Drake Energy Forum

Grassroots initiative of Pennsylvania Oil Region residents and natives seeking dialogue between energy and environmental experts

[Embassy of Azerbaijan in the U.S. @azembassyus]

Ambassador Ibrahim @hazar_khazar addressed panel discussions on Energy, Security & the New Global Economic Geography at @ForumDrake, highlighting #Azerbaijan’s strategic #energy projects, resource diversification, and commitment to safeguarding national independence while promoting regional cooperation and stability amid global uncertainty.

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Thank you to everyone who made the 2026 Drake Dialogues possible: our sponsors, supporters, speakers, moderators, partners, volunteers, hosts, attendees, and everyone who followed along online.

Special thanks to @APIenergy, @MarathonPetroCo , and the Venango County Historical Society.

[Kevin D. Dayaratna, Ph.D. @kdd0211]

Great time speaking at @ForumDrake's conference in NW Pennsylvania. Special thanks to @Andrewtabler and Steven Burns for hosting.

[Mike Sommers @mj_sommers]

From the Drake Well to the shale revolution, our industry has a long history of using ingenuity to solve big challenges. Great to join @EnergyUnderSec Kyle Haustveit today to discuss why passing BAAJA this year will help put our industry's innovation to work.

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What does energy have to do with food production?

@DanielYergin explains the connection between energy, agriculture, and the systems required to feed a modern economy.

From the Drake Dialogues in Titusville.

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What does permitting uncertainty cost?

@MarathonPetroCo Chairman, President, and CEO Maryann Mannen explains how delays can raise costs and stall investments worth hundreds of millions, or even billions, of dollars.

“Clarity and timing” are critical.

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.@APIenergy's @mj_sommers: What role will Pennsylvania play in America’s energy future?

@EnergyUnderSec Kyle Haustveit:

“Natural gas... is not a bridge fuel. It is a foundational fuel for our country and for our allies.”

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Drake Forum President Andrew Tabler and Vice President Steven Burns deliver closing remarks at the end of another successful Drake Dialogues conference

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“In the European Union, we follow very closely what is happening in this country. There are many fascinating developments in the tech and energy sector here, for example development of the microreactor.”

- Francesco Maria Graziani, European Union Delegation to the US

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#thedrakeforum #energy #EnergySecurity

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“When our companies in the EU deal with American companies, we don’t have to deal with the same uncertainty as we do with, for example, Russian businesses”

- Francesco Maria Graziani, European Union Delegation to the US

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“The power sector is both a civilian and military asset and essential to national security.”

- Steven Burns, Vice President of The Drake Forum

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“The [Venezuelan] infrastructure is essential, but getting the infrastructure financed is another matter.”

— Will Polen, Senior Director, United States Energy Association

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Ambassador Khazar Ibrahim presents a commemorative plaque from the Republic of Azerbaijan to Drake Well Museum and Park.

“Let us give credit to this wonderful United States of America, without whom none of these projects would be possible” - Ambassador Ibrahim

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“The next step of progress is fixing the regulatory burden on the local level. You want communities to have a say, but you also need a clear path for investors to put millions of dollars at stake”

- Bill Miller, VP External Relations, PA Chamber of Business & Industry

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“Texas and Pennsylvania combined produce about a third of US primary energy production... [Pennsylvania] is literally a goldmine for energy production.”

- Kevin Dayaratna, Institute for Statistical Policy, Advancing American Freedom

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“Pennsylvania has been a national powerhouse for some time … opportunities for national growth emanate out of the energy production of Pennsylvania.”

- Adam Walters, Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development

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[Nathan Crooks @nmcrooks]

With a tour of the archives, too.

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US Under Secretary of Energy @EnergyUnderSec Kyle Haustveit, @APIenergy CEO Mike Sommers and @MarathonPetroCo CEO Maryann Mannen open up the second day of the @ForumDrake with a tour of the Drake Well Museum, the site of the world’s first commercial oil well in Titusville, PA