energy and utilities · Houston
NAPE Summit 2027Exhibitor guide: booth costs, dates and deadlines
Where prospects change hands: NAPE Summit 2027 booths in Houston
- Event dates
- February 3–5, 2027
- Exhibit hall
- February 4–5, 2027 (Thu 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Fri 9 a.m.–1 p.m.)
- Venue
- George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston
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Quick answers
NAPE Summit 2027 in 30 seconds
The short version for NAPE Summit exhibitors. Every figure here has its source further down the NAPE Summit page.
- When is NAPE Summit 2027?
- February 3–5, 2027, at George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston.
- When does the NAPE Summit exhibit hall open?
- February 4–5, 2027, Thu 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Fri 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
- What does NAPE Summit booth space cost?
- $7,750 per 10×10 through Dec 11, 2026; $8,500 from Dec 12 (2027 show), paid to the organizer.
- What does a 10×20 booth cost all-in at NAPE Summit?
- $7,500 – $15,000 for a Purple rental with design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. NAPE Summit bills space and show services separately.
- For NAPE Summit, what is the next exhibitor deadline?
- Group housing names due: November 18, 2026.
Official NAPE Summit 2027 links: NAPE Summit 2027 floor planNAPE Summit 2027 hotelsNAPE Summit 2027 scheduleNAPE Summit 2027 booth space
Everything about NAPE Summit 2027 in one place
NAPE Summit 2027 fact sheet
| Official name | NAPE Summit 2027, the energy marketplace for buying, selling and trading prospects and producing properties, in Houston |
|---|---|
| Event dates | February 3–5, 2027 |
| Exhibit hall dates | February 4–5, 2027 (Thu 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Fri 9 a.m.–1 p.m.) source |
| Venue | George R. Brown Convention Center 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010 |
| Organizer | NAPE Expo LP |
| Who attends | Landmen, geologists and geophysicists, engineers, financiers, lawyers and E&P executives; 80% at decision-maker level, per NAPE |
| Booth space | $7,750 per 10×10 through Dec 11, 2026; $8,500 from Dec 12 (2027 show) source |
| Next deadline | Group housing names due: November 18, 2026 source |
| Nearest airport | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) |
| Hotels | NAPE's hotel blocks at multiple downtown Houston hotels, many within walking distance of the GRB; blocks end January 20, 2027 Official hotel page → |
| Official website | napeexpo.com |
Official NAPE Summit resources
NAPE Summit 2027 calendar
NAPE Summit 2027 dates and deadlines
In order: the dates the NAPE Summit organizer has published, each linked to the page that states it. The next date is highlighted.
- Group housing names dueExhibitors with room blocks source
- Preferred booth pricing endsAll exhibitor types source
- Freeman advance-order discount ends; warehouse starts receiving freightExhibitors source
- Prospect uploads closeE&P exhibitors source
- NAPE hotel room blocks endAttendees and exhibitors source
- Freeman warehouse late charge applies after this dateExhibitors shipping to the warehouse source
- Exhibitor move-in begins at the GRB, 8 a.m.Exhibitors source
- Exhibit hall opens, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Attendees and exhibitors source
01 Purple at NAPE Summit 2027
Where prospects change hands: NAPE Summit 2027 booths in Houston
At NAPE a booth is a deal desk: maps on the wall, a table for the landman and the investor, and room to talk terms in a day and a half of hall time. At the George R. Brown Convention Center the floor is bare concrete, so we bring flooring, and Freeman runs the docks.
- Feb 3–5, 2027 · GRB Houston
- 450+ exhibitors per NAPE
- Hall open Feb 4–5
What makes NAPE Summit different, and how we build for it
NAPE Summit is a marketplace first: exploration and production companies come to sell prospects and producing properties, capital providers come to fund them, and vendors serve both from a dedicated area of the GRB floor.NAPE prices booths by exhibitor type, so a vendor 10×10 costs more than ten times a prospect booth. The floor now carries eight hubs, from the Prospect Hub's eight-minute theater pitches to the Critical Minerals, Minerals & NonOp, Offshore, Renewable Energy, Data Center and Bitcoin Mining hubs. Booths are assigned by NAPE's Priority Point System, and the hall is open only a day and a half, so every hour counts.
Readable acreage maps, play outlines and production curves on the wall, and a table where they can open a data room on a laptop without the aisle reading over their shoulder.
