1:30 PM
Petroleum Association of Wyoming Board Meeting
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
222 S 22nd St, Laramie, WY 82070
7:00 AM
Registration & Vendor Set-Up Opens
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
Concourse
222 S 22nd St, Laramie, WY 82070
8:00 AM
Technical Training Tracks Begin
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
222 S 22nd St, Laramie, WY 82070
Track 1: Navigating the New NEPA Landscape
The past year has seen more changes in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) then in the last 56 years of its existence, combined. SWCA NEPA subject matter experts, Amanda Nicodemus, and Matt Petersen have prepared a three-session “Navigating the new NEPA landscape“ seminar specifically for Rockies Petroleum Conference attendees. In this seminar, we will:
- Summarize the history and purpose of NEPA and its interface with the oil and gas industry
- Study recent Trump Administration executive orders and resulting regulatory changes and how they affect your permitting landscape
- Review recent court cases affecting the scope of NEPA analysis.
The three NEPA seminar sessions are designed to be independent of each other, to provide attendees the flexibility to participate in alternate concurrent seminar sessions, depending on their topics of interest. Each NEPA seminar session will end in a strategizing session and Q&A format to address project-specific or other questions that attendees may have. Amanda (Amanda.Nicodemus@swca.com) and Matt (MPetersen@swca.com) also welcome follow up or additional questions from RPC attendees or their colleagues outside of the conference seminar sessions.
Session 1: NEPA Overview and Interface with Oil and Gas Permitting 8:05 AM
This session will summarize the history and intent of the National Environmental Policy Act and how it interfaces with oil and gas development, and in particular, the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920. It will include discussion on levels of NEPA analysis, how they are determined, and their respective requirements. Key litigation points associated with the NEPA process will be examined and strategies to complete NEPA in a timely manner while ensuring defensibility will be presented. A summary of recent changes will also be presented to set the stage for the second session where these changes will be discussion in detail. Session will end with a discussion of strategies to respond to these changes and a Q&A session.
Session 2: Administration Executive Orders and Regulatory Changes Affecting NEPA 9:20 AM
This session will include detailed discussion on changes that have occurred in the NEPA process over the last three administrations, which have been greater than all the previous years that NEPA has been in force. The session will include a discussion on respective administration Executive Orders that have ramifications for NEPA, as well as in-depth discussion of the ramifications of the changes to NEPA itself resulting from the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. We will discuss the current Trump administration executive orders declaring a national energy emergency and unleashing American energy and their impacts on subsequent regulatory changes, including the rescinding of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations for the implementation of NEPA and the use of NEPA emergency procedures for infrastructure projects. We will also discuss executive orders regarding environmental justice and climate change and the ramifications for NEPA. Session will end with a discussion of strategies to best leverage these executive/regulatory changes and a Q&A session.
Session 3: Court Rulings Affecting the Scope of NEPA analysis 10:35 AM
This session will review the recent court cases impacting NEPA process, including the Supreme Court’s recent decision for Seven Counties Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County and implications of this decision on the scope of NEPA analysis. Discussion will focus on implications for NEPA analysis for oil and gas permitting, particularly on split-estate lands and in Fee/Fee/Fed situations. Session will end with a discussion of strategies to respond to these court rulings and a Q&A session.
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Track 2: Stable Storage, Unstable Times: Managing CCUS when there is more certainty below the surface than above.
8:00 AM – Welcome
8:05 AM – University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources, Scott Quillinan
8:35 AM – Williams, Liz Hughes, Echo Springs
9:05 AM – Break
9:20 AM – Carbon Utilization Research Council, Shannon Angielski
10:20 AM – Break
11:05 AM – Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute – Lon Whitman
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Track 3: Closing the Gaps: Understanding best practices and new technologies for leak detection and repair.
