American Gas Association conducts tabletop threat exercise at NGX-24

The American Gas Association (AGA) held its second biennial Natural Gas Exercise (NGX), a tabletop threat simulation done in coordination with the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA).

Hundreds of representatives from natural gas utilities, natural gas transmission, local municipalities, federal and state agencies, and the electric industry convened for NGX-2024 to test their response plans to cybersecurity and physical security threats. The plans stressed gas control and corporate business continuity.

“The natural gas system is a vital part of America’s critical infrastructure, and any threat to our systems is a very real threat to our national security. NGX is a critical exercise to stress test our industry’s defenses against cybersecurity, physical, and extreme weather threats – with a goal of consistently improving how we protect our system and ensure reliable service for our customers, communities and the businesses we serve,” AGA President and CEO Karen Harbert said.

Exercises like NGX are a valuable tool for assessing the industry’s preparations for a wide variety of contingencies devoted to preventing service disruptions or restoring service as quickly as possible following a major event.

“NGX is intended to help us ensure we’re prepared for the worst-case scenario – no matter what that might look like,” Amanda Sramek, AGA Director, Security and Preparedness, said. “The NGX-2022 taught us a great deal, and this one gave us an opportunity to assess our lessons learned then and since. We’re pleased with the results and know we’re ready to do our part in supporting the reliability of our nation’s most critical infrastructure.”

The safe and reliable delivery of energy is the natural gas industry’s top priority, and securing the infrastructure is a key piece of that commitment to safety.

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