In recent years, there had been a dour tone in the expo hall at NAPE. This year marked the return of optimism as attendees looking for deals found plenty or inventory and smiling faces on the other side of handshakes.

The 2017 edition of NAPE Expo took place at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston Feb. 15-17 and thousands of attendees brought their optimism with them as the outlook for the oil and gas industry continues to gain positive momentum.

In this video recap of the expo, Oil and Gas Investor Editor-in-Chief Steve Toon and A&D Editor Darren Barbee compare this year’s event to previous years and summarize the most important happenings at the conference and expo.