Jeff Dietert

Texaco, Inc. explores and produces oil and natural gas. It engages in the worldwide exploration, production and marketing of crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Aquila Energy Corp. provides natural gas distribution services. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, BC.

Founded in 1974, Simmons & Company International is an independent investment bank headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of Piper Jaffray & Co. and their ultimate parent is Piper Jaffray Cos. (NYSE: PJC). Simmons & Co. specializes in the entire spectrum of the energy sector. They also provide services related to M&As and divestitures, public offerings, institutional research and sales and trading.

Phillips 66 Partners LP engages in the ownership, operation, development, and acquisition of crude oil, refined petroleum product and natural gas liquids pipelines and terminals, and other transportation and midstream assets. It also provides terminals and storages for oil and petroleum products. The company was founded on February 20, 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., Viersen & Cochran Drilling Co. is a company that provides contract drilling services. The company is based in Oklahoma City, OK. Viersen & Cochran Drilling was acquired by Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. on August 15, 1996 for $14 million.