Fostering understanding of energy since 1983

The Energy Forum, Inc. is dedicated to fostering public understanding of energy issues including the energy market and industry and of the many challenges facing them in a rapidly changing world. Its regular public lectures and discussions on a variety of relevant topics provide a collegial platform where industry and academic experts, business leaders, policymakers, students, journalists and others can exchange information and ideas about energy issues and interact with one another in a non-partisan environment.

The past decade of cheap and abundant natural resources prompted governments, policy makers, think tanks and many market participants to conflate energy abundance with energy independence. Events of the past year have altered that framework, leading to an imperative re-imagining of global energy security. Global oil and gas trade flows have been upended by sanctions, governments are re-writing policy playbooks and global energy majors are re-visiting capital investment roadmaps. Does the current tumultuous global energy landscape suggest a doubling down on fossil fuels or an acceleration toward renewables? Or both? Our conversation includes, but seeks to extend beyond the dynamic involving Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and promises to be a broader discussion involving the re-imagining of global energy security, and how these themes may impact the near, medium and long term nature of the global investment landscape.