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Most people don’t leave an operating company in their early 30s to join a trade association. Tyler Tunic did exactly that. In early 2026, Tyler moved from Williams to SGA as Vice President of Industry Engagement and Workforce Advancement. In a recent Pipeliners Podcast episode recorded live at Spring Gas 2026, he talks about why...

On March 24th, SGA Natural Gas Association convened nearly 30 emergency management, operations, storage, and gas control leaders from across the natural gas industry for a full-day Mutual Aid Roundtable held in conjunction with the Spring Gas Conference. Representatives from 20 organizations, including LDCs, interstate pipelines, municipal utilities, and national association partners from AGA, gathered...

SGA Awards Nominations Close April 24 Your team is doing work right now that other companies could learn from. Someone is solving safety challenges in ways that could be replicated. Emerging leaders are being mentored and now contributing at higher levels. Community partnerships are being built, and emergencies are being handled with skill and clarity....

You know someone whose work deserves recognition. Maybe they’ve built something that made operations safer. Maybe they’ve mentored emerging leaders or responded to a crisis with clarity and skill. Maybe they’ve strengthened relationships in the community or found a better way to solve a problem everyone else thought was unsolvable. The work is there. The...

A strong association doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when the people shaping strategy are the same people accountable for delivering results inside their own organizations. SGA Natural Gas Association’s Board is intentionally built with senior executives who carry operational responsibility, strategic accountability, and enterprise influence. That matters. Because when strategy is shaped at SGA,...

One of the things that has always set SGA apart is the breadth and strength of our membership community – operators, practitioners, and partners throughout North America sharing real-world experience to advance the natural gas industry together. Our training programs work because they are grounded in operational reality and delivered by people who know the...

A new year often starts with a familiar feeling. The work hasn’t slowed and the questions facing our industry feel more immediate than theoretical. The Q1 2026 issue of theLINK focuses on how the natural gas industry is building capability amid workforce pressure, regulatory complexity and rising performance expectations. The issue opens with a perspective...

SGA Natural Gas Association Announces Inaugural 2026 Advance Partners, Establishing a New Industry Model for Workforce Readiness Equipment Controls Company, Heath®, Miller Pipeline, an Artera Services company, nGenue Software, and SWCA Environmental Consultants Recognized as Game-Changing Contributors to Industry Capability SGA Natural Gas Association (SGA) today announced Equipment Controls Company (ECCO), Heath®, Miller Pipeline (an...

Across the natural gas industry, member companies are investing significant time, talent, and resources in workforce development, leadership pathways, and how the industry’s work is understood and communicated. Simultaneously, the natural gas industry is facing two pressures that can’t be solved in isolation: Attracting the next generation of professionals Clearly articulating the value of our...