By Charlie Burd
For Gas and Oil Association of WV, Inc
The 2026 Summer Meeting of the Gas and Oil Association of WV, Inc. (GO-WV) will take place August 2-4 in the Chesapeake Room at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs.
The schedule for Monday, August 3, is: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Industry Presentations/Business Session
Welcome
Chris Weikle GO-WV Vice Chairman and Program Chair
Keynote Speaker
Kyle Haustveit
U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary of Energy
Washington, DC Update
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito
U.S. Senator Jim Justice
U.S. Congresswoman Carol Miller
Future Energy Needs
Moderator Chris Weikle, GO-WV Vice Chairman and Program Chair
Rusty Hutson, President and CEO
Diversified Energy Company
Morgan O’Brien, President and CEO
Hope Gas
Guest Speaker
Attorney General J. B. McCuskey
State of West Virginia
Guest Speaker
Brian Abraham, President and COO
Appalachian Power
West Virginia House of Delegates Legislative Panel
House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, Moderator
Delegates (TBA)
Closing Comments
Chris Weikle, GO-WV Vice Chairman and Program Chair
The schedule for Tuesday, August 4, is: 9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Industry Presentations
Welcome
Chris Weikle GO-WV Vice Chairman and Program Chair
Guest Speaker
Governor Patrick Morrisey
Guest Speaker
Michael Kennedy, President and CEO
Antero Resources and Antero Midstream
Federal Update: Permitting Reform
Chris Weikle, Moderator
Edith Naegele, President and CEO
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Wendy Kirchoff, Senior Vice President of Policy
American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC)
Guest Speaker
Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey, Regional Administrator
U.S. Department of Energy
Guest Speaker
John Deskins, Director, Bureau of Business & Economic Research
West Virginia University
Encova Safety Group Discount Plan
Steve Gandee, Regional Vice President Energy Team
Encova
West Virginia Senate Legislative Panel
Rebecca McPhail, Moderator
Senate President Randy Smith
Senator Brian Helton
Senator Glenn Jeffries
State of the Association and Future Goals
Chris Weikle, Vice Chairman and Program Chair
GO-WV
This agenda is subject to change. To see short bios on all speakers, click here. To schedule interviews with the speakers listed above or GO-WV leadership, please contact Diane Slaughter at 304.984.0308 or [email protected].
