Based in Oklahoma City, Duke Ligon manages Mekusukey Oil Company, a private mineral investment firm that he founded in 1970. Prior to Mekusukey, he served as senior vice president and general counsel to Devon Energy, located in Oklahoma City. Outside of work, Duke Ligon co-chairs the executive council of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law and Business (KBH Energy Center).
The KBH Energy Center was jointly founded by the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Law and McCombs School of Business in order to accomplish four main objectives: train leaders for the energy sector, produce objective research on issues related to energy, promote conversation, and analyze Latin America’s energy issues.
In order to fulfill its mission, the KBH Energy Center organizes lectures and conferences and publishes research. Topics the center has tackled include the regulation of Texas’ groundwater, the impact of the Endangered Species Act on energy projects, and petroleum development in Mexico. Moreover, classes in law, engineering, and marine sciences are offered through the UT Austin School of Law and McCombs School of Business to train the next generation of leaders on energy issues.
The KBH Energy Center was jointly founded by the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Law and McCombs School of Business in order to accomplish four main objectives: train leaders for the energy sector, produce objective research on issues related to energy, promote conversation, and analyze Latin America’s energy issues.
In order to fulfill its mission, the KBH Energy Center organizes lectures and conferences and publishes research. Topics the center has tackled include the regulation of Texas’ groundwater, the impact of the Endangered Species Act on energy projects, and petroleum development in Mexico. Moreover, classes in law, engineering, and marine sciences are offered through the UT Austin School of Law and McCombs School of Business to train the next generation of leaders on energy issues.
