Sigward G. Slotboom

Vast Exploration, Inc. is an independent oil and gas company. It focuses on the exploration and development of its principal asset, the Qara Dagh Block, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The Qara Dagh Block lies on trend with existing discoveries and is located in the prolific Zagros Fold Belt of Northern Iraq, which contains several large fields, including the super-giant Kirkuk field. The company has production operations in the Boyer area of the province of Alberta, Canada. Vast Exploration was founded on October 2, 1987 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Longford Energy, Inc. operates as an independent international oil and gas company which engages in exploration and development of its principal asset, the Chia Surkh Block, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The company was founded on March 24, 2004 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.