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Hugh Daigle

@hdaigle.bsky.social
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Professor, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, University of Texas at Austin. Into decarbonization, gas hydrates, nanotechnology, birds. #energysky

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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ATX is off the hook in apartment names. One of my grad students literally lives in “The Outlaw”.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Are those diesel prices I see, streaking across the desert?
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
No, this is expected given the strength of this el niño, right?
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I literally got a message last week inviting me to join the "EU Academy of Sciences" (not to be confused with the European Academy of Sciences, which is a real thing). Yet another scam preying on struggling academics.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
”’it’s probably not such a great idea,‘ Daigle said.” Like I tell my kids when they’re about to do something that will send us to the emergency room
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yeah, I wish more Americans understood there‘s no such thing as energy independence.
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 23/09/2026
Banning diesel exports will make diesel prices higher in the U.S., especially in the northeast, where a lot of goods that arrive by ship at ports need to travel inland to US stores, carried by trucks and trains, that use,,,diesel fuel.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I will say again- this diesel nonsense is going to lead to unaffordable heating oil in New England, including for my parents. I am lucky that I can help them with $$ but so many are not so fortunate. The solution is to resolve the conflict in Iran. This is so dumb.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Haha my quote made the headline! But seriously a ban on diesel exports is a bad move. Better to resolve the situation in Iran. www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...
marketplace.org
"Not such a good idea": How banning diesel exports to lower prices could backfire
Some senators and governors are calling on the Trump administration to temporarily ban diesel exports to boost domestic supply. Experts say it might not work as well as they hope.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ok, so now y‘all are going to ask me about a diesel export ban. In 2025, U.S. refineries produced about 1.76 billion barrels of diesel. Total consumption was 1.42 billion barrels. 1/3
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.eia.gov/energyexplai... “U.S. petroleum refineries produce most of the diesel fuel the United States consumes.” This is not an Ukraine problem, folks. C’mon man.
The Insane Clown Posse magnet meme, but for diesel. “Diesel, how does it work?”
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
HOLY SHIT TEXAS
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Beautiful sunset in ATX. Ladies and gentlemen, the weekend. Photo by my 13-year-old.
A stunning post-thunderstorm sunset with brilliant colors
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My parents, like many people in New Hampshire, rely on heating oil in the winter. Usually they lock in a low(ish) season-long rate during the summer. This year their oil provider couldn’t make this happen because of uncertainty. Now prices are rising again. I worry for them! This is all unnecessary.
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Danny Cullenward @ghgpolicy.org · 09/09/2026
This is a great story from @katearonoff.bsky.social on the new UNEP emissions gap report and a recent ERL paper from @arvindpawan1.bsky.social and @hdaigle.bsky.social
newrepublic.com
Carbon Capture Won’t Save Us Anytime Soon
A new U.N. climate report says ​that massive amounts of carbon capture and storage can keep a long-shot climate goal within reach. ​But nobody should be counting on it.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
AI was actually helpful in telling me that UT's weekend parking leniency extends to Labor Day and pointed me to the exact section of the HOP that says so. A rare (so far) win! (Took the kids to the rec pool at Gregory Gym because it was 101 degrees out, and my F permit gets us a premium spot.)
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Ok duh but what’s up with SoCal? Too many Eastern New England expats?
Daigle’s dialect map showing that he speaks most similar to eastern New England (where he grew up) but also somehow similar to the Santa Barbara area?
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@vermontgmg.bsky.social and I were at the same college near Boston on this morning. I remember seeing the news of the first plane strike, shrugging, and heading off to my work study job where I heard of all the rest. Fighter jets around Boston the rest of the day. Millennial coming of age.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Are colons the new em-dash or what
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Are colons the new em-dash or what
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Donating blood is good for your community and good for your health. And you get free Gatorade!
