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
Coal marketability; effects of deregulation and regulation
1995 national assessment of United States oil and gas resources; province incremental cost schedules
Oil, gas field growth projections: Wishful thinking or reality?
Coal-fired power generaion, new air quality regulations, and future U.S. coal production
1995 national oil and gas assessment and onshore federal lands
Economics and the 1995 National Assessment of United States Oil and Gas Resources
Coal resources, new air quality standards, and sustainability
Relative importance of physical and economic factors in Appalachian coalbed gas assessment
Appalachian basin bituminous coal: Weight percent sulfur of produced coal by county, as received at the power plant
Reserve growth important to U.S. gas supply
Long-term implications of new gas estimates
Economics and continuous-type oil and gas accumulations in the 1995 National assessment of U.S. oil and gas resources
Science and Products
Coal marketability; effects of deregulation and regulation
1995 national assessment of United States oil and gas resources; province incremental cost schedules
Oil, gas field growth projections: Wishful thinking or reality?
Coal-fired power generaion, new air quality regulations, and future U.S. coal production
1995 national oil and gas assessment and onshore federal lands
Economics and the 1995 National Assessment of United States Oil and Gas Resources
Coal resources, new air quality standards, and sustainability
Relative importance of physical and economic factors in Appalachian coalbed gas assessment
Appalachian basin bituminous coal: Weight percent sulfur of produced coal by county, as received at the power plant
Reserve growth important to U.S. gas supply
Long-term implications of new gas estimates
Economics and continuous-type oil and gas accumulations in the 1995 National assessment of U.S. oil and gas resources
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