Register Now for the Ohio Oil & Gas Association 2025 OOGA Annual Meeting March 5, March 7 – Columbus, OH
About the Event:
This event brings together top state and national industry leaders who will discuss current issues impacting the Ohio oil and gas industry. The Annual Meeting is the principal business meeting of the Association and the premier networking event of the year.
OOGA’s 78th Annual Meeting is Ohio’s largest gathering of the oil and natural gas industry. Promote your business to the approximately 500 attendees from all over the Appalachian Basin and in the U.S. oil and natural gas industry.
Be a part of the exhibit hall to show off your specialties and connect face-to-face with potential customers. Pick from specific packages or provide more general support. There is an opportunity for all companies and budgets. You don’t want to miss this opportunity!
Registration Opens
Sponsored by ERGON
Communications Committee Luncheon
Past President’s Council Luncheon
Ohio Geological Society: TBD – All OOGA Meeting Attendees Welcome
Sponsored by ERGON
Speaker: TBD
Meeting Registration: Coming Soon…
1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Legal CLE
Sponsored by Oliva Gibbs
CLE Session 1a: What Oil and Gas Producers, Landowners, and
Minerals Owners Should Know About Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Speaker: Matthew W. Onest, Esq, Director and Shareholder – Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co, LPA
CLE Session 1b: Overturning the Chevron Doctrine and Its Impact on the Ohio Oil and Gas Industry
Speaker: J. Taylor Airey, Senior Attorney – Oliva Gibbs, LLP
CLE Session 2a: Defending Against ODNR Oil and Gas Orders and Alleged Violations
Speaker: Tom Fusonie, Partner – Vorys, Sater, Seymour
and Pease LLP
CLE Session 2b: Legal Updates on Federal Methane Regulations and their Impact on the Oil and Gas Industry
Speaker: James Elliot, Contract Counsel – Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
CLE Session 3a: State Lands Leasing and Predicting Ohio’s Oil
and Gas Legal Future
Speaker: K. Jason Lucas, Member – Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
CLE Session 3b: Overview of NEPA and PFAS, Two Federal Environmental Issues Impacting the Oil and Gas Industry
Speaker: Robert Stonestreet, Shareholder – Babst Calland
Speaker: Mackenzie Moyer, Associate – Babst Calland
Complimentary Consulting Rooms
Sponsored by TBD
Consulting Company: Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc (CEC)
Consulting Company: CESO, Inc
Consulting Company: Trinity Consultants
Consulting Company: Verdantas LLC
**pre-registration required for 25 minute consultations. Registrations are first come/first serve. SEE registration form for more details or contact MarCee marcee@ooga.org
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Trade Show Open
Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Ascent Resources
Thursday March 6
Registration Opens
Sponsored by ERGON
Breakfast
Sponsored by TBD
Trade Show Opens
9:00 a.m.
Morning Session Begins
Sponsored by Expand Energy
78th OOGA Annual Meeting Kickoff and Welcome Comments
Speaker: Chris Kimble, Chairman – Ohio Oil & Gas Association
OOGA President’s Welcome
Speaker: Rob Brundrett, President – Ohio Oil & Gas Association
Introduction of Thursday Morning Business Session
The 2025 DeBrosse Report
Speaker: Marty Shumway, Technical Services Director – Locus Bio-Energy Solutions, LLC
TBD
Speaker: Michele Harradence, Executive Vice President and President of Gas Distribution and Storage – Enbridge, Inc
Break
Breakout Sessions
Data and Technology Driven Developments for Intelligent Hydraulic Fracturing:
Sponsored by TBD
Speaker: Des Murphy, Business Development Technology Manager, Northeast Area – Halliburton
The Landscape of Methane Emissions Regulation in 2025:
Sponsored by TBD
Speaker: DJ Wheeler, Managing Consultant – Trinity Consultants
Cement Technologies:
Sponsored by SLB
Speaker: Will Smith, New Energy Project Manager – SLB
Break
Breakout Sessions
Carbon Capture and Sequestration:
Sponsored by TBD
Speaker: Scott Murray, Manager Project Development – Tenaska
Nimbyism, An Activism Case Study: How NIMBY efforts disrupt, delay, and deny infrastructure projects:
Sponsored by TBD
Speaker: Allen Fore, Vice President Public Affairs – Kinder Morgan, Inc
Ohio Orphan Well Program Updates:
Sponsored by Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation
Speaker: Jason Simmerman, Natural Resources Engineer, Orphan Well Program Manager – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
11:50 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Speaker Lunch/Oilfield Patriot Award Ceremony
Sponsored by EOG Resources, Inc
Ohio Natural Energy Institute Program Update
Speaker: Bruce Tague, Executive Director – Ohio Natural Energy Institute (ONEi)
1:00 p.m.
Afternoon Session Begins
Sponsored by TBD
Introduction of Thursday Afternoon Business Session
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Things to Consider before Building a Natural Gas Pipeline: A Commercial Overview
Speaker: Jeff Bolyard, Principal, Energy Supply Advisory – TRIO
Ohio Methane and Air Regulation Update
Speaker: Bob Hodanbosi, Chief, Division of Air Pollution Control – Ohio EPA
EOG
Speaker: Ezra Yacob, CEO – EOG Resources
Federal Political Landscape
Speaker: Parker Kasmer, VP, Government Affairs – American Exploration & Production Council
Speaker: Ryan Ullman, VP, Government Relations & Political Affairs – Independent Petroleum Association of America
Ohio Legislative Leadership Panel
Moderator: Stephanie Kromer, Director of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs – Ohio Oil & Gas Association
Panelist: Rob McColley, President – Ohio Senate (invited)
Panelist: Matt Huffman, Speaker – Ohio House of Representatives (invited)
Exhibit Hall Networking Event
Sponsored by Summit Petroleum Inc
Oil and Gas Producers Fund PAC Reception
Suggested admission – $250
Chairman’s Reception
Sponsored by American Refining Group
Friday March 7:
Registration Opens
Sponsored by ERGON
Breakfast
Sponsored by Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP
Trade Show Open
Morning Session Begins
Sponsored by TBD
Welcome Back to the 78th OOGA Annual Meeting
Introduction of Friday Morning Business Session
ODNR Regulatory Updates
Speaker: Eric Vendel, Chief of Division of Oil & Gas Resources Management – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
TBD
Speaker: TBD
Electric System Reliability Challenges Associated with the US Energy Transition
Speaker: Tim Gallagher, CEO – ReliabilityFirst
The Geopolitics of Energy
Speaker: Scott Smitson, Geopolitical Risk Consultant – Geopolitics Incorporated
TBD
Speaker: TBD
Buffet Lunch
Sponsored by TBD
Thomas E Stewart Legacy Award Presentation
Speaker: TBD
Door Prize Drawings and Closing Comments
78th OOGA Annual Meeting Concludes
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