High energy prices, strong growth, low inflation – who woulda thunk it? These and other conundrums will be explored within the context of a revived interest worldwide in the role energy plays in our economies, geopolitical relationships, and perceptions about environment quality. Dr. Michot Foss will lay out fundamentals driving global and regional energy supply and demand, discuss emerging trends in key fuels and energy commodity markets, and highlight critical policy and regulatory controversies and directions.

The CEE is a multidisciplinary business and public policy program on energy and associated environmental issues, formerly the Institute for Energy, Law & Enterprise at the University of Houston Law Center (UH IELE). The CEE is a center for excellence on commercial frameworks for energy development across the energy value chains.