University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is the institutional home of Jorge Pinon, a Cuban-energy analyst at UT's Energy Institute whose work has been cited in analysis of the CUPET sanctions designation. Pinon's research covers Cuba's domestic crude output, running at roughly 40,000 barrels a day, a figure central to assessing the economic impact of US sanctions on Cuban Energy infrastructure.

Founded in 1883, UT Austin is the flagship of the University of Texas System and one of the largest public universities in the United States, enrolling over 50,000 students. Its Energy Institute conducts interdisciplinary research on energy systems, oil and gas markets, and the energy transition, with particular expertise in Latin American energy policy, and the university also hosts the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, which houses further Latin America-focused policy research.

UT Austin's research profile gives it consistent relevance in US policy debates on energy geopolitics: on Cuba specifically, its Energy Institute scholars are among the few English-language academic sources with detailed technical knowledge of the island's hydrocarbon sector, a niche that becomes especially visible whenever US sanctions target Cuban Energy infrastructure.