Prof. Rosado (right), Prof. Weaver (center) and Tatiana Motta (left),a federal attorney positioned within ANP who graduated from the Masters of Law program in Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Law at the University of Houston Law Center in 2009. Ms. Motta recently worked with ANP in the first bid round for the Pre-Salt areas under the new production-sharing regime.
Prof. Weaver spoke on "The Role of the Regulator in Offshore Safety: Best Practices," which traced the regulatory and other changes to business-as-usual after the Macondo disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. She also spoke on the Resource Curse to a class of law students at UERJ and met with the students doing advanced legal research work there and with the Vice Dean about promoting further exchanges of students and professors. She answered many questions about shale gas development in the U.S. because Brazil has recently conducted a bid round that may usher in shale development.
On November 6, the UHLC student chapter of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators held a successful discussion of careers in the international oil and gas industry, with more than 60 students attending. The distinguished panel of speakers included Jim Barnes (partner in Barnes & Cascio), Jose L. Valera (partner at Mayer Brown), Anthony F. Newton (partner, K&L Gates LLP), Elvis Angyiembe (Regional Compliance Counsel, Weatherford International, and Marco Padilla (Senior Counsel, Ethics & Compliance, Weatherford International).
EENR Archive Calendar of
Prior
Environmental Events in Houston
Research & Publication
"International Law and Mexico’s Energy Reform”
Visiting Professor Julian Cardenas participated as a guest speaker at the forum, “Preparing for Energy Reform: International Experiences and Considerations”, sponsored by the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) in Mexico City, on October 3, 2013.
Andrews Kurth Energy Scholar Hosts Petroleum Transaction Law Discussion
On April 24, Andrews Kurth Energy Scholar Julian Cardenas hosted a lunch panel discussion on New Legal Trends for Transnational Petroleum Transactions. The presentation included an international guest speaker, Dr. Alfredo De Jesus, Lecturer at the University of Versailles and the University of Paris XI, who addressed the legal theory of international petroleum transactions.
Prof. Cardenas also discussed his research on Best Industry Practices and Environmental Regulation for Offshore Petroleum Operations - A Contribution to the Study of the Lex Petrolea, and he presented a method for the applicability and enforcement of industry standards in the oil industry.
Andrews Kurth Energy Scholar Comments on LNG Export Policy
Prof. Susan Sakmar, an Andrews Kurth Energy Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor at UH Law Center, recently submitted comments on the U.S. Department of Energy's proposed policy for exports of liquified natural gas. more...
UH-Calgary International Energy Law Program
The University of Houston Law Center and the University of Calgary Law School have established a new International Energy Law Program . This program allows graduates to sit for the bar in both the United States and Canada. more...
Spotlight
AIPN Student Writing Competition winner John Riggs, a JD student at the Law Center attended the AIPN's International Conference in Singapore in October 2013, having earned the all-expense paid trip with his winning essay on "Investment Protection in Colombia: Can Investors Rely on the Full Protection and Security Clause?" He is pictured here with the other winner, Leanne Desbarats from the University of Calgary.
Research Scholar from Brazil at the Law Center
Alberto Lopes, a LLM student from the Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ) more...
International Investment Law in Rio de Janeiro in Times of Oil Opening.
An exchange between UERJ – UHLC more...
International Guest Speakers in the
Transnational Petroleum Law in Latin America Course
During the 2013 Spring Semester at the University of Houston Law Center, a number of special guests participated in the Transnational Petroleum Law in Latin America course, either through video conference or in person. more...
EENR Professor Hester Opens University of Houston Associate Professor Lecture Series
On April 25, Prof. Tracy Hester gave the opening presentation in the University of Houston's new Associate Professor Spotlight Lecture Series. He spoke on the emerging new law of climate engineering and other large-scale projects to modify the global climate. These proposed initiatives would theoretically offset the harmful effects of climate change, but they pose their own risks, ethical quandries and governance challenges. more...
