2013 Southwest Oil & Gas Awards Winner's Yearbook by Marc Bridgen

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Southwest Oil & Gas Awards Winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yearbook

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Welcome to the 2013 Southwest Oil & Gas Awards commemorative Yearbook.

he companies and individuals in this journal were acknowledged by the awardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s judging panel to have excelled at their core business in 2013, whilst also focusing on the core values of Health & Safety, Environmental Stewardship and Corporate Social Responsibility. The Oil & Gas Awards recognize the outstanding achievements made within the Upstream and Midstream sectors of the Oil & Gas Industry; acknowledging the producers, pipelines, service providers and suppliers that support them. The Awards are a platform for the Industry to demonstrate and celebrate the advances made in the key areas of environmental stewardship, efficiency, innovation, corporate social responsibility and health & safety. The Awards demonstrate the Industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motivation to develop responsibly by recognizing and rewarding the efforts of corporations and individuals. The Oil & Gas Industry is of upmost importance to the U.S. Economy and instrumental to both National and Energy Security. In its areas of operation the Oil & Gas Industry also plays a key role for local communities and their economies. Through innovation the Industry has driven forward technological developments, which have created a renaissance in the energy sector, enabling the U.S. to tap into one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest natural gas reserves and head towards energy independence.

I would like to congratulate all of the companies that were voted finalists by the judges, and to the winners - well done! Many thanks to the thought leading companies and individuals that participated in these inaugural awards and support this new initiative. We especially appreciate the support of our judges, sponsors and partners, without whom the Oil & Gas Awards would not be possible. These inaugural 2013 Southwest Oil & Gas Awards have been a terrific success and we are very much looking forward to hosting the industry again next year. As you receive this we are about to celebrate the 2nd Annual Oil & Gas Awards in the Rocky Mountain, Gulf Coast and Northeast regions. Based upon the success of the first six regional Awards and the feedback from stakeholders we have added the Conference for Excellence to the program. To find out more about the Conference for Excellence and to attend any of the upcoming Awards please visit www.oilandgasawards.com. I hope that you enjoy reading this commemorative yearbook, please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to share your thoughts and feedback. Best regards,

Daniel P. Creasey Chairman, Oil & Gas Awards

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Contents Guest of Honor

Judging panel

Congratulations to the 2013 Midcontinent Winners

Congratulations to the 2013 West Coast Winners

A-Z of finalists

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16 Is U.S. Really On Track To Become “Saudi America?”

Winners pages The TEEMCO E&P Company of the Year Consultancy of the Year Corporate social responsibility initiative of the Year Environmental initiative of the Year Industry supplier of the Year Recruitment Agency of the Year Future Industry Leader Construction Company of the Year Bulk Trucking company of the Year General Industry Service Award The oil & Gas financial journal Transaction of the Year - Under $1 bn Manufacturer of the Year The oil & Gas financial journal Transaction of the Year - Under $1 bn Health & Safety initiative of the Year Heavy Haul Trucking Company of the Year Drilling company of the Year Well Completion Company of the Year Risk Management Provider of the Year Specialty Industry Supplier of the Year Water management company of the Year Industry Leader Midstream company of the Year

Editorial

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Energy & Environment, 2014 and Beyond: EPA’s Impact on Oil Companies

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Corporate Headquarters: 1600 East 19th Street, Bldg. 5, Edmond, OK 73013 Tel: 405.216.1300 Fax: 405.341.3095 www.theteemco.com

Guest of Honor Chairman Barry T. Smitherman

uest of Honor at the Southwest Oil & Gas Awards was Chairman Barry T. Smitherman, Railroad Commission of Texas.

leadership directives from Barry designed to increase efficiency, promote transparency, and be more responsive to the public’s needs.

Barry Smitherman was elected to Railroad Commission of Texas, in a statewide General Election, with 74% of the vote, in November 2012. He was previously appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Railroad Commission in July 2011, and was selected Chairman by his colleagues in February 2012. The Commission regulates the oil, natural gas, surface coal mining, pipeline and gas distribution utilities in Texas. Despite its name, the Commission no longer regulates railroads.

Some of the highlights from Chairman Barry T. Smitherman keynote address:

Barry is a seasoned leader with substantial experience in both the private and the public sector. Since joining the Railroad Commission, more oil and gas drilling permits have been issued than any previous, 18-month period, (going back to 1985), and permit turnaround times have been reduced. This is due to

“Of all of the pillars of our economy, of all the industries that are driving Texas forward, the oil and gas industry stands head and shoulders above all the rest. You’re really to be commended, regardless of what segment of this space you occupy, regardless of the size of your company, whether your upstream, midstream, service company, you are what is making Texas an incredible place. I applaud you for it and I thank you.” “We want the rest of the world to have what we have. We want to take this technology, take these initiatives, take your know how, spread it around the world, lift all boats and let everyone know that you too, you too can have an economy like Texas.”

To see the video of Chairman Barry T. Smitherman complete keynote address please visit www.oilandgasawards.com.

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Congratulations Oil and Gas Operators

“As Chairman of the Railroad Commission, it’s been an honor to work with you to increase Texas oil and gas production and secure America’s energy future,” Barry Smitherman, Chairman of the Railroad Commission and Republican Candidate for Attorney General.

Barry Smitherman for Attorney General Sued Obama’s EPA seven times and will continue fighting boneheaded regulations As Chairman of the Railroad Commission issued record numbers of oil and gas permits Only candidate in the race with prosecutorial experience Only candidate in the race with executive leadership experience in the public and private sector

Pd. Pol. Adv. By Friends of Barry Smitherman

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Judging panel

A. Daniel Hill

Brad Holly

Brent Breon

Department Head and holder of the Noble Chair in Petroleum Engineering

Vice President Southern and Appalachia Operations

Vice President Business Development

Texas A&M University

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

Blue Racer Midstream, LLC

Bruce Berwager

Chandra S. Rai

Charles E. Wilkinson

Partner

Director

President

B&H Energy Partners, LLC

Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering

Chris Faulkner

Chris Mazzini

David Freudenrich

CEO

President

Construction and Regulatory Manager

Breitling Oil and Gas

Spindletop Oil & Gas Co.

WPX Energy

David L. Henderson

David S. Schechter

Deepak Devegowda

President

Associate Professor

Seely Oil Company

Texas A&M University

Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering

Dennis R. Kittler

Douglas Wight

Duane Wassum

President and Founder

Vice President of Exploration

President

Fossil Oil Co, LLC

FIML Natural Resources

National Fuel Gas Midstream Corporation

Dwight Roass

Gary C. Evans

Gary E. Slagel

Vice President

Chairman & CEO

Senior Advisor for Environmental Affairs

Creed Operating Co, Llc

Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation

Steptoe & Johnson

Guy Goudy

Heather L. Lamparter

Jack Renfro

President & Chief Operating Officer

General Counsel

Operations and Production Manager Northern Division

Austin Exploration

Exco Resources (PA), LLC

Forestar

Jerry McGinnis

Johan Theemat

John Steen

Senior Environmental Engineer

VP Investor Relations & Business Development

Vice President of Business Development

Shell Oil Company

High Sierra Energy

Sage Midstream

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Stonehenge Energy Resources

Kevin Brown

Les Smith

Mark Bilozir

Exploration Manager MidCon/Rockies

VP Business Development

Director

WhitMar Exploration Company

M3 Midstream

Cenovus

Mark C. Peterson

Mark D. Casaday

Mark Patterson

President & CEO

President and Chief Operating Officer

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Westcon Industries

PVR Partners LP

Calypso Energy, LLC

Mikaila Adams

Milissa Bauer

Mitch Duffy

Senior Associate Editor

Executive Vice President

Associate Publisher

Oil & Gas Financial Journal

Kriebel Companies

Oil & Gas Financial Journal

Parker Hallam

Patrick Rutty

Priscilla G. McLeroy

Chief Operating Officer

Vice President Exploration

Professor of Engineering Practice

Breitling Oil and Gas

Fidelity Exploration & Production Company

Texas A&M University

Qingming Yang

Richard P. Crist

Richard Hunter

Chief Operating Officer

VP Business Development & Exploration

Vice President, Corporate Relations and Analysis

Approach Resources Inc.

Gasco Energy

Carrizo Oil & Gas

Robert Poole

Robert V. Johnston

Ron Forth, P.Eng

Public and Government Affairs Manager

Region Vice President

Vice President Engineering

Santa Maria Energy

Apache Corporation

Arsenal Energy Inc.

Stanley Brownell

Stephen Moore

Subhash Shah

SVP Commercial Operations

CEO

Stephenson Chair Professor

Millennium Pipeline

Petrochase

Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering

Terry Sims

Thomas E. Clark

Tom Lopus

HSE Manager

Executive Land Manager

Senior Vice President

Buccaneer Energy Limited

Venoco, Inc.

Pardee Resources Company

Tony Gossett

Walter L. Williams

Operations and Production Manager Southern Division

Director

Forestar

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THE TEEMCO E&P COMPANY OF THE YEAR

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WINNER

THE TEEMCO E&P COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Southwest

Breitling Oil and Gas Based in Dallas, Texas, Breitling Oil and Gas was founded in October of 2004. Applying state-of-the-art petroleum and natural gas exploration and extraction technology to the development of onshore oil and natural gas projects, Breitling’s current focus areas include Texas, Oklahoma and North Dakota. Breitling Oil and Gas is an independent (non-integrated) oil and natural gas company in the U.S. with proved reserves throughout most major basins in North America.

Judge’s Comments: The local community and the entire oil industry benefits from their efforts to work with and educate the stakeholders in the areas Breitling operates. Company’s strategy and results focus on performing for all its shareholders - creating a sound, diversified (oil and gas) reserves base for production; and, putting in place processes to align employees and create performance excellence.

Breitling’s exploration activities are focused on adding profit-generating production to existing core areas and developing potential new core areas. Breitling’s worldwide production operations are currently focused in North America. The Company also holds ownership interests in both operated and outside-operated leases in Canada, Europe and the Middle East. Breitling’s primary goal is to increase the value of acquired properties through a combination of exploitation,

drilling and proven engineering extraction practices, with its most significant emphasis on CO2 tertiary recovery operations. Breitling offers oil and gas investment opportunities through direct participation programs and oil and gas direct participation working interest. Especially important in a downturned economy, oil and gas investments allow savvy investors to diversify and reinforce their investment portfolios with a stable commodity that is in steady demand.

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Consultancy of the Year

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CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR Southwest

P2 Energy Solutions

Judge’s Comments: P2 Energy solutions being one of the largest consulting companies in the world, deserves to win with their perseverance. They helped a Dallas-based company go from 105 operated wells to 1,127 operated wells and 867 nonoperated wells. P2 illustrates a strong history of service and commitment to clients since its beginnings. It has transformed itself to accommodate clients and stay ahead of their needs. It shares commitment to its employees by providing an innovative Company culture. The results it can reach with clients is solidly outlined in the FWB case presented.

Eighty-five years ago, P2 Energy Solutions’ roots took hold. The year was 1928. The man with an idea was 32-year-old Edgar Tobin. Using the best technology available to him at the time – an American Eagle bi-wing airplane and a Kargl K-54 camera – this World War I flying ace set out to influence an industry. Tobin’s plan: to use aerial photography to construct and supply maps of oilfields so oil and gas companies could make better business decisions. And his plan worked. Nearly a century later, P2’s philosophy hasn’t budged. We still strive each and every day to be the best provider of the best, most modern solutions for upstream operators. Of course, P2 has come a long way in 85 years. Today, we are the world’s largest provider of software and data solutions exclusively serving the upstream oil and gas industry. Our mapping solutions still bear Tobin’s name, but P2 in 2013 offers a lot more than just digital and hard-copy maps.

Our product portfolio includes a solution for every stage of the upstream lifecycle. From analyzing leasable land to decommissioning a well and everything in between, our technology helps producers do it all as fast, safe and efficient as humanly possible.

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Keep Your Resources Flowing in Extreme Operating Environments. Fortron® PPS and Celstran® CFR-TP Composites

Advanced polymer solutions for the most challenging oil and gas applications Protect Against Sour Gas Corrosion Fortron PPS stands up to punishing heat and corrosive elements like H2S and CO2 to deliver long-term performance. Used as a pipe liner, Fortron PPS can greatly prolong the life of steel, is highly impermeable to gases, fuels and other liquids, and offers many cost-effective advantages for metal replacement. ®

Fortron® PPS

Ideally suited for pipes, tubes and molded components • High continuous use temperature (160°C to 240°C) • Resistant to sour gas • Excellent chemical resistance at elevated temperatures – no known solvent up to 200°C • Low permeation • Prevents paraffin buildup • Corrosion resistance • Excellent mechanical and wear properties • Hydrolysis resistance

Composites for Robust Piping Systems and Downhole Rod Applications Lightweight Celstran® composites can be tailored to meet specific structural strength and pipe reinforcement requirements, and offer many advantages over metals and cross-linking composite systems. Use of Celstran composites for oil and gas applications can extend service life while lowering installation and maintenance costs.

Celstran® CFR-TP Composites Tapes, rods and profiles • • • • • • •

Outperforms metal and alloys Low lifecycle costs vs. metal Excellent chemical resistance High temperature resistance Lightweight strength and toughness Resists corrosion and aging Suitable for high pressure and pressure fluctuations

For more information visit: celanese.com/engineered-materials or call 1.800.833.4882 14

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Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year

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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

Southwest

Honeywell Judge’s Comments: Honeywell have shown a clear and concise programme dedicated to CSR through the culture of the business operation. This ensures the delivery of services and technologies benefits staff, corporate performance and the wellbeing of the local communities entirely. Honeywell’s product development is impressive. With one eye on the environmental and social impacts of its products and services, Honeywell has shown a clear ability to support the local communities it operates in by delivering and applying innovative technologies to real time challenges and risks.

Honeywell’s Corporate Social Responsibility programme is driven by the corporate wide desire to integrate all health, safety and environmental considerations into its business. Honeywell protects its staff and communities through the environmentally conscious ways in which technologies are developed and applied throughout the market. The constant developing of new technologies serve to further expand the sustainable capacity of our world and constantly push boundaries in developments to ensure the performance of the business and its staff is reflected in the wellbeing of the local communities. Honeywell Technologies’ corporate-wide core processes identify and address risks and constantly promote a culture of safety excellence. With a safety record

that is double the performance overall of the industries Honeywell operates within, it is clear that without such dedication to safety, communities and staff could suffer. With 50% of the product portfolio dedicated to energy efficient products and services, Honeywell Technologies are building a world that is safer, more secure, more energy efficient and more productive, every day.

