Please join the Tribal Energy Consortium and the University of Tulsa for the Rosa Energy Conference on Monday, March 25 and Tuesday, March 25, 2025 in Tulsa, OK.

The Tribal Energy Consortium and the University of Tulsa have come together to bring you a high-level conference which aims to strengthen relationships and create partnerships by bringing together sovereigns, regulators, industry leaders and academia facilitating sustainable energy project life cycles — from planning and permitting to execution, operation, decommissioning and reclamation.

The ROSA ENERGY CONFERENCE will provide a unique opportunity for engagement, collaboration and discussion between thought leaders and experts from sovereign nations, industry, academia and government as they address some of today’s challenges of sustainable energy security. Mark your calendar and make plans to attend this gathering on March 24 & 25, 2025 in Tulsa, Oklahoma which will break down barriers and create opportunities for decision-makers in a safe environment.

A Message from the Conference Chairs:

It is our pleasure to chair the 2025 ROSA ENERGY CONFERENCE on March 24 & 25 in Tulsa, OK. The University of Tulsa and the Tribal Energy Consortium hopes this conference will strengthen relationships and create partnerships by bringing together sovereigns, regulators, industry leaders and academia facilitating sustainable energy project life cycles — from planning and permitting to execution, operation, decommissioning and reclamation.

Our goal is to provide an opportunity for conversations to take place between energy industry players focused on sustainable energy security emphasizing infrastructure, legal matters, politics, the environment, and the economy.

The conference speakers are subject matter experts in POWER (solar, wind, hydro, nuclear and green hydrogen) and CONVENTIONAL (carbon based, geothermal, well abandonment, blue hydrogen and carbon management). As well as invited special guest speakers.

We hope you will also join us for the exciting Deal Makers Mixer & Dinner at the beautiful SUMMIT CLUB in Downtown Tulsa on Monday evening (additional ticketed event).

Beginning and ending with conversations, we look forward to welcoming you to the ROSA ENERGY CONFERENCE in March 2025!

Please join Colorado School of Mines Faculty Senate as they welcome Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Christopher Higgins presenting Chasing Forever Chemicals Forever? The Imminent Challenges of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in Golden, CO.

Growing concerns about human exposure to perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), two members of the broad family of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), have recently led to significant public and regulatory interest. However, society’s path forward is not immediately evident for these chemicals, particularly if they are broadly defined. Even when narrowly defined, significant challenges are evident for developing PFAS treatment technologies, mainly due to both their recalcitrance and their chemical complexity. Finally, the complexity of the routes of human exposure to PFASs ensure that PFASs are likely to be a dominant environmental and public health challenge for years to come. In this overview, these challenges will be discussed in the context of characterizing PFASs in the environment, evaluating human exposures to PFASs, and developing treatment technologies. Further, the need for a broader societal conversation on PFASs will be discussed.

Christopher P. Higgins is an environmental chemist at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Higgins’ received his A.B. in Chemistry from Harvard University, and graduate degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. He joined Mines in 2009, attaining the title of University Distinguished Professor in 2022. He was the recipient of the 2019 Huber Prize in Civil Engineering Research awarded by the American Society of Civil Engineers, and was the lead Principal Investigator for the 2020 Environmental Restoration Project of the Year for the U.S. DoD’s Strategic Environmental Research & Development Program. His research focuses on the movement of contaminants in the environment. In particular, he studies chemical fate and transport in natural and engineered systems, with a focus on poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). Dr. Higgins has authored over 175 peer-reviewed publications. His research has been supported by NSF, NIH, EPA, USDA, and the DoD.

Please join the Atlantic Council as they welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting on a hybrid seminar Geothermal: Unlocking America’s Untapped Energy Potential on Thursday, February 20, 2025.

On Thursday, February 20 at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center will host a discussion on geothermal energy advancements and policy pathways. This event is part of a broader initiative supported by ClearPath to promote the development and deployment of enhanced geothermal systems across the United States.

Geothermal energy, a high-capacity, clean, and abundant domestic resource, can play a pivotal role in fortifying US energy security and resilience. As the administration champions energy dominance, geothermal offers an opportunity to harness oil and gas sector expertise to unlock its full potential. Its diverse applications—powering data centers, artificial intelligence infrastructure, military bases, and other high-demand sectors—position it as a cornerstone of the United States’ diversified energy future.

This event will focus on overcoming these barriers and exploring next-generation geothermal technologies to drive energy security and achieve critical economic and environmental goals.

This discussion will take place live at the Atlantic Council headquarters and will be broadcast over Zoom, YouTube, X, and Facebook. To receive the event information, please register using the form on this page.

