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If you’re a part of the oil and gas industry, you might have heard through the grapevine about Christine Hironaka’s recent appointment as the Senior Advisor for Energy in the state of California, arguably one of the most ambitious states for energy policies.
Whether you’re for or against this, there’s one thing for sure: If Christine Hironaka had her way, every energy exec would have their calendar packed with the top oil and energy conferences of 2024-2025, diving deep into policy changes and sustainable energy shifts faster than you can say “carbon capture.”
As we gear up for another year of game-changing discussions, networking opportunities, and industry-defining moments, these events are where deals are made, policies are debated, and future energy trends are set in motion.
From Houston to Abu Dhabi, and everywhere energy innovation happens, this list of the top 20 oil and energy conferences in 2024-2025 will have you booking flights, making connections, and maybe even sparking a few debates about the future of the industry.
Grab your notepad and get ready to meet the who’s who of the energy world.
💡 Energy and Oil & Gas Conferences
There are so many industries that energy and oil have an impact on, and there’s no surprise that there are several conferences that cover this wide range of topics and industries.
Looking for the top energy and oil & gas conferences in 2024-2025? Here are the top, world-renowned events that are regarded as the “olympics” of the oil and gas industry.
1. Energy Renaissance
- Date: November 13, 2024
- Location: Denver, CO
- Who should attend: Energy professionals and executives, investors and financial analysts, policymakers, oil and gas technology entrepreneurs, researchers
- Register or learn more here.
2. World Gas Conference 2025
- Date: May 19-23, 2025
- Location: Beijing, China
- Who should attend: CEOs and leaders of global natural gas companies; major energy corporations; ministers of energy and policymakers; energy traders and investors; engineers and specialists; environmental and sustainability experts
- Register or learn more here.
3. Re+
- Date: Sept. 9-12, 2024
- Location: Anaheim, CA
- Who should attend: Renewable energy professionals, energy storage experts, utility companies, policymakers and regulators, environmental and sustainability advocates, researchers
- Register or learn more here.
4. Enercom Denver
- Date: TBA (usually August)
- Location: Denver, CO
- Who should attend: Investors, energy companies, energy professionals
- Register or learn more here.
5. A&D Strategies and Opportunities Conference by Hart Energy
- Date: Oct. 23, 2024
- Location: Dallas, TX
- Who should attend: Oil and energy C-suite decision-makers, deal advisory firms, private equity fund managers, legal teams, landman
- Register or learn more here.
6. Gulf Coast Energy Forum
- Date: Oct. 14-16, 2024
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Who should attend: LNG facility operators, LNG transporters, shipping, traders, marketers, producers, pipelines, LDCs/Utilities, end users, regulators, policy makers, market analysts, and key service providers.
- Register or learn more here.
7. AFPM 2024 Summit
- Date: Oct. 15-17, 2024
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Who should attend: Technical managers, process engineers, reliability leaders, operations managers, maintenance leaders, process control leads, technology licensing, turnaround planning and management, optimization managers.
- Register or learn more here.
8. CERAWeek 2025
- Date: March 10-14, 2025
- Location: Houston, TX
- Who should attend: CEOs and ministers from global energy and utilities, automotive, manufacturing, financial and technology communities, public policy-officials and thought leaders
- Register or learn more here.
9. World Petroleum Congress (WPC) 2025
- Date: March 17-21, 2025
- Location: Houston, TX
- Who should attend: Energy industry professionals and leaders, government officials and policymakers, academic researchers, investors, environmental and sustainability experts
- Register or learn more here.
💡 Gas and LNG conferences
Gas and LNG is a hot topic in the industry, mostly because LNG (liquefied natural gas) helps make energy more affordable and efficient.
LNG plays a key role in power generation and policymakers and natural gas advocates are constantly pushing for more innovations and research in this area.
If you’re looking for the top gas and LNG conferences to stay on top of the latest in the market, here are the events you should keep an eye on:
10. Gastech Exhibition & Conference
- Date: Sept. 17-20, 2024
- Location: Houston, TX
- Who should attend: Ministers, policymakers, global CEOs, energy industry professionals
- Register or learn more here.
11. 8th Annual LNG Summit USA
- Date: April 1-2, 2025
- Location: Houston, TX
- Who should attend: Professionals in the renewable energy industry
- Register or learn more here.
12. Gas, LNG and The Future of Energy
- Date: Oct. 22-23, 2024
- Location: London, UK
- Who should attend: European gas aggregators and utilities, Asian LNG buyers and traders, international energy companies, investment bankers and project financiers,, North American E&P, LNG players and shippers, commodity traders, and law firms.
- Register or learn more here.
💡 Machinery and automation-focused conferences
From mining operations to environmental monitoring, machinery and automation is a crucial part of every corner of the gas and oil industry.
If you want to stay up-to-date with the latest innovations in oil and gas machinery and automations, conferences are one of the most exciting ways to learn.
Here are some machinery and automation-focused oil and gas conferences you’ll want to mark on your 2024-2025 calendar.
13. GMRC Gas Machinery Conference
- Date: Oct. 6-9, 2024
- Location: Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL
- Who should attend: Design engineers, facility engineers, technicians and others
- Register or learn more here.
14. Oil and Gas Automation and Digitalization Congress 2024 (AUTOMA)
- Date: Oct. 14-15, 2024
- Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
- Who should attend: Professionals from oil majors, EPCs, refineries, pipeline operators, drilling contractors, equipment & solution providers, and startups.
- Register or learn more here.
15. Energy Transition World Forum 2024
- Date: Oct. 8, 2024
- Location: London
- Who should attend: Energy executives and leaders; policymakers, investors, researchers
- Register or learn more here.
