2026 Gaia Talks

Frames sustainability in hydrocarbons as part of energy-system transformation, connecting business practice, environmental responsibility, and social license.

Policy-focused discussion on India’s renewable energy pathway and the institutional choices shaping a lower-carbon energy system.

A public-facing discussion that translates energy-transition developments into practical implications, helping professionals and communities understand the changes shaping the future energy system.

Leadership-oriented discussion on navigating energy security, transition pressures, and durable decision-making in a changing energy landscape.

Examines practical sustainability strategies for heavy and extra-heavy crude production, connecting operational improvement, environmental performance, and responsible energy development.

Sector-specific decarbonization topic focused on aviation, linking technology pathways and energy-system innovation beyond upstream oil and gas.

Applies petroleum subsurface expertise to geothermal development, directly connecting oil and gas capabilities with resilient low-carbon heat and power.

Explores how economic development and environmental protection can be reconciled through sustainable energy-system choices rather than treated as competing objectives.

Introduces CO₂ capture and storage as a technical pathway for emissions reduction and long-term transformation of high-emitting energy systems.

Links international collaboration and technological solutions to lower-impact industrial operations in Iraq, supporting energy-system improvement.

Planned net-zero discussion on local energy generation and bottom-up aggregation for buildings and cities; retained as a cancelled program record.

Hydrogen transition discussion connecting global trends, Latin American opportunities, and emerging low-carbon energy value chains.

Corporate climate initiative case study showing how industrial organizations can move from high-carbon legacy systems toward lower-carbon operations.

Compares natural and artificial hydrogen production pathways and case studies, supporting technology learning for future energy systems.

Innovation-centered energy transition program focused on technologies, approaches, and capabilities needed for resilient energy-system change.

Examines HSES gaps and opportunities in production and operations as part of improving the performance and resilience of the energy system.

CCS corrosion lessons support safe deployment of carbon-management infrastructure, a practical enabler of lower-carbon energy systems.

Connects EpE’s business sustainability vision with practical steps for energy-system transformation and organizational action.

Connects process optimization, safety, and environmental respect to more sustainable petroleum operations and energy-system improvement.

Regional discussion on the energy industry’s role in environmental protection and the collaborative transition toward more sustainable energy systems.

Applies systems thinking to the energy sector, helping participants connect technical, environmental, and social dimensions of energy transformation.

Examines geothermal energy as a scalable renewable pathway and highlights how subsurface expertise can contribute to net-zero energy systems.

Explores sustainability within the energy transition and the practical pathways, leadership choices, and industry capabilities needed to advance toward net zero.

Systems thinking helps oil and gas practitioners understand transition dynamics, interdependencies, and leverage points for durable energy-system change.

The discussion examines whether the energy transition will displace the petroleum industry or drive its technological, operational, and business transformation.

Biomethane and biogas can convert organic residues into lower-carbon fuels, linking waste management with practical energy-transition pathways.

Lithium-from-brines connects subsurface expertise with critical-mineral supply chains needed for electrification and energy-system transformation.

Geothermal lithium extraction highlights emerging technologies that can couple low-carbon heat, critical minerals, and subsurface engineering.

Offshore-fleet decarbonization, renewables, and emerging energies focus on practical technology pathways for lower-carbon operations.

Wind energy as a nation-building opportunity links infrastructure, policy, and technology choices for a resilient energy future.

Shallow geothermal systems offer a locally deployable pathway for efficient heating and cooling, extending subsurface expertise into lower-carbon buildings.

Geological hydrogen storage uses subsurface capability to support future hydrogen systems and broader net-zero energy infrastructure.

Natural hydrogen is explored as an emerging subsurface energy resource, including its geological potential, development pathways, and possible role in future low-carbon energy systems.

Net-zero progress for oil and gas companies centers on operational transition pathways and technology-enabled decarbonization.

The discussion focuses on hydrogen technologies ready for near-term deployment and their role in accelerating practical energy-system transition.

Decarbonization challenges, opportunities, and practical cases focus on changing oil and gas operations toward lower-carbon performance.

The energy-transition checklist frames practical obstacles, priorities, and capability shifts needed to navigate a resilient energy-system transformation.