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Trisha Curtis with Director Morgan Bazilian discussing Energy Security, China, Inflation, and Oil Prices on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in Golden, CO.  Free lunch will be provided.  

Trisha Curtis, President and CEO of PetroNerds, LLC

Trisha Curtis is the President and CEO of PetroNerds, LLC. She founded the company and began running it out of Denver, Colorado in 2016. She was formerly the Director of Research, Upstream and Midstream, at the Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc. (EPRINC) in Washington, DC. Since 2010, she has led extensive research efforts and major consulting projects and authored several reports on the North American upstream and midstream markets for government agencies, global think tanks, and corporations.

She was also the Manager for Strategy and Analytics at Anschutz Exploration in Denver, Colorado from 2019 to 2020.

At PetroNerds, Ms. Curtis leads research, advising and consulting services. She is a macroeconomist with an expertise in US shale markets, geopolitics, and China. She is globally recognized for her knowledge of US shale and has been asked to speak and present at several academic, industry, and investor forums including OPEC in Vienna, SPE in Bahrain, IEF in Saudi Arabia, Stanford University, Chatham House, Oxford University, Denver University, and Colorado School of Mines. 

She is also the host of the PetroNerds Podcast.

Trisha provides clients with in-depth analysis of the US and world economy, geopolitics, global oil and gas markets, and the US shale industry. She synthesizes this into relevant, actionable, and forecastable information integral to her clients and their respective businesses and needs.

She spearheaded EPRINC’s projects with Department of Energy for the Quadrennial Energy Review, evaluating future North American crude oil production volumes and midstream transportation options through 2030. She worked extensively with US and Canadian railroads in their efforts to begin moving Bakken crude, by rail, to the East Coast. Trisha also authored multiple reports on US shale and completions in US shale with the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. 

Her work for Department of Defense has focused extensively on China, energy, and US Shale.

Ms. Curtis is the Economist for the American Energy Institute, an Energy Fellow with the Common Sense Institute in Colorado, a Board Member at the Denver Earth Resources Library, and a Research Associate at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES), a recognized independent center of Oxford University. She is also a Fellow at Colorado School of Mine’s Payne Institute.

Ms. Curtis completed her undergraduate work at Regis University in Denver, Colorado where she double majored in Economics and Politics, minored in Criminology, and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She has a Master of Science (MSc) degree from the London School of Economics in International Political Economy and wrote her MSc Dissertation on Chinese National Oil Companies. As an undergraduate, she also worked as a staff assistant in UK Parliament for John Grogan, Selby Constituency. Raised in northwest Colorado and southwest Wyoming, she grew up around pump jacks and has worked on oil and gas sites in Colorado and Wyoming with her father.

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Bob Stout, Senior Fellow at the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability at Duke University, Mike Smith, Manager for Public Policy & Government Affairs, Devon Energy, and Will Foiles, Co-Founder, CEO of Project Canary, presenting a webinar titled Managing Methane: Technology and Markets in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

As methane management enters a new phase, this webinar will explore how evolving regulations, shifting stakeholder expectations, and advancements in measurement technologies are shaping the landscape. Our expert panel will examine how energy producers can harness emissions data to optimize their operations and manage risks.

Bob Stout –

Following nearly three decades in global legal, compliance and public affairs leadership roles at bp, Bob advises a variety of businesses, universities and nonprofits on the development and implementation of effective and enduring policies to promote secure, affordable and lower emissions energy solutions. For over a decade, he has advocated for policies to drive down GHG emissions across natural gas supply chains by incentivizing the use of cost-effective advanced technologies for emissions detection, measurement and mitigation. Bob served on the Coordinating Subcommittee for the National Petroleum Council’s study on reducing GHG emissions from the U.S. natural gas supply chain and currently serves as a senior advisor to Coefficient and the Differentiated Gas Coordinating Council (https://www.dgccouncil.com/), the Duke Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability (https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/project/energy-pathways-usa), the Energy Emissions Modeling & Data Lab at UT Austin (https://www.eemdl.utexas.edu/), Future 500 (https://www.future500.org/), and the Harvard Law School Environmental & Energy Law Program (https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/).

Mike Smith – 

Mike Smith is a Manager for Public Policy & Government Affairs at Devon Energy, engaging with internal and external stakeholders on corporate, state, and federal regulatory and policy issues and voluntary emission reduction initiatives. After starting his career at the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Mike worked for both midstream and upstream oil and gas operators in various capacities including environmental compliance, air permitting, and policy. Mike holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology and Natural Resources from Kansas State University, and a law degree from the University of Oklahoma.

Will Foiles –

Will Foiles is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Project Canary, the leading emissions data platform for energy companies. 