💡 Carbon capture and sustainability conferences
Carbon capture is like the oil and gas industry’s way of hitting the "undo" button on some of its carbon emissions. Imagine this: every time we use oil, gas, or any fossil fuel, it releases CO2 into the atmosphere, which is one of the main culprits behind climate change.
The idea of carbon capture is to grab that CO2 before it even gets a chance to float up into the sky and cause problems.
It’s kind of like having a giant vacuum cleaner attached to factories, power plants, or even directly to oil wells, sucking up all that extra carbon. The captured CO2 can then be stored underground, usually in old oil fields, or even reused in other processes. For the oil and gas industry, this is a game-changer because it lets them keep doing what they do—produce energy—while reducing their carbon footprint.
It’s like still having your cake, eating it too, and then cleaning up all the crumbs so no one knows you even had it in the first place.
If carbon capture and sustainability are your forte or niche, here are the conferences and events where you can learn the latest trends in the space and connect with the greatest innovators.
16. Annual CO2 CCUS/EOR Conference
- Date: Dec. 9-12, 2024
- Location: Midland, TX
- Who should attend: Carbon management professionals, CO2 practitioners, policymakers
- Register or learn more here.
17. OPEX Oil and Gas Summit
- Date: November 5-8, 2024
- Location: Houston, TX
- Who should attend: Oil and gas operations leaders
- Register or learn more here.
18. Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Conference
- Date: April 6-11, 2025
- Location: Ventura, CA
- Who should attend: CO2 practitioners, researchers, scientists
- Register or learn more here.
💡 International oil and energy trade exhibitions
The oil and gas industry affects every touch of life in the world, not just the US. It’s such a huge industry that affects our everyday lives.
It’s no surprise that there are several international and globally recognized conferences or trade exhibitions where congressmen, policymakers, huge companies, and other leaders in the space come together to discuss every topic in the industry each year,
Here are some of the top international conferences in the oil and energy industry that you’ll want to keep up with.
19. 8th Africa 2024 Oil and Gas International Trade Exhibition
- Date: Oct. 23-25, 2024
- Location: Tanzania, Africa
- Who should attend: Suppliers and buyers of equipment and services for the oil and gas industry in the East African region
- Register or learn more here.
20. ADIPEC 2024
- Date: Nov. 4-7, 2024
- Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Who should attend: CEOS, COOs, and leaders from top oil and gas companies; oil and gas engineers and professionals; investors, policymakers, environmental and sustainability experts
- Register or learn more here.
21. EGYPES 2025
- Date: Feb. 17-19, 2025
- Location: Egypt
- Who should attend: Oil and gas executives, government officials and regulators, engineers and technical experts, energy transition and sustainability experts
- Register or learn more here.
💡 Specialized oil and energy industry conferences
Looking to network or learn more about niche parts of the oil and gas industry?
There are so many different specializations and aspects of the industry that you can learn about, like:
- Sulphur and sulphuric acid
- Deepwater operations
- Drilling and well services
- Refining petrochemicals
- Pipeline and transportation
- Environmental, health, and safety
…and the list goes on.
Here are some of the top niche oil and energy industry conferences to look out for in 2024-2025.
22. RefComm Europe Conference and Exhibition
- Date: Nov. 4-6, 2024
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Who should attend: Professionals in the oil refining industry
- Register or learn more here.
23. Sulphur + Sulphuric Acid 2024 Conference
- Date: Nov. 4-6, 2024
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Who should attend: Professionals in the sulphur + sulphuric acid value chain
- Register or learn more here.
24. Topsides Platforms- Hulls
- Date: Nov. 5-7, 2024
- Location: Galveston, TX
- Who should attend: Professionals in the deepwater operations and topsides industry
- Register or learn more here.
25. Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2025
- Date: May 5-8, 2025
- Location: Houston, TX
- Who should attend: Professionals in the offshore resources and environmental sectors
- Register or learn more here.
26. World of Concrete 2025
- Date: Jan. 20-25, 2025
- Location: Las Vegas, NV
- Who should attend: Professionals in the concrete and masonry sector of the oil and gas industry
- Register or learn more here.
💡 Regional gas and energy industry expos
Don’t have the budget or time to go to the global oil and energy conferences? There are several US-based expos and events based in specific regions that you can attend closer to where you’re located.
Here are a few of the top gas and energy industry expos by region that you don’t want to miss out on.
27. New York Energy Capital Assembly
- Date: June 6-7, 2024
- Location: New York, NY
- Who should attend: Financiers and investors in the energy investment industry
- Register or learn more here.
28. Conference on Electric Power in the Southwest 2024
- Date: Sept. 16-17, 2024
- Location: Santa Fe, NM
- Who should attend: Attorneys, industry executives, governmental officials, Tribal representatives, customer representatives and anyone else involved with energy policy, planning, and development in the Southwest
- Register or learn more here.
29. Oklahoma Oil and Natural Gas EXPO 2024
- Date: Oct. 10, 2024
- Location: Oklahoma, Kansas
- Who should attend: Geoscientists, engineers, landmen, operators, working interest owners, and royalty owners
- Register or learn more here.
30. Texas Energy Day
- Date: February 4, 2025
- Location: Austin, TX
- Who should attend: Energy professionals in Texas looking to help demonstrate to policymakers the importance of the industry
- Register or learn more here.
Planning your 2024-2025 calendar for top oil and energy conferences
If you're thinking about attending gas and energy conferences in 2024-2025, here’s a quick tip: plan ahead! These events are great for connecting with top industry pros, learning about the latest trends, and spotting new business opportunities. Make sure to network with intention—go in with a clear goal of who you want to meet or learn from. Don’t be afraid to ask questions and participate in discussions. And of course, always follow up with the contacts you make to keep those relationships alive. Conferences are all about making lasting connections that can help boost your career or business!
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