Further information on these winning organizations, interviews and photos can be viewed at www.oilandgasawards.com Oil & Gas Awards 2012

Editorial

Is U.S. Really On Track To Become “Saudi America?” Chris Faulkner, President & CEO Breitling Oil & Gas

It’s fun to toss around terms like “Saudi America” and contemplate the possibility. What if…? It’s not as preposterous as it may sound. In fact, Texas alone now produces more oil than the U.S. imports from Saudi Arabia. The U.S. government recently doubled its estimates of recoverable energy in North Dakota’s Bakken and Three Forks shale formations, to 7.4 billion barrels of oil and 6.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. And, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the U.S. is on track to surpass Saudi Arabia in oil output by 2017. In addition, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude -- the benchmark for domestic oil prices -- has been increasing, suggesting that the WTI is back as the world’s leading oil benchmark.

the Americas working in concert: the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Americas form an intimidating energy alliance that provides more stability and balance to global energy markets.

At the same time, OPEC recently announced it expects demand for its oil to drop by 300,000 barrels a day next year, and projections for future demand for OPEC oil are flattening even as OPEC members compete more fiercely with each other for market share.

Canada is home to the world’s second largest proven oil reserves and is the world’s third largest producer of natural gas; Mexico ranks seventh on the world oil scene.

Given these recent surprises and the extraordinary promise of U.S. shale plays, maybe “Saudi America” is an American dream that will come true. Saudi “Americas” Maybe Closer to the Mark In reality, it’s more likely to be

This is actually a win-win for all involved, because the U.S. enjoys more equitable trading partnerships with Canada and Mexico than it does with countries in the Middle East. Canada “buys back” about ninety cents of every dollar in goods and services that the U.S. buys from Canada; oil exporting countries in the Middle East buy back less than a third of that amount.

Canada is home to the world’s second largest proven oil reserves and is the world’s third largest producer of natural gas; Mexico ranks seventh on the world oil scene.

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The U.S. and Mexico have formed a mutually beneficial relationship, with Mexico exporting most of its oil production to the U.S., then importing 60 percent of its gasoline back from the U.S. China Could Help or Hurt U.S. Goal of Reduced Imports from Middle East These favorable relationships bode well for the U.S., but there are no guarantees. Looming large as a possible threat is China, which has been quietly buying interest in oil and gas companies in the U.S. and Canada. While China’s investments could help the U.S., financing further exploration and development, the question that remains to be answered is whether China’s deals in Canada and the U.S. also give China the leverage it needs to control energy markets. It’s a worry we can’t shrug off. Chinese oil companies are not privately owned; they operate with the backing of the Chinese state. A recent deal in Canada raises red flags because it increases China’s influence over American access to Canada’s reserves. Since 20 percent of U.S. oil flows from Canada, it’s not unreasonable to be nervous about any potential for China deciding to act against U.S. interests by cutting off some of that supply. Fracking Should Be the Solution But Could Be the Problem Fracking continues to be a lightning rod for criticism, protest, and seemingly endless new regulations, despite, or maybe aided by, a seeming dearth of credible data

about the health and environmental impacts of the practice.

risks…the discourse around the issue is largely driven by opinion.”

Oh, there’s plenty of data, and it generally weighs in favor of fracking. The Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin published a report in 2012 titled “Fact-Based Regulation for Environmental Protection in Shale Gas Development.” The authors conducted an exhaustive study of the claims versus the facts, concluding that there is little actual evidence of risk to aquifers: “None of the water well claims involve hydraulic fracturing fluid additives, and none of these constituents has been found by chemical testing of water wells.”

Journalists like Sci-Tech-Today reporter Kevin Begos have also attempted to find evidence supporting the dramatic accounts of health problems stemming from nearby gas wells. Begos tried to find supporting evidence for claims made by environmental groups and Josh Fox, the maker of the antifracking documentary “Gasland,” in a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. In his July 23, 2012 article investigating the claims, Begos reported that he was unable to get any form of confirmation from researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the Texas Cancer Registry, or Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

A 2011 study by Duke University concluded: “We found no evidence for contamination of drinking-water samples with deep saline brines or fracturing fluids.” Even environmental groups have come up short of verifying the anti-fracking claims. For example, the Pacific Institute, a nonprofit organization whose stated purpose is to “create a healthier planet and sustainable communities,” tackled the question of fracking’s impact on water resources. Its June 2012 report noted that while there are numerous anecdotal accounts of polluted water sources and/ or adverse health effects caused by suspected fracking pollutants, “Most significantly, a lack of credible and comprehensive data and information is a major impediment to identify or clearly assess the key water-related risks associated with hydraulic fracturing and to develop sound policies to minimize those

Unfortunately, anti-fracking groups persist with their own unsupported claims, hyperbole and outright lies about fracking, while discounting the data from reputable institutions like the University of Texas because of alleged conflicts of interest. “Saudi Americas” a Worthwhile Goal Between the constant threat of disruption due to political unrest and the increasing terrorist attacks on oil infrastructure in the Middle East, the Western hemisphere has all the reason it needs to continue striving toward a goal of independence from oil from the Middle East, if not a goal of becoming the “Saudi Americas.” Continued exploration, investment in improved technologies, and maintaining a strong partnership with old allies and close neighbors will all be key to unlocking that American dream.

Chris Faulkner is the Founder and CEO of Dallas-based Breitling Energy Companies, the holding company of Breitling Oil and Gas and Breitling Royalties, which he also founded and serves as CEO. The companies are in the oil and natural gas exploration, production and investment business. Mr. Faulkner’s diverse and extensive background in the oil and gas industry in North America, Europe and the Middle East covers all aspects of oil and gas operations, including project management, production, facilities, drilling and business development. Mr. Faulkner serves as an advisor to the ECF Asia Shale Committee and sits on the Board of Directors for the North Texas Commission.

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Environmental Initiative of the Year

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ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

Southwest

Select Energy Services Judge’s Comments: Select’s solutions to the reuse of frac water is not only economic but has a significant impact on water usage across the state. The fact that Select is focusing on the needs of the industry and putting the unfounded environmental issues on the back burner is more valuable to the industry than the industry reaction to yet another EPA unfounded and unfunded regulation on the industry. The solution of re-use of the water is environmentally sound and is a great benefit to the entire industry. Obviously the treatment of fluids can and will spill over into other industries other than oil and gas. Everybody wins. The conservation of water in the State of Texas is paramount at the present and any procedure that curtails the further use of water and at the same time recycles a normally disposed of byproduct of a fracturing treatment is a big savings on all fronts that ultimately have to handle the water.

Select Energy Services strives to change the oil and gas industry’s approach to water management. By providing strategic water management solutions from sourcing to disposal, Select delivers innovative, efficient end-to-end solutions to energy producers through its two business segments WaterOne™ and WellOne™ and its multi-service integrated water solutions package, Fluidity™. Always mindful of the environment, we effectively and safely source, transport, test, treat, and dispose of water and fluids from well sites within every major North American shale play. Houston-headquartered with nearly 5,000 employees and $1 billion in revenues, Select is the premier provider of water solutions that help unlock the vital energy resources of our country.

At Select Energy Services, we pride ourselves on being a trusted partner to energy producers. Through our conventional and unconventional approach to providing water solutions, we provide customers a convenient, single source to keep their operations flowing efficiently. Our customers value the hard work; proven experience, unconventional solutions and safe service we deliver to every project.

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Round table discussion

Industry Leader’s Round Table Discussion The regions leading companies came together in Fort Worth for the inaugural Southwest Oil & Gas Awards last October. During the day of the Awards gala dinner and presentation we hosted the 2013 Southwest Oil & Gas Awards round table discussion. The round table gave industry leaders a chance to sit down and discuss some of the key topics and challenges of the day.

DC: Thanks for attending the round table, there are a number of topics that I would like to discuss but for the most part I think we can see where the conversation takes us. My name is Daniel and I am the Chairman of the Oil & Gas Awards, can I ask that we go around the table and introduce ourselves please?

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Chris Faulkner Breitling Oil & Gas

Ray Walker Range Resources

Michael Krancer Blank Rome

Greg Lorson TEEMCO

Dennis Naeger Tetra Technologies

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CF: Chris Faulkner, CEO of Breitling Oil & Gas, we’re an independent E&P and we have operations through two business divisions. One is drilling liquids out of conventional plays in Mississippi, Oklahoma, Kansas, Eagle Ford and the Three Forks, Bakken. The other thing we have done for the last ten years is develop mature old oil fields, conventional oil fields, shallow stuff, Gulf Coast onshore Corpus Christi and Duval County. Non-sexy assets I would call them, wells that we drill for $500,000 vertically, run acid - no fracking and they produce 60-70 barrels a day. Or, we rework wells that have been drilled in the 50’s so not moving the needle, or any kind of excitement but, you know, economically they work really well. RW: Ray Walker, I’m the COO at Range Resources. Range is a $12-13 billion market cap, publically traded company and the

Daniel Creasey (DC) Chris Faulkner (CF) Ray Walker (RW) Michael Krancer (MK) Greg Lorson (GL) Dennis Naeger (DN)

company has been around since ’76. We started in Appalachia, through a series of mergers with John Snyder and some other people in Fort Worth, became a Fort Worth company called Range Resources. In the early ‘90’s John Pinkerton was senior VP at Snyder and became CEO, at the time they were very much an acquire and exploit company mostly centered in Appalachia buying old properties fixing it up, drilling a few wells. The day I went to work for Range, in ’06, they had 14,000 wells in Appalachia and average production was less than 10 MCF per day, per well. We drilled a lot of wells, 600800 a year at that time, and we had a really brilliant geologist that had a great idea to try a Marcellus completion in ’04, today we have over 500 wells and we’re close to a BCF coming out of the Marcellus and it’s probably a couple of years away from being the largest producing gas field on the planet. MK: I’m Mike Krancer, I was formerly the Secretary for Governor Corbett for environmental protection and presided over I think the key time from 2011 through about 2013. Now, I am the energy petrochemical natural resources practice leader at Blank Rome, an international law firm based in Philly. GL: I’m Greg Lorson, CEO of TEEMCO. We are a registered professional engineering consulting firm, we’re environmental engineers first and foremost and this is my 32nd year in the oil and gas business. I’m a fourth generation oilman and I love our industry. I’ve watched for years as we get heat and we’ve always had heat,

but with the advent of the green movement I think we’ve been under more political pressure recently than ever before. So about five years ago we started our environmental engineering company to serve the industry. To be a guide if you will, trying to help oil and gas companies comply with the regulations. We’re very pro oil and gas but also very pro environment and we don’t think the two interests have to be in conflict. We now have the largest market share of any environmental engineering firm in the country with over 1,400 clients. DN: I’m Dennis Naeger, Director of Marketing, Water Management at Tetra Technologies. Essentially what Tetra does is; everything in terms of pumping, filtering, light water transfer, blending, water treatment, flow back, production testing, recycled water on location, so essentially everything - hauling it and disposing of it.

DC: Today we will discuss regulation, public opinion, technological developments and the opportunities and threats to our industry. To begin, energy independence is a common theme at the moment, what does this mean for the USA, the World and where is the market at the moment? MK: Let me kick off one thing and I would love to hear what others think, I was in Pittsburgh, where I was the keynote at the Energy Inc event. Some folks ridiculed me, and this was to be expected. I made the point that the bumper sticker ‘Frack a Well, Bring a Soldier Home’, means what it says - that we have projected military powers in nations costing trillions of dollars over a generation into the Middle East, into Afghanistan, in the Middle East and this is an opportunity literally to cease that. When you think about it historically, the Roman Empire was dependent upon the Middle East and would have loved an opportunity to render the Middle

Energy independence is a common theme at the moment, what does this mean for the USA, the World and where is the market at the moment?

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East irrelevant in terms of its food supply. We have an opportunity now to bring our soldiers home and stop spending our money on projecting military power. That poll that just came out, you might have heard this because Newt (Gingrich) said this when he spoke at Shale Insight - 80% of the American population did not want to get involved in Syria. That tells you something, that tells you that America is looking for something different than projecting military power and as Newt said, and he said it so well, this is not a republican or democrat issue and it’s not an isolationist issue. He says that there are hawks and doves, but he has invented a new kind of bird - an owl, to be wise. In a very, very broad sense, that’s where I see on a big picture the opportunity that the United States and North America and our allies share. CF: I did an interview with CNBC, they are running ‘US Oil Boom Week’ and they’re interviewing people from all over. The topic was energy security and what does it mean? What does this US oil boom mean outside of America besides the obvious? There are thousands of things we can talk about for the

benefits to our country, but what does it mean to the Middle East or China or wherever? It’s interesting when you think about the energy for security deals we have done over the past several decades and the fact that we still look back at the Arab embargo in the ‘70’s and have some concern it will happen again. We’re out dealing with China in the Strait of Malacca, where the Fifth Fleet is guarding that waterway for them, and when you go there, you talk to people in those countries and they are concerned. If America can become, not an oil island, but self sufficient or not relying upon the Middle East as much as China is going to, they will be importing more than 50% of their oil from Middle East, they’re concerned whether we are still going to be the energy police of the world. I think Beijing understands, they just built a 6,000 meter pipeline from Turkmenistan because they want to try to avoid this Achilles heel, which is this waterway. It’s interesting, you go to the Middle East and they think that we’ll always be married to them, but you see comments from President Obama, that basically says, maybe we should

look at someone else taking over the role of the energy guard of the world and then china pretty much comes back and says no. The United States is doing so well and we have 3.9 trillion reasons to make you do so. It’s interesting and I think no one realizes what these ten million people in America are doing, what all this energy coming out of the ground means and what it means to surpass Saudi Arabia as the biggest oil, bio fuel, NGL’s and crude combined producer of the world. RW: I agree with everything Chris said, but I don’t think the American public understands the situation, and I think a lot of the leadership gets parts of it. The President is talking positively about gas, positively about the environment, and positively about energy independence. All these things we’re hearing and seeing, we’ve got the science and the data and the facts to back it up, but I just read before I came here an email that synthesized a bunch of articles from the last week about the surveys going around, ‘do people approve of natural gas and American energy and independence?’. All these good things that we’re talking about and 80% plus in every single survey wants energy independence, however, in almost the same sentence it asks ‘do you approve of hydraulic fracturing?’. You can’t have one without the other. Initially, we didn’t do a good job of educating the public and until the public gets educated they’re not going to put pressure on the elected officials, who are not going to put the right policies in place and we’re

Do you approve of hydraulic fracturing?’. The response is almost 90% ‘NO’

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HEALTH & SAFETY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

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Supreme Services As the undisputed industry leader in oil field specialty rentals, Supreme understands the importance and value of these services to its customers; Supreme has placed an equal value in our approach to providing quality products, customer service, and competitive commercial terms.

Judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Comments: Exemplary service including safety, health and community giving. It seems the company is determined to build itself the right way.

Notable range of products and services and continued development to meet market demands. All done whilst focusing on responsibilities to employees and community.

With key points of coordination located at our operations centers in Louisiana and Texas, Supreme is poised to provide a full range of services from Deepwater application to Land based operations, all which are managed by highly trained professionals, and backed by widely acclaimed HSE and QA programs. With this strong foundation Supreme Services brings a value that is unsurpassed in the industry.

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Recruitment Agency of the Year

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RECRUITMENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR

Southwest

Swift Worldwide Resources Swift Worldwide Resources specializes in providing manpower exclusively for the global Oil & Gas industry. For over 30 years, we have matched qualified candidates with Oil & Gas companies, service companies, and EPC companies. Swift’s global network and team of recruitment specialists combine to make Swift Worldwide Resources the industry leader in contract, direct, and executive placement services.

Judge’s Comments: Demonstrate real care in the way talent is placed and managed. Glowing testimonials support their nomination as a valued partner. Service driven to deliver long term success of placements with a community consciousness too. Saving clients a considerable amount of time and resources in their search for top talent.

GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE Swift maintains 23 offices across the globe and a workforce of more than 3,500 contractors working around the world to serve our global clientele. Currently, we operate in over 35 countries and have the infrastructure to expand to new areas as clients require our services.

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Future Industry Leader

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FUTURE INDUSTRY LEADER

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Ryan Boschetti – Hunt Oil Company Judge’s Comments: Clearly respected by managers, colleagues and partners – past and present. A credit to his company and the industry. Shown an impressive balance of growth and sustainable leadership with each upward step of his career. No matter the company, the message remained strong as to Mr. Boschetti’s attention to customers, company direction and personal effectiveness in the job.

Hunt Oil Company was founded in 1934 and today is one of the largest privately owned independent oil companies in the world. Hunt Oil Company, its subsidiaries and affiliated entities, engage in oil and gas exploration and production activities around the globe. Hunt has been integrally involved in the construction and operation of major liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Yemen and Peru. Ryan J. Boschetti is dedicated to the highest standards of performance and adhering to AAPL’s code of ethics. Proven ability to operate in a fast paced working environment by “beginning with the end in mind” and focusing on the details. Strategic and creative thinker, extremely organized and excellent communication skills.

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Is it because the communication channels aren’t in place because obviously if you are within the industry you can’t but read about all the positives. Is it that the press is miscommunicating the actual facts to the people? not about anything positive. If you woke up out of a cave today without any knowledge, or if you come down from upstate New York and Googled Fracking - it is not good, you are going to make a quick opinion that this thing is something that’s bad.

going to see this opportunity pass us by. Working on demand, creating jobs, educating the public, all of that has got to be a big part of this because, anybody that knows anything or takes time to research gets to that same conclusion really quickly. DC: Is it because the communication channels aren’t in place? If you are within the industry you can’t but read about all the positives. Is it that the press is miscommunicating the actual facts to the people? CF: It is according to whom you ask and what your vantage point is. If we go back to 2008, that’s in my mind when this whole media storm took place, where you’ve got Shawn Penn rolling out to Pennsylvania and Yoko Ono and the other yahoos up there, the mainstream got that understanding in their minds, prior to us telling them the facts. I Googled fracking recently and I went through forty something pages of Google and I didn’t find one positive story. Forty pages deep! That’s 400 entries that were

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MK: The other problem is playing one industry against another, which I always decry because it is like paying the cannibal to eat you last. I heard a radio advert for heating oil in my hometown the other day that really pissed me off. It talked about methane gas escaping and said at the end ’we don’t have to frack anything to get ours’, which actually, is maybe not even true, I don’t know, but this is the heating oil industry attacking the natural gas industry, which is really unbelievable. RW: Part of what happens is what I call the “reasonable man theory”; everything in life fits a log normal distribution whether it’s the amount of rainfall in a certain county in Texas over 100 years or its public opinion. 80% of us fit under that bell curve and on the fringe there is five or ten percent on each side that are clearly outliers. Who does the press talk to? These people on the outside because most of us in the middle, we can sit down and talk about it and we end up reaching the same conclusion and we agree with each other. I’ve seen it time after time at Range, during my four and half years in Pittsburgh I’ve spoken with many different conservation groups and there was never one that walked away that didn’t agree with what

we were doing. We just simply laid it out for them, addressed their questions, reasonably, and went through everything point by point. Unfortunately, we’re also trained socially that if you hear two opposing sides to the story you tend to think the answer is somewhere in the middle and a lot of times it’s not. GL: Another mistake we’ve made as an industry, is we’ll put together a great campaign; I know the IPAA did some ads a few years ago. We’ll raise money, our associations will raise money, come up with a great ad campaign, and then we run it in Houston! It is the people on the West coast, New York and Florida who are voting in the majority of the electorate. That’s where the majority population is and they’re the ones that control congress. The entire oil vs environment issue has been politicized. A lot of politicians know better, but they also know how to get elected, and that comes first. DN: It really comes down to the individual; the individual has to see the direct benefit from it. The best way you convince somebody to do something is when they see a personal win for them. We talked earlier about the folks in city centers, they live well, and things like that, people in Houston get it, they get because they see their home appreciate, their day to day lives are impacted positively by the oil and gas industry. They don’t see that on a day-to-day personal level in Florida so they’re not going to be connected with it. So, it’s a matter of connecting them to a personal win.

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DC: In terms of people actually seeing the benefit, we talk about this abundance of oil and gas and the feedstock that is going to revitalize manufacturing in the USA. How long is this going to take? When you look at the infrastructure to take advantage of the natural gas that is being produced, at what point will it be visible to the average person? MK: It is going to take time; you take this message to your people. We need to do this at our cocktail parties, grocery stores, churches, companies and communities. The message is that this is a benefit to you because your son or your daughter might be in the military. You don’t want their child who is in the military to be hurt or killed and we all pray hoping their son or daughter comes back in one piece. We have changing political dynamics, the nonsense of America’s ethanol policy right now vis-a-vis oil, that is crafted because around twelve States produce corn. They’re forcing us to do these stupid things at refineries that we are now trying to get out of. Twelve States, that’s twenty-four Senators. We now have around thirty oil and gas producing states, that’s sixty Senators! That’s different from ten years ago, when it was around ten producing states. So, we do have political shifts that are taking place and we also all have a job to get out there and do this communication.

because they had already Googled fracking, there was no fracking in their country and they were already pissed off. In our meetings the communities say time and time again we don’t believe the full page Wall Street journal adverts that the industry takes out, they see the ads run on television and they just think it’s all gloss and it’s all fake, because anyone can pay for that advert when you’re one of the majors. When you go and sit down with people, like you guys did, we had judges and local yokels and they all asked questions - we had environmentalists come in, it’s about the conversation, it isn’t about who’s right or wrong. People are hearing there are two sides to the story and that’s important. One problem is that the industry has had this mentality where everything’s top secret, we can’t tell you what we’re doing because it’s a proprietary trade secret. We have been cavalier and now we realize; oh, the public has a lot of power! The industry has missed this whole social media movement. We now have instant communication across the world. The industry thought we can just buy Wall Street journal and TV adverts and we’re going to fix it all, I think

that’s a misnomer. The issue is at the grassroots; of course you can’t go and talk to everyone in the United States. However, there are ten million people that work in our industry, if they have one conversation a day, it’s a whole lot of conversations. That could have way more effectiveness than just buying big adverts. DC: Chris, you have been to the UK recently, where a lot of people are hoping that we develop shale gas. Not forgetting the people don’t own mineral rights, they’re the Governments. Do you think shale development will happen and what would it mean to the US? RW: At most investor conferences I get asked, and I probably go to 9 or 10 a year and as a company we go to about 50 a year, what impact is shale development overseas going to have on the US? There is no doubt technically, geologically and in every other way you can look at it that there are big shale reservoirs in every producing province. There are big source rocks and technically a lot of those are going to work, but, I will tell you realistically and commercially very few are going to work in any time frame that

CF: You are right, I’ve heard it from a lot of different people; people love their communities. At Breitling we ran a corporate social responsibility program up in the Granite wash play near Pampa last year and we have been running them ever since. I stole the idea from Poland; they were doing this (town hall meetings) in the early days of fracking. They got the villagers involved in the conversation,

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CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Southwest

Hammer Construction Hammer is recognized as a top quality, competitive provider of oil and gas services in the Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas regions. Hammer Construction, Inc is a fifty-year-old company celebrating twenty five years as a second-generation, Woman Owned Business Enterprise. The industry has changed in 50 years and Hammer has not only evolved with the changes, but has thrived. Hammer attributes their success to their quality personnel, committed safety program, and diverse services.

Judge’s Comments: Quality assurance program presented in alignment to the Company’s ways of doing construction business. Consistently being an early mover with a good history of success as a construction company meeting project deadlines and budgets.

Hammer Construction, Inc was originally founded in the 1950s by Jack Hammer; Shirley Hammer followed in her father’s footsteps and took over the company in the 1980s. Historically, the company has provided heavy equipment to construct road, pits, pad sites for drilling rigs, roustabout labor for installation and maintenance of production equipment. Hammer has added compression facility services and a commercial site prep division, as well as, specialty support niches such as the air curtain burner which most efficiently converts wood debris ‘back to Mother Nature’; and the field rock crusher which grinds and mixes nuisance rock debris on right of way areas to cultivatable terrain. To support the industry and to help preserve a clean environment for future generations, Hammer joined

many majors by establishing an ongoing program to convert its fleet to operate on Compressed Natural Gas. Hammer has prevailed throughout the fluctuating cycles of the oil and gas industry. Beginning in critical times for the company and the industry, the company, driven by determination, has flourished from seven employees in 1988 to 200, and from one field operation to six. Hammer’s mission is to cultivate lasting relationships with valued customers by providing outstanding service, safe operations, and superior quality and integrity. The company team is motivated by opportunities to work—to render service to the industry that Hammer is passionate about; that endeavor brings opportunities of livelihood for our partners in this journey—the Hammer Construction employees.

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As one of the largest wholesale petroleum marketers in the nation, Sun Coast is the elite choice for resource transportation. With more than 15 locations spanning across Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma Sun Coast is well positioned to support existing and potential U.S. drilling initiatives. Contact one of our knowledgeable sales reps or visit our website to learn why Sun Coast is the premier energy industry resource.

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BULK TRUCKING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Southwest

Sun Coast Resources, Inc. Judge’s Comments: What an impressive story of against all odds. A woman entering a male dominated industry with $2,000 in 1985 and growing it into a company that is generating $2 billion in revenues. The Houston Business Journal and Houston Chronicle recognized the company as one of the best places to work in 2012. Additionally, the founder is giving back to the community by mentoring future entrepreneurs through her involvement through Junior Achievement. Their annual fuel sales totalled in excess of 500 million gallons and the company transported over a billion gallons of fuel and condensate through the region. Sun Coast supports numerous charities and enjoys teaching under privileged children about the free enterprise system.

Sun Coast Resources, Inc., is the largest woman owned business in Texas. The Company was founded by Kathy Lehne in 1985, with an investment of $2,000 and a dream. Since then, Sun Coast’s annual revenues have grown to nearly $2 billion thanks to the vision and commitment of Kathy, coupled with sensational customer focus from Sun Coast’s other 1,800 professionals. Sun Coast markets quality petroleum products & lubricants on a wholesale basis to thousands of commercial, retail, and government entities, and offers a nationally recognized emergency response fuel program, fuel, specialty chemical and crude oil transportation services, used oil pick up, oil filtration and purification, and numerous other related products and services throughout 40 states. The Company’s modern delivery fleet of approximately 1,000 units operates around the clock every day of the year providing the fuels and services that companies desperately need to keep them up and running. Sun Coast has 16 office, warehouse

and bulk plant facilities, conveniently located in high demand areas in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, to better serve its growing and complex customer base. Sun Coast has become the “go to” company for so many operations who are a critical link in keeping America’s economy on track. Simply stated: Sun Coast delivers!

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TRACK. MANAGE. MAINTAIN.

AS THE INDUSTRY LEADER, GEOFORCE TAKES THE WORRY OUT OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SO THAT YOUR TIME IS SPENT WHERE IT MATTERS. KNOW WHERE YOUR FIELD EQUIPMENT IS. Geoforce delivers complete visibility across all your field equipment with globally certified tracking devices and intuitive software. INCREASE YOUR REVENUE. Use Geoforce to quickly review where drivers and equipment have been to provide total transparency, verify services performed and audit monthly invoices. MANAGE VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE. Simplify operations with a common management system for maintaining your assets. Manage task alerts and reports to ensure your equipment stays up and running in the field.

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GENERAL INDUSTRY SERVICE AWARD

Southwest

Geoforce Geoforce is a privately held company that was founded in 2007 by oil and gas veterans who directly understood the dire need for a better way to manage the high-value, mobile, remote, missioncritical assets of companies in the industry, but unlike other oil hands, also had the technological know-how to fill that need.

Judge’s Comments: Working with the industry to develop critical technology and applications to support the industry and protect the environment. The experience of industry veterans has enabled Geoforce to develop technology that provides critical information that saves time, reduces costs and eliminates major communication issues.

Our intuitive, reliable and scalable technology, developed through our extensive oil and gas industry experience, provides you with on-demand access to unique operational insight.

Headquartered in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, we currently have more than 100,000 assets—both nontagged and tagged—in the Geoforce system across six continents.

Geoforce provides asset management solutions utilizing GPS and other wireless accessible via customizable web-based software and enterprise grade web services. With the largest satellite asset tracking deployment in the oilfield, Geoforce is proven to increase efficiency, transparency and profits.

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At literally every investor conference I get asked what impact is shale development overseas going to have on the US? we care about. Because the people don’t own the rights, you don’t have entrepreneurial, fast acting companies that are willing to do things there, and as a producer you’ve got huge political risk. We, as an industry, have lots of experience developing international assets in Countries that tomorrow can wake up and say they’re just going to nationalize the whole thing. You’ve made enough money. You’re done. A lot of people will say; well the majors are going to figure it out, I’ll argue with that till the cows come home, the majors are not going to figure it out, the majors missed the boat in every single shale play they’ve been in.

