Past eventHeld 21–23 October 2026
SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition 2026
SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition 2026 was a conference and exhibition for the global energy community, themed Exploring New Horizons with Innovative Solutions.
George R. Brown Convention Center
- Held
- 21–23 October 2026
- Venue
- George R. Brown Convention Center
- Location
- Houston, Texas, USA
TL;DR
- SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition 2026 took place 21–23 October at George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, USA.
- The audience was billed as including technical experts, industry leaders, exhibitors, students, and emerging professionals in energy.
About
ATCE 2026 was themed Exploring New Horizons with Innovative Solutions at a pivotal moment for the global energy sector. The Full Conference format was billed as combining sessions, exhibition access, exhibit-floor breaks, and digital conference proceedings. The event focused on technical learning, networking, and access to an industry exhibition.
Who was in the room
Global energy professionals
Technical experts, industry leaders, exhibitors, students, and emerging professionals in energy.
Featured speakers
1 listedJohn A. Howard
Venue & travel
Venue
George R. Brown Convention CenterGetting there
William P. Hobby Airport is approximately 10 miles from the convention center, and George Bush Intercontinental Airport is approximately 20 miles away.
Getting there
The official hotel was Hilton Americas-Houston.
Getting there
Houston in October has daytime temperatures in the low 80s Fahrenheit and evening temperatures in the mid-60s Fahrenheit.
Questions people ask
6 answeredThe next edition, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 2027, runs 11 - 13 Oct 2027. It is located in Denver, CO, USA.
SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition 2026 took place 21–23 October 2026.
It was held at George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, USA.
Technical experts, industry leaders, exhibitors, students, and emerging professionals in energy attended.
It was most useful for petroleum engineers, technical specialists and E&P company staff who wanted a broad technical program and a large exhibition, with executive panels billed as featuring ADNOC Onshore, ExxonMobil and Baker Hughes leaders and an audience spanning experts, students and emerging professionals. At USD 850 for registration, it was a larger spend than a regional section meeting, and people who needed only a narrow niche topic or a local peer group would have gotten less from a show of this scale in Houston.
Attendees at energy industry conferences usually wear business casual, such as collared shirts, slacks and company polos, with comfortable shoes for the exhibition floor. Houston in October is warm in the day and mild in the evening, so light layers suited the walk between the convention center and hotels.
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