Institutes
AAPL Energy Institutes offer a premium education event with a networking component. Held regionally around the country, these events are hosted by AAPL and have leadership coordination with corresponding AAPL local associations.
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Appalachian Land Institute
This highly popular institute will be held in Pittsburgh on April 3-4, 2025. Topics will be unique to Appalachia and CLEs will be offered for PA, WV and OH. This year's institute is SOLD OUT. Watch for information on the 2026 ALI to be released toward the end of this year.
Mining & Land Resources Institute
Registration for the 2025 MALRI in Lake Tahoe on April 23-24, 2025, has surpassed last year's attendance! Don't miss your chance to visit this beautiful venue and learn more about geothermal land issues, ethical considerations in due diligence, lithium brine and more!
Southwest Land Institute
Save the date! The 2025 SWLI will be held on Aug. 4 in Arlington, TX. Last year's Southwest Land Institute was a sold-out grand slam that featured first-class education, fun networking and America’s pastime in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Look for registration to open soon!
Women in Energy Institute
Save the date! The 2025 WiEI will return to the ZaZa Hotel in Houston's Museum District on Sept. 25. Hundreds of women and men from over 14 states gathered in Houston at last year's AAPL’s Women in Energy Institute. With over one-third of attendees being nonmembers, WiEI truly was made for energy professionals of all disciplines and provided many opportunities to make new, unique connections and participate in three educational tracks.
West Texas Energy Institute
Save the date for a brand new energy institute! The inaugural West Texas Energy Institute will be held in conjunction with the Permian Basin Landmen's Association Eric Hanson Clay Shoot on Oct. 1 in Midland, TX. This institute will be open to all energy disciplines. Watch for more information about this special institute to be available soon!
Gulf Coast Land Institute
The 2024 Gulf Coast Land Institute returned to Lafayette, Louisiana, with record-setting attendance. The sold-out institute focused on hot issues relevant to the region, including geothermal rights, oil and gas unitization in Louisiana, witness preparation, offshore GOM and CCUS in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, among others. Plans are underway to host this event in the Bayou in the fall of 2025!
Denver Land Institute
Save the date! Plans are underway for the 52nd edition of the DLI to be held on Nov. 6, 2025. Over 200 energy professionals joined the event either in person or virtually in 2024. We hope to see you in the Rockies!
Oklahoma Energy Institute
Save the date! The 2025 OKEI will return to OKC on Dec. 4! Last year's inaugural Oklahoma Energy Institute was open to all energy disciplines and featured two tracks — Petro-Technical Foundations and Business. A sold-out crowd of attendees enjoyed sessions on AI and technological innovations in land, operations in drilling and completions, energy marketing, federal delegation and a special executive panel with CEOs representing upstream, midstream and downstream.