Geothermal development can repurpose oil and gas subsurface capabilities, infrastructure, and workforce experience for dependable lower-carbon energy.

Connects climate policy, markets, and economic decision-making with the strategic direction of energy-system transformation.

COP28 Blue Zone insights connect climate negotiations, oil and gas strategy, and practical sector pathways for transforming the energy system.

Carbon capture and storage projects are technology pathways for lowering industrial emissions and reshaping energy-system infrastructure.

This Peru Section discussion examines the role of natural gas within sustainability and energy-transition pathways, bringing together fiscal, academic, tax, and energy-sector perspectives.

Geo-energy and machine learning connect subsurface expertise with digital innovation for new energy-system applications.

Energy storage addresses reliability and resilience challenges as power systems integrate more variable renewable generation.

This Patagonia Section forum examines climate-change myths and realities, strengthens regional sustainability capabilities, and highlights actions underway in the region and across Argentina.

This Patagonia Section forum connects climate science and sustainable-development goals with practical green-energy traceability in the Vaca Muerta region.

CCS projects provide decarbonization pathways and create new technical and commercial opportunities for the oil and gas industry.

The sustainable energy series provides regional learning on practical pathways for a more resilient and lower-carbon energy system.

The discussion explored biofuels, electromobility, green hydrogen, and e-fuels, together with the policy, regulatory, and infrastructure conditions needed to advance lower-carbon transportation in Peru.

Clean-tech startups highlight entrepreneurship and technology deployment as accelerators of the energy transition.

Transportation net zero focuses on transforming mobility energy demand, fuels, infrastructure, and emissions performance.

UK geothermal projects illustrate subsurface energy applications that diversify the energy mix and support low-carbon heat.

CO₂ geochemistry supports safe and effective carbon storage, a technical enabler for lower-carbon industrial systems.

This session reviews hydrogen technologies, their maturity, deployment barriers, and the challenges of integrating hydrogen into lower-carbon energy systems.

Real decarbonization focuses on practical low-carbon business and operational pathways for oil and gas companies.

Offshore wind development requires coordinated resource assessment, permitting, infrastructure, supply-chain development, and staged project execution.

This student competition challenges participants to explore how the global energy mix and energy-production systems could evolve by 2040.

Hydrogen injectivity and recovery issues connect subsurface engineering to emerging hydrogen systems and energy-transition infrastructure.

This session introduces the geological and reservoir-engineering foundations of carbon storage as a pathway for industrial decarbonization.

This Peru-hosted discussion examined emerging Canadian trends in natural-resource extraction and their implications for technology, sustainability, and the evolving energy system.

The discussion focuses on how an operator positions strategy, investment, and operations within the energy transition.

Decarbonization hubs require coordinated infrastructure, technology integration, and shared regional pathways for lower-carbon operations.

Critical raw materials and next-generation batteries are enabling technologies for electrification and energy-system transformation.

Geothermal expands the subsurface role in low-carbon heat and power, translating petroleum expertise into new energy applications.

Finance is a practical lever for scaling transition projects, allocating capital, and reshaping energy infrastructure.

The webinar explores how mature oil and gas assets in Peru’s jungle region can be repurposed or integrated with sustainable electricity generation.

California CCS highlights carbon storage deployment as a technology pathway for reducing industrial and energy-sector emissions.

Reservoir engineering and flow assurance are technical enablers for reliable carbon capture and storage systems.

Circularity is presented as a practical upstream innovation pathway, including green and circular decommissioning and geothermal repurposing of depleted oil and gas wells.

Offshore electrification addresses operational decarbonization through power-system redesign and lower-emission production infrastructure.

Energy system transformation directly addresses how technologies, assets, and business models shift toward a resilient low-carbon future.

Disruptive technology supports transition pathways by accelerating new tools, processes, and lower-carbon energy solutions.

The discussion considers Brazil’s climate positioning after COP26 and the implications of national commitments for energy-sector transformation.

Geothermal applications on public lands connect subsurface capability with renewable heat and power development.

CCUS business models address the commercial structures needed to scale carbon-management infrastructure.

This technical session surveys hydrogen-energy applications, including the hydrogen value chain, hydrogen uses, factors affecting the transition, sustainability, and research and development in the hydrogen industry.

