David M. Nicklas

TPH Partners LLC (TPH Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC founded in 2008 by GeoMcCormick. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Outfitter Energy Management LLC (Outfitter Energy Mgnt) is a private equity firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Storm Peak Energy LLC acquires and develops oil and gas properties. Its properties located in the Greater Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. The firm seeks to identify and capture undeveloped reserves in proven productive trends with remaining drilling potential. The company was founded on October 13, 2009 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.

Bluerock Energy Capital II LLC operates as an independent oil and gas producer finance company. It offers growth capital to independent producers for reserve-based acquisitions and monetization with associated production enhancement and development. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Clearfork Resources LLC is an oil and energy company. The company engages in the acquisition, development, and exploitation of oil and gas properties. It is seeking production and development in hydrocarbon bearing basins throughout the continental U.S. The company was founded by Gleen W. Reed and Jarvis Moore in 2011 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Principle Petroleum Partners LLC engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas. It intends to acquire and develop oil and gas assets located in the Rocky Mountain region. The company was founded on April 2, 2013 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Big Horn Energy Services II LLC manufactures soft drinks and carbonated waters. The private company is based in Midland, TX.

Antioch Energy LLC invests in oil and gas exploration companies. The company was founded by Nathaniel Harding and Kevin Dunnington and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.

Meritage Midstream Services LLC provides midstream services for oil and gas industries. The firm offers gathering, treating and handling of natural gas, crude oil, water, and condensates. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.

Ingrain, Inc. provides digital rock physics laboratory services. The firm offers unconventional reservoirs, complex conventional reservoirs, joint industry project, and digital core library. The company was founded by Amos Nur, Jack P. Dvorkin, William Bosl, and Henrique Tono in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Bluerock Energy Partners LLC provides financial services to the oil and gas industry. It provides capital to producers for reserve-based acquisitions and monetization’s with associated production enhancement and development. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of MMGJ Hugoton III LLC, BHP Billiton Petroleum (Arkansas) Inc. explores and markets petroleum products. The company is based in Houston, TX.

Elk Meadows Resources LLC provides services related to acquisition and development of oil and gas properties. Its operational focuses will be on the exploitation of liquids-heavy onshore oil and gas properties, both conventional and unconventional, in the Permian Basin and Northern Rockies. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

American Petroleum Institute (API) is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America's oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 400 corporate members, from the largest major oil company to the smallest of independents, come from all segments of the industry. They are producers, refiners, suppliers, pipeline operators and marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support all segments of the industry.

The National Petroleum Council operates as a council for national petroleum. The private company is based in Washington.

Leawood Venture Capital LLC (Leawood Venture) is a venture capital subsidiary of Leawood Capital LLC founded in 2016 by Karl Gemperli and Brendan Fallis. The firm is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.

Sorcero, Inc. engages in the provision of online learning and courseware solutions. It specializes in workforce and learning solutions such as augmented intelligence, digital innovation, strategic advantage, talent and development, adult learning, instructor support, skill training, and lifelong learning. The company was founded by Dipanwita Das and Ken Haase and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Murphy Oil USA, Inc. engages in the refinement, marketing, and transportation of petroleum products in the United States. It operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation. The company was founded in 1996 and its headquarters is located in El Dorado, AR.

Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC provides investment banking services. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.