Ohio Oil & Gas Association

The Ohio Oil & Gas Association’s principal business meeting covers current issues impacting Ohio’s oil and gas industry through business sessions, breakout sessions, and a trade show. Agenda topics include the Debrosse Memorial Report on 2026 oil and gas activity in Ohio; an Ohio Natural Energy Institute program update; a Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management regulatory update; a Federal Political Perspective; and a State Legislative Leadership Discussion. The program also lists an Ohio Geological Society session and legal continuing-education sessions. Several session titles and breakout presentations remain TBD. The program includes the Oilfield Patriot Award ceremony and the Thomas E Stewart Legacy Award presentation.

An in-person safety forum for EHS professionals across the oil and gas industry. Topics include converging forces in high-hazard, high-turnover industries; the gap between falling injury rates and rising fatal risk; the CLEARLY WORTHY framework for assessing critical risk and building safety culture; six lenses for identifying exposures that could kill or permanently harm; cognitive bias in individual, organizational, and leadership safety decisions; and designing safety systems for every brain, including neurodivergent workers. The program also addresses practical takeaways attendees can begin applying immediately. Wilkes University is providing 3 PDHs and .3 CEUs.