Kelcy Warren, board chairman and CEO of Energy Transfer Partners LP, received a Hanlon Award from the Gas Processors Association (GPA).

Presented at the association’s 93rd annual convention in Dallas, the award has been made from time to time by the association to recognize top midstream executives, said Joel Moxley, senior vice president of operations services for Crestwood Midstream Partners LP and current GPA chairman.

Moxley outlined the growth of Energy Transfer under Warren’s leadership in his award presentation. He noted the firm now has an enterprise value of $61 billion.

The award is named for the late E.I. Hanlon a pioneer of the gas processing business.

GPA also presented Dr. William R. Parrish with the Donald L. Katz Award in recognition of outstanding accomplishments in midstream research and technology. Parrish is a retired senior research associate who spent 25 years in R&D at ConocoPhillips where he developed new processes for resolving operation problems.

He provided company-wide technical expertise on matters involving physical properties and gas hydrates and also participated on six gas plant optimization teams. His work has appeared in more than 50 technical publications, and he holds two patents. He now teaches a continuing education course in gas processing for engineers and scientists from the natural gas industry.