James A. Kishpaugh

Part of Worldview International Management Ltd. SEZC, Merlon Petroleum Co. explores and produces oil and gas with interests in the industry. The company is based in Houston, TX. Merlon Petroleum was acquired by Melrose Resources Plc on June 30, 2006 for $265 million.

Part of Grizzly Energy LLC, Eagle Rock Energy G & P LLC is a company based in Houston, TX. Scott W. Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

The Tierra Cos. is a transportation and logistics company based in Converse, TX. The private company's CEO, Glen Gonzalez, has stated that their Tierra Pipeline and Tierra Transportation assets are strategically located in central Texas, with a multi-line right-of-way that extends from San Antonio to Corpus Christi and intersects the heart of the Eagle Ford. The company aims to be the leading transportation and logistics company in central Texas through their three business units. The company promises to deliver crude while also delivering honesty, value, and integrity every day, and to be creative in problem-solving. The Tierra Cos. is committed to constantly improving themselves and their company, doing whatever it takes to get the job done right, and most importantly, working hard, working smart, and working safe.

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Pharos El Fayum provides oil and gas exploration services. The company is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Crusader Energy Group, Inc. explores for oil and natural gas. The company was founded on July 3, 2008 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.

Southwest Royalties, Inc. acquires, develops, and produces oil and gas properties. The firm produces and markets crude oil and natural gas from the properties owned. The company was founded in 1983 and is located in Midland, TX.

Part of The Reynolds & Reynolds Co., Norick Brothers, Inc. is a company that manufactures business forms. The company is based in Oklahoma City, OK. Norick Brothers was acquired by The Reynolds & Reynolds Co. on June 02, 1992 for $33.63 million.

BancFirst provides banking services. The company is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.

Mission Resources Corp. explores, develops and operates oil and natural gas properties. It is also engaged in drilling, acquiring and producing natural gas and crude oil. The company does its business in the Permian Basin (in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico), along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast and in both the state and federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Mission Resources is located in Houston, TX.

Petrohawk Energy Corp. operates as an oil and natural gas company which is engages in the acquisition, development, production, and exploration of oil and natural gas properties. The company was founded by Richard K. Stoneburner in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with offices worldwide. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS). Their equity research equity group engages in a broad range of activities for investors including sales, trading, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in U.S. and international equity and equity related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products. Their activities cover both exchange-traded and over-the-counter traded securities, including American depositary receipts, restricted stocks, equity repurchases, block trade executions, program trading executions, equity derivatives and convertible securities. The fixed-income franchise operates as a single, unified platform that handles all fixed-income cash and derivative products. Products and services range from securitization and liability management transactions to sales and trading and superior research.

Southwest Partners III LP provides investment services. It primarily invests in oil field service companies. The company was founded on March 11, 1997 and is located in Midland, TX.

Southwest Developmental Drilling Fund 91-A LP produces and markets crude oil and natural gas. The firm is the managing general partner of Southwest Royalties, Inc. It is headquartered in Midland, TX.

Seven Seas Petroleum, Inc. explores & develops oil and gas properties. The company was founded on February 3, 1995 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.