Stephen C. Pugh

Scotia Waterous, Inc. provides investment banking services to companies in the energy industry. The firm offers support for mergers, acquisitions & divestitures, private placements, and other corporate finance services. The company was founded in June, 2005 and is located in Calgary, AB.

Part of ConocoPhillips, Burlington Resources Canada (Hunter) Ltd. is a Canadian company that produces and sells crude oil. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.

Burlington Resources, Inc. explored, developed and produced oil and gas. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.

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.

Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc. is an exploration and production company, which engages in the application of modern drilling and completion techniques in oil and liquids-rich basins. It focuses on its operations in the Mississippian Lime and the Anadarko Basin. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Avalon Exploration & Production LLC provides oil and gas services. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

HighMark Energy LLC acquires, develops and produces upstream oil and natural gas assets. The company is headquartered in Irving, TX.