This session examines climate change from the perspective of the hydrocarbon sector and considers how the industry can respond to evolving climate expectations.

The energy transition path frames a broad regional discussion on the direction of energy-system change.

This post-COP26 discussion connects national commitments, environmental agreements, and practical pathways toward net zero through 2030 and beyond.

Brazil’s transition pathways combine technology, investment, and cross-sector coordination to reshape the national energy system.

This panel connects hydrogen development and sustainable investment with ESG strategy, highlighting how low-carbon technologies and capital allocation can support the energy transition.

Post-COP26 challenges frame how the oil and gas sector responds to decarbonization, policy, and air-quality expectations.

Associated-gas utilization reduces waste, supports emissions mitigation, and links existing oil and gas resources to practical energy-system improvement.

COP26 implications for oil and gas frame how the sector adapts strategy, operations, and investment within the energy transition.

Commercial CO2 capture links deployable technology with lower-carbon industrial operations.

A multidisciplinary perspective connects sustainability, engineering education, and industry leadership in the energy transition.

Energy-sector diversification explores pathways beyond the conventional oil and gas portfolio.

Through the COP26 lens, this regional session connects Trinidad and Tobago’s energy sector with transition strategy, policy, and lower-carbon pathways.

Hydrogen and biofuels are presented as practical elements of the energy-transition technology portfolio.

COP26 preparation frames the policy, leadership, and industry choices needed to guide energy-system transformation.

AI-enabled renewable-energy forecasting supports more reliable integration of low-carbon energy resources.

Carbon capture and storage is presented as a key pathway for managing industrial emissions and supporting lower-carbon energy systems.

The event focuses on practical decarbonization options for oil and gas production systems.

The Kern River carbon-capture project illustrates applied CCS as a pathway for reducing industrial emissions.

Solar-energy deployment is positioned as part of a diversified, lower-carbon energy mix.

Geological CO2 removal and permanent storage extend subsurface expertise into climate-mitigation infrastructure.

The session explores future-energy options and the transition context for Venezuela.

Hydrogen production and storage technologies are examined alongside the role of hydrocarbons in evolving energy systems.

The net-zero discussion examines the future role of oil and gas within a changing energy system.

The panel examines the IEA net-zero roadmap and the pace of energy-system transformation from industry, consulting, and market perspectives.

Young-professional experiences are framed around navigating and building capability for an evolving net-zero energy system.

This combined Episode 3 program frames CO2 as both a storage challenge and a resource pathway for CCUS, utilization, and hydrogen-enabled transition options.

Repurposing oil and gas fields for geothermal energy applies subsurface expertise to a lower-carbon energy pathway.

The IPIECA SDG roadmap is reframed here as guidance for aligning oil and gas strategy, operations, and investment with energy-system transformation.

The event frames CCUS as a major Canadian pathway for industrial decarbonization and net-zero planning.

Innovation is positioned as a lever for accelerating net-zero solutions across the energy sector.

The event explores the relationship between economic growth, energy mix, and transition choices.

The session addresses organizational and technological transformation required for energy-industry sustainability.

The CCS episode focuses on a core decarbonization technology for hard-to-abate industrial emissions.

California geothermal resources are presented as a practical growth area for low-carbon subsurface energy.

The economics of net zero frames investment, cost, and market conditions for energy-system change.

California carbon neutrality is examined in terms of implications for oil and gas operations and strategy.

New materials and product pathways connect petroleum capabilities with future-facing industrial innovation and resource use.

This Decarbonisation Path session connects CO2 capture, transport, and storage with practical energy-system transition pathways and subsurface expertise.

SPE Technical Directors discuss how the Society, its members, and petroleum engineering can remain relevant and contribute to a more sustainable energy future.

The Elk Hills CCUS project highlights carbon capture and underground storage as infrastructure for lower-carbon energy systems.

This future-oriented discussion links innovation, sustainability strategy, and industry adaptation toward 2050 energy needs.

CCUS outlook, drivers, and barriers address the practical conditions for scaling a major decarbonization pathway.

Geological CO2 removal and permanent storage extend subsurface expertise into climate-mitigation infrastructure.