American Energy Society Selects Meghan O’Sullivan as “Energy Writer of the Year” for 2017

American
Energy Society is pleased to announce that it has selected Meghan
O’Sullivan as the “Energy Writer of the Year.” Dr. O’Sullivan has
been a prolific contributor to this space for many years. But the
Society took special note of two contributions in 2017: the release of
her new book, Windfall:
How the New Energy Abundance Upends Global Politics and Strengthens
America’s Power, and then her New York Times article, “How
Trump Can Harness the U.S. Energy Boom.” Windfall is an
ambitious book that provides an honest survey of the forces that are
rapidly turning the world of energy upside down: Arab oil-producing
nations losing their hold, the US re-emerging as an undisputed dominant
power, turmoil in Russia, the need for consensus and coexistence with
renewable energy and climate interests… Dr. O’Sullivan’s work has been
deemed “the boldest profile of the energy sector since Daniel Yergin won
the Pulitzer for The Prize.”

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According to Eric
Vettel, President of American Energy Society, “The topic of energy
in 2017 captured the attention of many talented writers – the AES
editorial board had to consider a number of worthy candidates for this
prestigious award. But what sets Dr. O’Sullivan’s work apart and makes
her the clear choice for ‘Energy Writer of the Year, 2017’ is the
breadth and depth of her treatment of a complex issue. Readers of Windfall
will engage with history and economics, confront the tangle of
geopolitics, and explore controversial policy decisions. Dr.
O’Sullivan’s writing is engaging, fast-paced, and covers every
conceivable aspect of the oil and gas sector with penetrating insights.
In 2017, Dr. O’Sullivan made the most significant contribution to the
field, and in the process improved the energy literacy of the general
public. For these reasons, Dr. O’Sullivan is this year’s Energy Writer
of the Year.”

About Meghan O’Sullivan: Meghan O’Sullivan is the Jeane
Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs,
Professor at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government,
and Director of the Geopolitics Energy Project.

About previous winners: In 2016, the American Energy Society
named Mark Mills the “Energy Writer of the Year,” senior fellow at the Manhattan
Institute and faculty fellow at Northwestern’s McCormick School; and
in 2015, Coral
Davenport, energy and environment correspondent at The New York
Times and a fellow with the Metcalf Institute for Marine and
Environmental Reporting.

About American Energy Society: American Energy Society (AES) is a
non-partisan, independent network of nearly 500,000 professionals from
every energy sector. Through a variety of services and programs, the AES
supports its Members with recognized publications like Energy Today
and Energy Matters, newsfeeds on “energy news you need to know
right now,” updates on groundbreaking discoveries, and notifications
about upcoming conferences, funding and awards, job openings, and more.
To learn more about AES, visit www.energysociety.org.
Or, credentialed media can contact AES for more information about this
award, its winner(s), or a review copy of Windfall.

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