MK: Their whole approach was, pardon the pun, fractured from the beginning. It was based on keeping things secret, it was based on outlining the whole panoply of risks first without putting everything in context. The regulatory context that we already have in Pennsylvania or Texas was results oriented, it was to build the case that the EPA was a result oriented with policy driven studies more than anything else. Where they’re with it, who knows? I mean as Ray well knows the EPA has shown its ineptitude, anything involving hydraulic fracturing in Parker County Texas, in Dimmick Pennsylvania, in Pavillion Wyoming and it’s no mystery, they were never in the fracturing business.

DC: Let’s talk about domestic risk, what risks does the industry face in the US? MK: Federal regulations, I think federal regulatory risk is the number one risk for fracturing operations. DN: What is the status of the EPA hydraulic fracturing report? I thought the first part was supposed to be issued the first quarter of 2013. MK: It was delayed. DN: We had a preliminary report, I think, a year - a year and a half ago with some interest around all kinds of different things disclosure of chemicals, ground water, we had some interest around metering or monitoring water flows etc…

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From the day this Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act was passed, it was decided then, that States should be the ones to regulate hydraulic fracturing. DN: So, you don’ think any federal regulations take any traction or are getting any hold right now?

MK: No, that’s not what I said! (Laughter) RW: Well, I think it’s becoming more unlikely that it will happen because, now, you’ve got the president talking positively about it. The things we talked about earlier are becoming real. To me the window of time where they could have put something like that in place is closing pretty quickly. It doesn’t mean that the risk goes away; I just think it is a little less because we’re beginning to educate some, and people are beginning to live through the cycle. The EPA thought they had three really strong cases, they struck out on all three cases, all those things are adding up and people are beginning to take note of that. The media is beginning to take note of that. DN: I understand that. We hear a lot of interest around water conservation obviously, even though we’re using less than 1% of the water for hydraulic fracturing compared to some of the other areas. There are strong incentives, strong interest in terms of reusing water, yet it becomes more difficult to do for a whole host of reasons and it is very well specific, location specific, everything else. With that, do we see regulations becoming tighter, or through our education are they’re softening? RW: A good story about that, every time I see one (lifts a bottle of Pellegrino water from the table), I remember this story. One of my very first meetings with John Hanger who took over the

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DEP right after Katie Mcginty put the moratorium on the Marcellus. I went and met with him early on, told him who we were, that we were here for long haul and that we thought this was going to be big. Three or four meetings later, was the infamous meeting where Governor Rendell and his staff were in the room, talking about the fact that there were going to institute some new standards, new drinking water standards in the state of Pennsylvania. They were going to set the end of pipe discharge limits

Secretary can I drink this? (Pellegrino water is 915 mg dissolved solids per liter) Do you agree it’s okay for me to drink this, but if I poured it in the river you’re going to write me an NOV?

standard then the Federal Law must incorporate that standard into the regulatory rules.

So, yes, there is going to be increasing regulations, we’ve seen the cost of our impoundments for recycling water start out at $300,000 to $400,000 and there is no doubt that we needed to make some improvements and put some monitoring rules and different things

GL: The good news is that we have the opportunity to impact what rules are coming. I believe a fracking rule is coming. We can impact it long before it gets to the public comment area, long before it gets way down the road in the regulatory side of things at the EPA. We can impact it at the ASTM level. The committee is a cross section; industry, academia, regulators, NGO’s and community representatives.

MK: So, who makes up the ASTM?

RW: Are there Petroleum engineers and petroleum geologists? GL: Yes, there are geologists and engineers. I’m optimistic that the ASTM is going to come out with a science based standard which may be little more than what the industry is already doing; it’s just going to get codified. MK: That bothers me because not only do we not have control of that process, the process is not State based.

at 500 milligrams per liter, and there was no real basis for doing that, the EPA didn’t set that. We had Ken Komoroski and all kinds of back up material from all these different river commissions across the country; it was just unsupportable, what they were going to do. Clearly they were doing it to force us to stop disposing water through the old ways. (Which we had already decided to do, but it really pushed us in to recycling faster so in all, it was a really good thing.) I was sitting there and they had put Pellegrino water out, I’m just looking at it, frustrated and trying to think of what I’m going to say next. I said Mr.

in there, but today those, that same impoundment is $2.5m and there has only been one permitted in the entire state in the last two years. GL: The EPA is still very much formulating the idea of regulating fracking. I think what’s going on from what I’ve observed is that they’re waiting for the ASTM. I serve on an ASTM environmental committee and we have been asked to, and have taken on the task, to create an ASTM standard for fracking. The EPA also serves on that committee and they have said that by Federal Law; when the ASTM comes up with an industry

RW: And if it is, the best you can say, it is just doing what we are already doing, then it is duplicative and it’s wasteful of taxpayer dollars. MK: That’s telling me as a Pennsylvania regulator that my system is not good enough or to a Texas regulator that your system is not good enough. CF: Do you think these EPA regulations are being focused on Federal lands or do you think they’re going to try to lay another…? GL: Across the board…

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THE OIL AND GAS FINANCIAL JOURNAL TRANSACTION OF THE YEAR – UNDER $1 BILLION

Southwest

Harbinger Group Inc. Harbinger Group Inc. (“HGI”; NYSE: HRG) is a diversified holding company. HGI’s principal operations are conducted through companies that: offer life insurance and annuity products; branded consumer products (such as consumer batteries, residential locksets, residential builders’ hardware, faucets, shaving and grooming products, personal care products, small household appliances, specialty pet supplies, lawn, garden and home pest control products, personal insect repellents); provide asset-backed loans; and own energy assets.

HGI is principally focused on acquiring controlling and other equity stakes in businesses across a diversified range of industries and growing its existing businesses.

In February 2013, EXCO Resources, Inc (NYSE: XCO) and HGI formed a joint venture to own and operate conventional oil and gas properties. EXCO contributed to the EXCO/ HGI JV its conventional assets in and above the Canyon Sand formation in the Permian Basin in West Texas as well as in the Holly, Waskom, Danville and Vernon fields in East Texas and North Louisiana.

HGI is principally focused on acquiring controlling and other equity stakes in businesses across a diversified range of industries and growing its existing businesses. In addition to HGI’s intention to acquire controlling equity interests, HGI may also from time to time make investments in debt instruments and acquire minority equity interests in companies. HGI is headquartered in New York and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HRG. For more information on HGI, visit: www. harbingergroupinc.com.

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Manufacturer of the Year

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MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR

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National Oilwell Varco National Oilwell Varco (NOV) has been dedicated to ensuring customers receive the highest quality products and services since 1841. Leveraging more than 1,200 worldwide manufacturing, sales and service centers, NOV supplies customer-focused solutions that best meet the quality, productivity, and environmental requirements of the energy industry.

Judge’s Comments: Consistent performer in this field!

A vast array of recognised products and services that are integral to the energy industry. Customer focused solutions that meet the quality, productivity and environmental requirements of the energy industry.

By continuously increasing the breadth and depth of manufactured products and services offered, NOV has become the steward of industryleading brand names during the past 172 years. These strategic mergers and acquisitions have included some of the leading names in the upstream oil and gas industry, and allow National Oilwell Varco to offer a full line of high-quality products and solutions.

NOV is located in 67 countries and has more than 62,000 employees that all work towards the common goal of exceeding customers’ expectations, improving their economics and being an integral part of their strategies.

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I’m optimistic that they are going to come out with a science based standard, which is really going to be no more than the industry is already doing, it’s just going to get codified.

CF: So, saying the president is high on natural gas and how he’s positive on the industry I mean that’s all smoke and mirrors.

MK: Everybody in this room knows that Federal lands are like zero productive compared to private lands, and that doesn’t surprise anybody. GL: As an example, if you look at phase-one environmental site assessments; in the EPA rules it says you must do this under various different circumstances and you will do it pursuant to ASTM 1527. That’s how they do it and I think we’re going to see the same kind of thing coming with the frack. You must perform the frack pursuant to ASTM number… MK: I think that is very negative. RW: That kills the industry and I can’t believe anybody in the industry or academia would go along with that. It Prevents us from trying anything new, it prevents us, I mean, we would never be doing what we’re doing today versus three years ago if rules like that were in place, and can you imagine the time it would take to change something like that once it’s in place.

GL: The point that I’m trying to make is that we have an opportunity to write our own law. I believe the rule is going to happen; it’s inevitable. Now, we either step up and help write it ourselves, or they’re going to write it for us. The way we can write it is through the ASTM standard. Once the standard exists, it can be changed. It takes a little while, but not as long as you might think. Within six months you can write a change to a standard. There is a very formal process to go through to change or create a standard. The ASTM meets all the time and if you have a change you need made, you go through the process. MK: I’m not sold on that. RW: I agree we can’t just ignore it, we shouldn’t ignore it, but I see no positive outcome in that. GL: I agree there are issues, but I do believe it’s inevitable, what should we do? We can be apposed to it, fight it and accomplish little or we can be proactive, participate in the process and be heard. MK: Who said it is automatically executable under federal law? I understand the ASTM standards for site assessments were built in to the law. It says if you do it pursuant to this ASTM standard

you get the innocent landowner defense etc. However, I don’t see a mechanism right now, I may not know it because I didn’t do the homework that you did, that says when a ASTM standard is passed it automatically becomes binding Federal law… GL: No, you misunderstood me; I didn’t say it becomes binding federal law. If the EPA comes up with a rule, (which they have said they’re probably going to do for fracking); the EPA is required by law to incorporate any existing standard into their rule. If they create a rule to regulate fracking and if there is an ASTM standard, then they must incorporate that standard in to the fracking rule. If ASTM comes up with a fracking standard, the creation pf the standard does not force the government to do anything. Within the Federal rule making process we can only comment, we don’t get to write the rule. The regulatory agencies write the rule and then we can argue, reactively. With the ASTM we get a lot more input, proactively. DC: But, if there is nothing there to begin with, then the EPA don’t have to consider it. That topic also raised the President’s Climate Action Plan… MK: If you were one of those people who wanted to pit one industry against another; if you were in the natural gas industry and you saw the climate change

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Recycling water is not cheap, cleaning water is not cheap, as a small operator those costs add up. As it becomes a bigger part of the industry, it gets cheaper.

action plan come out you’d say this is great! We’re the ones who are going to benefit from this because natural gas is going to be a big player, already is, but is coal really going to go by the wayside? CF: Coal has a target on its back. DC: What are your opinions on that? CF: Natural gas meets the standard that the President set forth, coal does not. The reality though, is that this is based on the idea of a very depressed natural gas price, so I think that coal displacement is hinged around this $4 number. If we start talking about LNG transportation, manufacturing, feedstock, supply coming down - if natural gas goes to around $5.00 or $6.00, what does that do to the overall picture and idea of us against coal? You have to ask yourself if it get back $6 or $7 do people’s minds to change? DC: On the point of economics and keeping prices low, technology plays a big part in that - Ray what is happening in your world? RW: Even as far along as we are in the Marcellus today, I think there are some 7,000 wells that have been drilled in the play, so far, with another 1,000 waiting to come online. I think we’re maybe in the second or third inning of the game, I think there are huge improvements coming in drilling technology, fit for purpose rigs and water. Today, on the downhole side, I’m not saying it’s easy, but we are way up the curve in downhole. The infrastructure, demand and logistics behind

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moving water and moving drilling cuttings is where we are seeing big improvements today. At Range, we’ve got rigs in South West PA that are literally three times faster than they were 18 months ago, three times! It’s just insane, it’s becoming a problem for us because we can’t budget enough capital to keep them busy all year! (Laughs) They’re just too fast and every time they drill a well we’ve got to go frack it! MK: What is making them faster? I’m just curious. RW: For years and years, I used to be a driller, so I understood this. Someone would bring an idea, we need to drill this well outside Casper, Wyoming. You would go and research and you might find some old bit records and different records from wells that had been done there years ago and you’d use everything you know. You’d go drill your well and you might get there trouble free, you might beat the curve and you might not. In the meantime while that well was drilling, they’d bring you another one and say we now want you to go drill in West Texas, then in South Texas, or go drill in the Bakken. We’d go do all of those and you never got to practice. Now, we give you a rig and say Mike you’re going to drill 5,000 wells in this county in the next five years, I want you get better at it! Now they can design bits for the play and more, and these drillers are so good, they’re watching it from their computer and they can see the little curves and say we need to mud up or do these different things to get faster. We’re thinking completely differently about drilling rigs, we’re

even running drilling rigs off of LNG. Before we decided to make the leap and spend $500,000 to convert one of the rigs to LNG, in just the few months that it took to make the decision to order the equipment and get it out there and figure out who is going to bring the LNG to the rig and all that sort of stuff, Caterpillar had already upped their computer technology such that they can take 1900 BTU field gas. Wet gas straight off the location and run it, it’s insane, how are they managing the exhaust gas temperatures, its just phenomenal technology. So, that’s what we’re going to see. The fact that today we’ve got gas prices at $4.00, plays like the Marcellus, Bakken, Eagle Ford, West Texas and all the hot things that are going on right now, there are huge gas banks waiting to come online or huge oil banks depending on where you’re at. The instant we believe we’re going to get a quarter more gas price, boom, we’re going to bring a 1,000 more wells online and we’re going to drive it right back down. So, there is going to be this happy medium, a lot of people say $3.00 to $4.00 or $3.50, $4.50 maybe even $5 or $6 if there is a spike. Right now there is a big arbitrage in the international market, in the middle of Europe they’re paying $15 to $18 in MCF. So, if we can build LNG export facilities and put it on a ship and it is about $5 or $6 dollars there, there is a huge effort to get it over there and sell it and so we’re talking about 8 to 10 BCF of exports, but its probably 2016-2018 before they come online. We’re talking about big gas to liquid plants, huge technology changes. Did you know, that if you took all of the

Daniel Creasey (DC) Chris Faulkner (CF) Ray Walker (RW) Michael Krancer (MK) Greg Lorson (GL) Dennis Naeger (DN)

one ton vehicles in this country and converted them to CNG tomorrow that’s 65 BCF a day, we only make about 70 or 72 BCF right now. DC: One of the key things I wanted to look at was technology and Ray kindly gave his views, I would like to put the same question to Greg. GL: One thing that we’ve focused on is air regulations, because with Quad-O and the different components of Quad-O that are coming on, it could be very expensive for a lot of companies to comply with that. At the heart of air regulation is the emissions inventory. Basically the law says you have to know what your emissions are, you have to do an inventory and if you’re polluting, if you’re emitting, then how much? If you are over the legal threshold, then you have to take action. That action might be an air permit, reporting to the EPA, or reducing your emissions. I don’t know if you saw the TCEQ study on air emissions? They took twenty facilities, sealed them and took the actual measurements and ran the best selling air models that the industry uses on those same facilities. The industry uses computer modeling to count their emissions and the most commonly used models grossly overstate the emissions. We’re our own worst enemies because we’re reporting that this is what we’re doing. The fact is, we’re not doing anywhere near that kind of emitting. At TEEMCO our IT department focused on that problem and I think we’ve solved it, at least to a great extent, we found that the most commonly used models overestimate emissions by about 1,200 percent!

