Midstream Engineering & Construction Conference & Expo 2026
The North American Midstream sector is seeing a swell of new and emerging opportunities for growth with data centers, LNG export terminals, and hydrogen & CO2 infrastructure, offering a $106bn CAPEX investment opportunity with 11,000km of projects planned.
Attend the Midstream Engineering & Construction conference, a deep dive into building pipelines, processing facilities, storage terminals, and export infrastructure.
Mark your calendars, June 16-17, to meet senior decision-makers from pipeline and storage operators, EPCs, contractors, regulators, and processors.
Key Event Themes
Build the Infrastructure to Meet Demand from Data Centers and Exports
Transport and Store Hydrogen and CO2
Accelerate the Land Acquisition and Permitting Process
Navigate Rising Costs, Shortages, and Workforce Constraints
Midstream E&C Agenda Overview
Keynote Panel: Permitting, Policy & Regulatory Alignment - Ensuring Regulation Meets Ambition
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How can industry and regulators work together to streamline FERC, NEPA, and state-level reviews while maintaining robust environmental safeguards?
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Identifying practical approaches to reduce regional disparities and harmonize permitting requirements
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How can more regulatory predictability be provided for long-term investments against the pendulum swing from one administration to another?
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Addressing the unique permitting needs of CO₂ and hydrogen pipelines
Keynote Interview: Stakeholder Engagement as a Critical Path to Permitting Success
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Early Engagement Strategy: Structuring outreach programs from pre-FERC filing through construction
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Integrating engineering design considerations into community discussions
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Aligning with regulators to streamline reviews, avoid rework, and reduce the risk of litigation or permit delays
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Using data-driven visualizations to address public concerns and improve stakeholder trust
Panel: Designing & Executing for Integrity - The Next Generation of Midstream Reliability
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How to integrate inspection readiness, material selection, and coating specifications into FEED and EPC phases to minimize lifecycle risk
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Leveraging early baseline runs, high-resolution inline inspection tools, drones, and AI/ML to detect threats sooner and act faster
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Challenges and opportunities to standardize specifications across projects
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Quantifying the value of preventing leaks and spills
Fireside Chat: How EPCs and Operators Align on Risk, Cost, and Execution
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Contract Strategy: Navigating lump-sum vs. cost-plus agreements, aligning incentives, and managing risk exposure
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Making decisions to protect project economics while maintaining agility for late design or scope changes
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Ensuring safe construction practices without compromising productivity or letting schedules slip
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Leveraging local knowledge to reduce risk and improve project outcomes.
Panel: Strategic Shifts in Midstream: Project Acceleration, M&A and Asset Offloading
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How large operators are justifying new builds amid price volatility and regulatory uncertainty
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Stress testing business models for gas price volatility and realistic project pipelines
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Portfolio optimization & divestment: How majors decide which assets to offload and how they evaluate strategic fit across basins and product lines.
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How nimble players are acquiring “non-core” assets, finding value, and building niche market positions
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What recent consolidation means for competition, tariffs, and takeaway capacity
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What an oligopoly means for small vs large midstream players
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How are LNG and power demand reshaping long-term investment decisions?
Executing Midstream Projects in a High-Cost, High-Risk Environment
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Practical strategies to handle inflationary pressures on steel, compressors, etc.
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How are procurement teams mitigating tariff impacts?
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Lessons learned on forecasting long-lead equipment needs
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Speed-to-market project models: Structuring projects to bypass permitting bottlenecks
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How modular construction and prefabrication reduced field labor exposure, accelerated timelines, and improved cost certainty
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What can owners and EPCs do differently to build resilience into their execution models?
Panel: Next-Generation Gas Storage: Integrity, Optimization & Market Leverage
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Exploring collaboration around well integrity programs, cavern design, and emerging inspection technologies (fiber optics, microseismic monitoring) to minimize risk
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Using digital twins, reservoir modeling, and compression strategies to shorten injection/withdrawal cycles and maximize deliverability
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Preparing for PHMSA’s evolving rules on underground storage while aligning with methane intensity and emissions reduction targets
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Strategic value creation: How storage assets are being used to support LNG export projects and capture seasonal spreads
Scaling CO₂ Infrastructure: Lessons from the Frontline of Carbon Management
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Design and execution considerations unique to CO₂ pipelines — pressure control, materials selection, compression requirements, and monitoring
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Managing community perception, safety planning, and emergency response protocols for CO₂ transport assets
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Navigating an uncertain policy landscape, building offtake partnerships, and creating a viable business model for CCUS projects
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What operators, EPCs, and regulators need to do now to enable rapid buildout in the next decade
Panel: Optimizing Gathering & Processing Systems
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Best practices for gathering network design and processing plant configuration to minimize pressure drop, maximize throughput, and reduce flaring
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Leveraging predictive maintenance, redundancy planning, and control system improvements to ensure consistent operations
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Emissions & ESG Compliance: Methane monitoring, vapor recovery, and electrification initiatives to meet regulatory and stakeholder expectations
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Integrating modular designs, scalable processing capacity, and digital monitoring to handle fluctuating volumes and evolving gas quality
Water Management as the Next Midstream Growth Engine
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Exploring how gathering and disposal bottlenecks are impacting Permian and other basin development
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What treatment, recycling, and blending technologies are proving most effective, and which are most economically viable to scale?