A fast read of who you are and what deal size you handle, a quiet seat for a first conversation, and a clear contact for the follow-up after NAPE Week.
Land, title, seismic, data, legal and AI service vendors who explain in one line what they do for an independent producer, with a person free to talk the moment they stop.
Your team in Houston
From our two shops to the NAPE Summit floor
We build in our own production shop in Fishkill, NY, and our Las Vegas hub, ship to the George R. Brown Convention Center, and install with our own project manager on the floor and vetted local labor. Turnaround is a predictable 30 to 45 days, with pre-show QA and secure storage for your NAPE Summit booth.
Your team arrives at NAPE Summit to a lit, stocked booth. You just show up.
Inside NAPE Summit 2027
NAPE Summit rules that shape your booth
Prospect exhibitors may show only prospects or producing properties, capital providers only their financing, and vendors only their own products and services. We write every panel to the category on your contract so nothing has to come down on the floor.
Vacating or dismantling a booth before the show closes costs 5 priority points, and points decide next year's booth location. We schedule dismantle to start only after the Friday 1 p.m. close.
Freeman's 2027 Quick Facts state that the exhibit area is not carpeted, only the aisles get black carpet, and exhibitors may install their own flooring. We include flooring in every NAPE quote.
Freeman's warehouse refuses uncrated freight, COD shipments, hazardous materials and any single piece over 4,500 pounds or 108 by 93 by 144 inches. We crate everything to those limits before it leaves our shop.
NAPE booth registration does not include attendee badges; staff need an Experience or Experience+ pass, and attendees must be 18 or older. We list badge needs on your planning sheet so nobody is stopped at the door.
Programs worth planning for
Eight-minute domestic and international theater presentations where operators preview prospects on the expo floor and send listeners to their booth, at no extra cost; prospect uploads close January 8, 2027.
A floor hub on power demand, site selection and energy strategy for data centers, pairing tech companies with natural gas producers; relevant to power-equipment and on-site generation vendors.
Covers exploration, extraction and processing of minerals used in energy technologies, plus the regulatory, market and supply-chain factors behind them.
Business and technical tracks on Wednesday, February 3, 2027, included with the NAPE Experience+ pass along with the AIEN seminar on February 2.
NAPE Summit is the upstream deal marketplace among U.S. energy shows; choose it over OTC when you sell land, data, legal, financial or field services to independent producers and investors rather than offshore hardware to operators. Line up NAPE Summit against every energy and utilities show we build for →
energy and utilities at NAPE Summit
The industry behind NAPE Summit, in pictures
02 Booths & pricing for NAPE Summit 2027
Popular booth sizes at NAPE Summit
NAPE sells space in 10×10 units, priced by exhibitor type; NAPE frames each unit in pipe and drape and adds a 7×44-inch name sign. For vendors we recommend a 10×20 (two units) with a map or capability wall and a meeting counter; larger operators and sponsors combine units into 20×20 and bigger footprints.
Two NAPE units side by side: an acreage map or service wall, a lit screen for production data, and a two-seat table for terms.
Shown: Voltronic Power, a Purple island exhibit
See 10×20 rental booths →
Three units: a map wall in the center, a prospect or service summary on one side, and a semi-private table where an investor can open the data room.
Shown: a Purple inline booth for Wisepower Enterprise
See 10×30 rental booths →
An island with four map faces, a closed meeting room for confidential deal talks, a hanging sign and storage for packets.
Shown: dimi, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×20 rental booths →
A sponsor-scale footprint with several meeting rooms booked back to back, a hospitality counter and a presentation screen for scheduled prospect previews.
Pictured: hanul, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×30 rental booths →In Purple's NAPE Summit price
- Your design and 3D rendering, revised until it is right for NAPE Summit
- Structure, printed graphics, counters and storage, as specified for NAPE Summit
- Lighting plus power distribution within the booth at NAPE Summit
- Installation and dismantle, with our project manager on the floor
- Each service order and deadline in the NAPE Summit exhibitor kit, tracked for you
Billed by NAPE Summit and its contractor
- Your NAPE Summit booth space, paid to the organizer
- Material handling / drayage, if the NAPE Summit space rate leaves it out
- Electrical, internet and rigging orders for NAPE Summit
- Booth cleaning, and union labor where the George R. Brown Convention Center requires it
Rates to plan with for NAPE Summit:
- Vendor booth space $7,750 per 10×10 through Dec 11, 2026; $8,500 from Dec 12 (2027 show) source
- E&P and capital provider booth $700 per 10×10 through Dec 11, 2026; $900 from Dec 12 (2027 show) source
- Student pass $75 at check-in with valid student ID, 2027 show source
- Drayage (Purple planning figure) About $95 per cwt, 200 lb minimum, Purple's 2026–2027 GRB estimate source
Every one of these is estimated on your proposal, so you see the full NAPE Summit total on paper before you sign.