CF: Small margin of error!!! GL: Yeah give or take 1200 percent, this is what you’re putting into the atmosphere! We rewrote the model and came up with one that also over estimates, but it over estimates by less than half of one percent. It calculates emissions almost exactly at the actual emissions rate. I think that’s going to be a game changer because once you know what your emissions actually are, then you will only comply with what you really have to. When you are considering buying a vapor recovery unit you are going to get the right size. Not only our company, but other companies are going to develop more and more accurate technology to monitor, measure and control emissions. Just like we’re doing on the drilling side because the law is here. Unlike fracking rules, air emission rules are already here and we do have to deal with it. DC: Dennis, can I please ask you the same question about your business? DN: The real picture is around water, for us it’s getting the trucks off the roads, it’s minimizing the amount of water that is disposed

of never to be used and seen again and minimizing the amount of surface ground water that’s being used for fracking. That’s the visibility, that’s what lots of people are concerned about, they see trucks on the road, running through the land, tearing up the roads and making noise. That brings a lot of visibility and a lot of negativity to our industry and particularly to hydraulic fracturing, which has already been identified as the buzzword for us all. CF: I agree with Dennis, I know he’s in the water business so he’s probably got a biased viewpoint, but when you look at what is driving a lot of the backlash against the industry, I think water is the big lynchpin for a number of things. Recycling water is not cheap, cleaning water is not cheap, as a small operator those costs add up. As it becomes a bigger part of the industry, it gets cheaper. In drilling we have come a long way, we’ve still a long way to go when it comes to completion side of fracking and the water usage. DN: Cost is a big driver and we want to maximize productivity out of the wells and we want to do it at the lowest cost - while mitigating risks associated with that. A big part of the risk is around water and cost is around water when you are looking at $10 to $15 a barrel of water, water is a big expense. What we want to do is drive cost out of water management and driving those costs out is in the trucking and disposal. That’s our technology, that’s where we’re focusing, we’re developing technology to take trucks off the road and less disposal because that’s what the costs are, period.

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Congratulations

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Midcontinent Winners

consultancy

Corporate Social Resonsibility

Drilling

Future Industry Leader

Midstream

Michael Sloan Recruitment Agency

general industry service

risk management

Health & Safety Initiative

Transaction E&P

Industry Leader

J Mike Stice Trucking

Engineering

Environmental Initiative by an E&P Company

Industry Supplier

Water management

Manufacturer

WEll completion

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2013

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West Coast Winners

Construction

Environmental Initiative

Manufacturer

corporate consultancy

Environmental Initiative by a service provider

oilfield service

operational

Corporate Social Resonsibility

Geophysical

Drilling

Health & Safety Initiative

risk maanagement

Transaction E&P

Industry Supplier Trucking

Engineering Law Firm

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The oil and gas financial journal Transaction of the Year – over $1 billion

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THE OIL AND GAS FINANCIAL JOURNAL TRANSACTION OF THE YEAR – OVER $1 BILLION

Southwest

Judge’s Comments:

They were able to get the Sunoco shareholders to accept half cash and half stock thereby reducing the cost of the transaction. What a great way for a traditional midstream gas company to diversify its portfolio and participate in high price environment of crude oil. This should give them a great balance of assets and protect them from price drops in one commodity.

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP) is a master limited partnership which owns and operates one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States. ETP currently has natural gas operations that include approximately 33,000 miles of gathering and transportation pipelines, treating and processing assets, and storage facilities. ETP owns Southern Union Company and Sunoco, and a 70% interest in Lone Star NGL, a joint venture that owns and operates natural gas liquids storage, fractionation and transportation

assets. ETP also owns Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL), which operates a geographically diverse portfolio of crude oil and refined products pipelines, terminalling, and crude oil acquisition and marketing assets. ETP’s general partner is owned by Energy Transfer Equity (NYSE:ETE).

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Health & Safety Initiative of the Year

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HEALTH & SAFETY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

Southwest

Dresser-Rand

Judge’s Comments: In developing their safety methodology, DresserRand have managed to drive down total recordable incident rate from 0.9 in 2008 to 0.41 in 2012. Impressed that all of their employees are empowered to stop any task under any circumstances if an HSE risk exists.

Dresser-Rand is among the largest suppliers of customengineered rotating equipment solutions for the worldwide energy infrastructure, including oil, gas, petrochemical, power generation, and process industries. Our high-speed rotating equipment is also supplied to the environmental market space within energy infrastructure. These products—centrifugal and reciprocating gas compressors, gas and steam turbines, gas expanders, gas and diesel engines, and associated control panels—are used in oil and gas production, high-pressure field injection and oil recovery, gas liquefaction, gas transmission, refinery processes, natural gas processing, petrochemical production, general industry (including paper, steel, sugar, and distributed power), power generation, and military applications. Our custom-engineered products are also used in other advanced applications in the environmental markets we serve, including, among

others, hot gas turbo-expanders for energy recovery in refineries; co- and tri-generation combined heat and power (CHP) packages for institutional and other clients; and a large number of steam turbine applications to generate power using steam produced by recovering exhaust heat from a multitude of sources. Our worldwide client base consists of oil and gas producers and distributors, national oil companies (NOC), and chemical and industrial companies in more than 150 countries.

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The leader in oilfield transportation and logistics since 1949

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Heavy Haul Trucking Company of the Year

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HEAVY HAUL TRUCKING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Southwest

Lake Truck Lines

Judge’s Comments: Great initiative to get involved with the political system to educate politicians about our industry, benefitting yourself and others.

It is difficult to move a successful company and grow at the same time, and on a time record of 99.5% is very impressive with the current activity level.

From Lakes beginnings in Houston in 1949 with four trucks to over 100 units at 8 locations in 2 states the company has always sought to challenge competitors, economic conditions, conventional thinking but mostly itself. By always asking itself ‘What’s the Next Step?’ Lake is always able to come up with new and innovative ways to learn about and serve the clients up and coming unmet needs. Lakes expansion into the Eagle Ford and Permian Basin oilfields just 30 months ago are what brought Lake into the forefront of the oilfield logistics industry. Lake provides dedicated or first call transportation service to three of the four largest oilfield service companies in the world. By specializing in just two vital areas of the drilling process, drilling fluids and cementing, Lake is the recognized expert in the field.

But Douglas Cain is never one to be satisfied with his present success. It has been said that Mr. Cain looks two mountains over to determine his next goal. With the development of Lake Oilfield Services and its Lake Transloading and Lake Manufacturing Divisions, Lake has been able to engineer, design, build and market the vital equipment needed for its oilfield clients

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Editorial

Energy & Environment, 2014 and Beyond: EPA’s Impact on Oil Companies By Greg Lorson, CEO, TEEMCO

“So we have a choice to make. We can remain one of the world’s leading importers of foreign oil, or we can make the investments that would allow us to become the world’s leading exporter of renewable energy. We can let climate change continue to go unchecked, or we can help stop it. We can let the jobs of tomorrow be created abroad, or we can create those jobs right here in America and lay the foundation for lasting prosperity.” - President Obama

The administration’s (and ergo the EPA’s) attitude towards the oil industry seems to be thinly veiled contempt. The president pledged to lead our country toward a hydrocarbon-free status albeit he admits it could take decades. The motivation for a hydrocarbon-free goal is pollution. Certainly pollution is a serious health hazard so a hydrocarbon free nation is ideal but only theory. It’s tantamount to saying we want a conflict free society. Great in theory but not realistic. The technology doesn’t exist to accomplish such a goal and it might not ever exist. In the meantime, the oil industry must contend with increasingly difficult environmental regulations. The EPA and its state counterparts have created a maelstrom of regulations affecting the petroleum

industry. The regulations raise energy costs, are difficult to understand and comply with, and their effectiveness at eliminating pollution remains to be seen. We may never be hydrocarbon free, but with effort, we may become pollution free… which is really the point after all. American oil companies have led the world’s energy industry. With the right mindset, these same oil companies can lead the world to a pollution-free energy industry. Some of this nation’s greatest scientists, business people, and innovators are found at oil companies. Today’s political and regulatory threats viewed with a positive mindset, present a challenge for the industry to; instead of facing destruction-byregulation, find opportunity and future growth.

With the right mindset, these same oil companies can lead the world to a pollution-free energy industry.

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We’ve all heard that the United States represents 4% of the world’s population and consumes 25% of the world’s energy.

The “green” movement is a wave that’s been building for thirty years in this country. With the election of the Obama administration, it’s become a tsunami. Is this good or bad? Either way it’s a challenge. U.S. Energy Consumption and Pollution We’ve all heard that the United States represents 4% of the world’s population and consumes 25% of the world’s energy. Reading the popular press, it’s easy to get the impression that the United States is an energy consuming, polluting giant with a small percentage of the world’s population that’s hogging the biggest share of the world’s energy. They would have us believe at the heart of this are oil companies and their “obscene” profits. Do you sometimes begin to feel guilty? Before you renew your Prozac prescription, consider the following: According to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the United States is the third largest population (behind China and India) occupying the fourth largest country by land-mass in the world. The United States occupies 3.71 million square-miles; China, 3.72 million, Canada, 3.85 million, with Russia covering 6.6 million squaremiles. We have a big population living in a large country. It takes a lot of energy to produce goods and services for our quality of life and on behalf of the rest of the world.

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World Bank records show the United States easily has the largest economy with a gross domestic product over $14 trillion, dwarfing our nearest rival Japan’s $5 trillion. We export much of what we produce to benefit the rest of the world. The International Monetary Fund ranks the U.S. third in the world for annual exports just slightly behind Germany’s $1.12 trillion and China’s $1.19 trillion. It takes a lot of energy. Many countries actually consume far more energy than the U.S. on a per capita basis. The United States isn’t even ranked in the top-ten. The World Resources Institute says Canada, Iceland, and Norway use more energy per capita than the U.S. It’s not just cold countries with high heating bills either. Trinidad, The Virgin Islands, Kuwait, and Qatar all consume more energy per capita than the U.S. and this is just a partial listing. None of these countries produce even a fraction of the goods that the United States produces and exports for the benefit of the other 96% of the world’s population. Some environmental pundits and some of our leaders would have us believe 4% of the world’s population consuming 25% of the world’s energy is a point of shame. This writer believes it should be a point of pride. The U.S. is 4% of the world’s population working hard to produce for everyone else. It takes a lot of energy. Do we pollute? Yes. Are we the worst? Nowhere near. Yale University and Columbia University have developed what’s called the Environmental Performance Index (EPI). The EPI uses a proximityto-target methodology, which quantitatively tracks national performance on a core set of environmental policy goals. It

identifies specific targets and measures the distance between the target and current national achievement. The EPI provides both an empirical foundation for policy analysis and a context for evaluating performance. The EPI attempts to balance the “humans first” thinking versus the “nature first” thinking so as to rank countries by their respective environmental health and ecosystem vitality. During the Bush administration, of 149 ranked countries in 2008, the United States was ranked 39th best. Far ahead of its industrial peers with the exception of Germany which was only slightly ahead. Under Obama in 2012, the U.S. fell to 49th but still outperformed its industrial peers, with the exception of Germany and Japan. The United Nations in conjunction with Yale University, the Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University, and the World Economic Forum developed a scoring system called the Human Development Index (HDI) which ranked the world’s greenest nations in 2008. The United States was ranked 23rd greenest out of 141 countries studied. Again the U.S. far outranked all its industrial peers except Germany (ranked 21st).

Another aspect of the Human Development Index is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, standards of living, and quality of life for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being, especially child welfare. The United States ranked third in the World behind Norway and Australia which were only hundredths of a point ahead. The Energy Information Administration of the US Department of Energy has yet another scoring device. This score compares air pollution to the size of the economy. It measures a nation’s carbon footprint in terms relative to its gross domestic product. Known as World Carbon Intensity, the United States’ carbon intensity for its economy was higher (ranked worse) than Japan’s and Germany’s. However the U.S. was still in the best 30% worldwide with a .54 ranking; far better than China’s 2.84 or Ukraine’s 7.62. Nearly half the world’s countries scored 1.0 or higher. The United States does pollute and the oil industry is a contributing factor. Pollution isn’t simply a U.S. driven problem; it’s a world problem. The U.S. is already more part of the solution than most of the other 96% of the world’s population despite our “consumption” of 25% of the world’s energy. Given our economic productivity, exports, relative “green” rankings, and favorable carbon footprint; the United States’ “consumption” of 25% of the world’s energy should be viewed more accurately as a utilization of those energy resources for the benefit of the world. Given the Human Development Index rankings, the United States is certainly leading the world on how to use energy to create the highest quality of life for its people.

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Drilling Company of the Year

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WINNER

DRILLING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Southwest

Precision Drilling Corporation

Judge’s Comments: Their analysis programs to evaluate the steps which created past problems, to improve future results especially in the HSE department are the only way to properly evaluate the failures as well as successes when running a business.

Precision is a leading provider of safe and High Performance, High Value services to the oil and gas industry. Precision provides customers with access to an extensive fleet of contract drilling rigs, directional drilling services, well service & snubbing rigs, coiled tubing services, camps, rental equipment, and water treatment units backed by a comprehensive mix of technical support services and skilled, experienced personnel. Precision is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Precision is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “PD” and on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “PDS”. Precision was founded as a private drilling contractor in the early 1950s and has grown to be one of the largest oilfield service providers in North America. The Corporation’s fleet has expanded through additions of new build drilling rigs and corporate acquisitions, notably the acquisition in 2008 of Grey Wolf, Inc., a leading USbased drilling contractor with operations in Mexico. Today, Precision has a broad

North American footprint and operates a large fleet of high performance, horizontally capable drilling rigs well suited to meet the demands of its customers’ unconventional drilling programs. Precision also has a growing international drilling presence where the Corporation is focused on pursuing business in markets where Precision’s High Performance, High Value strategy is demanded by customers.

Commitment to new equipment and demonstrated HS&E YOY improvements.

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High Performance, High Value

Precision Drilling markets a fleet of technically advanced land drilling rigs in the United States and Canada, along with strategic support services including directional drilling services, well servicing, snubbing, oilfield equipment rentals, worksite accommodation and wastewater treatment. For more than six decades, Precision has been building strong relationships with customers by focusing on doing the job safely, on time and on budget.

