April 14-16, 2026
Presented by
Garfield County and the CMU Unconventional Energy Center
This two-day event is tailored to meet the needs of municipal and county officials tasked with navigating planning, social, fiscal, regulatory and environmental issues related to oil and gas development. In 2025, 330 local government staff and elected officials, state regulators, and industry from across Colorado participated.
The local, state and federal regulatory landscape for oil and gas development continues to change at a rapid pace. Please review our 2026 agenda, below, and consider joining us to receive updates regarding planning, social, environmental, legal, regulatory, legislative and fiscal oil and gas issues relevant to local governments, industry and state regulators.
Who can attend?
Anyone who regulates the energy industry on behalf of local governments, including municipal and county planners, city and county elected officials and managers, finance officers, and other local leaders.
Agenda
Event Topics
- BLM Agency Update from acting BLM Director
- Geothermal in Colorado Panel
- Oil and Gas Economics and State/Local Government Revenue Impacts
- Local, State and Federal Oil and Gas Facility Inspections Panel
- Electrification of Oil & Gas in Colorado: Challenges and Successes Panel
- Keynote Luncheon— Arjun Murti: Everyone on Earth Deserves to be Energy Rich
- Data Centers and Power/Water Supply Considerations in Colorado
- EPA Policy Update from Region 8 Administrator Cyrus Western
- Nuclear in Colorado Update
- State Agency Updates: DOLA / DNR / CPW / APCD / CDPHE / ECMC
- Headwinds and Tailwinds for Oil and Gas in Colo: Industry Leaders Panel
- Local Government O&G Permitting and related Issues Panel
- Federal and State Energy Legislation and Policy Update Panel
- Keynote Luncheon— Roger Pielke Jr.: Between Alarmism and Realism: A Guide to Climate Science, Climate Extremes, and Climate Policy Choices
- Steak Fry in the Gas Patch Dinner and Networking event
- Ample informal networking opportunities throughout the two days to engage your colleagues, industry and regulators from across Colorado including opening night Steak Fry in the Gas Patch event on a cattle ranch out in the gas patch
View Symposium Presentations
Check out sessions from past Energy Symposiums.
For More Information
For more information about attending the symposium, please contact one of the following:
Kirby Wynn
Garfield County Oil and Gas Liaison
970.625.5905
[email protected]