Ronald Dean Ormand

Petro Resources Corp. engaged in the acquisition, drilling and production of oil and natural gas properties and prospects within the United States. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

GreenHunter Resources, Inc. provides water resource, waste management, and environmental services. The company was founded by Gary C. Evans on June 7, 2005 and is headquartered in Grapevine, TX.

Blue Ridge Mountain Resources, Inc. engaged in the exploration for and the exploitation, acquisition and development of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids resources in the United States and Canada. It operated through the following segments: Upstream, Midstream, and Oilfield Services. The Upstream segment refers to the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas within the boundaries of United States and Canada. The Midstream segment consists primarily of Eureka Midstream Holdings, which markets natural gas and operates a network of pipelines and compression stations that gather natural gas and Natural gas liquids in the United States for transportation to market. The Oilfield Services segment provided drilling services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. The company was founded on June 4, 1997 and was headquartered in Irving, TX.

Portigon AG engages in the management of its own assets. It also provides financial services and conducts banking activities. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Duesseldorf, Germany.

Tremisis Energy Acquisition Corporation II is a blank check company formed on July 3, 2007 to acquire one or more operating businesses or assets through a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination. It efforts in identifying a prospective target business are not limited to a particular industry, and it is headquartered in Houston, TX.

CIBC World Markets is a full-service investment bank headquartered in New York City. CIBC provides an internationally integrated research product through three primary strategies. In the US, the firm provides research coverage available in areas of focus, including technology, telecommunications, healthcare, energy, power generation and technology, financial institutions, consumer growth, real estate and media. In Canada, the firm offers the full spectrum of coverage for all of the sectors that form the TSE 300 Index. Their broad investment grade analysis of return bond Indices provides daily performance of the Canadian bond market. The sectors covered are: government of Canada bonds, provincial and municipal bonds and corporate bonds rated AAA/AA, A and BBB. Also available is a monthly ABS/MBS market report that provides information on ABS market conditions, market summary data and monthly performance reports on outstanding transactions. This report includes information about the MBS market, including key statistics on MBS spreads and prepayments. Another report contains MBS trading data, cash flows and other key data. A separate monthly Portfolio Valuation Report provides month end pricing for ABS and MBS transactions. Corporate debt research produces highly targeted credit analysis and research for investment grade and high yield debt securities. The corporate bond review covers bond market action, new issues, price/yield movements, rating changes, and buy/sell recommendations. The fixed-income research group produces actionable fundamental and technical analysis, strategies, products, and runs bond indexes and quantitative models relating specifically to fixed income markets, bond portfolios, and individual securities. CIBC provides risk management solutions to corporations, investors, financial institutions, and governments across all asset classes: interest rates, equities, credit, currency, and commodities. CIBC World Markets is a subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Lilis Energy, Inc. operates as an independent oil and gas company, which engages in the exploration, development, production, and acquisition of oil, natural gas, and liquids. Its operations focuses on the Delaware Basin of the Permian in Winkler, Loving & Reeves Counties, Texas & Lea County, and New Mexico. The company was founded in August 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Founded in 2010, MLV & Co. LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a direct subsidiary of FBR Capital Markets Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is FBR & Co. (NASDAQ: FBRC), which acquired the firm in 2015. Their research focuses on small to mid-sized companies with disruptive technologies that have the potential to drive significant market changes. MLV & Co.'s coverage universe includes the life sciences, oil & gas and metals & mining sectors.

FBR & Co. provides investment banking, merger and acquisition advisory, institutional brokerage and research services through its subsidiaries. The company operates through two segments: Capital Markets and Principal Investing. The Capital Markets segment includes investment banking, institutional brokerage and research. It also provides investment banking services, including capital raising and financial advisory services for its corporate issuer clients, and institutional brokerage services including sales, trading, research, and securities lending services to its institutional investor clients. The Principal Investing segment activities consist primarily of investments in merchant banking and other equity investments, investment funds and corporate debt investments. The company was founded in June 2006 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.