Speaker at Ventura College, September 26
September 17, 2007 CONTACT:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alisa Sparkia Moore
Public Information Officer (805) 654-6462
Dr. Farzeen Nasri
Professor of Political Science and Economics
(805) 654-6400 ext. 1217
VENTURA COLLEGE PRESENTS SPEAKER ON
“Emerging Oil Supply Bottlenecks:
Domestic and International Challenges for the US Policy”
VENTURA: The International Studies Program at Ventura College, in cooperation with the Ventura Center of the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB), will present Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki, speaking on “Emerging Oil Supply Bottlenecks: Domestic and International Challenges for the US Policy” in the Ventura College Theatre, on Wednesday, September 26 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. There is no charge for admission to this program.
The geopolitical issues affecting the global oil market create volatility and uncertainty worldwide. The issues of global warming and concerns over the environment have recently come to the front burner in the United States, although these have been old issues in Western Europe. All these developments have masked the debate over potential supply problems ahead. A school of thought believes in global peak. They believe we will reach peak production and then see a rapid decline. Others believe the supply can last for many more decades. How do we interpret all these issues? What is the impact of resource nationalism displayed in Latin America, Russia, and the Middle East? Are we really facing a supply problem and rising prices? What are the imperatives of the US policy—domestically and internationally? Dr. Fesharaki will appraise all these perspectives and share with the audience his insights as to the future directions of the oil markets and options ahead of us.
Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki is the Chairman and CEO, FACTS Global Energy. FGE is a leading consulting group focusing on the oil and gas economics, operating from offices in Hawaii, Singapore, London, and Beijing. Dr. Fesharaki’s work is well-recognized worldwide for pioneering oil and gas market analysis and studies of the Asia Pacific/Middle East energy markets since the early 1980s.
Born in Iran, he received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Surrey in England. He then completed a Visiting Fellowship at Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies. In the late 1970s, he attended the OPEC Ministerial Conferences in his capacity as Energy Adviser to the Prime Minister of Iran. He is a Senior Fellow at the East-West Center, where he heads the energy-related research. He joined the East-West Center in 1979.
Dr. Fesharaki is the author of more than 70 papers and has authored or edited over twenty three books and monographs. He serves on the editorial boards of many journals, including Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Energy - The International Journal, Geopolitics of Energy, Hydrocarbon Asia, and Journal of Energy Finance & Development.
Dr. Fesharaki was the 1993 President of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), the key professional organization representing over 3,000 energy economists in more than 70 countries. In 1989, Dr. Fesharaki was elected a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. Since 1991, he has been a member of the International Advisory Board of Nippon Oil—Japan’s largest oil company. Dr. Fesharaki is also a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy. In 1995, Dr. Fesharaki was elected as a Senior Fellow of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics for distinguished services in the field of energy economics. In 1998, Dr. Fesharaki joined the Board of Directors of the American-Iranian Council. In 2002, Dr. Fesharaki was appointed a Senior Associate of CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies) in Washington, D.C.
This lecture is also co-sponsored by the Global and International Studies Program and the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center at UCSB. For additional information, call Dr. Farzeen Nasri, Ventura College, (805) 654-6400, ext. 1217.##### |
