Mark Houser

Belden & Blake LLC is an independent energy company, which explores natural gas and oil properties. It is engaged in the exploitation, development, production, operation, and acquisition of oil and natural gas properties. The company was founded on June 14, 1991 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

EV Energy Partners LP operates as a master limited partnership, which engages in the acquisition, development and production of oil and natural gas properties and all of the company operations are located in the United States. Its current properties are located in the Barnett Shale, the Appalachian Basin, the San Juan Basin, Michigan, Central Texas, the Mid-Continent areas in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas and Louisiana, the Monroe Field in Northern Louisiana and the Permian Basin. The company was founded in April 2006 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Methodist Hospital owns and operates general medical hospitals. The firm provides services for cancer, gastroenterology and GI surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, and sports medicine and transplant. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

CXY Chemicals, Inc. is a Canadian chemical manufacturing company that produces a range of chemicals including hydrochloric acids, caustic soda, sodium hydroxide, chlorine, and sodium chlorate. The private company is ultimately controlled by the Government of China.

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.

The Independent Petroleum Association of America manufactures oil and natural gas. The non-profit company is based in Washington. Barry Russell has been the CEO of the American company since 1980.