Robert Renkes, Executive Vice President of the Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI), will speak on Issues Facing the Petroleum Equipment Contractor and Equipment Distributor at the 2010 Midwest Petroleum and Convenience Tradeshow (M-PACT) in Indianapolis, Indiana. 

Renkes will address a meeting of petroleum contractors at 8:00 a.m. on April 30 at the Indiana Convention Center. 

Renkes will speak on a variety of topics, including ultra-low sulfur diesel, mid-ethanol fuels, diesel exhaust fluid, PCI compliance, underground storage tank regulations and stage II vapor recovery. In his speech, Renkes will outline potential change within the petroleum equipment industry and how PEI, an international petroleum equipment trade association, views each change. 

The largest regional petroleum tradeshow in the Midwest, M-PACT is hosted by the Indiana Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association (IPCA), the Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMA), Illinois Association of Convenience Stores (IACS), the Kentucky Petroleum Marketers Association (KPMA) and the Ohio Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association (OPMCA). Founded in 2002, the tradeshow serves petroleum marketers and equipment suppliers, in addition to C-store, truck stop and car wash owners and operators. For more information on M-PACT visitwww.m-pact.org.

Founded in 1951, PEI is comprised of more than 1,600 companies engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of equipment used in petroleum and energy handling industry. Members are located in 50 states and 81 countries. PEI is the leading authority and source of information for the petroleum and energy handling equipment industry and is committed to promoting the value of distributor services and improving the business relationships and practices of its members. The Institute's headquarters are located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For additional information on PEI or its membership, please contact Chris Bouldin at cbouldin@pei.org or visit www.pei.org.