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GPA Midstream and a coalition of organizations urged the U.S. Senate to pass bipartisan, comprehensive permitting reform. The coalition letter points out that outdated and inefficient permitting processes are delaying critical infrastructure projects, driving up costs, and holding back investment in energy, transportation, broadband, and water systems. The coalition calls for a modernized, predictable permitting system to accelerate economic growth and deliver needed energy infrastructure.

GPA Midstream and a coalition of energy trade associations filed comments supporting EPA’s proposed revisions to its Clean Water Act Section 401 certification regulations. The coalition supports the proposal because it would restore clarity and appropriate limits to the Section 401 process, ensuring reviews focus on water quality impacts and preventing misuse that can delay or block major infrastructure projects.

Registration is open for the 2026 GPA Midstream Technical Conference — where the industry’s technical decisions get made. This is the annual meeting point for midstream engineers, operators, and subject-matter experts to shape standards, analyze ideas, and move critical work forward. Technical Conference is an ideal time for new volunteers to experience the industry’s technical landscape and become contributors. If you want to influence how systems are designed, measured, operated, or maintained, this is where you need to be.

Technical Conference keynote speaker Dr. Christopher Wilson will help attendees identify and dismantle mental barriers, enhance problem-solving capabilities, and create a culture of proactive and positive decision-making within their teams and organizations.

In response to a letter from GPA Midstream, PHMSA has withdrawn its previously issued response to Paradox Pipeline’s request for a regulatory interpretation concerning Section 114 of the 2020 Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act.

Sponsorship opportunities for the 2026 GPA Midstream Technical Conference are open for purchase. Become a sponsor to put your company’s products and services front-and-center with midstream’s technical leaders and decision-makers.

GPA Midstream and a coalition of 84 allied organizations submitted joint comments supporting the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's proposed lease sale in planning areas throughout the Outer Continental Shelf.

GPA Midstream announces that Dave Curtis is joining the association staff as Vice President, Technical Services. Curtis brings more than three decades of technical, operational, and leadership experience in the oil and gas industry, with a career that includes field work, entrepreneurship, corporate operations, and executive leadership.

Spring 2026 is shaping into a busy time for GPA Midstream. From governance meetings to education, and our annual Technical Conference, the months ahead are packed with opportunities for professional growth, peer connection, and practical learning. If developing people and strengthening expertise are priorities for you and your organization, this is an ideal time to engage.

GPA Midstream and its members appreciate the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)’s work to modernize pipeline safety regulations.