J. Michael Talbert

El Paso Interim Corp. provides natural gas and related energy products in a safe, efficient and dependable manner. The company owns North America's interstate natural gas pipeline systems, which provides a stable base of earnings and cash flow and has a backlog of committed expansion projects. The company operates through three segments: Pipelines, Exploration and Production & Marketing. The Pipelines segment provides natural gas transmission, storage, and related services, primarily in the USA primarily through eight wholly or majority owned interstate pipeline systems and equity interests in two transmission systems. The Exploration and Production segment is engaged in the exploration for and the acquisition, development and production of oil, natural gas and NGL, in the US, Brazil and Egypt. The Marketing segment markets on behalf of its Exploration and Production segment and manages the price risks associated with its oil and natural gas production as well as manages remaining legacy trading portfolio. The company was founded by Paul Kayser in 1928 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Transocean, Inc. provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The company also provides integrated services. It operates through two segments, Transocean Drilling and TODCO. The Transocean Drilling segment consists of floaters, jackups and other rigs used in support of offshore drilling activities and offshore support services. The TODCO segment consisted of its interest in TODCO, which conducts jackup, drilling barge, land rig, submersible and other operations in the United States. Transocean, Inc. is based in Houston, Texas.

TODCO provides contract oil and gas drilling services. It operates drilling rigs that consists inland barge rigs, jackup rigs, submersible rigs, platform rig, and land rigs located in shallow and inland waters of the United States, Angola, Colombia, Mexico, Trinidad, and Venezuela. The firm also operates inland tugs, offshore tugs, crew boats, deck barges, shale barges, spud barges, and offshore barges. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Offshore Drilling Co. engages in drilling oil and gas wells. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Marathon Oil Corp., Texas Oil & Gas Corp. is an oil and gas exploration and American production company. Texas Oil & Gas was acquired by USX Corp. /Old/ on February 28, 1986 for $4,094.40 million.

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) is a national trade association that represents all segments of the offshore industry. The company's mission is to secure reliable access and a fair regulatory and economic environment for companies involved in the exploration and production of traditional and renewable energy resources on the nation's outer continental shelf. With a membership of nearly 250 companies, NOIA covers a wide range of business activities including producing, drilling, engineering, marine and air transport, offshore construction, equipment manufacture and supply, telecommunications, finance, insurance, and renewable energy. The company is based in Washington.

Transocean, Inc. provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. It offers engineering and project management services. The firm specializes in deepwater and harsh environment drilling solutions. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.