Thomas Shattuck

Thomas Shattuck is an Advisor of TWA. He is also a third-year law student at the University of Houston Law Center where he serves as the chief Notes & Comments editor of the Houston Law Review. Previously, Shattuck was a research manager for the Deloitte Research Center for Energy & Industrials where he analyzed trends in the global energy markets with a focus on LNG as well as upstream exploration and development. Before Deloitte, he worked as a market researcher covering deepwater and frontier oil and gas projects in North America. Shattuck also has hands-on experience working in the oil and gas industry, where he started his career as a field engineer for a leading oilfield services company in the Gulf of Mexico.

Business

From the TWA Editor: Preparing Today for Tomorrow’s Energy Reality

The energy transition will create many uncertainties for the oil and gas industry. However, the world will continue to need energy from a range of sources to meet growing demand—a challenge that petroleum engineers are well-prepared to tackle.

October 13, 2022 • Thomas Shattuck • The Way Ahead
Business

From the TWA Editor: Is the Oil and Gas Industry Ready for a Recession?

Historically, recessions have had significant, long-lasting impacts on oil demand and prices. While a recession appears unlikely in the near term, growth is slowing, and the outlook for many economies is uncertain. Oil and gas producers need to prepare for a potential downturn by focusing on managing drilling inventory and controlling costs by streamlining supply chai…

August 15, 2022 • Thomas Shattuck • The Way Ahead
Business

From the TWA Editor: Offshore Oil & Gas Can Thrive in the Energy Transition

Over the next 30 years, the world will continue to consume fossil fuels even as consumers and industries transition to lower-carbon energy. Offshore oil and gas will be instrumental to the energy transition because of its relatively lower-carbon intensity and competitive economics.

June 14, 2022 • Thomas Shattuck • The Way Ahead
Technology

From the TWA Editor: The Carbon Capture Imperative

As the global economy continues to grow, carbon emissions are also projected to rise. While large-scale geothermal, nuclear, solar, and wind deployment as well as increased electrification could blunt emissions growth, net-negative carbon technologies will be needed to reach the United Nation’s two-degree target. That will require massive investment in carbon capture,…

May 14, 2022 • Thomas Shattuck • The Way Ahead
Business

From the TWA Editor: Making the Bull Case for Oil Beyond Russia

While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused rapidly rising oil prices, market fundamentals will remain tight through the short-to-medium term. Absent a rapid increase in US shale investment and OPEC opening up the taps, that means prices could remain stubbornly higher than they have been seen since the 2014 crash.

March 15, 2022 • Thomas Shattuck • The Way Ahead
Business

From the TWA Editor: Will Oil and Gas Industry’s Renewed Optimism Drive Rising Investment?

Following the 2014 oil price crash, the industry focused on capital discipline, leading to the “Great Moderation.” After almost 8 years of companies cutting costs rather than growing production, renewed optimism in the industry is set to drive capital spend upwards.

February 15, 2022 • Thomas Shattuck • The Way Ahead
Business

From the TWA Editor: The Industry Needs to Double-Down on Infrastructure Spending to Tame Global Natural Gas Prices

The world is not running out of gas. At almost 400 bcfd, global production exceeded consumption in 2021. The problem is seasonality and geography. Both of these challenges can be addressed through infrastructure investment.

January 18, 2022 • Thomas Shattuck • The Way Ahead
Business

From the TWA Editor: Petroleum Engineering—From the Past 20 Years to the Next 20

A look at the evolution of the oil and gas industry in the past two decades and how that will impact young petroleum professionals.

December 13, 2021 • Thomas Shattuck • The Way Ahead
Career Development

A Tribute to Giovanni Paccaloni. Part 2—A First and True Mentor for Many SPE Young Professionals

Former SPE President Giovanni Paccaloni was the driving force behind launching many of the SPE YP programs. Founding YPs of those programs share their memories working with Paccaloni and their advice to YPs of today on how to get involved in new opportunities.

October 21, 2020 • Thomas Shattuck • The Way Ahead
Career Development

A Tribute to Giovanni Paccaloni. Part 1—A Visionary Leader and Young Professionals Champion of SPE

In the early 2000s, former SPE President Giovanni Paccaloni brought YPs together with a vision to start YP programs in SPE. In a tribute to his legacy, YPs who were part of the founding stages of the now successful programs share their memories working with Paccaloni and his role as their mentor.

October 19, 2020 • Thomas Shattuck • The Way Ahead

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