Board and Committees

Environmental Committee

Responsible for monitoring federal, state and local environmental regulatory developments that affect well drilling, site preparation and reclamation, and production operations. Provides public policy recommendations and industry guidance.

CHAIRS – Paul Kanouff, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (Co-Chair) and Angelo Albanese, Diversified Energy Company PLC (Co-Chair)

Market Development Committee

The mission of the Committee is to advocate for the sustainable production and responsible development and use of PIOGA member resources. The Committee is responsible for monitoring developments at the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Reviews pipeline and LDC tariffs and pipeline open seasons affecting the movement of natural gas, recommending and managing interventions in rate cases and developing producer policy positions on natural gas marketing matters.

Also responsible for actively working to accelerate increased utilization of Pennsylvania produced natural gas through increased use in electric generation, natural gas vehicles consumption, commercial applications, exporting, industrial demand, distribution demand and natural gas conversions from other fuels in and throughout Pennsylvania and surrounding states.

CHAIRS – Gene Pietrowski, BlackRock Resources, LLC (Co-Chair) and Joseph O’Donnell, Eastern Energy Field Services,  Inc. (Co-Chair)

Legislative Committee

Responsible for actions to be taken on legislative issues and assists in developing the association’s legislative agenda.  The work of the committee includes: reviewing legislation being introduced and recommends actions to be taken on legislative issues; contacting legislators and encouraging members to be active with regards to legislative issues; assists with lobby days and other education and fundraising events; comments on proposed legislation; and communication efforts to PIOGA members on legislative issues that impact the industry.

CHAIR – Ben Wallace, Penneco Oil Company and Penneco Environmental Solutions, LLC