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Well Completion Company of the Year

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WELL COMPLETION COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Southwest

NCS Energy Services, LLC

Judge’s Comments:

NCS Energy Services, LLC., is an independent technology and services company specializing in multistage completions. In 2007, NCS introduced a new multistage frac service, the Mongoose Frac® System, which combined sand-jet perforating with a proprietary resettable frac-isolation tool to eliminate the need for pumpdown plugs and ball-drop sliding sleeves. The system also enabled operators to design completions with no practical limits on the number and placement of stages. NCS introduced this system to the U.S. market in late 2009.

Faced with a specific customer challenges with many variables NCS demonstrate their adaptive approaches which appear to have exceeded customer expectations whilst saving significant costs! All achieved with a keen eye on HSE.

In 2010, NCS developed a new sliding sleeve (the Grip/Shift sliding sleeve) that works in conjunction with the frac-isolation assembly to further streamline multistage completions by eliminating the need for perforating. This new system and the sand-jet perforating system are both marketed under the Multistage Unlimited brand.

Unique solutions delivering exceptional results – a 43 stage lateral job was run flawlessly; by using single point injection every frac was placed in a precise location, and completion costs were reduced by $450,000.00.

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NCS is a global provider and has operated throughout North America, Latin America, Europe and the Far East, with a history of more than 22,000 sleeves and over 50,000 frac stages completed. Our senior management has more than 150 years of domestic and international operations, sales, engineering, and marketing experience with major service companies and oil and gas operators.

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Environmental Regulations We speak of Obama’s EPA however there’s enough blame and/or credit for everyone. The 1972 Clean Water Act goes back to Nixon. The 1990 Oil Pollution act was passed during Bush senior’s administration. Bush-43 doubled the EPA’s budget during his eight years in office and President Obama doubled their budget yet again during his first eight weeks in office. The green movement is a tsunami. Most of the new EPA regulations directly affecting the oil industry were promulgated during Bush-43’s administration with a Republican congress. Obama’s EPA essentially ratified what had been done before them but is promising to add more. As CEO of the largest environmental engineering firm for the American petroleum industry, I’m in a position to hear the views of many owners and operators regarding environmental regulations. Many owners and operators object to the new regulations even when they agree to the idea of stopping pollution. I think many don’t realize the affect our industry has had on the environment. According to an independent study commissioned by the EPA, there’s been over 50,000 reportable oil spills in the U.S. during the last thirty-years.

Over half came from SPCC regulated facilities. The average spill volume was 5,900 gallons of crude per spill. According to research conducted at the University of Tulsa, one gallon of oil can pollute one-million gallons of water. That means the oil spilled during the last thirty-years is enough to pollute more water than flowed over Niagara Falls during the same time period. That’s a bunch of water. One hundred fifty thousand gallons per-second flow over the falls. Imagine twenty-four tanker trucks full of polluted water going over the falls… each second… for thirty years. The solution is sound environmental policies and best management practices adopted by oil companies. U.S. Vice Admiral James Stockdale, Navy Pilot and POW during Vietnam went on to serve (among many achievements) as president of the Naval War College. He said: “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end – which you can never afford to lose – with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.” The reality is that some oil companies have polluted, incurring multiple acts by congress and regulators to control the industry as a whole. The likelihood of these regulations ever

abating is extremely low. Recently the EPA has publicly target the petroleum industry by listing it for National Enforcement Initiatives two years in a row. The Future Growing up in the oil industry (my father was an engineer for Phillips for over thirty-years, my grandfather and great grandfather were independent producers), I appreciate the notion of legacy. I hope to leave a legacy for my children in the form of a greenenergy company. We all have that opportunity. Rather than fighting regulation we can embrace change. Many oil companies have actively done so. Some oil companies are developing alternative energy sources. It’s common to find positive statements about environmental stewardship on oil company websites. Just five years ago, this was not the case. Oil companies are perhaps best suited to be the driving force to find a lasting solution to America’s energy and pollution dilemma. Energy, specifically oil, is both a national security and national economic issue. Our industry should continue to press congress for a meaningful national energy policy that encourages domestic production.

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The industry will have the strongest voice in congress and among the public when it is (correctly) perceived as helping to keep the environment clean. Turning the track record of the last thirty-years around will take the commitment of every oil company to adopt and comply with the new environmental regulations. Our industry could transform into the green-energy sector of our nation’s economy. We will continue to produce oil for many decades to come and can do so without polluting. The American oil industry has the human, financial, and technological resources to lead our nation and the world in eliminating pollution. The energy industry is the oil company’s rightful legacy. It’s in the oil industry’s enlightened self-interest to claim the green movement. Proactive development of green technology by oil companies will do more to mitigate overregulation than an army of lobbyists fighting the EPA.

and effect. However, something is happening; it may be natural or manmade. Perhaps we can agree that whether natural or manmade, the anthropogenic contribution to climate change will only exacerbate a potentially dangerous situation. We could also agree that pollution in any form is a bad thing. Eliminating pollution (as difficult as that will be) is probably more realistic than creating a hydrocarbon-free nation. Controlling, capturing and utilizing emissions are within our reach. Highly efficient waste-to-energy technology is within our reach. Developing alternative energy technologies is within our reach and indeed within the proper purview of American oil companies. As Admiral Stockdale said, we should “confront the most brutal facts” of our current reality. The future is ours to claim; using oil as our foundation to build legacy green-energy companies for ourselves and future generations.

We may not agree whether global warming even exists or on its cause

I hope to leave a legacy for my children in the form of a greenenergy company. We all have that opportunity. Rather than fighting regulation we can embrace change.

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About the Author The author is a fourth generation oilman with thirty years management experience in oil & gas, real estate and investment banking. He holds five professional certifications in environmental management. Previously the CEO of a national company, he’s also been a member of corporate & charitable boards. Appointed by governors from six states to advise on environment, taxes, energy, and economic development; Lorson has served on various state / federal commissions and serves on environmental committees for both the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American International Society for Testing & Materials (AST). Named a delegate to the United Nation’s Conference on International Oil Development, Mr. Lorson is also a published business author. His undergraduate study was in finance at the University of Oklahoma, graduate studies in business & anthropology at Harvard, and holds a postgraduate certificate in Business Administration from Edinburgh Graduate Business School.

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RISK MANAGEMENT PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

Southwest

Lockton Marine & Energy of the Lockton Companies, LLC

Judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Comments: A vast amount of experience in a team dedicated to energy. Impressive list of clients in the region.

A clear focus on the region with a range of dedicated teams, a focus on service and great case studies. Strong community initiatives locally and globally.

Locktonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marine & Energy practice is entirely focused on servicing the unique and changing needs of the energy industry. Lockton Marine & Energy serves their clients in each region with a broad range of in-house resources that create and drive business solutions; and, in terms of premium income to energy insurers, Lockton is considered by key domestic and international markets to be the critical trading partner. Lockton consistently produces more competitive risk financing options and positive claims settlements for its clients.

Lockton is committed to challenging the status quo; we are at the forefront of market activity, which subsequently allows us to drive the insurance marketing process on behalf of our energy clients, as opposed to having underwriters dictate terms to us.

brokerage services that improve their businesses. From its founding in 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri, Lockton has attracted entrepreneurial professionals who have driven its growth to become the largest privately held insurance broker in the world and 9th largest overall.

More than 4,900 professionals at Lockton provide 35,000 clients around the world with risk management, insurance, surety and employee benefits consulting and

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Specialty Industry Supplier of the Year

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INDUSTRY SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

Southwest

VZ Environmental Oilfield Containment Solutions www.vzenvironmental.com

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Carol Van Zandt Jones was challenged by a customer to find a simple method to contain liquid spills in the oil and gas industry. Carol partnered with equipment supplier Mark Matson to design a drive-over foam bermed containment membrane to capture and dispose of drips and spills on oil and gas sites.

Water supplies need to be protected during drilling and fracturing processes. VZ Environmental has created systems that will protect surface water resources from unavoidable drips and spills.

The containment mat, patented as VMatz™, not only met the customer’s needs, it became the first unique product supplied by VZ Environmental. Jones started the business out of her home with two employees and a goal to help oil and gas operators minimize their impact on the environment.

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Designing products and solutions so the industry can be better stewards of the environment. Hats off to Carol Van Zandt Jones from an idea and some borrowed equipment to more than 100 employees in 3 years.

Currently, VZ Environmental has over 100 employees, a fleet of 70-plus vehicles, and service [units] that have assembled VMatz™ components on 100’s of well sites in three states.

Responding to another customer’s request to create a custom-designed filter to trap silica dust particles on frac sites, VZ Environmental altered a cement industry “dust sock” to create VSoxz™. VZ Environmental is now known as a leader in the drip and spill containment industry. Through the use of Vmatz™ and VSoxz™, VZ is accomplishing their goal to environmentally protect surface water and reduce the hazards of silica dust on oil field locations.

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Water Management Company of the Year

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WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Southwest

TETRA Technologies, Inc.

Judge’s Comments: Notable improvements in TRIR, VIR and EIR in 2013 through effective management, training and monitoring. Great example of how H&S is a constant program of commitment and the effort is rewarded by the results. Keep striving!

TETRA® Technologies, Inc. is a geographically diversified oil and gas services company, focused on completion fluids and associated products and services, frac water management, afterfrac flow back, production well testing, offshore rig cooling, compression-based production enhancement, and selected offshore services, including well plugging and abandonment, decommissioning, and diving. Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, TETRA is a global company with employees and operations on six continents.

TETRA is dedicated to serving its strong and diverse customer base, domestically in all of the major shale basins, which include Bakken, Barnett, DJ, Eagle Ford, Fayetteville, Granite Wash, Haynesville, Marcellus, Niobrara, Piceance, Utica & Woodford and internationally, which includes major, multi-national E&P companies, national oil companies, and many of the large and mid-sized independents. TETRA prides itself on having a proactive, rigorous and responsible health, safety and environmental

(HSE) program. We believe in investing in our personnel through extensive training and education programs, following protective safety equipment requirements, and well-established HSE practices, which are regularly audited. TETRA aggressively pursues operational and environmental excellence, while cultivating a corporate-wide HSE mindset that encourages constant attention to safety and that focuses on education, prevention, and continuous improvement.

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Industry Leader

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INDUSTRY LEADER

Southwest

Chris Faulkner – Breitling Oil and Gas

Judge’s Comments: Chris runs very successful companies and is a high profile spokesman for our industry. Chris Faulkner is not only the CEO of Breitling Energy, but more importantly a true leader in the oil and gas industry, who commits himself to improve the image of our industry to the public. He has worked tirelessly to champion the oil and gas industry and sets an example for the CEOs of other oil and gas companies.

Based in Dallas, Texas, Breitling Oil and Gas was founded in October of 2004. Applying state-of-the-art petroleum and natural gas exploration and extraction technology to the development of onshore oil and natural gas projects, Breitling’s current focus areas include Texas, Oklahoma and North Dakota. Breitling Oil and Gas is an independent (non-integrated) oil and natural gas company in the U.S. with proved reserves throughout most major basins in North America. Breitling’s exploration activities are focused on adding profit-generating production to existing core areas and developing potential new core areas. Breitling’s worldwide production operations are currently focused in North America. The Company also holds ownership interests in both operated and outside-operated leases in Canada, Europe and the Middle East. Breitling’s primary goal is to increase the value of acquired properties through a combination of exploitation,

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Crosstex Energy, L.P. Crosstex Energy, L.P. (NASDAQ: XTEX) is an integrated midstream energy partnership headquartered in Dallas that offers diversified, tailored customer solutions spanning the energy value chain with services and infrastructure that link energy production with consumption.

Judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Comments: Setting a great example in upgrading the abandoned Patriot Fractionator as well as the range of corporate giving initiatives â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a company with strong ethics. Invests substantial human and financial resources in efforts to ensure the integrity of pipeline systems, maintaining a comprehensive environmental policy and the health & safety of employees and the general public.

Crosstex operates approximately 3,500 miles of natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil pipelines, 10 natural gas processing plants and four fractionators, as well as barge and rail terminals, product storage facilities, brine disposal wells and an extensive truck fleet. Crosstex has the right platform, the right opportunities and the right people to pursue its growthfocused business strategy. Crosstex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XTXI) owns the general partner interest, the incentive distribution rights and a portion of the limited partner interests in Crosstex Energy, L.P., as well as

the majority interest in a services company focused on the Utica Shale play in the Ohio River Valley. Crosstex has a major presence in 6 of the top U.S. shale plays with strategically located assets focused on crude, natural gas liquids and natural gas to meet changing market needs. Crosstex is currently executing a strategy to become a larger, more diversified fee-based midstream company by implementing $1 billion of growth projects to be completed in 2014.

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Allied Equipment, Inc. Allied Equipment, Inc. has been servicing the oilfield in the Permian Basin since 1987. Over the past 25 years our Allied has grown to focus on three primary business segments: ASME Vessel Manufacturing, CNG Storage, and Process Systems which is built around design, engineering, manufacturing and construction of natural gas processing, treating, and conditioning facilities.

Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Inc.

Atlas Resources Partners, L.P.

Black Gold Oilfield Services

Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc., a division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG), is a global risk management and insurance services provider. It has operations in the U.S., Canada and Bermuda, and offers client-service capabilities in more than 115 countries.

Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ARP) is an E&P master limited partnership active in oil and gas production in the Barnett Shale (TX), the Appalachian Basin, the Raton Basin (NM), the Black Warrior Basin (AL) and the Mississippi Lime (OK).

Black Gold is a fullservice provider of turnkey temporary workforce housing, coordinating all aspects of its camps from design to management. With private and open camps across North America, the company is proud to be expanding its ability to provide cost-effective, quality housing to the oil and gas industries.

Judges comments

Large and growing market share in ASME Vessel Manufacturing, CNG Storage, and Process Systems.

Very impressive, as is its status as the risk insurer for 1/3 of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s active onshore drilling rigs.

Focused on developing customer service and especially shortening delivery time, supports local community and has grown the business and market share in 2013.

Large, global reaching company who proactively seeks solutions for the benefit of their clients. I also liked that even though they are as large, they keep the small company in mind, such as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pay on Behalfâ&#x20AC;? claims handling with the cash flow of the small operator in mind.

