Research Scientist, University of Texas at Austin
Gürcan Gülen is an energy economist at Bureau of Economic Geology’s Center for Energy Economics, The University of Texas at Austin. He worked on oil, natural gas and electric power sector issues in North America, South Asia, West Africa, and Caucasus among others, focusing on the economics, policy and regulation of resource development and delivery, and electric power market design. Dr. Gülen has published in peer reviewed and industry publications, and presents regularly to a wide range of audiences. He received a Ph.D. in Economics from Boston College in 1996 and a B.A. in Economics from Bosphorus University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Why OPEC's gambit to raise oil prices might not work
Dec 12, 2016 04:48 am UTC| Insights & Views
After months of speculation by oil market watchers, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) recently announced a six-month production cut of 1.2 million barrels per day (b/d) with the aim of driving up...