Welcome Back to P&GJ’s Annual Pipeline Conference
(P&GJ) — For the first time since 2022, Pipeline & Gas Journal will host a midstream event to discuss construction and corrosion challenges, and to explore what lies ahead in what is expected to be a more favorable regulatory and permitting climate.
The event, held March 5 at Brown Auditorium in Houston, will be held in conjunction with Underground Infrastructure’s Underground Infrastructure Conference, which run March 4-6.
There will also be a separate related program on the challenges of corrosion in the pipeline sector.
REGISTER: One-day registration for the Pipeline Event
AGENDA: Energy Pipelines: Construction & Corrosion
“We certainly look forward to bringing back a pipeline event,” said Mike Reed, editor-in-chief of P&GJ, “and we’re doing it in what shapes up to be an especially interesting year for midstream, particularly with the new administration.”
To that point, the opening panel on Politics and Regulation will feature presentations from Joan Dreskin, INGAA senior vice president & general counsel, who will examine the ever-changing rules and regulations facing pipeliners at the federal level.
Additionally, Kenneth Medlock, of the Rice-Baker Institute, will present an overview on how the outcome of presidential and congressional elections will affect the industry in the coming years.
There will also be a timely contractor’s panel tackling the topic of “The Changing Face of Pipeline Construction and Modern Construction Challenges.” In it, Experts from Michels, Henkels & McCoy and Troy Construction will examine challenges related to maintaining a sufficient workforce and construction equipment, cost of materials and public perception.
Those attending will also hear from a panel of executives from owner-operator companies, including Glenn Koch, vice president of Project Execution, Williams. The group will discuss, among other topics, the challenges related to permitting and design, the regulatory and public perception issues.
Additionally, Jeff Sutherland, P.Eng., product portfolio leader, Process & Pipeline Services at Baker Hughes will take a look at the Hydrogen Construction: Challenges, Limitations and Potential.
The corrosion program will feature speakers from Zerust Oil & Gas, GPT Industrial, CONSULEX and others discussing their papers on corrosion solutions.
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