SAN ANTONIO, Texas – July 16, 2025 – Howard Energy Partners (HEP) announced today that it has published its second Positive Energy Report. The 2024 report highlights HEP’s core values, the state of the business, and advocates for global energy development. The full report can be found here.
“We are proud to be a growing part of the industry that powers every other industry, serving as the foundation to fuel everyday life,” said HEP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mike Howard. “Our purpose of ‘Delivering Positive Energy’ integrates our belief in capitalism, operational excellence, leadership development, and energy advocacy to leverage business as a force for good. At HEP, our team stands together while working toward a common goal: to provide abundant, low cost, reliable energy that powers communities and businesses and helps people flourish.”
Howard continued, “Meeting rising energy demand alongside community and environmental stewardship are complementary components of our approach. Our dual principle of ‘More Energy. Carbon Better.’ is not a competing concept, but integrated elements of our company through the continuous improvement of our people, technologies, safety systems, and operational performance. Our 2024 Positive Energy Report highlights these strategies and the programs that make them successful.”
2024 Positive Energy Annual Report Highlights and Accolades
- HEP experienced strong growth in 2024 with more than $1.1 billion in merger and acquisition activity.
- The company focused on incident prevention through education, completing more than 16,000 hours of training and conducting 46 emergency drills and exercises.
- HEP was honored to be recognized again in 2024 with safety excellence awards from the GPA Midstream Association (GPA), the International Liquids Terminal Association (ILTA), Union Pacific Railroad, and Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern (CPKC).
- More than 80% of HEP employees contributed to the company’s United Way campaign in 2024. Through corporate giving, the employee matching gift program, and 16 paid employee volunteer hours annually, HEP employees made a strong positive impact through community outreach and engagement.
- HEP was recognized as a national Top Workplace for the 3rd time by USA TODAY and has been named a Top Workplace by the San Antonio Express-News 12-years in a row.
How HEP Delivers Positive Energy
HEP operates a unique portfolio of critical energy infrastructure in four states and Mexico. Since its founding in 2011, HEP has grown through strategic acquisitions and expansion, leveraging its expertise in designing, building, owning, and operating pipeline infrastructure to become one of North America’s largest private midstream companies. Operations include gas gathering, transmission, processing and treating operations, natural gas liquids handling, crude oil gathering and terminaling, liquids products pipelines and storage, with rail, barge and deep water terminaling on the Texas Gulf Coast. For more information on HEP’s operations, please visit Our Operations – Howard Energy Partners.