Events, News
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.
Events, News
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.
Midstream News
In this issue of Midstream News: GPA Midstream files comments with PHMSA, EPA, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Plus: Technical Conference updates, technical ballots and documents, members should submit safety data, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is partnering with industry on a PHMSA midstream research project, and the 2026 GPA Midstream Convention Call for Papers begins Feb. 9.
Advocacy Comments & Filings
In response to a letter from GPA Midstream, PHMSA has withdrawn its previously issued response to Paradox Pipeline’s request for a regulatory interpretation concerning the applicability of Section 114 of the 2020 Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act.
Events, News
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.
Midstream News
In this issue of Midstream News: GPA Midstream adds a Vice President, Technical Services, President and CEO Sarah Miller writes about workforce development offerings, plus regulatory updates, advocacy engagement, and growing the Let's Clear the Air consumer education campaign.
GPA Midstream, GPSA, News
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.
GPA Midstream, GPSA, News
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.
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Advocacy Comments & Filings
GPA Midstream filed joint comments with API and INGAA urging PHMSA to base gathering line diameter determinations for steel-reinforced composite pipe on the steel layer, not outer coatings. Clear rules would encourage use of advanced materials that enhance pipeline safety, integrity, and reliability.
Advocacy Comments & Filings
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.
Midstream News
Read this week's issue of Midstream News: House passes the SPEED Act, safety data launch, 2026 renewals and conference dates, appliance choice legislation, GPSA training, and ballots in progress.
Advocacy Comments & Filings
GPA Midstream submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recommending principles to guide the agencies in implementing Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rules consistent with a Supreme Court ruling that struck down many agency rules.
Advocacy Comments & Filings
GPA Midstream collaborated with nine other trade associations to submit comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration regarding proposed revisions to Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations.
Midstream News
Research, regulation, methane data, and global policy: GPA Midstream advances industry priorities while delivering value to members and stakeholders.
News
The GPA Midstream research program, founded by association leaders in the 1960s, continues to partner with academic, scientific, and industry organizations to address the midstream industry’s most pressing technical operational needs.
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