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Educators Forum on Energy
June 5, 2008

Energy in the 21st Century: A Bright or a Dark Future?
Claude Baudoin, Schlumberger

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How long will our oil and gas reserves last...and does it matter? Many economics professors (and a few scientists) have written about their theories.
Some predict a World War III triggered by competition for oil in ten years, others talk about "bottomless" reserves. And some people say that if we just turn lights off at night, and drive hybrid cards, we'll be fine. Beyond the hype, what are the facts? This talk will cover where energy comes from and where it is consumed, how this balance has been evolving, and what seems to be in store for the world in the next decades.
Energy Geopolitics
Bruce Misamore, former CFO of YUKOS Oil in Russia
Russia and the Caspian Sea region are important to world energy markets because they hold large reserves of undeveloped oil and natural gas.

In order to fully utilize these resources several challenges need to be addressed - an accurate assessment of the region's resources, rivalries between regional and international powers, domestic ethnic conflicts, and lack of appropriate export routes. Misamore will discuss how these geopolitics will play out and affect the world.
Bruce Misamore joined YUKOS in 2001 with over 23 years of prior experience working with large multinational integrated and independent petroleum companies. Before joining YUKOS, Misamore workred for PennzEnergy Company, Pennzoil, and Marathon Oil where he had various responsibilities including international finance. Misamore received his bachelor's degree in finance from Bowling Green State University in Ohio in 1972, and his master's degree in finance from Bowling Green in 1973.

Claude Baudoin joined Schlumberger, the oilfield services company, in 1977 and has occupied a number of staff and management positions in France and the U.S. Baudoin currently serves as Advisor to the CIO and to the Director of Knowledge Management, and is located in Houston. He has an Engineer degree from Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, and a master's degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. He has authored two books, many papers, and two patents on IT- and software-related topics.
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