Event Summary

As U.S. oil production continues to rise, so does the volume of produced water—approximately four barrels for every barrel of oil. Managing this byproduct is not only a regulatory and environmental necessity but also an escalating cost factor for operators.

This course provides a high-level, strategic overview of the evolving landscape of produced water management in the oil and gas industry. You’ll explore the environmental and economic implications of traditional disposal methods, uncover the unintended consequences of past practices, and evaluate emerging alternatives such as beneficial reuse and mineral recovery.

Participants will gain insight into how the growing volume of produced water has driven the development of a new midstream sector, the challenges of disposal across different geologies, and how innovation—like the extraction of valuable critical minerals (e.g., lithium)—is transforming waste into potential revenue.

This course equips you with the knowledge to make informed decisions in a sector where water management is becoming as critical as oil production itself.

Attendees will receive 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH) upon completion. Please submit your request to learn@sganaturalgas.org

Key Learning Objectives

• Understand the Trend: Track the rapid growth in produced water volumes and its role in shaping a new midstream water supply chain within the oil and gas industry.
• Evaluate Costs: Compare the economic impact of water acquisition for hydraulic fracturing with the rising costs of produced water disposal after production.
• Analyze Geological Impact: Recognize how varying geology influences disposal rates, costs, and the potential for induced seismicity.
• Explore Innovation: Learn about cutting-edge efforts to extract valuable critical minerals like lithium from produced water as a way to reduce overall disposal costs.

Target Audience

Any relatively new employee of a gas industry entity and experienced gas industry professionals (administrative, financial, operations, legal, marketing, and other disciplines) seeking to broaden their understanding of the importance of exports to US supplies.

Event Summary

Safety culture exists whether an organization proactively manages it or not.  Over the past 50 years, Caterpillar Safety Services has worked with hundreds of organizations striving to build the strongest safety culture possible to keep their people safe. What we’ve learned is that the key to success and sustainability is resilience. In this presentation you will learn about the four interdependent components that are necessary to achieve a resilient safety culture: a system with appropriate controls and clear expectations, a shared mindset that meets challenges with care and curiosity, consistent leadership behaviors that positively influence others, and a fully engaged organization focused on continuous improvement to build ownership.

Attendees will receive 1 Professional Development Hour (PDH) upon completion. Please submit your request to learn@sganaturalgas.org.

Learning Objectives

• Understand what it means to have a resilient safety culture and what is necessary to achieve it
• Gain insights into why many safety systems struggle to deliver desired outcomes and how to improve them
• Grow your awareness of why people don’t follow standard work and how to create a caring and learning culture

Target Audience

Leaders and safety professionals, higher-level topic

Event Summary

A two-hour course on the basics of mechanical dry gas seal technologies and ancillary systems ways. Heavy emphasis will be placed on failsafe technologies for maximum seal reliability.

Attendees will receive 2 Professional Development Hours (PDH) upon completion. Please submit your request to learn@sganaturalgas.org.

Course Objectives

Equip operators, mechanics, reliability engineers, maintenance and operations supervisors with the knowledge of how dry gas seals work and what they need in the way of an environment across their regime of operation to give the longest life in service and fewest repairs. A comparison of total cost of ownership of different sealing technologies and ancillaries will be discussed.

Target Audience

• Operators
• Mechanics
• Reliability Engineers
• Maintenance and Operations Supervisors

Event Overview

This course is designed to equip participants with effective strategies to attract, engage, and retain talent in various professional or organizational settings. By exploring best practices, innovative approaches, and actionable techniques, participants will learn how to build a thriving team while fostering long-term commitment and satisfaction. Ideal for leaders, HR professionals, and managers, the course emphasizes creating inclusive environments, tailoring recruitment efforts to diverse audiences, and addressing challenges in employee retention.

Attendees will receive 1.5 Professional Development Hours upon completion. Please submit your request to learn@sganaturalgas.org.

Course Objectives & Outcomes

• Develop effective recruitment strategies to attract diverse talent aligned with organizational goals
• Implement retention programs to enhance employee engagement, professional growth, and satisfaction.
• Create a workplace culture that fosters team cohesion, loyalty, and reduces turnover.

Event Summary

This session will provide a comprehensive overview of the advancements in hydrogen gas detection, including the following key topics:

• Evaluation of Current Gas Detectors
  • Examination of existing gas detection technologies and their limitations in accurately detecting hydrogen (H₂).
• Collaborative Development with SGN (UK Utility)
  • Insights into the creation of an innovative gas detector engineered for compatibility with:
    • Natural gas.
    • Natural gas blended with hydrogen (up to 20%).
    • Pure hydrogen (H₂).
• Learnings from H₂ Trials
  • A review of field trials conducted over the past two years, highlighting the detector’s real-world applications and performance.
• Practical Guidelines for Detector Usage
  • Step-by-step instructions for effectively using the instrument to measure:
    • Total flammable gas concentrations.
    • Hydrocarbon-specific readings.
    • Hydrogen-specific readings.

