Energy 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
Save the date! The 2026 ALI will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 2-3. This highly popular institute is held annually in Pittsburgh and has sold out several years in a row. Topics are unique to Appalachia and CLEs are typically offered for PA, WV and OH. Watch for information on the 2026 ALI to be released soon.
MINING & LAND RESOURCES INSTITUTE
The 2025 MALRI was held in beautiful Lake Tahoe on April 23-24. Look for information on the 2026 MALRI to be released soon.
SOUTHWEST LAND INSTITUTE
The 2025 SWLI was held on Aug. 4 in Arlington, Texas, and featured first-class education, fun networking and America’s pastime in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Watch for information on this institute to be posted in the spring of 2026.
GULF COAST LAND INSTITUTE
The Gulf Coast Land Institute was held in New Orleans on Oct. 22-23, 2025. This institute focused on hot issues relevant to the region. Look for its return to the Bayou in the fall of 2026!
WOMEN IN ENERGY INSTITUTE
Look for information on the 2026 WiEI to be released in early 2026. WiEI is held annually in Houston and made for energy professionals of all disciplines, providing many opportunities to make new, unique connections and participate in three educational tracks.
ERIC HANSON MEMORIAL WEST TEXAS ENERGY INSTITUTE
The inaugural West Texas Energy Institute was held in conjunction with the Permian Basin Landmen's Association Eric Hanson Clay Shoot on Oct. 1, 2025, in Midland, TX. Look for this institute to return in the fall of 2026!
DENVER LAND INSTITUTE
The 52nd edition of the DLI was hed on Nov. 6, 2025. This sold-out institute boasted a virtual and an in person option in Denver. We hope to see you in 2026 for another great institute in the Rockies!
OKLAHOMA ENERGY INSTITUTE
The 2025 Oklahoma Energy Institute was held on Dec. 4 in OKC. The institute was open to all energy disciplines and featured two tracks — Petro-Technical Foundations and Business. 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.