The European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) will hold its Global Energy Transition Congress (GET) at P&J Live, the conference and arena venue at The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA), from 8–11 November 2027. The venue announced the booking on 10 November 2026. It is the second major EAGE event in Aberdeen in two years, after the association’s annual conference and exhibition was held there in June 2026.
What has been booked
GET 2027 is a four-day congress at TECA. According to P&J Live’s announcement, it will run five parallel technical conferences, on carbon capture and storage, geothermal energy, hydrogen and energy storage, offshore wind energy and critical raw materials. Alongside those sits a strategic programme where industry leaders, academics and analysts discuss the economic and policy questions around the energy transition.
The announcement doesn’t give an expected attendance, an exhibition size or a value for the booking, so we haven’t estimated one. It describes the congress as aimed at professionals across renewables, minerals and decarbonisation technology.
Why it follows EAGE Annual 2026
The booking follows a large event at the same venue five months earlier. The 87th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition was held at TECA in June 2026, and the venue’s figures for it are set out below.
| EAGE Annual 2026 at TECA | Figure published by P&J Live |
|---|---|
| Participants at EAGE Annual 2026 | More than 6,000 |
| Countries represented at EAGE Annual 2026 | 80 |
| Organisations represented at EAGE Annual 2026 | 661 |
| Exhibitors at EAGE Annual 2026 | 212 |
| Presentations in the EAGE Annual 2026 programme | More than 1,300 |
| Estimated economic impact of EAGE Annual 2026 for Aberdeen | £13.2 million |
| Hours of work for casual venue staff during build, show and breakdown | 5,500 |
The release says hotels, restaurants, bars, transport providers and local suppliers all reported a strong upturn during the event. It also lists the cities that have hosted EAGE’s annual event before, including Vienna, London, Paris, Madrid, Copenhagen and Amsterdam, which puts Aberdeen in a fairly select group for an association conference of this size.
Who made the case for Aberdeen
The venue credits a partnership between EAGE, TECA, Aberdeen Convention Bureau and the city’s academic and industry community. Marcel Van Loon, EAGE’s chief executive, said in the release that heading back to Aberdeen “felt like the obvious move” and thanked Professor John Underhill, the University of Aberdeen’s director for energy transition, “whose compelling pitch made saying ‘no’ virtually impossible”.
Professor Underhill pointed to the region’s carbon capture cluster, offshore wind developments, grid projects, geothermal work and energy workforce, saying delegates get the chance “to experience every component of the transition in one connected ecosystem”. Steve Daun, head of association sales at TECA, said the 2026 event showed “what is possible when a world-class venue, a collaborative team and an ambitious city come together”. Laura Wilson, head of Aberdeen Convention Bureau, said the city’s energy expertise makes it “a natural setting” for the congress.
What it means for association organisers looking at Aberdeen
A repeat booking from the same association within two years is a useful signal for anyone weighing up a regional UK city for a technical congress. It suggests the venue, hotels and city partners delivered well enough the first time for the organiser to come straight back with a different event.
It also fits a pattern we’ve reported on before. IEEE’s OCEANS conference returns to Aberdeen in June 2027, and the city set up a joint taskforce to win association conferences. Energy and marine science are the obvious strengths, so events in those fields are where Aberdeen is likely to compete hardest against bigger cities.
The venue in brief
P&J Live is in Stoneywood, about six miles north-west of Aberdeen city centre and 1.5 miles from Aberdeen International Airport, and is operated by Legends Global. Its brochure lists 22 bookable spaces, a 9,000 m² arena seating up to 10,000, and 15,000 m² of exhibition floor in total, with 350 hotel bedrooms on the TECA site. Full capacities and room details are on our P&J Live profile, and other venues in the city are on the Aberdeen conference venues page.
