Energy Exchange Australia returns to the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre on 2–4 March 2027. The upstream supply chain has been on the floor every March since 1983, and 2027 brings two significant changes worth knowing about ahead of the show.
The Operator Project Hub
One of the most consistent pieces of feedback from exhibitors and visitors over the years has been straightforward: are the operators actually there?
In 2027, the answer is built into the floor plan.
The Operator Project Hub brings dedicated space onto the exhibition floor for Australia’s tier-1 operators. Their forward work plans, upcoming project activity and procurement and project teams will be on site across all three days.
For suppliers and contractors, that means three days of structured access to the people managing Australia’s upstream capex, in the same room as the rest of the supply chain. For visitors, it means the floor reflects the reality of how the upstream sector actually works, operators and their supply chain in one place, moving projects forward together.
The Operator Project Hub is the centrepiece of a broader effort to anchor tier-1 operator presence at the heart of the event.
A conference programme rebuilt from the floor up
The Energy Exchange Australia conference programme has always been industry-led. In 2027, that principle is being embedded into how the programme is built, not just how it is described.
An Operator Advisory Council is shaping the 2027 programme from the ground up. Operator case studies, regulator briefings, and technical sessions designed by the people running Australia’s producing assets. Sessions across oil and gas, decommissioning, CCS and CCUS, offshore wind, hydrogen and data and AI in upstream operations.
The result is a programme built around what the upstream sector actually needs to hear, not what sounds good on a run sheet. Operator forward work plans, lessons learnt from major projects, regulatory direction and the applied technical content that engineers, asset managers and project teams come to Perth for.
The call for speakers is open now. Presentations are welcome across all sectors represented at the event. The programme committee reviews every submission.