All-in 2026 rental ranges: design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle are included, and custom NAPE Summit builds are quoted per project. Want an exact number for Houston? Use the booth cost calculator or the 2026 booth cost guide.
Share the booth size you have at NAPE Summit and what you need the space to do. We reply within one business day, then send a rendering and a fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
At NAPE Summit, your team walks into a lit, stocked booth. You just show up.
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Booths to look at before you plan NAPE Summit
Case study · Shapoorji Pallonji
Shapoorji Pallonji at an engineering and infrastructure exhibition
A structured, powerful booth for a global engineering group founded in 1865, built to communicate scale, trust and engineering excellence.
Different sector, same buyer test: Shapoorji Pallonji's booth had to signal scale and credibility to investors and project owners in seconds, which is what a NAPE operator or vendor needs from the aisle.
Read the Shapoorji Pallonji case study All case studies →“They handle everything end to end so clients can really just show up and not worry about anything. Doesn’t get any better than that.”
Tess Bockes, Exit King Realty · what other clients say
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04 Designing for upstream oil and gas operators, capital providers and energy service vendors at NAPE Summit
Four things we get right for NAPE Summit exhibitors
1Make the map the hero
At NAPE the product is often acreage. We print large-format basin and lease maps sharp enough to read at arm's length, light them evenly and mount them at standing eye level, so a geologist can trace the play without asking for a printout.
2Bring your own floor
Freeman's NAPE Quick Facts say the exhibit area is not carpeted; only the aisles get black carpet, and exhibitors may install flooring. We build padded flooring into the quote so your team is not standing on concrete for a nine-hour Thursday.
3Plan for a day and a half
The hall opens Thursday at 9 a.m. and closes Friday at 1 p.m. We set up a booth that works the moment the doors open: packets restocked under the counter, screens on timers, and meeting slots planned around the Prospect Hub theater schedule.
4Respect the exhibitor type
NAPE limits what each category may promote: prospect exhibitors discuss only prospects and properties, capital providers only their financing, vendors only their own products and services. We write your graphics to fit the category on your contract.
Concept rendering
Your NAPE Summit proposal comes with a rendering like this
You see your NAPE Summit booth in 3D before we cut a single panel: layout, graphics, lighting and product positions, revised until it is right. Shown: a Purple concept for Waaree Solar Americas Inc.
Start my NAPE Summit conceptFloor at a glance
Where you could be at NAPE Summit 2027
NAPE fills the George R. Brown Convention Center each February, with registration on the first floor; the organizer does not publish which halls it uses. These are the GRB features that shape a NAPE booth.
Vendor and service area
NAPE places vendors and service providers in a dedicated area of the floor, separate from the E&P prospect booths and capital providers.
Our advice Your neighbors are other vendors, so the wall has to state in one line what you do for a producer; we write that line first.
Expo hubs
Eight hubs share the floor in 2027, including the Prospect Hub theater, Data Center, Critical Minerals and Renewable Energy hubs.
Our advice Hub talks pull crowds at set times; we plan staffing and screen loops around the theater schedule nearest your booth.
GRB loading docks
The building is not linked to the downtown tunnel system, and Freeman starts receiving direct freight at the facility on February 1, 2027.
Our advice Shipments arriving earlier may be refused, so we time trucks to February 1 or use the advance warehouse.
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Logistics for NAPE Summit 2027, handled
Freeman is NAPE's service contractor. Its warehouse accepts crated or skidded freight from January 4, 2027, charges extra after January 25, and refuses uncrated freight and any piece over 4,500 pounds or 108 by 93 by 144 inches; the GRB dock receives from February 1. Move-in runs February 1 to 3, and every crate must leave by noon on February 6, with carriers checked in by 10 a.m. Texas right-to-work law lets your own employees help assemble. We order flooring and services before Freeman's January 4 discount deadline and staff install with our own project manager.
