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GPA Midstream President & CEO Joel Moxley will moderate the Executive Roundtable on Monday at the GPA Midstream Convention.The midstream energy sector needs an array of skills and expertise to work, which is why organizers of the GPA Midstream Association Convention plan three tracks of programming. Learn more about the schedule.At the San Antonio convention Sept. 22-25, attendees [...]

Integrity Committee Chair Rick Seaver.There are a host of issues facing the midstream industry and GPA Midstream has an abundance of volunteer committees to tackle everything from technical issues to advocating in the halls of government.There are more than a dozen committee meetings scheduled during the GPA Midstream Convention Sept. 22-25 in San Antonio, with most open [...]

Presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Kamala Harris (left) and former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump (right).Just three months before the election of the nation's 47th president, what seemed a likely GOP victory became less certain when President Joe Biden withdrew from the race and Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party.The change [...]

Wyoming Senator John Barrasso (left) and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (right) introduced the Energy Permitting and Reform Act of 2024.After a year of hearings in the U.S. Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Chair Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. The bill would [...]

Analysis from consulting firm ICF found that U.S. liquefied natural gas exports have substantially lower lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than coal, fuel oil, or a mix of alternative fuels.Theresearch, commissioned by Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future, and Partnership to Address Global Emissions, showed that shifting to U.S. LNG from coal decreases GHG emissions [...]

GPA Midstream Chair Micheal Dunn, Chair-Elect Greg Floerke, and Vice Chair Bill Johnson headline safety panel discussion at convention Keynote Breakfast.By Gary DollahonThere's no better way to begin your Tuesday at the 2024 Convention than by attending one of two great breakfast options available, both featuring excellent meals, networking-friendly atmospheres, and exceptional programs. In the Industry [...]

Changes made to the final rule published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prompted GPA Midstream to ask the agency to delay implementing updates to greenhouse gas emission regulations.The final rule aims to update methane emissions reporting requirements for petroleum and natural gas systems under EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. GPA's analysis found that several [...]

The U.S. Senate approved three nominees for empty seats on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shortly after GPA Midstream and 17 other energy and related trade associations urged quick approval in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.The move restores the essential agency to its full complement of five [...]

In response to a joint petition from GPA Midstream and American Petroleum Institute, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced it will give operators more time to comply with new rules that went into effect last week.The extension isn't a complete stay of the final rule but comes in the form of PHMSA implementing limited enforcement. [...]

Ryan Rudnitzki entered the midstream industry because of his love of engines and stayed for two decades because of the industry's importance to all aspects of modern life. He spent 19 years in various roles with INNIO Waukesha and is currently Senior Vice President of Sales with RPower.He's been a key association volunteer in varied [...]