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I literally said this on the radio 6 months ago come on guys
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The Texas Public Utilities Commission approved two 765-kW transmission lines to deliver electricity to oil and gas operations in the Permian. This is an important component of decarbonizing oil and gas operations BUT 1/2 www.kxan.com/news/texas/t...
kxan.com
Texas regulators approve two massive West Texas transmission lines amid outcry from landowners
Following hours of testimony on Friday, the Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved two transmission lines to ship electricity to the oil-and gas-producing west.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It's so weird that Dolly Parton used her money to help ordinary people in a thousand different meaningful ways *and* lived an incredibly happy fulfilled life, almost like there's some sort of connection between the two. Anyway, let me read about another AI CEO poisoning a town for shits and giggles
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Ladies and gentlemen, I don’t know what you think clanker is but in Texas it’s the output of a cement plant. So I’m not sure I understand The Current Discourse.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
You wouldn’t believe the AI compliance training I had to do today! OK, you probably would. “Everyone is adopting AI, how can we protect ourselves?” Garrett’s piece is a good counterpoint- this isn’t inevitable, and the tide is actually starting to ebb…
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Not in the paper, but I'll add this anecdote. A friend who used to work for an operator that did a lot of carbon storage told me that their biggest expense was remediating old wells that could be leaky. So I'm skeptical that we can use existing boreholes or even entire assets for this.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Fun work with @arvindpawan1.bsky.social - this is why we do academia! CCUS will be a very heavy lift, even with oil & gas industry expertise…
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
And here’s a really flattering shot, with the fanny pack my mother lent me, atop Mt Kearsarge. My high school is Mt K’s namesake - Kearsarge Regional High School. Go KRHS Cougars!
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Very brief stop in the old stomping grounds
Harvard Yard on a summer evening John Harvard statue Matthews Hall in Harvard Yard
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I completed my 401st peer review please clap. Based on 120ish peer reviewed pubs this is about 3.33 reviews per paper published. In my AE roles today I estimate 15-20 invitations to get 2 reviews per paper. 1/2
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
ST ANTHONY WAS TEMPTED BUT HE DIDNT GIVE A F
static.klipy.com
Epic Reaction: Burn Sick Moment
ALT: Epic Reaction: Burn Sick Moment
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It’s an F. It’s missing an F before the other notes are repeated. Hey, this was fun and got lots of engagement, I can tell you all like this, come back here for more serialism content! /S
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Our boys are doing printmaking class this week and Younger Son’s teacher made woodblock prints of Jimothy for all the students.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Reading the preface to the score of Hindemith’s “Mathis der Maler” symphony. Some parallels to the present moment. 1/3
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, original 1966 version
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Last one - Mt Rainier from the Space Needle on Thursday afternoon. Nice orographic clouds - maybe von Karman vortices? Wind from the south (R-L in the photo). Thanks for a great visit Seattle- until next time
Mount Rainier from the Space Needle, with some orographic clouds cascading from the south wind as von Karman vortices
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Bald Eagle, Magnolia Bluff, Seattle
A Bald Eagle sitting in a dead tree against a clear blue sky
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Saw the R/V Rachel Carson heading out through the Ballard Locks this morning @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social
The R/V Rachel Carson, a research vessel operated by the University of Washington Marine Biology, moving through the Ballard Locks in Seattle heading out to sea.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“The market is starting to see that this might be a prolonged conflict that might have more or less permanent changes in how oil flows out of that part of the world,” [Daigle] said. Not great! www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...
marketplace.org
Chevron seeks new route to transport oil from Iraq
As the U.S. war with Iran is rekindled, oil producers are looking for new routes to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This is when I canceled my WaPo subscription.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Bro I’m 100% here all the time what are you getting at
My computer installing updates and telling me “You’re 30% there”
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
*Hank Williams Jr voice* Are ya ready for more slashes?
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I don’t know what Switzerland can do to tie this game but their flag certainly is a big plus
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
“Hey Hugh, when will gas prices come down?” Labor Day at best.
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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I am more bullish about CCS than many of my peers but this is a stunning chart about our inability to predict how technologies can evolve. At this point, I think it's up to the proponents of CCS to prove that the technology can scale up. projects.propublica.org/why-carbon-c...
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I’m a soft rock geologist, but what I remember learning in grad school is the faults in N Venezuela are like the San Andreas but oriented E-W. Max magnitude if the whole brittle layer (lithosphere) ruptures is 7.5-8. This is what that looks like.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Gasoline prices will not come down soon because of infrastructure damage to Persian Gulf facilities and uncertainty in whatever these negotiations bring. And I’m glad my wild-ass guess of gas prices aligned with what another of Max’s sources said! 😅 All this and more: abcnews.com/amp/Business...
abcnews.com
Will gas prices keep falling? Experts weigh in
Gas prices have dropped more than 13% over the past month.
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Hugh Daigle @hdaigle.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I deleted a post earlier but F it - this regime is at odds with the health and wellbeing of its population. My children have received the full course of this vaccine. It is safe, full stop. This makes me so angry.
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