Convention Schedule

September 22-25, 2024

Sunday

22nd September

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Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:30 am

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  • 3:00 pm

Sporting Clays Networking Event

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Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 12:00 pm

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  • 5:00 pm

Editorial Review Board Committee Meeting (closed meeting)

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Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 3:00 pm

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  • 8:00 pm

Registration/Badge Pick-up Sponsored by Ariel Corporation

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 4:00 pm

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  • 5:00 pm

New Attendee Orientation

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 5:00 pm

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  • 8:00 pm

Opening Reception & Vendor Night

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Monday

23rd September

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 7:30 am

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  • 10:00 am

Coffee Break Sponsored by BWFS

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 7:30 am

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  • 8:30 am

Technical Conference Planning Committee Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 7:30 am

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  • 4:00 pm

Registration/Badge Pick-up Sponsored by Ariel Corporation

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:00 am

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  • 10:15 am

Advocacy Track – Safety and Reliability Forum

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Chair: Stephen Henderson, Flatrock Engineering and Environmental

The Value of Corrosion Studies for Amine Processing Units

Brian McNeill and Shane Kelliher, The Equity Engineering Group

Electrification in Gas Processing: Keeping Pace with Electrical Demand

Lance Roberts and Jim McTasney, Enerflex

Better Safe Work Permitting Execution

David Drerup, Operational Sustainability, LLC

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:00 am

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  • 10:45 am

Technical Track – Process and Research Forum

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Co-Chairs: Tim Cullinane, ExxonMobil; Michael Hlavinka, Bryan Research & Engineering; Chris Root, Consultant

Solubility of Light Hydrocarbons in Amine Treating Solutions

Mike Hegarty, H2W United, LLC

Innovative Approach to Tackling Lube Oil Dilution in Turbine Systems: A Case Study and Solution

Christian Giroux, Texas Turbine, Inc.

100 Tpd Co2-Tsa Carbon Capture Economics And 20 Tpd Pilot Lessons Learned

Paul Dunn and Garrett Lambert, Caterpillar

Shell Blue Hydrogen Process – Innovating towards more cost-effective and lower CI decarbonized (blue) hydrogen production maximizing the ability to take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act 45V incentives

Justin Swain and Farhang Abdollahi, Shell Catalysts & Technologies

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:00 am

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  • 10:30 am

Chapter Officers Roundtable

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Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:00 am

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  • 9:00 am

Regulatory Committee Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:45 am

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  • 9:30 am

GPA/GPSA/Chapters 101

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TBA

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:45 am

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  • 11:00 am

Facility Design, Operations & Maintenance Committee Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 9:00 am

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  • 9:45 am

Commercial Track - LNG Growth to 2030

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Jeremy Goh, Baker O'Brien

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 9:00 am

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  • 10:30 am

Legislative Committee Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 11:00 am

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  • 12:45 pm

Center Stage Luncheon

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 1:00 pm

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  • 3:00 pm

Technical Track – Facility Design and O&M Forum, Part 1

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Co-Chairs: Mahdi Nouri, Triumph Gas Technology Consulting; Brian Booth, Enterprise Products

Tankless 6.0 - Central Processing Facility

Shelton Cabral, Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Real-Time Modeling of Facilities

Justin Slagle, Bryan Research & Engineering

Integrated Nitrogen Rejection Unit (NRU), Helium Recovery and Liquefaction Unit

Ravi Vipperla, Chart Industries

Improved Monitoring of Merox Unit Operation – Replace the Shake Test with UOP Mercaptide Probes

Jessy Trucko, Honeywell UOP; Gordon Penner, Pembina Pipeline Corporation

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 1:00 pm

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  • 4:00 pm

Advocacy Track – Pipeline Safety Forum

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Co-Chairs: Christina Zickefoose, BPX Midstream; Nhan Truong, Enterprise

Pipeline Videos Help Improve Gas Quality

Paul Stockwell, Process Vision  

Rehabilitation of Existing 49 CFR 192 Pipeline using Steel-Reinforced Spoolable Pipe

David Gregory and Shawn Poworoznik,  FlexSteel Pipeline   

Non-Intrusive Pig Signallers – Should You “Make the Switch”  

Gavin Duncan, IK Trax

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 1:30 pm

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  • 2:15 pm

Commercial Track - Mergers & Acquisitions

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Aaron Blomquist, TPH & CO

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 1:30 pm

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  • 3:30 pm

Measurement & Quantity Determination Committee Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 3:15 pm

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  • 5:15 pm

Technical Track – Treating Forum

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Co-Chairs: Tim Cullinane, ExxonMobil; Ben Gurtler, Koch Engineered Solutions

War Stories and Failures Modes of Inlet Gas Coalescer Systems

David Engel, Nesco Solutions  

Optimizing Gas Processing in the Permian Basin: Choosing Between TEG with Molecular Sieve Polishing or Fully Saturated Molecular Sieve Dehydration

