Michael Economides (1949 – 2013)

Michael Economides died on December 2, 2013.

The late Michael J. Economides was a professor at the Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston; chairman of the board of Paleon Oil and Gas; and managing partner of a petroleum engineering and petroleum strategy consulting firm. He served as editor-in-chief of the Energy Tribune. Previously Economides was the Samuel R. Noble Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University and served as chief scientist of the Global Petroleum Research Institute (GPRI).

Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M University, Economides was director of the Institute of Drilling and Production at the Leoben Mining University in Austria. Before that, he worked in a variety of senior technical and managerial positions with a major petroleum services company. Publications include authoring or co-authoring of 14 professional textbooks and books, including The Color Of Oil, and more than 200 journal papers and articles.

He was retained as a consultant by national oil companies and Fortune 500 firms; he has had professional activities in more than 70 countries. He wrote extensively in wide-circulation media and appeared regularly as a guest and expert commentator on national and international television programs.

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