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SOGO 2025 – 2026 Speaker and Activity Schedule
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October 29, 2025: Chris
Barros, Andy Mills, Paul DiLorenzo, Morgan MacGregor of Campos;
Mark Murray of Liberty Utilities
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RNG
Installations – Best Practices
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As the
demand for sustainable energy solutions grows, RNG has emerged as a crucial
piece in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating value from organic
waste streams. Campos EPC has delivered five RNG facilities in upstate NY
and will share practical insights as to the design, fabrication, and
installation of these interconnection skids including overcoming challenges
and leveraging best practices.
Each skid connects digester methane sources at dairy farms to the
Liberty distribution system. This presentation will offer valuable
takeaways for those looking to include RNG in their energy stack.
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November 20, 2025: Walter Munro,
AEGIS
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Introduction
to Incident Investigation
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This Introduction to Incident Investigation will provide
the information needed to help in the proper investigation of natural
gas-related incidents. Participants will learn the objectives of a detailed
investigation, the types of evidence to look for and document, sample
collection methods, instrumentation and the actions that gas company
personnel should take upon arrival at an incident scene.
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December 16, 2025 –
Holiday Gathering
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January 15, 2026: Scott
Murray, Northeast REMSCO
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Advances in Trenchless
Construction
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The
Champlain Hudson Power Express Project (CHPE) was a sizeable project
encompassing the use of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for many
crossings where high density polyethylene pipe (HDPE) DHPE was
installed. The project
had to navigate various environmental constraints and time-of-year
restrictions - especially when working in sensitive waterways. In addition, several technical
innovations and evolving new technologies will be discussed to supplement
traditional HDD installations, including pipe pushers developed in Germany,
and subsea installation technology.
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February 19, 2026: Combined meeting with Society of Gas Lighters
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Topic: To
Be Determined
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March 19, 2026: – Rose Carla Guerrier & Mohammad Nawaz,
Con Ed
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Down the Hole Horizontal Hammer
Horizontal boring across the Cross Bronx Expressway
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The Cross Bronx Expressway is one of the most congested
highways in the US serving as a critical freight and commuter corridor for
over 180,000 vehicles per day. This presentation will highlight the use of
Down the Hole Horizontal Hammer technology to install a 42" steel
casing and 36" steel gas main across one of the busiest highways in
the northeast.
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April 16, 2026: Brian Ritz/Mike Minton, South
Jersey Gas
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Automated Metering Technology
deployment at SJI
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SJG retrofitted their 400k customer meter sets with Itron 500G Cellular Modules, transitioning from manual
meter reading to remote read technology. Presentation can focus on
technology, project management and implementation/customer communications. At the height of our installation we
retrofit over 1000 meter sets per day.
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May 14, 2026
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Presentation of the
Dick Morgan Heroism Award
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