This session equips participants with the knowledge and practical skills to address the challenges of hydrogen detection in diverse energy applications.

Attendees will receive 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH) upon completion. Please submit your request to learn@sganaturalgas.org

Event Summary

This interactive course provides an in-depth review of the latest developments in Distribution Integrity Management Programs (DIMP) as of 2025. Designed for DIMP professionals, engineers, and gas operations management, the course focuses on current regulatory requirements and pressing industry issues.

Attendees will receive 2 Professional Development Hours (PDH) upon completion. Please submit your request to learn@sganaturalgas.org

Class Objectives

This course will review ongoing DIMP developments in 2025. It will discuss current DIMP requirements and hot button items in the industry

Cory Hunter, Duke Energy and Justin Inman, Enbridge North Carolina will share their approaches to DIMP topics and will foster conversations between participants on topics relating to their systems.

Topics will include:

• Leaks
• Low Probability/High Risk Events
• Farm Taps
• Legacy Plastics
• Wildfires

Target Audience

DIMP Professionals, Engineers, Gas Operations Management

Event Summary

This 2.5-hour webinar will take the audience through an introduction of greenhouse gases (GHG), the various GHG scopes and sources, and types of reporting that they may encounter. The webinar will then cover the requirements of the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), specifically Subpart A, Subpart C, and Subpart W. This includes an overview of the recent and upcoming changes to Subpart A and W that will impact the reported GHG emissions of companies to the EPA.

Attendees will receive 2.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH) upon completion. Please submit your request to learn@sganaturalgas.org

Class Objectives

• Understand greenhouse gases and scopes
• Develop awareness of various GHG calculation approaches and methodologies
• Develop awareness of the GHGRP and applicable subparts
• Understand the changes associated with Subpart W
• Explore how changes to Subpart W will impact reported emissions

Target Audience

• HSE and Operations Leaders
• HSE Generalists
• Environmental Generalists
• Facility and Production Engineers
• Finance Practitioners with responsibility for GHG reporting
• Corporate Sustainability Practitioners

Event Summary

In this webinar, we will focus on the evolving threat landscape of ransomware, best practices for prevention, and how organizations can build an effective ransomware readiness plan. Participants will gain insights into proactive defense strategies, detection methods and response plans that help minimize the impact of a ransomware attack.

Learning Objectives

1. What Ransomware Is and Why It Matters to You
   • Understand what ransomware is, how it spreads, and why everyone is a target — not just big companies.
   • Learn the real-world consequences: from personal file loss to full business shutdowns.
2. The Current Ransomware Threat Landscape
   • Get up to speed on how attackers think, what motivates them, and the latest tactics they use.
   • Real examples of how ransomware is impacting individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises alike.
3. How to Prevent Ransomware — At Any Level
   • For Users: Smart habits like strong passwords, avoiding suspicious links, and backing up your files.
   • For IT Teams: Critical controls like patch management, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and network segmentation.
4. How to Spot Trouble Early
   • Discover simple signs of a ransomware attack in progress — like system slowdowns, strange pop-ups, or unknown files.
   • Learn about monitoring tools (from basic antivirus to advanced SIEM platforms) that help detect threats quickly.
5. What to Do If You’re Hit — Incident Response
   • Step-by-step actions for both users and IT when ransomware strikes.
   • Tips on not making it worse, who to notify, and when to disconnect from the network.
6. Legal, Insurance, and Recovery Planning
   • Know your legal responsibilities (yes, even as a user!) and what ransomware insurance actually covers.
   • The role of offline backups, clean recovery procedures, and why paying the ransom is risky.
7. Q&A + Real-World Insights
   • Ask your questions and get answers tailored to your role — whether you’re managing endpoints or just using your work laptop.
   • Hear case studies and what people did right (or wrong) in real ransomware incidents.

Target Audience

HR and Training Managers:

• Professionals responsible for employee training and development, particularly in security awareness.
• Those looking to implement effective security awareness programs and foster a security-conscious culture.

Business Leaders and Executives:

• Decision-makers need to understand the importance of addressing human vulnerabilities to protect their organizations.
• Those interested in strategic approaches to cybersecurity that include human factors.

General Employees:

• Staff members at all levels who need to be aware of security best practices and how to protect themselves and their organization from cyber threats.
• Those who will benefit from understanding their role in maintaining a secure environment.

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