Liquid Energy Pipeline Association

What Liquid Energy Pipeline Association does

The Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA), legally known as the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL), is a US nonprofit trade association headquartered in Washington, DC, representing liquid energy pipeline operators across the United States. Founded in 1947, the organization serves as the collective policy, advocacy, and public-relations voice for owners and operators of crude oil pipelines, refined petroleum product pipelines (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel), and natural gas liquid pipelines (ethane, propane), as well as the emerging CO2 pipeline segment for carbon capture and storage. LEPA engages on federal regulatory matters before bodies such as FERC, coordinates industry-wide safety and emergency response messaging, and produces educational content for consumers, landowners, and first responders.

LEPA operates a membership-based model in which dues-paying pipeline operators receive advocacy representation, access to member-exclusive resources through the MemberNova platform, and a unified public voice on permitting, safety, and sustainability matters. Its go-to-market is content- and policy-driven rather than product-driven: the association publishes fact sheets, video content, social media graphics, and campaigns such as "We Need Pipelines" and "Pipelines Deliver" to counter negative public perception of pipeline infrastructure. Operations are run by a 13-person staff, underscoring the organization's lean, advocacy-focused structure rather than a technology or commercial-product organization.

Name

Liquid Energy Pipeline Association

Legal name

Association of Oil Pipe Lines

Website

https://liquidenergypipelines.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA) is a US nonprofit trade association representing liquid energy pipeline operators, providing federal regulatory advocacy, safety coordination, and public education on crude oil, refined product, NGL, and CO2 pipelines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Other Pipeline Transportation (4869), Pipeline Transportation of Refined Petroleum Products (486910)

SIC

Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) (4610)

akta.pro primary industry

NGL/LPG Trunkline / Transmission Pipelines (Interstate/Long-Haul) (TLAGAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Crude Oil Gathering Pipeline Transportation (Upstream Field Gathering) (TLAGAAAB), LPG / Propane-Butane Products Pipeline Transportation (TLAGABAH)

Keywords

• Pipeline trade association
• Energy policy advocacy
• Pipeline safety education
• Liquid energy infrastructure
• Industry public affairs

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA) is a nonprofit trade association representing U.S. operators of crude oil, refined petroleum product, and natural gas liquid pipelines. It provides collective public policy advocacy, regulatory engagement, safety education, and industry promotion on behalf of its member companies. The association distributes fact sheets, video content, and educational resources about pipeline infrastructure, safety, sustainability, and community engagement.

Product overview

Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA) is a trade association that does not offer a technology product. The organization provides advocacy, educational resources, and informational materials about liquid energy pipelines, including safety information, sustainability data, community engagement resources, and pipeline basics for consumers and stakeholders. The association serves as a collective voice for oil pipeline operators on public policy matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Policy & Media Advocacy Collective advocacy and government relations representation on federal regulatory and legislative matters affecting liquid energy pipeline operators in the United States.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.999% of products delivered by pipelines reach their destination safely
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• American Petroleum Institute: API is the largest U.S. oil and gas industry trade association, covering upstream, midstream, and downstream segments. LEPA's members overlap with API's midstream membership, and the two organizations coordinate on broader energy policy, but API's scope is far broader while LEPA specializes in liquid pipeline operator issues.
• National Association of Manufacturers: NAM is the largest U.S. manufacturing trade association and includes pipeline construction contractors and equipment manufacturers among its members. While broader than LEPA, NAM engages on energy infrastructure permitting and workforce issues that intersect with LEPA's policy agenda.
• American Gas Association: AGA represents natural gas utilities and distribution companies, overlapping with LEPA on energy infrastructure advocacy and public safety messaging. While AGA focuses on gas distribution rather than transmission pipelines, both organizations engage on shared policy themes including energy reliability, emissions, and workforce development.

Regional players

• American Public Gas Association: APGA represents publicly owned natural gas distribution systems, sharing LEPA's interest in pipeline safety, regulatory policy, and consumer communications. APGA focuses on municipal gas distribution rather than transmission or liquid pipelines, making it a partial functional peer with shared advocacy concerns.
• Canadian Energy Pipeline Association: CEPA is the Canadian counterpart trade association for liquid and gas transmission pipeline operators. It performs the same FERC-equivalent regulatory advocacy, safety leadership, and public education functions as LEPA, but operates in the Canadian regulatory and political environment rather than the U.S.

Emerging players

• National Propane Gas Association: NPGA represents propane producers, distributors, and retailers, including those served by LEPA-member LPG pipelines. The associations share downstream propane value-chain interests and coordinate on safety and infrastructure policy, but NPGA's focus is on retail and distribution rather than pipeline operations.
• Pipeline Safety Trust: Pipeline Safety Trust is an independent nonprofit that advocates for pipeline safety from a public-interest perspective, often engaging on the same incidents and regulatory proceedings that LEPA monitors. While not a trade association, it is a credible counterpart whose positions shape the regulatory environment LEPA must navigate.

Direct peers

• Interstate Natural Gas Association of America: INGAA is the U.S. trade association for interstate natural gas pipeline operators, mirroring LEPA's role as the trade body for liquid pipeline operators. Both associations perform regulatory advocacy before FERC, develop safety and operational standards, and educate policymakers and the public on pipeline infrastructure, making INGAA the closest functional peer in the gas pipeline segment.
• GPA Midstream Association: GPA Midstream represents midstream gas processing and NGL fractionation operators, whose activities connect directly to LEPA's NGL/LPG pipeline operator membership. The two organizations share regulatory, safety, and operational advocacy interests at the interface between gas processing and NGL transportation.

Others

• Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission: IOGCC is a multistate compact that develops oil and gas regulatory policy at the state level. It is adjacent to LEPA's federal regulatory focus and engages on upstream and midstream issues, including pipeline-related policy, that affect LEPA members.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liquidenergypipelineassociation

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