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Energy is the “biggest single challenge for the next few decades,” but because fewer graduates are entering the field, the next generation needs to be inspired with a sense of mission to “save the world,” a Nobel Prize winning scientist said Tuesday during a Global Energy Management Institute (GEMI) forum at the University of Houston.

Energy is the “biggest single challenge for the next few decades,” but because fewer graduates are entering the field, the next generation needs to be inspired with a sense of mission to “save the world,” a Nobel Prize winning scientist said Tuesday during a Global Energy Management Institute (GEMI) forum at the University of Houston.

While proposals to open up untouched areas in Alaska and off the U.S. coasts have gotten more headlines, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), whose members produce 75% of the domestic U.S. gas supply, is happy with provisions in the current energy bill that will increase access to federal lands in the lower 48 and provide financial incentives for small producers to drill.

The western wholesale energy markets can use more “yes, buts…” and fewer “hell, nos” if they are ever going to regain investor, regulator and consumer confidence, the head of the Arizona state regulatory commission told a nationally assembled industry teleconference panel.

A dwindling number of attractive drilling targets in the United States and a tough financial environment were the leading reasons exploration and production (E&P) companies said they planned to spend less next year in the United States, according to an annual survey by Lehman Brothers.

A lack of skilled manpower, fewer educational opportunities and the increasingly poor image of the oil and gas industry continue to discourage potential job seekers, and it is past time for the producers, educators, associations and state governments to step forward to help build a better image, energy professionals told the Texas Railroad Commission on Wednesday.

A lack of skilled manpower, fewer educational opportunities and the increasingly poor image of the oil and gas industry continue to discourage potential job seekers, and it is past time for the producers, educators, associations and state governments to step forward to help build a better image, energy professionals told the Texas Railroad Commission on Wednesday.

It appears the weatherman will be giving most of the United States a break this summer, with moderate temperatures and less of a hurricane threat than the last five years.

It appears the weatherman will be giving most of the U.S. a break this summer, with moderate temperatures and less of a hurricane threat than the last five years.