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From Transaction Press Release: Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. Completes Acquisition of Barnett Shale and Marble Falls Assets from DTE Energy. Atlas Resource Partners completed its acquisition of DTE Gas Resources for approximately $255 million. The acquired assets include approximately 35 MMboe of proved reserves and substantial resource potential in the Fort Worth basin in Texas, including approximately 75,000 net acres prospective for the oil and liquids rich Marble Falls play.

Understanding that the employees on the front lines require living quarters that are functional and inviting ensures success in the workplace. The vision to be able to take care of company employees to increase productivity is a cost savings that will be realized by any company. Rested employees are safer employees.

Recognizing that housing is a problem in the active areas and being able to blend in with the community with minimal impact to the surrounding community helps the employees and the companies achieve their ultimate goal of completing there business opportunities in that particular community.

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Bluewater Industries

Bosque Systems, LLC

Breitling Oil and Gas

C&J Energy Services

Our mission is to promote health, safety and environmental stewardship in all industries. Bluewater Industries primary focus is providing the safest superior performing precision cleaning solutions available. The main target markets we are involved in is Oil and Gas exploration, production and Refining.

Bosque Systems provides a full range of fluid management services to oil and gas operators. The Company utilizes expertise in fluids gathering, water reuse and treatment to design, engineer, and implement solutions to meet customer requirements. Bosque specializes in designing solutions to solve problems along the fluid management lifecycle.

Dallas-based Breitling Oil and Gas is an experienced independent oil and gas exploration and production company with proved reserves throughout most major basins in North America. Breitling has thrived since 2004 by leveraging teams of industry experts and creating opportunities for oil and gas investors.

C&J Energy Services is an independent provider of premium hydraulic fracturing, wireline and coiled tubing services with a focus on complex, technically-demanding well completions. We provide our services in conjunction with both conventional and unconventional well completions, as well as workover and stimulation operations for existing wells.

Judges comments

I chose Bluewater because the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sole focus and commitment is to make non-hazardous environmentally friendly cleaning solutions for our industry.

I love products like this that reduce the chemical exposure. I strongly feel that many issues are the result of cumulative impacts from trace chemicals.

Good application and novel technology usage.

Total solution provider with innovative technology, good business model and environmentally sound systems.

The local community and the entire oil industry benefits from their efforts to work with and educate the stakeholders in the areas Breitling operates.

Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strategy and results focus on performing for all its shareholders - creating a sound, diversified (oil and gas) reserves base for production; and, putting in place processes to align employees and create performance excellence.

Provide a range of complementary completion services and dedicated to continual improvement in quality, health & safety, environmental, training, and transportation with the goal of excellence.

C&J has modified its internal management structure to promote sustainable improvements on the HSE front by placing HSE in the operations group. Their innovative RCA program demonstrates that the company is determined to identify problems and prioritize corrective actions.

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A-Z of finalists

Celanese

Clear Fork Royalty

Crane Service Inc.

Crosstex Energy, L.P.

Thermoplastic solutions for films, fibers, and continuous-fiber tapes, rods and profiles.

Clear Fork Royalty is an oil and gas mineral rights and royalty acquisition company located in Fort Worth, Texas. Clear Fork Royalty acquires and manages oil and gas assets across the continental United States.

Crane Service offers a wide variety of cranes for rent. We love what we do and it shows in the end product with – immaculate equipment, arriving to a jobsite with a smile, preplanning lifts, and never settling for mediocre. Crane Service, doing things differently since 1960.

Crosstex Energy, L.P. (NASDAQ: XTEX) is an integrated midstream energy partnership. Crosstex operates approximately 3,500 miles of natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil pipelines, 10 processing plants and four fractionators, barge and rail terminals, product storage facilities, brine disposal wells and an extensive truck fleet.

Celstran® CFR-TP composites, from Celanese engineered materials, meets structural strength and pipe reinforcement requirements, providing robust, lightweight, and corrosion resistant solutions. We provide a broad product portfolio for highly stressed components in oil and gas water management applications.

Judges comments

Of all these products, none of them can compare to a 30’ flowback line that 2 men can carry. This would eliminate the need for a crane or other equipment to move the piping on site.

With the focus on fracking issues and pipeline leakages throughout the mainstream press, any company that can demonstrate an innovative and safe alternative to fluid transfer has to be near the top of those companies deserving recognition. The innovative use of lightweight and composite materials in design and use for water transport is a key factor in determining my opinion.

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With his vast array of experience and notable achievements, Joseph is an asset to our industry.

Possesses the entrepreneurial skills and spirit required to start and run a successful business. He is also very active in numerous professional and civic organizations.

A wide array of equipment to meet all needs, supplied with a focus on customer service, safety, craft knowledge and equipment.

Aggressively growing the business and fleet whilst maintaining customer service and a strong emphasis on employee and customer safety. Great work.

Setting a great example in upgrading the abandoned Patriot Fractionator as well as the range of corporate giving initiatives – a company with strong ethics.

Invests substantial human and financial resources in efforts to ensure the integrity of pipeline systems, maintaining a comprehensive environmental policy and the health & safety of employees and the general public.

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CSI Recruiting

Dresser-Rand

CSI Recruiting has been focused exclusively on technical placement within the domestic E&P marketplace for over 12 years. With offices in in Denver, Dallas / Fort Worth, Houston and Eastern Ohio, CSI provides top-level petroleum engineers, geoscientists, landmen and technical managers to the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading independent operators.

Dresser-Rand supplies rotating equipment solutions to the worldwide oil, gas, petrochemical, and process industries. It operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Norway, and India, and maintains a network of 49 service and support centers (including 6 engineering and R&D centers) covering more than 150 countries.

Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

Encana is a leading North American energy producer that is focused on growing its strong portfolio of diverse resource plays producing natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids. By partnering with employees, community organizations and other businesses, Encana contributes to the strength and sustainability of the communities where it operates.

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP) is a master limited partnership which owns and operates one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States. ETP currently has natural gas operations that include approximately 33,000 miles of gathering and transportation pipelines, treating and processing assets, and storage facilities.

Judges comments

Clear industry expertise and commitment as demonstrated by the comprehensive annual salary report.

CSI Recruiting work hard to understand clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s companies and their culture before looking for the searching for the best candidates. They come highly recommended by both clients and candidates.

In developing their safety methodology, DresserRand have managed to drive down total recordable incident rate from 0.9 in 2008 to 0.41 in 2012.

Impressed that all of their employees are empowered to stop any task under any circumstances if an HSE risk exists.

Exceptional achievements for his years, dedicated to his profession and the communities he lives and works in.

They were able to get the Sunoco shareholders to accept half cash and half stock thereby reducing the cost of the transaction.

Clearly a credit to Encana and a recognized and respected leader for all of the organizations he represents. A great example of what the oil & gas industry can nurture and is proud of.

What a great way for a traditional midstream gas company to diversify its portfolio and participate in high price environment of crude oil. This should give them a great balance of assets and protect them from price drops in one commodity.

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Fircroft Fircroft has been a leading provider of recruitment solutions to specialist technical industries since 1970 and is active in over 45 countries. We provide over 7,500 contractor professionals supporting Clients’ global operations and are active in several key sectors. These include Oil & Gas, Power & Energy and Engineering.

Frank Henry Equipment USA, LLC Frank Henry Equipment USA LLC, delivers the highest quality in service and workmanship at competitive industry prices. Integrity: We adhere to the highest ethical and moral standards. Accountability: As a team we’re responsible for our actions and hold ourselves accountable.

FTS International

Gazelle Transportation

FTS International is a leading provider of well completion services, including pressure pumping, wireline and water management. Exploration and production companies use FTSI’s products, services and expertise to enhance recovery rates from oil and gas wells, primarily in unconventional plays.

Established as a small petroleum transportation company in January of 1993, Gazelle Transportation has grown to what has become one of the nation’s premier crude oil logistics companies. With a presence in most US crude oil-producing regions, we are recognized as providing safe, reliable and competitively-priced services to the oil and gas industry. With a growing fleet and well-maintained facilities, Gazelle strives to provide World Class service to its customers nationwide.

Transparency: We communicate meaningful goals and metrics

Judges comments

Impressive growth in revenues and market share whilst demonstrating continued customer and contractor satisfaction.

Driven and innovative in searching for candidates to fill challenging positions for clients. Real commitment to CSR locally and globally – commendable.

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Manufacture and supplier a wide range of equipment and growing to meet our ever evolving industry’s needs.

Recognize the needs of a demanding industry and make sure they are available 24/7 with a team ready to do whatever it takes to meet customer needs.

Being able to bring Laboratory findings into the field successfully is always a need. Organizing teams of engineers to be able to communicate the processes and services effectively to the industry is sometimes a missing link in the Service to Industry exchange.

Shawn appears to have made significant contributions to help a midsize business grow into a large business. From opening district offices, to developing a water purification system and building training programs for engineers and field personnel. Shawn appears to wear many hats and to be an invaluable asset to the company growth and success.

A first class reputation as far as meeting client needs, while doing so in a safe and comprehensive manner.

Recognized for their expertize in logistics, safety and delivery – the stats and client testimonials back this up!

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Geoforce

Hammer Construction

Harbinger Group Inc.

Geoforce uses GPS and other wireless technologies to track and monitor assets via a single software platform. Our hardware is purpose-built to withstand extreme weather and harsh environments. Our software is unique in that in contains specific oilfield-needs features that cannot be found anywhere else.

Hammer is recognized as a top quality, competitive provider of oil and gas services in the Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas regions. Hammer Construction, Inc is a fifty-year-old company celebrating twenty five years as a second-generation, Woman Owned Business Enterprise. The industry has changed in 50 years and Hammer has not only evolved with the change, but has thrived. Hammer attributes their success to their experienced personnel, committed safety program, and diverse services.

Harbinger Group Inc. (NYSE: HRG) is a diversified holding company. HGI’s principal operations are conducted through companies that: offer life insurance and annuity products; branded consumer products; provide asset-backed loans; and own energy assets. HGI is principally focused on acquiring controlling and other equity stakes in businesses across a diversified range of industries and growing its existing businesses.

Hays Recruiting experts in Oil and Gas Hays Oil & Gas is the expert in recruiting qualified, professional and skilled oil and gas professionals across the full project life cycle, from exploration, project development and construction to asset operations and maintenance. Our clients represent some of the industry’s leading names, from global super majors to specialist niche consultancies.

Judges comments

Working with the industry to develop critical technology and applications to support the industry and protect the environment.

The experience of industry veterans has enabled Geoforce to develop technology that provides critical information that saves time, reduces costs and eliminates major communication issues.

Quality assurance program presented in alignment to the Company’s ways of doing construction business.

Consistently being an early mover with a good history of success as a construction company meeting project deadlines and budgets.

From Transaction Press Release: This acquisition is consistent with HGI and EXCO’s intention to opportunistically add incremental cash flow to the Partnership through the acquisition of mature, conventional assets over time,” said Omar Asali, HGI’s President. “In this highly complementary transaction, we are adding assets that EXCO has a history of operating and the Partnership knows well. We look forward to continuing to build value for investors through our energy operating business.

Last year Hays placed over 80,000 permanent jobs and 300,000 temporary jobs.

Great story of helping client expand from foreign operations to U.S. operations. A fine firm, no doubt!

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Hearn Trucking, LLC Hearn Trucking LLC is a commercial trucking enterprise servicing the oil and gas field industry. Service offerings include hauling bulk sand, bulk cement, oil field equipment, well site sand coordination, and sand removal from well site. Hearn Trucking LLC continues to enjoy steady growth sustained through dedication to our customers.

Honeywell Analytics

Hunt Oil Company

Kase and Company, Inc.

Honeywell Analytics manufactures the industry’s most complete range of gas and flame detectors and controllers for use in the upstream/midstream/ downstream oil and gas world. Our passion is to protect people, property and environment from toxic and flammable gas threats, helping businesses increase safety and productive yield, maintain fixed operating costs and improve equipment reliability.

Hunt Oil Company, a privately held exploration and production company, has successfully conducted petroleum operations for more than 75 years. Today, we are one of the world’s leading independent energy companies, with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and the Middle East. We have drilled wells on every continent except Antarctica.

Kase and Company, Inc. is an energy hedging and trading solutions firm. Since 1992, Kase has provided producers, consumers, and marketers of oil, natural gas, products and liquids with a range of computer based models as well as analytical and advisory services.

Judges comments

The company has worked through some difficult challenges in order to complete deliveries on time.

The company began with one single truck and has grown the company to a fleet of over 100. Seventy five percent of the companies employees have been with the company for more than five years.

Honeywell has created communications technology that can save lives. Their equipment can help first responders react quickly and precisely in a man-down situation.

The SafetyNEX system connects portable gas detectors to a main system through wireless technology and has the ability to communicate quickly between operator and emergency response teams. This is a system that could truly safe lives.

Clearly respected by managers, colleagues and partners – past and present. A credit to his company and the industry.

Shown an impressive balance of growth and sustainable leadership with each upward step of his career. No matter the company, the message remained strong as to Mr. Boschetti’s attention to customers, company direction and personal effectiveness in the job.

Successful forecasting and hedging solutions affect the bottom line of every business and in the last year Kase and Company helped their clients bottom line.

Kase and Company provides an array of analytical and advisory services to energy companies for crude oil and natural gas trading and hedging, and has also developed proprietary software for energy trading.

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A-Z of finalists

Lake Truck Lines Inc.

Legacy Reserves LP

Light Tower Rentals, Inc.

Lockton

Lake Truck Lines is the leading oilfield logistics service provider in the Eagle Ford Shale and Permian Basin. By learning how our clients serve their clients Lake’s able to not only provide unique, ‘Ahead of the Curve’, solutions to their logistics problems but also equipment through Lake Oilfield Services/ Lake Manufacturing.

Legacy is a master limited partnership headquartered in Midland, Texas, focused on the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas properties primarily located in the Permian Basin, MidContinent and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States.

LTR is in the business of helping clients achieve their operational goals, and always will, provide the highest quality equipment and superior service to our customers, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. While working safely, we exceed expectations and help to make all experiences successful.

Lockton Companies has more than 45 years of experience in risk management, insurance and benefits. Lockton is the largest privately held, independent insurance broker in the world. Lockton’s Marine & Energy practice is comprised of over 100 insurance professionals, who are dedicated entirely to marine and energy risks.

Judges comments

Great initiative to get involved with the political system to educate politicians about our industry, benefitting yourself and others.

It is difficult to move a successful company and grow at the same time, and on a time record of 99.5% is very impressive with the current activity level.

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From Transaction Press Release: Legacy Reserves acquires Permian Basin assets from Concho for $520M.

This transaction highlights the importance of MLP structure in value chain.

