Stephen M. Butz

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Hercules Offshore, Inc. engages in the provision of shallow-water drilling and marine services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry. It operates through the following business segments: Domestic Offshore, International Offshore, and International Liftboats. The company was founded by Erland Peter Bassøe in July 2004 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Discovery Offshore SARL will engage in offshore contract drilling services for the oil and gas industry. It offers high-specification jack-up drilling rigs. The company was founded on January 12, 2011 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Rowan Cos. Ltd. engaged in the provision of offshore contract drilling services to the oil and gas industry. It operates through the following segments: Deepwater, Jack-ups, and ARO. The Deepwater segment included ultra-deepwater drill ships. The Jack-ups segment consists of self-elevating jack-up rigs. The ARO segment owned, managed, and operated offshore drilling units in Saudi Arabia. The company was founded on October 11, 2011 and was headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

ARO Drilling engages in drilling operations. It offers technical and safety drilling services. The company was founded in May 2017 and is headquartered in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Rowan Cos., Inc. engages in the provision of contract drilling services to the oil and gas industry. The company was founded by Charles Rowan and Archibald Rowan in 1923 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Noble Corp. Plc engages in the provision offshore drilling services for oil and gas industry. It focuses on a balanced fleet of floating and jackup rigs and the deployment of drilling rigs in oil and gas basins around the world. The company was founded by Lloyd Noble and Art Olson in 1921 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, TX.