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How to monetize water management and building it into midstream business models
Midstream Engineering & Construction, part of the EPC Show
The Midstream Conference & Exhibition is part of the Energy Projects Show (EPC Show), the largest event in North America for professionals working at the heart of major energy projects.
Bringing together six leading conferences under one roof for the first time, the EPC show will unite over 10,000 engineering, construction, commissioning, supply chain, operations & maintenance professionals to show you how to deliver and operate major energy projects successfully in today's challenging environment.
Why bring multiple communities together? Well, whether you face challenges related to craft labor shortages, disrupted supply chains, escalating costs, contracting strategies, regulatory approval, site selection, operational efficiency, and more... the event will connect you with world-leading speakers, experts, consultants, technology, equipment and solution providers who will provide you with the tools to take your energy project to the next level.
400+ industry leading exhibitors will be showcasing the very latest in cutting edge technology, equipment and services for the energy projects industry.
Whether you're looking for the latest in engineering, construction, operations or maintenance solutions to support your major energy project, the very best suppliers will be in our exhibition hall.
Over 250+ world-leading speakers featuring the most senior energy project executives in North America will be sharing their knowledge and experience directly with you.
Through a series of keynote speakers, panel sessions, presentations, workshops, and seminars you'll have the opportunity to hear from the best of the best in the energy projects industry, ensuring you'll walk away with the key knowledge you need to supercharge your project plans.
With 10,000+ energy project professionals in attendance, this event is the largest of its kind in the world. At no other event will you have the opportunity to meet as many project and plant executives across 5 major energy project industries.
$200 billion+ of proposed capital spending will be represented in the room, providing an unmissable opportunity to meet and form lasting business relationships with the key decision-makers working directly on America's most important projects.
Owner engagement and participation makes this a must attend event for the industry!
The networking sessions were incredibly fruitful, allowing me to connect with fellow professionals, potential contractors, and thought leaders in the field. The collaborative atmosphere andthe willingness of attendees to share ideas and solutions were truly inspiring!
The invitees and participants encompassed large players of industry both on the owner and contractor side of the business. This is very beneficial for the networking and relationship building with future prospects.
This event provides an excellent opportunity to showcase your services and experience learning more about ongoing projects
The LNG Export 2024 left me incredibly impressed by the caliber of industry leaders and the valuable insights they shared. The conference provided a fantastic platform for learning, networking, and staying ahead of the curve in this dynamic industry. If you're involved in the LNG sector, I highly recommend attending LNG Export in the future
A wonderful event if you are looking to engage with the EPC world.......The EPC show truly provides a real networking opportunity and connects to service providers who actually contribute to constructing projects in some form.
For me it was invaluable! I thoroughly enjoyed the networking and collaboration opportunities about specific related focus points for Operating & Maintaining LNG facilities
I thoroughly enjoyed the EPC Conference. It was a well-managed event that offered valuable networking opportunities and insightful information from knowledgeable speakers and panel discussions. A truly worthwhile experience
An incredibly well-run show, even before we got to Houston for the event. The collaboration and conversations we were able to have at our booth and through the matchmaking service were very valuable
This conference was great and far exceeded my expectations. I really enjoyed the variety of speakers and topics
Spotlight your brand and enhance your networking with sponsorship opportunities
The Energy Projects Show is the number one event for meeting engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) professionals, project developers, and owner/operators. Here's how you can make the most of the experience through sponsorship:
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Showcase your technology in the exhibition: With 40% of the audience being owner/operators or engineering and construction EPCs, there's no better place to showcase your solutions!
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Host a solution-led workshop: Share your expertise in an interactive workshop discussion with project leaders.
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Deliver a case study: Complex engineering and construction projects need cutting-edge solutions — showcase a success story on how you delivered projects on time and on budget.
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Unlock premium networking opportunities with the 1-1 meeting service: Our 1-2-1 meetings team will work with you to identify key engineering, construction, and project companies you'd like to meet from our attendee list. They will then work on your behalf to secure a series of face-to-face meetings onsite at the event (either at your booth or the dedicated meetings lounge). In 2025, the team set up 2,000+ individual meetings between exhibitors/sponsors and attendees.
Photo Gallery from the EPC Show 2025
Supporting the Next Generation of Energy Project & Plant Professionals
Each year a portion of the profits from the event are donated to local colleges and universities to provide scholarships for students who choose to take a degree course focussed on a career in the industrial industries in the Gulf Coast.
This year we were pleased to increase our contribution even further by donating $20,000 across four educational foundations, including: SOWELA, Nunez Community College, McNeese University & the Port Arthur Education Foundation.
We'd like to thank all our sponsors, exhibitors and event attendees whose support makes these donations possible and we look forward to continuing to invest in these amazing institutions next year.
