Jason B. Adler

Founded in 1946, Howard Weil, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New Orleans, Louisiana with an additional office in Houston, Texas. On November 1, 2012, Howard Weil became part of Scotia Capital (USA), Inc., a US registered broker-dealer and a member of FINRA and the NYSE. Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. is owned by the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNA), aka Scotiabank. The firm is an energy investment boutique that provides equity research, institutional sales and trading, and investment banking services. They cover companies in the following energy sectors: major integrated oil, exploration and production, oilfield service, gas and power, independent refiners and coal producers. Howard Weil's sales force deals only with energy securities and covers institutional accounts in the US and internationally. Their trading expertise spans all sectors of the energy industry and includes small-, mid- and large-cap companies.

Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Securities LLC (TPH) is a broker/dealer headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2007 by Robert Tudor III. They are a subsidiary of Perella Weinberg Partners Group LP, which is ultimately owned by Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ: PWP). TPH provides a full array of trading and execution services for their institutional and corporate clients in the energy sector. They focus on the upstream, midstream and oilfield service sectors.

Morgan Keegan & Co. LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1969 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). Morgan Keegan & Co. provides securities brokerage services to various types of clients.

Founded in 1990, Capital One Southcoast, Inc., formerly Hibernia Southcoast Capital, is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer located in New Orleans, Louisiana with an additional office in Houston, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF). They are provide corporate finance, equity research, institutional equity sales and trading services to private and mid-market public companies. The firm offers broad coverage of over 1,000 domestic and foreign institutional accounts for mutual funds, pension funds, hedge funds, insurance firms and other institutional investors. Capital One Southcoast's analysts provide coverage across the energy sector including energy infrastructure, oilfield services and oil & gas exploration and production.

Formed in 1986, New England Securities Corp. is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of New England Life Insurance Co. and their ultimate parent is MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET). New England Securities Corp. was formerly known as NEL Equity Service Corporation. New England Securities Corp. operates as a broker/dealer for high net-worth families, business owners, and professionals in New England.