Energy

From The Times-Picayune, Jan. 30, 2011: Taking advantage of its presence among major energy players along the Gulf Coast, Tulane University plans to start offering a master’s degree in energy management this summer, an 11-…

Student traders from Rutgers, the University of Texas at Austin, Tulane and Northwestern took the top honors at the 2010 Tulane Energy Trading Competition, but according to some participants, the biggest reward for taking part in the…

Some of the world’s largest energy trading firms will be at the Freeman School of Business on Saturday, Oct. 23, to see the country’s best collegiate energy traders put their risk strategies to the test in what’s becoming one of the…

From Barron's, Aug. 15, 2010: You don't have to drill too deep to find intriguing plays on the Gulf's oil spill—just go to school. Tulane University professor Peter Ricchiuti and the students in his stock-research program…

From Reuters, July 16, 2010 In Louisiana, the Gulf state most reliant on energy businesses, the economic costs of the federal moratorium on deepwater oil drilling, in place through November 30, will be severe and long lasting,…

From Forbes.com, June 25, 2010: In a commentary written for Forbes.com, Eric Smith, associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, says the Obama administration's current Gulf policy will lead to the departure of drilling…

From NPR's All Things Considered, June 21, 2010: NPR's Michele Norris spoke with Eric Smith, associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, about the drilling moratorium's potential impact on the Gulf Coast economy and what the…

Since 2008, the Freeman School and the School of Science & Engineering have been collaborating on research into the production and utilization of next generation fuels for clean power, including butanol from sugar cane waste…

Douglas N. Schantz, president of Sequent Energy Management, died tragically in New Orleans on March 5 after apparently falling accidentally into the Mississippi River. Schantz, who served on the board of the Tulane Energy Institute,…

Twenty-eight of the nation's best student traders met up in New Orleans on Nov. 14 to test their skills trading simulated live oil and gas futures, but unlike most competitions, the winners of this event weren't necessarily the ones…

The Freeman School has earned a national reputation in recent years for its use of cutting-edge technology to teach energy trading. Next month, Freeman takes another step toward establishing itself as one of the nation's leading…

Entergy Corp. has awarded the Tulane Energy Institute a grant of $100,000. The gift, which Entergy officials presented at a reception in Goldring/Woldenberg Hall II on Nov. 17, will fund energy research and course development within…

While drivers nationwide revel in lower gasoline prices, many in Louisiana are anxiously watching the cost of oil fall to its lowest levels in 18 months. In a state whose economy has for more than a half-century been closely linked to…

At an Oct. 27 reception in Goldring/Woldenberg Hall II, ConocoPhillips presented a gift of $25,000 to the Tulane Energy Institute. The gift, one of the first in ConocoPhillips' Faculty Sponsorship Program, will support Joe LeBlanc, who…

America's energy policy took center stage at a special congressional debate hosted by the Freeman School's Entergy-Tulane Energy Institute, but despite the organizers' goal of fostering a constructive dialog between parties, the…

With oil prices hovering around $120 a barrel, it doesn't take much imagination to guess what the hot ticket was at this year's Burkenroad Reports Investment Conference. "Energy stocks were white hot," says Peter Ricchiuti, assistant…

Sequent Energy Management hosted a reception in the Lavin-Bernick Center on Tulane's Uptown campus on Feb. 20 to announce the recipients of two scholarships for students interested in pursuing careers in energy. Freeman students…

In a recent news segment, CNBC highlighted the Freeman School's trading room and its unique approach to training students for careers in energy trading. "They may be a long way from the NYMEX in New Orleans and at Tulane University,"…