A Vermont Law School student will join leaders in finance, government and academia in examining issues central to the international energy policy debate during the upcoming British Institute of Energy Economics conference, “Balancing Competing Energy Policy Goals,” Sept. 17-18 at St. John’s College, Oxford.
Bennett Resnik ’15, a juris doctor candidate at VLS, will present “A New Russian Revolution: Liberalization of LNG Export Market in the Face of Shifting Global Supply” during the conference’s globalizing gas market session.
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) export market has been making international headlines. According to Reuters, Russia aims “to double its share in the global LNG market by 2020.” And competition is stiff as Russian producers make deals to meet China’s demand for natural gas.
“Energy law is a multifaceted practice involving domestic and international policy matters, economics, environmental issues, and various market impacts,” said Resnik, who interned this summer at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of the General Counsel. “In presenting at Oxford on several of these issues, I am growing my foundational knowledge of energy law and international policy and informing others on my research and analysis.”
The British Institute of Energy Economics is an independent institute whose members work in all sectors of the energy industry. For more information about the BIEE’s upcoming “Balancing Competing Energy Policy Goals” conference, visit www.biee.org/conference-list/balancing-competing-energy-policy-goals.
The Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School provides accessible resources on contemporary energy law and policy and is modeled on the fundamentals of a successful public policy consulting firm. The IEE distributes scholarly, technical and practical publications; provides forums and conferences for professional education and issue development; and serves as a center for graduate research on energy issues, with environmental awareness.