Timothy Oneal, Sergey Tatarinov and Kelly Hert; Enerflex

Enhancing Plant Efficiency: The Impact of Sulfur Speciation Studies on Natural Gas Processing

Curtis Kendal and Janelle Bird, V-TIC Services

Identifying and Controlling Source of H2S Spikes in Residue Gas:  A Case Study of a Natural Gas Processing Plant in North Texas

Andy Sevordzi,  Enbridge Energy

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 3:30 pm

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  • 5:00 pm

Commercial Track - Executive Roundtable: Landscape of Talent OR Midstream Expansion

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TBA

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 3:45 pm

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  • 5:30 pm

GHG Measurement and Abatement Committee Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 4:00 pm

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  • 5:00 pm

Let’s Clear the Air: Busting Myths About the Future of Energy

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Kevin Broom, GPA Midstream

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:30 am

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  • 10:30 am

Analysis, Test Methods & Product Specifications Committee Meeting

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Tuesday

24th September

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 7:30 am

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  • 9:00 am

Breakfast Keynote - Roundtable: Lessons Learned in Setting Safety Culture - Presented By Pilko & Associates, LP

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 7:30 am

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  • 9:00 am

Prayer Breakfast: Pastor Randy Phillips - Presented by IPM

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:00 am

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  • 8:30 am

Chromatography School Instructors Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 9:00 am

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  • 9:45 am

Commercial Track - Market Instability and the Delicate Natural Gas Supply and Demand Balance: Why Volatility Will Be a Constant in the Years Ahead

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 9:30 am

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  • 11:30 am

Technical Track – GHG Measurement & Abatement Forum

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 9:30 am

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  • 11:30 am

GPSA Board of Directors Meeting (closed meeting)

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 10:00 am

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  • 10:45 am

Commercial Track - Roundtable: CO2 & Hydrogen

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 10:00 am

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  • 11:45 am

Pipeline Safety Committee Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 10:45 am

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  • 11:45 am

Pipeline Design Operation & Maintenance Committee Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 11:00 am

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  • 11:45 am

Commercial Track - General Industry

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 12:00 pm

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  • 1:00 pm

Lunch and Learn- CO2 composition and Quality Challenges - Presented by Endress + Hauser

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 12:00 pm

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  • 1:00 pm

Lunch and Learn- UNLOCK Your Safety Culture Potential - Presented by Pilko & Associates, LP

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 12:00 pm

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  • 1:00 pm

Lunch and Learn- Mastering High-Speed Reciprocating Compressors with Eco-Friendly Electric Motors & VFDs - Presented by TMEIC & Enerflex

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 12:00 pm

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  • 1:00 pm

Lunch and Learn- TBA - Presented by Cooper Machinery Services

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 12:00 pm

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  • 1:00 pm

Lunch and Learn- TBA - Presented by Transect LLC

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 1:00 pm

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  • 3:00 pm

Midstream Industry Asset and Mechanical Integrity Committee Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 1:30 pm

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  • 3:30 pm

Technical Track – Facility Design and O&M Forum, Part 2

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 1:30 pm

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  • 5:30 pm

Safety Committee Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 1:30 pm

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  • 5:00 pm

Advocacy Track - Environmental Forum

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 2:00 pm

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  • 4:00 pm

Communications Committee Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 2:30 pm

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  • 3:30 pm

Training: Professional Ethics for Engineers

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 3:15 pm

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  • 5:00 pm

Technical Community Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 4:00 pm

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  • 5:00 pm

GPSA Advocacy Committee Meeting

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Wednesday

25th September

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:30 am

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  • 10:30 am

GPA Midstream Board of Directors Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:30 am

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  • 11:30 am

Challenges in Midstream Facilities Design and Operation

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Mahdi Nouri, Triumph Gas Technology Consulting;

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:30 am

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  • 9:30 am

Modern Leadership for Energy Professionals

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Jennifer Hagerman, MPLX; Andrew Parker, SPL Inc.

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 10:30 am

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  • 11:15 am

Power Struggle - How the Electrification of Our Industry is Affecting Projects and What Options Exist to Meet Desired Timelines

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Ryan Rudnitzki, Rpower

Virtual Presentations

October 18-29, 2022

Affordable Blue Hydrogen Production with the Shell Blue Hydrogen Process

Matt Mardell, Shell Catalysts & Technologies, The Netherlands

Affordable Blue Hydrogen Production with the Shell Blue Hydrogen Process

Matt Mardell, Shell Catalysts & Technologies, The Netherlands

Affordable Blue Hydrogen Production with the Shell Blue Hydrogen Process

Matt Mardell, Shell Catalysts & Technologies, The Netherlands

Affordable Blue Hydrogen Production with the Shell Blue Hydrogen Process

Matt Mardell, Shell Catalysts & Technologies, The Netherlands

Sunday

17th September

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Monday

18th September

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:45 am

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  • 9:30 am

Let’s Clear the Air: Busting Myths About the Future of Energy

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Kevin Broom, GPA Midstream Association

