GPA Midstream appoints Dave Curtis as vice president of technical services

GPA Midstream has named Dave Curtis vice president of technical services, effective Jan. 26, 2026, adding a seasoned technical and operational leader to its executive team as the association expands its role in standards development and regulatory engagement.

Curtis brings more than 30 years of experience across the oil and gas value chain, including field operations, entrepreneurship, corporate management and executive leadership. In his new role, he will lead GPA Midstream’s efforts to strengthen and expand its technical programs, which support members across upstream, midstream and downstream sectors.

Dave Curtis

“Technical expertise has been part of GPA Midstream since its founding more than a century ago, and it’s never been more important than in today’s rapidly changing regulatory and technological environment,” said Sarah Miller, GPA Midstream president and CEO. “Dave’s business savvy and technical expertise will be an asset to our members as we engage in the collaborative work to maintain and establish the technical standards used throughout the global oil and gas industry.”

Curtis began his career in the early 1990s at Air Toxics Limited, where he conducted field analytics and developed expertise in measurement, compliance and applied environmental science. In 1997, he founded Field-Portable Analytical Inc., an environmental consulting and services firm that operated globally and served multiple industries. The company specialized in emissions monitoring, soil and groundwater investigation and remediation, odor investigations, perimeter monitoring, worker health and safety, emergency response and fugitive emissions.

In 2009, Curtis joined Anadarko Petroleum, where he managed measurement operations. Following Occidental Petroleum’s acquisition of Anadarko in 2019, he moved to SPL Inc., an oil and gas and environmental services provider. Curtis ultimately served as SPL’s chief revenue officer, overseeing operations and commercial strategy across multiple product lines, managing profit and loss responsibilities, and driving sustained revenue growth. His work at SPL spanned upstream, midstream, downstream and chemical markets.

Curtis has a long-standing relationship with GPA Midstream, having previously chaired the association’s Analysis Committee and earning its Committee Leader of the Year award in 2018. He has also served as an instructor for the School of Gas Chromatography and volunteers with the American Petroleum Institute, where he chairs a committee focused on Bureau of Land Management measurement and site security issues.

“Being part of oil and gas industry trade associations has been among the biggest highlights of my career,” Curtis said. “GPA Midstream and others have allowed me the opportunity to help make a real difference for our industry. I could not be more excited to join the GPA Midstream team.”

Curtis plans to relocate from Huntsville, Texas, to Tulsa, where he will work in person at GPA Midstream’s headquarters.