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CARSON, CA - AUGUST 07: The BP West Coast Products LLC Carson oil refinery on August 7, 2006 in Carson, California. BP Global is shutting down its Prudhoe Bay oil field operations, the nation?s largest, on Alaska's North Slope because of severe corrosion in an oil transit line. The shutdown will cut supplies to West Coast refineries and will drive oil and gasoline prices sharply higher, raising new criticisms of the company's safety record. British Petroleum (BP) is facing a criminal investigation over a ma

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April 2024
Past Event
Energy Policy and Social Goals: A Conversation with Paul H. Tice
Featured Speakers:
Paul H. Tice
Brigham McCown
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on January 31, 2022, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
12
April 2024
Past Event
Energy Policy and Social Goals: A Conversation with Paul H. Tice

Join Hudson for a conversation with author Paul H. Tice about the trend of sustainable investing. 

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on January 31, 2022, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Paul H. Tice
Brigham McCown
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18
October 2023
Past Event
The Arab Oil Embargo 50 Years Later: Lessons Learned and Missed Opportunities
Featured Speakers:
Mike Sommers
Arthur Herman
Jonathan Schachter
Robert Heyat
Brigham McCown
Lucian Pugliaresi
Jack Spencer
Thomas J. Duesterberg
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18
October 2023
Past Event
The Arab Oil Embargo 50 Years Later: Lessons Learned and Missed Opportunities

Energy experts explore why the 1973 oil embargo mattered, why it continues to matter, and what lessons it offers policymakers today.

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Featured Speakers:
Mike Sommers
Arthur Herman
Jonathan Schachter
Robert Heyat
Brigham McCown
Lucian Pugliaresi
Jack Spencer
Thomas J. Duesterberg
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13
July 2023
Past Event
How to Balance Economic and Energy Security While Preserving Public Lands
Featured Speakers:
Secretary David Bernhardt
Brigham McCown
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13
July 2023
Past Event
How to Balance Economic and Energy Security While Preserving Public Lands

A discussion with former Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt about how the US can maintain economic prosperity and energy security while preserving public lands for future generations.

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Featured Speakers:
Secretary David Bernhardt
Brigham McCown
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24
May 2023
Past Event
Securing Our Energy Future: A Dialogue on Trends and Solutions
Featured Speakers:
Brigham McCown
Adam DeMella
Travis Fisher
Mothusi Pahl
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24
May 2023
Past Event
Securing Our Energy Future: A Dialogue on Trends and Solutions

Please join Hudson Senior Fellow and Director of the Initiative on American Energy Security Brigham McCown for a conversation with industry experts on the best ways to tackle current and emerging energy policy issues.

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Featured Speakers:
Brigham McCown
Adam DeMella
Travis Fisher
Mothusi Pahl
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12
January 2023
Past Event
Energy Security in the 118th Congress: A Discussion with Rep. August Pfluger
Featured Speakers:
Congressman August Pfluger
Brigham McCown
Moderator:
Jeremy Hunt
The Marathon Anacortes Refinery on March 8, 2022, in Anacortes, Washington. (David Ryder/Getty Images)
12
January 2023
Past Event
Energy Security in the 118th Congress: A Discussion with Rep. August Pfluger

Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Brigham McCown and Congressman August Pfluger discuss what the Biden administration and the 118th Congress can do to chart a course toward energy security while bolstering national defense.

The Marathon Anacortes Refinery on March 8, 2022, in Anacortes, Washington. (David Ryder/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Congressman August Pfluger
Brigham McCown
Moderator:
Jeremy Hunt
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29
September 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | American Energy Security: A Conversation with Senator Dan Sullivan
Featured Speakers:
Brigham McCown
Dan Sullivan
Trans-Alaska Pipeline moves crude oil from Prudhoe Bay to the ice free port of Valdez, Alaska. (Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
29
September 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | American Energy Security: A Conversation with Senator Dan Sullivan

This event will premiere on this page at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, September 29.

Trans-Alaska Pipeline moves crude oil from Prudhoe Bay to the ice free port of Valdez, Alaska. (Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Brigham McCown
Dan Sullivan
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28
September 2022
Past Event
Establishing and Fortifying US National Security Supply Chains
Featured Speakers:
Representative Michael Turner
Representative Brian Fitzpatrick
Edlyn Levine, PhD
Gilbert Kaplan
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Nadia Schadlow
Daniel McKivergan
Staff Sgt. Neil Oltmer uses metallic inert gas welding to build a mounting plate on March 18, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. (US Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class David Bernal Del Agua)
28
September 2022
Past Event
Establishing and Fortifying US National Security Supply Chains

The United States must have secure, reliable, and scalable supply chains for critical supplies and technologies. For decades there has been an overrel

Staff Sgt. Neil Oltmer uses metallic inert gas welding to build a mounting plate on March 18, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. (US Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class David Bernal Del Agua)
Featured Speakers:
Representative Michael Turner
Representative Brian Fitzpatrick
Edlyn Levine, PhD
Gilbert Kaplan
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Nadia Schadlow
Daniel McKivergan
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21
March 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Future of US Energy Production: A Conversation with Sen. Bill Cassidy
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Bill Cassidy
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Gas prices hit over 6 dollars per gallon at a petrol station in Los Angeles, California, on February 23, 2022. (Getty Images)
21
March 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Future of US Energy Production: A Conversation with Sen. Bill Cassidy

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Monday, March 21. Register for the event here.

Gas prices hit over 6 dollars per gallon at a petrol station in Los Angeles, California, on February 23, 2022. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Bill Cassidy
Thomas J. Duesterberg
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