Robert E. Rose

Grey Wolf, Inc. provides contract oil and gas land drilling services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Global Marine, Inc. provides offshore drilling and management services. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

GlobalSantaFe Corp. is one of the leaders in the contract drilling industry. It provides offshore oil and gas drilling and drilling management services. It owns and operates about 61 marine drilling rigs, including premium and heavy-duty, harsh-environment jackups, semi submersibles and dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater drillships, as well as two semi submersibles operated for third parties under a joint venture agreement. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Cardinal Services, Inc. is a private company that provides liftboats and mechanical wireline services. The company is based in Stafford, TX and has subsidiaries in the United States.

American Bureau of Shipping engages in the provision of classification services to marine, offshore, and gas industry. It offers government, container certification, rapid response damage assessment, type approval, and maritime training. The company was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Spring, TX.

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.