Hall rules, drayage estimates and freight deadlines for the building that hosts NAPE Summit are in our George R. Brown Convention Center exhibitor guide.
What Purple handles
- Large-format acreage and basin maps printed sharp enough to read up close
- Booth flooring for NAPE's uncarpeted hall
- Freeman orders placed before the January 4, 2027 discount
- Crating to meet the warehouse's no-uncrated rule
- Confidential meeting rooms for data-room conversations
- Install with our project manager and vetted Houston labor
Your NAPE Summit timeline, from move-in back
NAPE preferred booth pricing ends (vendor 10×10 rises from $7,750 to $8,500): December 11, 2026. Book by then to save $750 per 10×10 as a vendor; send us the booth number right after so we can draw the map wall and order flooring.
We need your NAPE Summit design signed off by mid-December 2026.
- December 11, 2026Last day of NAPE's preferred booth pricing; vendor 10×10s rise from $7,750 to $8,500 on December 12.
- Mid-December 2026Design sign-off for maps, graphics and flooring.
- January 4, 2027Freeman advance-order discount deadline and first day the warehouse accepts freight.
- January 2027Production in our Fishkill, NY shop; maps printed and proofed against your final acreage files.
- February 1–3, 2027Move-in at the GRB with our own project manager; booths ready before the Thursday opening.
- February 4–5, 2027Exhibit hall days, then move-out from 1 p.m. Friday until noon Saturday.
Purple's planning timeline for NAPE Summit. Move-in, freight target and order deadlines are set by the NAPE Summit exhibitor kit and your assigned schedule; we confirm them for your booth once you book.
Printable NAPE Summit budget & deadline sheetTravel to NAPE Summit 2027
Getting to NAPE Summit 2027: airport and hotels
Fly in
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
Stay
NAPE's hotel blocks at multiple downtown Houston hotels, many within walking distance of the GRB; blocks end January 20, 2027
Find the venue
George R. Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010
Travel facts from napeexpo.com.
NAPE Summit by the numbers
NAPE Summit year by year
How NAPE Summit 2027 compares with other energy and utilities shows
The energy and utilities shows closest to NAPE Summit on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Each show name opens our energy and utilities exhibitor guide for that show.
| Show | Dates | City | Latest published size |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWERGENClarion Events (Clarion Energy) | January 18–21, 2027 | Salt Lake City, UT | 8,164 attendees · 539 exhibitors (2026) |
| PPIMClarion Technical Conferences | January 25–28, 2027 | Houston, TX | 4,485 attendees · 190 exhibitors (2026) |
| RE+ HawaiiRE+ Events (Solar Energy Trade Shows) | January 26–27, 2027 | Honolulu, HI | 450 attendees · 30+ exhibitors (2026) |
| Underground Infrastructure ConferenceGulf Energy Information (Gulf Publishing Company) | January 26–27, 2027 | Grapevine, TX | – |
| RE+ NortheastRE+ Events (Solar Energy Trade Shows) | February 2–4, 2027 | Boston, MA | 3,500 attendees · 210+ exhibitors (2026) |
| HFTCSociety of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) | February 2–4, 2027 | The Woodlands, TX | 151 exhibitors (2026) |
| NAPE SummitNAPE Expo LP | February 3–5, 2027 | Houston, TX | 87%+ E&P exhibitors who sold or got leads, 2026 |
| IESNAIntersolar & Energy Storage North America | February 9–11, 2027 | San Diego, CA | 314 exhibitors (2026) |
| TechAdvantageNational Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA); expo managed by Novack Management | February 14–17, 2027 | San Diego, CA | 459 exhibitors (2026) |
| WWETT ShowInforma Markets | February 22–25, 2027 | Indianapolis, IN | 12,000+ attendees · 540+ exhibitors (2025) |
NAPE Summit exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before NAPE Summit
When is NAPE Summit 2027?
NAPE Summit 2027 runs February 3–5, 2027. The Energy Business Conference fills Wednesday, February 3, and the exhibit hall opens Thursday, February 4 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday, February 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where is NAPE Summit 2027 held?
At the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, where NAPE holds the Summit every February. Registration and onsite booth sales sit at the first-floor registration desk, and the building has complimentary Wi-Fi throughout.