8:00 AM – Welcome
8:05 AM – EOG, Mark Smith
8:35 AM – Bridger Photonics, Harrison Flodin
9:05 AM – Break
9:20 AM – PureWest Energy, Jasmine Allison & Bobby Saleh
9:50 AM – Xplorobot, Oleg Michailov
10:20 AM – Break
10:35 AM – Continental Resources – Erin Walker
11:05 AM – FlowState – Braden Fitz-Gerald
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11:30 AM
Wyoming Petroleum Foundation Lunch (Open to All RPC Attendees and Golf Participants)
UWYO Jacoby Golf Course
3501 E. Willett Drive, Laramie, WY 82072
1:00 PM
Wyoming Petroleum Foundation Golf Tournament Shotgun Start
UWYO Jacoby Golf Course
3501 E. Willett Drive, Laramie, WY 82072
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1:30 PM
University of Wyoming Energy Facilities Tour
Buses will leave from UWYO Jacoby Golf Course
3501 E. Willett Drive, Laramie, WY 82072
- Energy Innovation Center
- SER Programs and labs including the 3D Visualization Center
- UW School of Engineering
- Drilling Simulator
- Maker’s Space
- Multidisciplinary Advanced Stimulation Lab (located in the Science Initiative Building)
- UW’s newest lab aimed at optimizing primary recovery in unconventional reservoirs
5:30 PM
Rockies Petroleum Conference Opening Reception
University of Wyoming Art Museum at the Centennial Complex
2111 E Willett Dr, Laramie, WY 82071
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7:00 AM
Registration & Tradeshow Opens
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
Concourse
222 S 22nd St, Laramie, WY 82070
8:00 AM
Petroleum Association of Wyoming Annual Meeting
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
222 S 22nd St, Laramie, WY 82070
8:45 AM
Trades of the Rockies – A Joint Session hosted by PAW, COGA and UPA
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
222 S 22nd St, Laramie, WY 82070
Welcome
Pete Obermueller, President, Petroleum Association of Wyoming
Introductory Remarks
The Honorable John Barrasso, United States Senator – WY
Oil and Natural Gas in the Rockies – A Panel Discussion
Lynn Granger – President & CEO, Colorado Oil and Gas Association
Rikki Hrenko-Browning, President, Utah Petroleum Association
Missi Currier, President & CEO, New Mexico Oil and Gas Association
Melissa Simpson, President, Western Energy Alliance
10:00 AM
Networking Break – Please Visit the Vendors
10:20 AM
First General Session
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
222 S 22nd St, Laramie, WY 82070
Energy Dominance and the Trump Administration
Legislative Round Table
The Honorable Chris Rothfuss, Wyoming State Senate Minority Whip, SD09
The Honorable Scott Heiner, Wyoming State House Majority Floor Leader, HD18
The Honorable Ron Winterton, Utah State Senate, SD20
The Honorable Barbara Kirkmeyer, Colorado State Senate, SD23
Featuring
2026 Energy Outlook
David Haeberle, ExxonMobil
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12:00 PM
Chairman’s Lunch
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
222 S 22nd St, Laramie, WY 82070
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12:25 PM
Second General Session
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
222 S 22nd St, Laramie, WY 82070
Welcome Remarks
Shelley Shelby, Chairman, Petroleum Association of Wyoming, Continental Resources
Are We Resource Constrained? Power Markets in an Age of Demand
Kara Fornstrom – f3 Energy
Featuring
Tariffs, Trade, and the Global Energy Marketplace
Scott Lincicome, Cato Institute
2:05 PM
Networking Break – Please Visit the Vendors
2:25 PM
Third General Session
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
222 S 22nd St, Laramie, WY 82070
Rockies Energy Outlook – Moderated by Renny MacKay, Wyoming Business Alliance
Randall Luthi, Policy Director, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon’s Office
Mark Silberg, Energy Policy Advisor, Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ Office
Joel Ferry, Director, Utah Department of Natural Resources
Closing Remarks
The Honorable Mark Gordon, Governor of Wyoming
Featuring
CEO Keynote
Terry Gottberg, Merit Energy
4:20 PM
RPC Closing Reception
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
222 S 22nd St, Laramie, WY 82070
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