June 13th, 2012

Risk attitudes shapes national oil company strategies

Based on the research in Oil and Governance, PESD researchers Mark Thurber and David Hults argue that the incentives an NOC faces to take, avoid, or manage risk critically determine its strategy and whether it can achieve the particular goals of its host government. Read more »

April 16th, 2009

Research by the barrel, PESD's interdisciplinary NOC study featured in Stanford Report

PESD's innovative and interdisciplinary approach to its National Oil Companies (NOC) Study is featured in the recent issue of Interaction, which explores the future of oil and those studying the complex topic across the university. Read more »

August 16th, 2006

PESD Participates in Seminar on Atlantic Basin Natural Gas Markets

PESD co-sponsors a seminar with collaborators at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro to examine the shift to LNG in South America. Read more »

January 4th, 2006

David G. Victor's "Recovering Sustainable Development" published in Foreign Affairs

Sustainable development -- the notion that boosting economic growth, protecting natural resources, and ensuring social justice can be complementary goals -- has lost much appeal over the past two decades, the victim of woolly thinking and interest-group politics. The concept can be relevant again, but only if its original purpose -- helping the poor live healthier lives on their own terms -- is restored. Read more »

September 6th, 2003

David Victor quoted in "Forging Links to Natural Gas From Abroad" in New York Times

David G. Victor, CESP Senior Fellow and Director of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development is quoted in New York Times, September 6, 2003 article "Forging Links to Natural Gas From Abroad". Read more »