William I. Pennington

Western Energy Alliance is a nonprofit trade association based in Denver, CO, representing 300 companies engaged in environmentally responsible exploration and production of oil and natural gas in the west. The company believes in the principle of multiple use of non-park, non-wilderness public lands and has consistently stressed the importance of public lands advocacy over many years. The company is an advocacy organization promoting the best practices in the industry.

TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations.

Western Gas Resources, Inc. used to explore natural gas and natural gas liquids. It engaged in the exploration, development, production, gathering, processing, treatment, transportation and marketing of natural gas and natural gas liquids. It operated through four segments: Gas Gathering, Processing and Treating, Exploration and Production, Marketing and Transportation. Western Gas Resources, Inc. was founded in 1989 and was headquartered in Denver, CO.

DJ Resources LLC explores and develops several conventional and unconventional oil and gas. The company is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Pegasus Gold, Inc. engages in mining and processing of gold, and the exploration for and development of gold purchasing properties. Its products include gold, silver, zinc, lead, and copper. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Spokane, WA.

HighPoint Operating Corp. engages in the development, acquisition, and exploration of oil and natural gas resources. It holds interest in the Denver-Julesburg Basin and the Uinta Oil Program in the Uinta Basin. The company was founded by William J. Barrett, Fredrick J. Barrett, and John Frank Keller in January 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Whiting Resources Corp. engages in the exploration of crude petroleum and natural gas. The company is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Petrohunter Energy Corp. explores for oil and natural gas. The company was founded by Marc A. Bruner on February 21, 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Trident Resources Corp. provides natural gas exploration services. It focuses on the exploration for and exploitation of unconventional natural gas resources, primarily in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin ('WCSB'). The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Redemption Oil & Gas LLC engages in development of oil and gas assets. It focuses primarily on low risk development of oil and gas in the Eagle Ford shale and the Georgetown formation in the Maverick Basin of South Texas. The company was founded by Robert Patterson and James Jeffrey Bookout in 2009 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Transzap, Inc. provides software solutions. It provides Internet-based financial workflow solutions and transaction services to the petroleum industry. The firm offers ePayables, eBudgeting, eRevenue, and eStatement solutions. Its products include openInvoice, openTicket, supplier link, supply chain finance, data exchange, owner relations and oilfield services suite. The company was founded by Peter W. Flanagan, Douglas S. Izmirian and David J. York in 1999 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Texaco, Inc. explores and produces oil and natural gas. It engages in the worldwide exploration, production and marketing of crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

University of Hawai'i at Hilo engages in the provision of services relating to higher education. It offers bachelor’s degrees, minors, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, certificate programs, graduate certificate programs, and distance learning. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hilo, HI.

BP Canada Energy Group ULC explores, produces, processes and markets natural gas & its derivatives. It also transports and markets natural gas & crude oil in Canada and the United States. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

CRC-Evans International, Inc. provides equipment and supply services to the onshore and offshore pipeline industries. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Preferred Systems Solutions, Inc. provides information technology services. Its services include information technology solutions, engineering, intelligence services, program management, staffing services, and Deltek solutions. The company was founded by Robert J. Hisel in 1991 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.