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Compressor Tech2 Senior Editor Jack Burke talked with GPA Midstream Vice President, Technical Services Dave Curtis about how GPA Midstream's technical program are essential to midstream's future.

Compressor Tech2 reports: The GPA Midstream Convention 2026 is now accepting abstracts from prospective speakers, inviting technical experts and industry practitioners to present innovations, research findings and process advancements to a global midstream audience.

Compressor Tech2 reports GPA Midstream has named Dave Curtis vice president of technical services, effective Jan. 26, 2026, adding a seasoned technical and operational leader to its executive team as the association expands its role in standards development and regulatory engagement.

The GPSA Engineering Data Book, a cornerstone reference for the midstream sector since 1935, is now available entirely online through the GPA Midstream/GPSA documents cloud—and GPSA has announced that one-year subscriptions are now open for purchase by non-member individuals.

The power boom—driven by AI data centers, reshoring industry and reliability needs—has collided with a manufacturing bottleneck. Lead times for heavy-duty frames have stretched to multiple years, pushing some buyers to prioritize “what can arrive fastest.” Manufacturing backlogs underscore the strain: Siemens Energy set a record quarter a $159 billion backlog. Mitsubishi Power is ramping North American output by about 30%.

Hart Energy Senior Editor, Midstream and Natural Gas Sandy Segrist talked with GPA Midstream Vice President, Federal Affairs Stuart Saulters about Trump administration efforts to overhaul federal regulations affecting the U.S. pipeline network that carries oil, gas, and NGLs.

Industry association GPA Midstream said it opposes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attempt to remove affirmative defense provisions from emissions standards regulations under the Clean Air Act.