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(Owensboro, KY – Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.) – Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced that Tamara “Tami” R. Wilson, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will resign from the position effective September 17, 2022, to pursue another opportunity as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with Rokstad Power, Inc.…
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(Owensboro, KY – Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.) – Southern Star is committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, and is proud to announce thecommencement of the testing phase of blending hydrogen fuels to power its compression system. This would make it the first natural gas transmission company in the United States to…
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Since 2020, Southern Star’s training center in Hesston, Kansas has been home to one of the only pig launcher and receiver facilities run by air in North America. In pipeline transportation, pigs are devices used to inspect a pipeline from the inside. The pigs are launched from one part of the pipeline and received at…
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Southern Star’s Training Center in Hesston, Kansas features a first-of-its-kind GMV-TF natural gas engine with a cutaway of a power cylinder. This unique engine allows trainees to see all the components involved in a power cycle. “You can see the piston, the exhaust, the intake port, the fuel injection valve, and the spark plug. We…
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Power Desk role takes customer collaboration to new heights and reduces impact of system maintenance
In 2019, Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. introduced the Power Desk & Operations Specialist to provide a central point of contact for collaboration with its power generation customers. “What makes the role unique is the use of tools and analytics to communicate between power plants and Southern Star’s Gas Control as it relates to…
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OWENSBORO, Ky. — Jimmy Staton, the President and CEO of Southern Star, today announced his intention to leave the Company effective February 28, 2022. The Board of Directors will work with senior leadership of the company to ensure a smooth transition to a new CEO. In the interim, Julie Dill, Board Chair, will become Executive…
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Southern Star is receiving industry-wide recognition for the company’s new Event Frame Management Tool. Created by the Southern Star team, this technology stands between our data analytics and asset management systems to create work orders with the push of a button. Stephanie Higdon, Manager of Business Intelligence, led the IT arm of this project and…
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Southwest Power Pool (SPP) welcomed its newest member, Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., effective Nov. 1. Their membership is a representation of steps both organizations are taking to encourage closer coordination between the electric and gas industries based on lessons learned during Winter Storm Uri. SPP and Southern Star already have an effective working relationship,…
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