Meeting the Moment – From the Wellhead to the Fingertip

­­Gas and Oil Association of WV, Inc.

Winter Meeting (Charleston Town Center Marriott)
Charleston, West Virginia
January 21-22, 2026

AGENDA
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
7:30 a.m. –  4:00 p.m. Registration A-B Foyer
8:00 a.m. –  9:00 a.m. Producers Issues Committee Breakfast
Restricted to Committee Members Only		 Cumberland/Appalachian
9:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. GO-WV Board Meeting
(Restricted to Board Members Only)		 TBA
11:30 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Past Presidents/Gunslingers Luncheon Salons E-F
12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Photos:
GO-WV Board of Directors
Past Presidents		 Hotel Lobby
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Membership Luncheon Ballroom
1:00 p.m. Welcome
Chris Weikle
Vice Chairman and Program Chair
Presentation to the Oil & Gas Museum
Senta Goudy
Executive Director
WV Oil & Gas Museum
Oil and Gas Reclamation Awards
Craig Colombo
Chairman
GO-WV
Jason Harmon
Acting Chief
WV Office of Oil and Gas		 Ballroom
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Meeting the Moment for Increased Demand
John Bane, Moderator
Director of Government Affairs
EQT
Conrad Baston
Vice President, Procurement and Administration
Antero Resources
Zack Arnold
President and CEO
Infinity Natural Resources
Derrick Cutright
Senior Vice President, Southwest Appalachia
Expand Energy
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Master’s Program in Midstream Engineering
West Virginia University – College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Dr. Sam Ameri, Professor
Chair of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Department
Dr. Kashy Aminian, Professor
Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Department
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Meeting the Moment for Connecting Supply with Increased Demand
Maribeth Anderson
Director of Government Relations, Antero Resources
GO-WV Co-Chair, Governmental Affairs
Ryan Deaderick
Executive VP & COO
Greylock Energy
Darren Espey
President
iCon Midstream
Ken Magyar
Vice President, Business Development
DT Midstream
Joe McGinn
Vice President, Public Affairs and
Government Relations
Energy Transfer
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. GOpac Reception (Admission by donation only) Salons E-F
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. GO-WV Membership & Legislative Reception Ballroom
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
Thursday, January 22, 2026
8:00 a.m. Registration

Membership Breakfast

 Foyer A-B

Foyer C-D
9:00 a.m. Welcome
Chris Weikle
GO-WV Vice Chairman and Program Chair		 Ballroom
9:10 a.m. Governor Patrick Morrisey
9:30 a.m. Legislative Update
Lieutenant Governor Randy Smith
Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw
10:00 a.m. Morning Coffee Break C-D Foyer
10:30 a.m. Meeting the Moment with Natural Gas
Power Generation
Chris Hall
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Orion Strategies
Chris Beam
Vice President, Generation Project Development
First Energy
Luke Sterner
Director, Business Development
CPV Shay
Stephen Nelson
CEO
Mountain State Energy Holdings/Longview
11: 30 a.m. Break Foyer C-D
12:00 p.m. Membership Luncheon 
Rusty Hutson, Sr. Heritage Award Presentation
2025 Gunslinger Award		 Ballroom
12:15 p.m. Invocation
Jeff Isner
GO-WV Immediate Past President
12:45 pm. Scott Potter
Managing Director of Business Development
RBN Energy
1:15 p.m. Nick Preservati
Director
The West Virginia Office of Energy
1:35 p.m. Adjourn and Afternoon Coffee Break