Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable

Education to the national gas industry

Eastern Gas
Compression Roundtable

Conference

2024 Keynote Speaker

Justin Macken, Executive Vice President,
Pipeline Operations and Project Execution
Equitrans Midstream

Building large-scale natural gas infrastructure projects has become increasingly difficult in recent years, but there is still a significant need for additional capacity out of the Marcellus and Utica. Compression expansions have proven to be an effective means of adding capacity to existing pipeline networks and Equitrans Midstream has successfully executed on several of these projects.

Justin Macken was appointed executive vice president of pipeline operations and project execution for Equitrans Midstream Corporation in January 2024, having previously served as the Company’s senior vice president of gas systems planning and engineering since November 2018. Macken has decades of in-depth experience in the energy industry, including the implementation of strategic growth opportunities and business optimization efforts for the midstream sector.

In 2001, Macken began his energy career with Washington Gas, working in both engineering and construction support and, throughout his tenure, held numerous positions of increasing responsibility, including supervisor of system planning and manager of construction planning. In 2008, he joined EQT Corporation as manager of gas systems planning and was promoted to director and vice president of gas systems planning in 2010 and 2014, respectively. In these roles, Macken had oversight of the modeling, storage engineering, gas control, and gas management functions for the Equitrans transmission and gathering systems. Following the separation of EQT’s upstream and midstream business in November 2018, Equitrans Midstream Corporation became a standalone, publicly traded midstream company, and Macken was promoted to senior vice president of gas systems planning and engineering, with responsibility for Equitrans’ overall engineering function, as well as the Company’s water business segment.

A native of Virginia, Macken holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and is a registered Professional Engineer and member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

2022 Conference Hotel Reservations

Room reservations are now being accepted at The Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh for the 2022 Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable. The Westin is conveniently connected to the David Lawrence Convention Center by an indoor walkway and is the host hotel for the annual EGCR. The EGCR room rates are effective Sunday, May 1 through Thursday, May 5. To obtain our special rate, please book your room by April 11, 2022.

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2021 Keynote Address | Christopher T. Howell, Shell

Christopher T. Howell
Project Update – Shell Pennsylvania Chemicals

Christopher Howell, ShellChris joined Shell in 1992 and worked for 17 years in Deepwater related projects, covering multiple roles including R&D for facility design, Installation Manager for the Brutus Tension Leg Platform and Project Manager for the BC-10 FPSO offshore Brazil.

In 2009, Chris became the General Manager- Project Delivery Unconventionals, managing delivery of Shell’s Heavy Oil and Unconventional shale projects across North America. In 2014 Chris relocated to the Middle East as the Technical Director for Basra Gas Company in Iraq, a Joint Venture between Shell, Mitsubishi and the Government of Iraq to capture and process associated gas from oil field developments. Chris is currently the Project Director for the Pennsylvania Chemicals Project with accountability for delivery of the 1.5 million ton/annum polyethylene facility and supporting infrastructure.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Texas A&M University, a Master of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Doctorate in Engineering from MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

The Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable is September 14-16, 2021 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15222