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The Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law is excited to co-sponsor the following roundtable hosted by Professors John Dzienkowski and Michael Sturley on March 26, 2026 in the Eidman Courtroom:

The Winds of Change

How Shifting Laws and Policies are Affecting the Offshore Energy and Maritime Sectors in the U.S. and Europe

First Session – Carbon Sequestration
9:30 am – 10:40 am

  • Lia Athanasiou (Athens)
    "Maritime Transport, Storage and Re-use of CO2"

  • Susan Hovorka (UT Bureau of Economic Geology)
    "The Promise of Offshore Sequestration"

  • Moderated by Professor John Dzienkowski

Second Session – Maritime Issues (Part A)
11:00 am – 12:10 pm

  • Tabetha Kurtz-Shefford (Swansea)
    "Future-Proofing Fault: International Liability for Novel Marine Fuels"

  • Michael Sturley (Texas)
    "Maritime Issues in the Offshore Industry"

  • Moderated by Dean Lauren Fielder

Second Session – Maritime Issues (Part B)
1:10 pm – 2:20 pm

  • Baris Soyer (Swansea)
    "Fueling the Future Safely: Why the HNS Convention Matters More Than Ever in the Era of New Maritime Fuels

  • Miriam Goldby (Queen Mary University – Fulbright Scholar)
    "Cyber-physical systems in maritime and offshore: some implications for law and contract"

  • Moderated by Professor David Spence

Third Session – Recent Developments in the Hydrocarbon Space
2:20 pm – 3:30 pm

  • Antonio Massieu (Toeppich & Associates; former General Counsel, Mexican Hydrocarbons Commission)
    "A perspective on regulatory developments in Mexico that affect upstream oil and gas"

  • Emmanuel Mastromanolis (Athens)
    "Geopolitical tensions and unilateral conduct in the natural gas sector: current status quo and the way forward"

  • Moderated by Melinda Taylor 

Fourth Session – Offshore Wind Issues
3:50 pm – 5:00 pm

  • David Spence (Texas)
    Recent U.S. developments (cancellation of leases, lawsuits overthrowing the cancellations) and the polarized political discourse regarding offshore wind

  • Robin Main (Hinckley Allen)
    "Challenges facing private companies seeking to develop offshore wind in the United States"

  • Moderated by Professor John Dzienkowski

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