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 3:45 pm

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  • 5:30 pm

GHG Measurement and Abatement Committee Meeting

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 4:00 pm

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  • 5:00 pm

PHMSA Gas Gathering Rule Informational Session

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Keith Coyle, Babst Calland

As part of the 2023 GPA Midstream Convention in San Antonio, Texas, we will be hosting an informational session on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s new rule for onshore gas gathering lines.  The session, which will be held on September 18, 2023, from 4:00p.m. to 5:00 p.m. central time, will include a detailed discussion of the requirements for newly regulated Type C gathering lines. The session will also cover requirements that apply to reporting-only Type R gathering lines, as well other key provisions in the new rules, including the process for obtaining authorization to use composite pipe material in Type C lines.  Keith Coyle, a former PHMSA Attorney Advisor who advised GPA Midstream during the rulemaking process and is representing GPA Midstream in litigation before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, will lead the session. GPA Midstream encourages all affected stakeholders to attend this important informational session and learn more about PHMSA’s new rules for onshore gas gathering lines.

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 5:00 pm

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  • 6:30 pm

Professional Women's Networking Event: Rockin’ Your Personal Brand: Strategies for Elevating Your Industry Presence

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Rockin’ Your Personal Brand aims to empower attendees with the tools to craft a standout personal brand. Through the workshop, common branding missteps and their solutions will be highlighted, giving participants a unique opportunity to implement their learnings on the spot. The event, a collaboration between Targa Resources, Compass and INNIO's Waukesha Engine, promises a blend of knowledge and hands-on experience.

Tuesday

19th September

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 7:30 am

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  • 9:00 am

Breakfast Keynote: Exploring the Power Dilemma & Discovering Sustainable Solutions - Presented By Compass

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 7:30 am

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  • 9:00 am

Prayer Breakfast Keynote: Charlie Duke Presented By Infinity Project Management (IPM)

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:00 am

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  • 9:00 am

Breakfast Briefing: Optimizing Earth’s Resources through Responsible Equipment Solutions - Presented by ARC Energy

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 9:30 am

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  • 11:30 am

Technical Track – GHG Measurement and Abatement Forum

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Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 10:00 am

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  • 10:45 am

Commercial Track - NGL Market Update: Changing Dynamics in the NGL Value Chain

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Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 11:00 am

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  • 11:45 am

Commercial Track - Building the Midstream of the Future – How Federal Funding Can Help You Meet the Demand for Cleaner Energy (IRA/IIJA)

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Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 12:00 pm

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  • 1:00 pm

Lunch & Learn: See What’s Happening in your Pipeline – New Technology to Boost Gas Processing Efficiency - Presented by Process Vision

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Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 3:15 pm

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  • 5:00 pm

Technical Community Meeting

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Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 4:00 pm

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  • 5:00 pm

GPSA Advocacy Committee Meeting

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Wednesday

20th September

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:30 am

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  • 10:30 am

GPA Midstream Board of Directors Meeting

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Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:30 am

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  • 12:00 pm

Midstream Facilities Design and Operation Training Course

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Mahdi Nouri, Triumph Gas Technology Consulting; Sjoerd Hoogwater, Phillips 66; Michael Sheilan, Amine Experts; Nick Hammond, Zeochem

Our course will be customized for operators, engineers, or managers, whether designing, operating, or servicing the industry! Our technical training course is founded on transferring our knowledge in the most realistic, practical, and effective manner possible.  We will present Midstream Facilities Optimization Guidelines (GPA Midstream Technical Report), inlet feed separation and condensate stabilization, amine treating, dehydration with glycols, contaminants removal by adsorption, cryogenic gas processing, natural gas dewpoint controlling, and NGL fractionation subjects. Attendees will also obtain practical information to help reduce operating costs, maintenance costs, and how to improve system performance.

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 8:30 am

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  • 9:30 am

Advancements in Retrofits for Existing NGL Recovery Plants

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Scott Miller, Honeywell UOP

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 9:45 am

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  • 10:15 am

Contaminant Analysis and Protection of Cryogenic Heat Exchangers

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Carl Hahn, Transcend Solutions, LLC

Commercial Track
Advocacy Track
Technical Track
  • 10:30 am

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  • 11:15 am

Caught Slippin’: The IRA’s Methane Tax, Proposed Greenhouse Gas Reporting Factors, and Compression Drive Options to Minimize Your Bill

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Ryan Rudnitzki, INNIO Waukesha

Virtual Presentations

October 18-29, 2022

Affordable Blue Hydrogen Production with the Shell Blue Hydrogen Process

Matt Mardell, Shell Catalysts & Technologies, The Netherlands

Affordable Blue Hydrogen Production with the Shell Blue Hydrogen Process

Matt Mardell, Shell Catalysts & Technologies, The Netherlands

Affordable Blue Hydrogen Production with the Shell Blue Hydrogen Process

Matt Mardell, Shell Catalysts & Technologies, The Netherlands

Affordable Blue Hydrogen Production with the Shell Blue Hydrogen Process

Matt Mardell, Shell Catalysts & Technologies, The Netherlands