Two public lectures on the Deepwater Horizon disaster and the future of drilling in the Gulf of Mexico will feature Stanford faculty discussing the accident, what happened, and why; oil and gas production in the Gulf and what it means as a resource, now and in the future; the impacts of the spill; and regulatory reform.
Free and open to the public.
Call 650.725.4395 for more information.
* Please note change in program: Mark Zoback will be speaking on November 30 instead of November 16.
Speakers

Roland Horne
Thomas Davies Barrow Professor, Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford School of Earth Sciences
November 16
The Deepwater Horizon accident: what happened and why?

Mark Zoback
Benjamin M. Page Professor, Department of Geophysics, Stanford School of Earth Sciences
November 30
Oil and gas productionin the Gulf: What it means as a resource, now and in the future.

Meg Caldwell
Executive Director, Center for Ocean Solutions;
Director, Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy Program, Stanford Law School
November 30
Impacts of the spill and regulatory reform
All three speakers will participate in a panel Q&A following Meg Caldwell's talk.
Funding for The Deepwater Horizon Disaster and the Future of Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico was made possible by the Harold W. Hoots Visiting Lectureship.
Embarcadero becomes Galvez Street as it enters the campus. Stay in the left lane and continue toward the center of campus, past the stadium on the left, and crossing Campus Drive.
There is visitor parking on Memorial Way at Galvez Street. Additional metered parking is available nearby at Encina Hall and the Burnham Pavilion at Serra Street and Arguello Way.
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