About
Buford Boyd Pollett is a licensed attorney in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Georgia. He is also a licensed geoscientist in Texas and a proctor in maritime law. Pollett is the Genave King Rogers Associate Professor of Energy Law and Commerce at The University of Tulsa. He brings more than 20 years of domestic and international legal experience, serving his clients at the senior counsel, manager and director levels.
Pollett’s energy experience includes work with Eni (the Italian National Oil Company), Wilson Offshore & Marine, McDermott, Technip, Entergy, Amoco, Texaco, Nabors and a Shell-Exxon joint venture in Germany (BEB Erdgas und Erdöl). He has degrees in geology from the University of Georgia, a master’s in international business management from Pepperdine University and a juris doctor from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans.
Education
- J.D., Loyola University School of Law
- M.S., Geology, University of Georgia
- B.S., Geology, University of Georgia
Research Interests & Areas of Expertise
- Energy law and commerce
- Alternative energy
- Carbon management
- Digital transformation
- Electricity, gas, geothermal, hydrogen, oil, solar, wind and renewable energy
- Maritime
