Daniel Yergin
Daniel Yergin is one of the foremost experts on energy, international politics, and economics. He regularly appears on the news and contributes articles to major publications like the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Foreign Affairs, and many others.
As a newbie to the oil and gas industry, or someone looking to get into this booming field, keeping up with contributions from this dynamic industry veteran is a must.
Your boss knows when he has been on the news or written an editorial. So should you.
Professional Bio
Dr. Yergin is Vice Chairman of IHS and Founder of Cambridge Energy Research Associates and serves as CNBC’s Global Energy Expert. He currently serves on the U.S. Secretary of Energy Advisory Board and chaired the US Department of Energy’s Task Force on Strategic Energy Research and Development.
He is also Trustee of the Brookings Institution, on the Board of the New America Foundation, and on the Advisory Board of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative.
You can see more at his website DanielYergin.com.
Books by Dan Yergin
His latest book The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, has been hailed as “a fascinating saga” about the “quest for sustainable resources of energy” and “the book you must read to understand the future of our economy and our way of life.”
The Quest is the follow-up to Dr. Yergin’s previous book, The Prize: the Epic Quest for Oil Money and Power, which received the Pulitzer Prize and became a number one New York Times best seller that has been translated into 17 languages.
These books are not exactly quick weekend reads, but they are fascinating to those looking to gain a deeper understanding of this complex global industry. Here is more on The Quest from Dr. Yergin himself:
Recent Articles
Daniel Yergin regularly contributes editorials to the Wall Street Journal, however you usually have to make it all the way to the back of the first section to find them.
Over the last few years, his articles have offered insight into the boom in domestic oil and gas production here in the US and the geo-political repercussions that have followed. Here are some must-read articles that will catch you up on the big picture of this massive shift in the oil and gas game.
If you are new to the oil and gas industry, you can’t do much better to get a big picture view of both global and domestic developments than by starting here:
The Global Shakeout From Plunging Oil (Nov 2014)
Future of Energy: Big Gains for Coal and Natural Gas (July 2014)
Behind Mexico’s Oil Revolution (Dec 2013)
Why OPEC No Longer Calls the Shots (Oct 2013)
China’s Big Commodity Chill (Aug 2013)
The Real Stimulus: Low-Cost Natural Gas (Oct 2012)
Making Sense of the US Oil Boom (Sept 2012)
America’s New Energy Security (Dec 2011)
Stepping on the Gas: Dan Yergin on the Promise of Shale Gas (April 2011)
You can even watch Dan Yergin from his appearance on The Colbert Report:
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