Arnold J. Johnson

Noble Energy, Inc. operated as an exploration and production company. It engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of crude oil and natural gas. The firm operated through the following geographical segments: United States, Eastern Mediterranean, West Africa, Other International and Midstream. The United States segment was consists of U.S. onshore and Gulf of Mexico. The Eastern Mediterranean segment was included Israel and Cyprus. The West Africa segment comprised of Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and Gabon. The Other International segment was composed of Newfoundland, Suriname, and other new ventures. The Midstream segment was owns, operates, develops, and acquires domestic midstream infrastructure assets with focus areas being the DJ and Delaware Basins. The company was founded by Lloyd Noble in 1932 and it was headquartered in Houston, TX.

BP America, Inc. transports crude oil and petroleum products. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, 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.