Siddhartha Narra is a research associate who leads the Energy Information and Data core area at the LSU Energy Institute. His work involves developing and maintaining energy databases and applications that provide consistent, transparent, and replicable energy data for Louisiana. His other responsibilities include managing, processing, and analyzing oil and gas activity data for the Gulf of Mexico and the State of Louisiana using quantitative modeling techniques, exploratory and descriptive statistical methods, geographic information systems, and related data systems that inform policymakers, industry, and the public.
Dr. Narra’s research has included modeling service vessel operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, forecasting offshore decommissioning and pipeline activity, and conducting scenario-based analyses of oil and gas field development and economic limits in the Gulf. He has also studied the financial liabilities and environmental implications of unplugged offshore wells and has contributed to Louisiana-focused analysis of orphan and idle wells, including cost estimation and methane emissions assessment. His broader portfolio also encompasses studies of coastal energy infrastructure vulnerability, sea-level rise and inundation risks, and long-term development and decommissioning trends in the Outer Continental Shelf.
Dr. Narra received his M.S. (2002) and Ph.D. (2007) in natural resources and environmental sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