How much does a booth at NAPE Summit cost?
NAPE prices each 10×10 by exhibitor type: vendors and service providers pay $7,750 through December 11, 2026 and $8,500 from December 12; E&P companies and capital providers pay $700, then $900. Badges, furniture and electrical are extra. Our booth build is separate, from $7,500 for a 10×20 rental.
What is included with a NAPE booth?
Every 10×10 unit includes black drape eight feet high at the back and three feet at the sides, a wastebasket, a 7×44-inch identification sign and listings in the program and mobile app. The booth floor itself is not carpeted, so flooring, furniture and power come from Freeman or from us.
How many people attend NAPE Summit?
NAPE's sponsorship prospectus cites 8,200+ expected attendees, 3,400+ companies represented and 450+ exhibiting companies, with 80% of attendees at the decision-maker level. Final attendance for 2027 is not confirmed yet.
Who organizes NAPE Summit?
NAPE Expo LP, based in Fort Worth, Texas, runs the Summit, books the booths, assigns space through its Priority Point System and runs the hubs and the Energy Business Conference. Freeman is the service contractor for furnishings, freight and labor.
How are NAPE booth locations assigned?
By priority points. Each 10×10 booked directly with NAPE earns 10 points a year, and half-page or larger ads and sponsorships earn 10 more. Leaving early costs 5 points, skipping two years forfeits them all, and ties go to the earliest contract. Assignments happen at NAPE's Fort Worth office.
Is NAPE Summit open to the public?
NAPE is a business marketplace for the energy industry. Attendees buy an Experience or Experience+ pass, must be 18 or older, and business attire is strongly recommended. Students can buy a $75 pass at check-in with a valid student ID.
What can each type of exhibitor show at NAPE?
NAPE limits promotion by category. Prospect and property exhibitors may show only prospects or producing properties, capital providers only the financing they offer, and vendors only their own products and services. We design your wall to the category on your booth contract.
What are the NAPE expo hubs?
The 2027 floor lists eight: the Prospect Hub with eight-minute theater pitches, plus Critical Minerals, Minerals & NonOp, Offshore, Renewable Energy, Career & Professional Development, Bitcoin Mining and Data Center hubs. A booth near the hub that matches your buyers gets the most qualified walk-ups.
When are the Freeman shipping deadlines for NAPE 2027?
Freeman's warehouse at 960 Pleasantville Drive takes crated freight from January 4, 2027 and adds a late charge after January 25. Direct shipments reach the GRB from February 1. The advance-order discount on Freeman services also ends January 4.
Can we set up our own NAPE booth at the GRB?
Your full-time employees may help assemble under Texas right-to-work law, while Freeman handles freight from dock to booth. If you supervise Freeman labor, you pick it up at the Labor Desk. We take on the whole install so your deal team arrives to a finished booth.
Can we reuse the NAPE booth at other Houston energy shows?
A modular map wall and meeting counter adapt well to PPIM in January, OTC at NRG Park in May and Gastech at the GRB in September 2027. We store the booth between shows and reprint the maps when your acreage changes.
Before you sign for NAPE Summit
Five things to ask every builder quoting NAPE Summit:
- Are all fees on paper, including what the contractor at the George R. Brown Convention Center bills?
- Who actually builds it for NAPE Summit: your shop or a subcontractor?
- Will your project manager be on the floor at the George R. Brown Convention Center for install and dismantle?
- What exactly is in the rental, and what does NAPE Summit bill?
- What happens to the booth after NAPE Summit, and what does storage cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? We refresh the graphics, repair what is worn, ship it to the George R. Brown Convention Center, install it and store it between shows. You keep the structure you paid for and bring it to NAPE Summit.
Exhibiting from outside the US? For NAPE Summit, we act as your team on the ground: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, and one project manager who answers your emails in your time zone.
Short on time? In two to three weeks, a rental with your graphics can be ready for Houston. We tell you on the first call what is realistic before NAPE Summit.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your NAPE Summit booth
What happens next
- Within one business day, we reply with questions about your products, goals and footprint.
- Usually within a week, you receive a concept rendering and a fixed NAPE Summit proposal. All fees listed upfront, in full, on paper, before NAPE Summit.
- We build in 30–45 days, ship to the NAPE Summit advance warehouse and install before the hall opens.
