D. Duane Gilliam

Ashland LLC engages in the manufacture and distribution of specialty chemical solutions. It operates through the following segment: Specialty Ingredients, Composites, and Intermediates and Solvents. The Specialty Ingredients segment offers cellulose ethers, vinyl pyrrolidones, and bifunctional. The Composites segment includes unsaturated polyester resins, vinyl ester resins, and gelcoats. The Intermediates and Solvents segment produces butanediol (BDO) and related derivatives, including tetrahydrofuran and n-methylpyrrolidone. The company was founded by Paul G. Blazer in 1924 and is headquartered in Covington, KY.

VeraSun Energy Corp. engages in the production and sale of ethanol and its co-products. The company owns and operates five of the ethanol production facilities in the United States with a combined ethanol production capacity of 560 million gallons per year. The company also produces Dried distillers grain with solubles, Wet distillers grains with soluble and Corn Oil. It was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Brookings, SD.

NTR Acquisition Co. is a blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination. The company was founded on June 2, 2006 and is headquartered in Danbury, CT.

Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC refines, markets and transports petroleum products. Based in Findlay, Ohio, Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC (MAP) is one of the largest refiner. MAP serves the Midwest and Southeast as a wholesale marketer with light product and asphalt terminals and access, through lease or ownership interest

Colonial Pipeline Co. operates as an interstate carrier of petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, home heating oil and fuels for the U.S. military. It also offers intra harbor transfers and tank leasing services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

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.

LOOP LLC engages in the provision of offloading foreign crude oil from tankers, storing crude oil, and transporting crude oil via connecting pipelines to refineries. It offers blending, cavern storage, custody title transfer, domestic terminalling, LOOP sour storage, pipeline management, tank storage, tanker offloading, and vessel offloading. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Covington, LA.

The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers is an organization that promotes accident prevention through their AFPM Safety Awards Program. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company base qualifications for awards on records from the OSHA 300A Summary and API 754 Process Safety Collection. The company prioritizes ensuring that facilities are secure and prepared to deter threats. The company works closely with federal agencies and members to examine and advise on security-related practices and policies, standards and guidelines, and regulatory and legislative trends. The CEO of the company is Chet M. Thompson.