Josh Christian spent years working with oil and gas analyzers in the downstream when he took a midstream job and realized he had a basic question: What exactly is midstream?
He found answers by showing up at GPA Midstream’s Technical Conference, joining committee meetings, and asking questions — even when he wasn’t sure they were the right ones. In this episode of the Midstream News Podcast, Christian, who leads midstream development at Pan Tech Engineering Corporation, joins Kevin Broom to discuss how getting involved helped him connect the dots between analysis, measurement, facilities, and integrity, and why those connections matter to the industry.
Christian explains what gas chromatography, lasers, and other analytical technologies tell operators about what’s moving through their facilities. He also takes listeners inside GPA Midstream’s School of Gas Chromatography, where hands-on labs help everyone from analyzer technicians to accountants understand how measurements become information the industry relies on.
The conversation explores how technical committees turn different operating experiences into standards and recommended practices, why new technologies need thoughtful evaluation, and what makes Technical Conference a place to work through problems with the people who understand them.
Christian also looks ahead to the 2027 Technical Conference in Plano, Texas, and offers a starting point for anyone wondering how to get involved: Show up, be curious, ask questions.
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