Drake Energy Security Forum

2025 Drake Dialogues

Where now for the "Energy Transition"?

Experts, Practitioners & Local Leaders Discuss Future of Energy and Environmental Security

October 13-14, 2025

Oil Region National Heritage Area, Northwest Pennsylvania

Community Seminar & Tours

October 13, 2025

The conference's inaugural day features presentations on community transition projects, heritage and recreational tours. Open to conference attendees and the public with prior registration and subject to availability. The program is designed to facilitate interactions and spark new conversations between local leaders and conference attendees concerning future opportunities and lesson learned from the region's 166-year and counting experience with - and environmental recovery from - the early oil and gas Industry.

Multiple Venues

Throughout the Oil Region National Heritage Area between Oil City and Titusville, Pennsylvania

Drake Dialogues

October 14, 2025

In the spirit of Edwin Drake's tenacity and creativity, which produced America's first oil discovery in 1859, global and local experts, practitioners, and leaders will gather to discuss and debate the future of energy security and the environment. This includes hybrid interactive presentations with panelists giving introductory arguments followed by a free-flowing dialogue followed by questions and answers. By invitation only.

The Venue

Drake Well Museum & Park commemorates Edwin Drake's drilling of America's first oil well In 1859. The museum and surrounding grounds chronicle the birth and development of Pennsylvania's petroleum and gas industry and its evolution into today's global enterprise.

Learn more about Oil Region History

Join The Conversation!

Mid-October in Western Pennsylvania features some of the world's most breathtaking autumn foliage, the annual gift from the varied deciduous forest that took the area back from the brink of environmental destruction following the early oil boom.

Who Should Attend?

Experts, practitioners, officials and those interested in how America and the World can practically balance their energy and enviromental goals.

What to Expect?

A full two days of in-depth dialogues, debates and presentations on energy and environmental security Issues now facing the United States and the World - as well as a lot of history, great food and even a bit of local moonshine!

For more information, please email info@drakeenergysecurity.org