Prior to founding Project Canary, Will built expertise in financial analysis, energy markets, and data-driven solutions through roles at Bloomberg LP, where he focused on equity valuation and data acquisition projects, and in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. His background in finance, energy, and advanced data methodologies underpins Project Canary’s innovation in emissions management technology.

Will holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, an MS in Environment and Resources from Stanford’s Doerr School of Sustainability, an MS in Finance from Villanova School of Business, and a BBA in Real Estate from The University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder.

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Todd Moss, Executive Director, Energy for Growth Hub and former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Climate & Energy in Africa: What We Get Wrong on Monday, February 24, 2025 in Golden, CO.

The world committed to ending global energy poverty by 2030. But we keep making 5 big mistakes that risk leaving one quarter of humanity behind.

Todd Moss is executive director of the Energy for Growth Hub and a nonresident fellow at Mines’ Payne Institute, Rice’s Baker Institute, and the Center for Global Development. Todd previously served as U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and has worked at Georgetown, LSE, and the World Bank. His Substack is Eat More Electrons.

Please join Colorado School of Mines as they welcome Payne Institute Deputy Director Greg Clough presenting the Keynote titled How to Convene Impactful Events at Universities on Friday, February 7, 2025 in Golden, CO.

Join your colleagues for a workshop. Connect with peers, learn from leaders, and grow as a professional at this exciting workshop hosted at Colorado School of Mines.

Please join the Colorado School of Mines Foundation as they welcome Payne Institute Deputy Director Greg Clough and Toni Lefton, Assistant Provost and Executive Director of University Honors and Scholars Programs, presenting What will energy jobs look like in the future? virtually on Thursday, February 20, 2025.

Learn how Mines is positioning students to make an impact on the most complex challenges the world has ever faced.

Mines Future Energy Scholars take courses built around technical understanding, policy, leadership, communication and diplomacy in global energy. They gain project-based experience through different academic experiences in an effort to prepare them to address the needs of where energy intersects with business, science, technology and society.

Join us as we take a closer look at this program with Professor Toni Lefton, Assistant Provost and Executive Director of University Honors and Scholars Programs; and Greg Clough, Deputy Director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, to learn how Mines is positioning students to make an impact on the most complex challenges the world has ever faced.

Please join Colorado School of Mines, the Payne Institute for Public Policy, and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe (SUIT) for the 2nd Annual Native American Mining and Energy Sovereignty Symposium (NAMES), May 20-21, 2025 in Ignacio, Colorado.

The event will bring together tribal leaders, federal and state government, industry, and academia to discuss and share thoughts on how to support decision making and energy and mining development and finance in Indian country. This approach will be founded on tribal sovereignty as its core principle. 

Over two days there will be an opportunity to take a site visit to cutting-edge developments in natural gas, CCS, and methane emissions on Southern Ute lands, and to deliberate on key issues of energy and mineral security, project development and financing, improving Indian engagement throughout projects, and workforce development and education.

The Symposium will be hosted at the Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio, Colorado. 

REGISTER: There is a nominal registration fee of $130 to attend the NAMES Symposium. Register at https://mines.eventsair.com/24pi1002a/namesreg/Site/Register.

SPONSOR: If you or your organization wish to financially support the inaugural NAMES Symposium, sponsorship opportunities are found at https://mines.eventsair.com/24pi1002a/namessponsor.

LODGING: The Sky Ute Casino Resort has rooms available for the event. Attached is information to help you reserve a room at the Sky Ute Casino Resort as well as alternate lodging in the region.  Hotel options.

We look forward to seeing you in May in Ignacio, Colorado.

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Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as experts in the field present at the Accelerated Methane Reduction Symposium:  Harnessing Natural Gas to Achieve Energy Security & Climate Goals on Thursday, March 6 and Friday, March 7, 2025 in Golden, CO. 

America’s allies and trading partners have turned to U.S.-produced natural gas as a source of geopolitical stability and as a cleaner alternative to gas from other countries with lesser environmental standards.

At the same time, the science of detecting, quantifying and reducing fugitive methane and other greenhouse gases is rapidly advancing at the Colorado School of Mines and partner institutions.

In March, the Payne Institute for Public Policy will convene experts and stakeholders to explore how the latest science and other innovations are being used to:

• Track the progress of fugitive methane reduction initiatives
• Compare the emissions profile of U.S. natural gas to other sources in global energy markets
• Strengthen U.S. energy security and stabilize global energy markets; and
• Accelerate the pace of fugitive methane reductions in the U.S. and abroad.

This will be our 3rd annual symposium exploring these subjects as part of the recently renamed Payne Institute Accelerated Methane Reduction Initiative.

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