The KBH Energy Center connects academia and industry, fueling collaboration and advancing energy solutions.
This collaboration among UT Austin’s McCombs School of Business, School of Law, Cockrell School of Engineering, and Jackson School of Geosciences, allows the Center to offer students a comprehensive view of energy and enrich the energy dialogue on campus and beyond.
We connect industry leaders, energy experts, students, and faculty to create opportunities for engagement, conversation, and education.
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Annual Symposium and Honoree Dinner
April 10, 2026
Student Event
We're excited to bring you our 2026 Spring Student Summit, Powering the Next Decade!
Roger Bonnecaze, Dean, Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin
Shane Young
Brandon Joe, Energy Studies Minor Student
2025 KBH Energy Symposium – Conversation with Darren Woods, Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil and Jack Balagia, The KBH Energy Center’s Executive Director.
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Twenty years ago, when I worked at a think tank, I led a study on energy and national security for the Pentagon. One of our big conclusions was that Russia would use energy exports to extract foreign policy concessions from Europe, and Iran would use its energy resources to finance weapons systems and threaten its neighbors. The most significant discrete energy security risks we found were closures of the Strait of Hormuz or debilitating attacks on major refineries in Saudi Arabia or other critical infrastructure in the region, which would cause global energy prices to surge while propagating instability.
Texas energy law has often been about what’s underground. Now it’s also about what isn’t underground, and that distinction matters to the burgeoning hydrogen-energy sector in this area.
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