Michael J. Economides, Editor-in-Chief, is among America's leading energy analysts. Back in 1999, Economides warned that oil prices, then at $11 a barrel, were about to surge. Within a year or so, the price was over $30. A consultant, educator, and PhD petroleum engineer, Economides has done technical and managerial work in more than 70 countries. A professor at the Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, Economides has written or co-written about 200 articles and peer-reviewed papers and 11 textbooks. He is also the co-author, with Ron Oligney, of the industry primer, The Color of Oil: The History, the Money and the Politics of the World's Biggest Business, which was published in 2000 and has since been translated into five languages. He appears regularly on national TV and radio programs.

Robert Bryce, Managing Editor, has been writing about the energy business for 15 years. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications including the Atlantic Monthly, Slate and The Guardian. His first book, Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego, and the Death of Enron, received rave reviews and was named one of the best non-fiction books of 2002 by Publishers Weekly. His second book, Cronies: Oil, the Bushes, and the Rise of Texas, America's Superstate, was recently released in paperback. He has appeared on dozens of radio programs and numerous TV shows on networks like BBC, CNN, PBS, and MSNBC. His third book, also on the energy business, will be published in 2007 by PublicAffairs.

Lisa Zeng Sommer, China Correspondent, knows China's energy business inside and out. She has taught economics at the Managerial Institute of the Ministry of Energy in Beijing and has represented energy companies entering the Chinese market. She travels regularly to China to do additional reporting on the Chinese energy sector.

Energy Tribune has other correspondents in Austin, Houston, Moscow and Caracas.