Steven J. Shapiro

EP Energy Corp. engages in the acquisition and development of unconventional onshore oil and natural gas properties. It focuses on the development of drilling inventory located in the following areas: the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, Northeastern Utah in the Uinta basin, and the Permian basin in West Texas. The company was founded on August 30, 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

El Paso Interim Corp. provides natural gas and related energy products in a safe, efficient and dependable manner. The company owns North America's interstate natural gas pipeline systems, which provides a stable base of earnings and cash flow and has a backlog of committed expansion projects. The company operates through three segments: Pipelines, Exploration and Production & Marketing. The Pipelines segment provides natural gas transmission, storage, and related services, primarily in the USA primarily through eight wholly or majority owned interstate pipeline systems and equity interests in two transmission systems. The Exploration and Production segment is engaged in the exploration for and the acquisition, development and production of oil, natural gas and NGL, in the US, Brazil and Egypt. The Marketing segment markets on behalf of its Exploration and Production segment and manages the price risks associated with its oil and natural gas production as well as manages remaining legacy trading portfolio. The company was founded by Paul Kayser in 1928 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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.

The Houston Museum of Natural Science operates a national museum. It consists of a planetarium, environmentally-controlled butterfly center, off-site observatory, advanced IMAX theatre and temporary and permanent exhibit halls. The museum features displays on subjects such as space science, energy, paleontology, chemistry, gems and minerals, ancient Egyptians, Native Americans and Texas wildlife. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Vastar Resources, Inc. is one of the largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States. The company is active in approximately 80 fields in some of the nation's most prolific producing areas, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf Coast, the Oklahoma/Arklatex and the Rockies/Hugoton regions. In addition, the company's drilling rigs are exploring for new reserves both onshore and in the promising shelf and deepwater Gulf of Mexico drilling plays, the latter the site of rising industry activity and excitement.

Part of Tullow Oil Plc, HALO Exploration & Production Netherlands BV provides petroleum and natural resources services. HALO Exploration & Production Netherlands was acquired by Nuon NV (Noord-Holland), a SUB of Tullow Oil Plc from ConocoPhillips on June 11, 2008 for $738.52 million.