Emil D. Attanasi, Ph.D.
Emil Attanasi is a Supervisory Research Economist (Scientist Emeritus) with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA.
Emil Attanasi has been an economist with the U.S. Geological Survey since 1972. His work focuses on the valuation of hydrologic data, development of resource assessment methods for undiscovered oil and gas, assessment of CO2-EOR potential, and the application of economics to oil, gas, and minerals resource assessments.
Professional Experience
United States Geological Survey since 1972
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. University of Missouri, 1972, Economics
M.S. George Mason University, 2003, Statistical Science
B.A. Evangel College, 1969, Mathematics
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Economic Association, 1972 – present
Science and Products
Forecasting rates of hydrocarbon discoveries in a changing economic environment
Economics and appraisal of conventional oil and gas resources in the western Gulf of Mexico
Future supply of oil and gas from the Gulf of Mexico
Geologic estimates and future costs of strip mining coal
Worth of geophysical data in natural- disaster- insurance rate setting.
Physical variables and the petroleum discovery process
Economics and petroleum resource appraisal: The case of the Permian basin:
Exploration decisions and firms in the mineral industries
Some regional costs of a synthetic fuel industry: The case of illinois
Design of exploration and minerals-data-collection programs in developing areas
Economics and coal resource appraisal: strippable coal in the Illinois Basin ( USA)
Analysis of petroleum discovery data: A forecast of the date of peak production
Science and Products
Forecasting rates of hydrocarbon discoveries in a changing economic environment
Economics and appraisal of conventional oil and gas resources in the western Gulf of Mexico
Future supply of oil and gas from the Gulf of Mexico
Geologic estimates and future costs of strip mining coal
Worth of geophysical data in natural- disaster- insurance rate setting.
Physical variables and the petroleum discovery process
Economics and petroleum resource appraisal: The case of the Permian basin:
Exploration decisions and firms in the mineral industries
Some regional costs of a synthetic fuel industry: The case of illinois
Design of exploration and minerals-data-collection programs in developing areas
Economics and coal resource appraisal: strippable coal in the Illinois Basin ( USA)
Analysis of petroleum discovery data: A forecast of the date of peak production
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