When emergencies happen, contractors depend on good reliable suppliers to provide materials, equipment, etc. in order to care for their customers. Light Tower Rentals goes above and beyond what we would expect from a supplier.

A Contractor needs dependable suppliers that they can rely on in order to provide quality service to their customer. LTR is a very good company that strives to go above and beyond in the name of customer service.

A vast amount of experience in a team dedicated to energy. Impressive list of clients in the region.

A clear focus on the region with a range of dedicated teams, a focus on service and great case studies. Strong community initiatives locally and globally.

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Logan Completion Systems Logan Completion Systems is an innovative O&G well completions technology and service company that provides equipment and services to the unconventional oil and gas fracturing markets, along with completion and well construction products for heavy oil thermal markets, and specializes in open-hole, multi-stage horizontal fracturing systems.

National Oilwell Varco

NCS Energy Services, Inc.

Omni Water Solutions, Inc.

National Oilwell Varco is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of equipment and components used in oil and gas drilling and production operations, the provision of oilfield services, and supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry.

NCS Energy Services, Multistage Unlimited technology combines a coiled tubing-deployed isolation assembly with either sliding sleeves or sand-jet perforating to deliver single-trip multistage completions more efficiently than any other method. The system gives the maximum reservoir connectivity with predictable stage spacing and uniform frac volumes.

Omni Water Solutions is a provider of highly efficient and automated mobile systems for water treatment and re-use. Through its patented OctoZone® technology, the Omni HIPPO® is able to sense and respond to constantly changing fluid conditions in the field. The result is consistent-quality output at a cost that makes re-use affordable. Omni provides operators with better drilling and completion fluids for better performance. The company is based in Austin, Texas.

Judges comments

North America has entered a period in the oil and gas industry not seen in generations. This new “oil boom” and the possibility for energy independence was brought about thanks to innovation and new and better technology. Often this has been simply a better mousetrap. We usually credit the big companies like Halliburton and Schlumberger with new ideas, but more and more these ideas come from small entrepreneurs that think big. Logan Completions Systems appears to be one of these big thinkers. They offer several new technologies which although they may not have thought-up, they are selling for mush less than the big boys. And in the end, a cheaper mousetrap is the better mousetrap.

Consistent performer in this field!

Emerging water treatment service provider with an exciting solution and a growing market share.

Exciting patented mobile water solutions for one of the industries most significant challenges. One to watch over the coming year.

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P2 Energy Solutions

PEC

P2 Energy Solutions is the world’s largest provider of software and data solutions exclusively serving the upstream oil and gas industry. Today, more than 1,200 companies rely on P2’s technology to improve their upstream operations in 65 countries around the world.

PEC provides standardized safety and skills training to the oil and gas contractor workforce and online standardized forms for reporting safety information from Contractor to Operator. The SafeLandUSA and SafeGulf accredited PEC Basic Orientation and Core Compliance are required or accepted by most major and independent oil and gas operators.

Permian Crude Transport & Trading

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

Permian Transport & Trading is dedicated to the safest and most reliable transportation of crude oil in New Mexico, South Texas, West Texas and Oklahoma. Our strong commitment to the industry, loyalty to our clients and superior service has allowed our company to become a leader in the crude oil transport market and grow our fleet while maintain quality service.

Pioneer Natural Resources is a large independent oil and natural gas company that is focused on helping meet the world’s energy needs. We deliver strong production and reserve growth through onshore exploration and production in the United States, while providing opportunities for growth and enrichment for business partners, employees and the communities in which we operate.

Judges comments

P2 Energy solutions being one of the largest consulting companies in the world, deserves to win with their perseverance. They helped a Dallasbased company go from 105 operated wells to 1,127 operated wells and 867 non-operated wells.

P2 illustrates a strong history of service and commitment to clients since its beginnings. It has transformed itself to accommodate clients and stay ahead of their needs. It shares commitment to its employees by providing an innovative Company culture. The results it can reach with clients is solidly outlined in the FWB case presented.

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Their program for Veterans Oilfield training identified and addressed a problem; a more proactive approach than just responding to the needs of geographic communities.

A unique approach to social responsibility, with a specific group targeted for placement within the industry. The program demonstrates measurable and tangible benefits to a deserving group.

Integrity first! Backed up by performance and value.

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Midland, Texas. Permian Transport & Trading started 6 years ago with two trucks and two employees. Today, the company has grown to 85 trucks and over 100 employees. During this period of rapid growth, the company’s emphasis on safety has allowed them to do business with some of the industries largest companies.

Both Parties to the transaction gained strategic advantages while expertise in operating was preserved.

Not only was Pioneer able to find a partner to help them develop their massive acreage position in West Texas, they were able to obtain very favourable terms as well. Pioneer received a large cash payment at closing, they retained operations, they kept the shallow rights above the Wolfcamp and their new non-operator partner agreed to pay for 75% of the drilling and completion costs while only earning 40% working interest through the carry.

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Precision Drilling Corporation High Performance, High Value Precision is a leading provider of oilfield services. Precision provides safe, efficient and innovation contract drilling, well servicing and strategic support services to create value for our customers, investors and employees.

Preferred Sands Preferred Sands, headquartered in Radnor, PA, is one of North Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest proppant, well logistics and resin technology companies. With this innovative product development and reclamation projects, the company is not only committed to the protection of the environment but also the health and safety of the communities it serves.

Progressive Global Energy & Natural Resources With over 20 years of recruitment expertise, Progressive GE is a true global staffing and mobility specialist. From a network of strategic hubs, we place oil& gas, mining and maritime & offshore professionals globally. Experts that work with you; not just for you. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Progressive GE.

Quicksilver Resources Inc. Quicksilver Resources Inc. is an exploration and production company engaged in the development and production of longlived natural gas and oil properties onshore North America. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, the company is widely recognized as a leader in the development and production from unconventional reservoirs including shale gas and coal bed methane.

Judges comments

Commitment to new equipment and demonstrated HS&E YOY improvements.

Their analysis programs to evaluate the steps which created past problems, to improve future results especially in the HSE department are the only way to properly evaluate the failures as well as successes when running a business.

Innovative technology application. Can have significant impact in minimizing environmental footprint.

RCS technology has been developed with long-term environmental benefits in mind whilst also being economically sustainable. A great example to the industry.

A great number of success stories in matching oil and gas talent with companies in need of that talent. Handled big company recruitment processes.

The size and existing expertise that Progressive brings to the table in talent search and acquisition is impressive, one gets the sense that they fully understand the market and its nuances.

From Transaction Press Release: Quicksilver Announces Sale to Tokyo Gas of 25% Interest in Bakken Shale Assets.

Committed to developing in the Barnet Shale and achieving continued growth in production and reserves. Keen eye on H&S and takes pride in environmental stewardship.

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RWI Construction, Inc. RWI was founded in 1979 and headquartered in Midland, Texas, with additional operations in Hobbs, New Mexico, Monahans, TX and Big Lake, TX. RWI is a leading provider of recurring wellhead production and upstream infrastructure services to blue-chip oil and gas producers operating in Texas and New Mexico.

Sage Environmental Consulting Sage Environmental Consulting, L.P. (SAGE) is an Environmental Engineering and Consulting Firm. SAGE’s “Family of Companies” provides professional services that span a wide spectrum of industries and specializes in being at the forefront of the ever-increasing health, safety, and environmental regulation of the Global Oil & Gas industrial market(s).

SandRidge Energy Inc.

Schneider National, Inc.

SandRidge Energy focuses on drilling low-risk, conventional, high rate-of-return oil wells in shallow carbonate reservoirs. Based in Oklahoma City, SandRidge Energy is the primary developer of the Mississippian Oil Play, with valuable assets in the Gulf of Mexico. Our focus extends beyond energy production and into our communities, where we dedicate our time, talents and resources to the places we call home.

Schneider National has provided expert transportation and logistics solutions for over 78 years. Offering the broadest portfolio of services in the industry, Schneider’s solutions include Van Truckload, Dedicated, Regional, Bulk, Intermodal, Brokerage, Supply Chain Management, Integrated Delivery and Port Logistics.

Judges comments

Commitment to employee training and benefits.

Straightforward presentation of expertise, major integrated Oil & Gas companies using their services, and good employee programs in place for HES.

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Real tangible results!

Their work monitoring and quantifying fugitive emissions is a critical and understudied part of O&G environmental stewardship and the information is desperately needed to further industry rapport with environmental watchdogs.

This transaction highlights the value creation process by vision, know how and effectiveness of Sheridan Production Partners II.

Reallocates investments best aligned with focus of transacting Parties; i.e., development of the Mississippian plays using proceeds from the transaction.

They have amassed 5 Smart Awards of Excellence from one of the federal regulatory agency that oversees them and they have developed cost savings logistic supply chain teams to reduce cost.

Not new to the trucking industry but a relatively new comer to energy trucking. The company saw an opportunity and risked millions of dollars in entering this sector. They have not only grown but they have been able to do it in an efficient and environmental friendly way.

FiberFlex-11, leading the fluid transfer industry CFT As A Company Composite Fluid Transfer (CFT) was established in May of 2011 to pursue a solution for industries related to fluid transfer via piping systems. The mission of our venture based in Kilgore, TX is to penetrate existing markets with a superior alternative to both the leak free fluid transfer systems and the conventional, temporary fresh water transfer systems. The initial goal of CFT was to create the largest inside diameter pipe with a working pressure rating of 250 psi while being light enough that a single 30’ joint could easily be carried by two people. The FiberFlex-11® pipe at 4.26 lbs. /ft. is over half the weight of comparable diameter and pressure rated composite and plastic pipe (8.5 – 21.5 lbs. /ft.) The standard length of the FiberFlex-11® pipe is 30 feet. The pipe was specifically designed to be as light weight as possible and to be less than the maximum 140 lbs. that OSHA mandates as the maximum weight for two persons to lift. A 30 ft. section of FiberFlex-11® weighs only 128 lbs. comparable 30 ft. section of 12” HDPE SDR 9 weighs 655 lbs. The light weight pipe enables large cost savings in mobility, installation, and safety costs. The fact that the FiberFlex-11® pipe is designed so that two men in the field can easily lift and carry the pipe avoids the high cost of using large and expensive unloading equipment. Avoiding heavy equipment and using a much lighter product increases safety and minimizes work site reclamation damage costs. Developing the FiberFlex-11® pipe began with proving the concept that winding a thin walled HDPE liner with composite fiberglass tape would produce a lightweight, large diameter fluid transfer system capable of withstanding high pressures. It also needed to be capable of withstanding the rigors of the oilfield water transfer industry and others. Hundreds of hours of ASTM standard burst and cycle testing proved the pressure rating while showing the resilience of the product. Apart from the statistical advantages of this leak-free system, several field tests proved the many real world advantages of FiberFlex11® pipe. Its seamless integration into an

existing water transfer company’s infrastructure is a major advantage saving time and money. Other leak-free systems may require additional costly specialized equipment where FiberFlex-11® can be utilized with any existing water transfer equipment. Existing aluminum pipe trailers and water transfer equipment can be used to transport FiberFlex-11® without the additional expense of extra trailers, tuggers and spooling equipment. This also means lead times for implementing your equipment are lower, repair costs are lower, and employee training is simpler if not already there. From the humble beginnings of wrapping HDPE liner by hand to the design and construction of its full scale manufacturing process, FiberFlex-11® spent its time in the R&D trenches and has developed into an industry revolutionizing product. CFT’s FiberFlex-11® pipe was specifically designed for the sizeable water management market in the oil and gas industry, yet it can be applied to any large diameter fluid transfer market. A key strength of this innovation is the adaptability of the product to market demands, including any fluid transfer markets outside of the oil and gas industry. The FiberFlex-11® system can easily be altered to operate at higher pressures, in tougher environments, with larger diameters or any type of connections. Even though FiberFlex-11® pipe has been fully implemented, this innovation’s concept can continuously evolve. FiberFlex-11 Technology The FiberFlex-11® pipe is a thin wall, large diameter HDPE pipe liner wound and heat consolidated with a high modulus, fiberglass reinforced composite tape. The innovative FiberFlex-11® pipe is a concept that is designed, and manufactured by Composite Fluid Transfer LLC, Kilgore, TX. FiberFlex-11® pipe is a 10.5” ID, 11.1” OD rated at 250 psi (500 psi burst). The composite pipe incorporates Ticona’s CFRTP® Continuous Fiberglass Reinforced HDPE thermoplastic composite tape. The CFR-TP is wound around and heat consolidated by CFT’s proprietary process on to a specially

design, extruded thin wall HDPE thermoplastic liner. The tape winding / consolidation process is proprietary process developed by Composite Fluid Transfer LLC. By consolidating several layers of Ticona’s CFR-TP tape on to the thin wall HDPE pipe, the burst pressure is increased from a mere 50 psi to over 500 psi. The finishing touch to the pipe construction is an outside layer of Valeron’s 20 mil HDPE film. The film acts as the protective abrasion and UV resistant film. The film is typically a tan color to reduce the heat conduction and to blend in naturally to the surroundings. Other colors are available if desired to individually dress up the oil well operation. To enable the pipe service in various market applications, a whole line of connectors, couplings, and valves have been designed to provide the ultimate flexibility in end-use applications.

FiberFlex-11 Quick Connect Coupling

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Select Energy Services

Sidewinder Drilling, Inc.

Select Energy Services delivers innovative, efficient end-to-end solutions and well-site services to producers in an environmentally conscientious manner. We effectively source, transport, test, treat, and dispose of water and fluids within every major North American shale play. Select provides solutions necessary to unlock the vital energy resources of our country.

Through construction of newbuild rigs and select acquisitions, we have built a contract land drilling company with a large scale, high quality asset base operated by highly motivated, skilled employees that are focused on delivering safe, high performance drilling services required by large E&P companies (including majors, international oil companies and large independent E&P companies) seeking to efficiently and safely develop unconventional oil and gas resources.

Sinochem Petroleum USA LLC

Sun Coast Resources, Inc.

Sinochem Petroleum Exploration and Production Co., Ltd. (“Sinochem E&P”), as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinochem Group, undertakes the group’s strategy to expand its oil business to the upstream sector and engages in oil exploration and production globally.

Sun Coast Resources, Inc., is the largest woman owned business in Texas. The Company was founded by Kathy Lehne in 1985, and markets quality petroleum products & lubricants to thousands of commercial, retail, and government operations, and also offers a national emergency response fuel program, petroleum transportation, and numerous other related products and services throughout 40 states.

Judges comments

Select’s solutions to the reuse of frac water is not only economic but has a significant impact on water usage across the state. The fact that Select is focusing on the needs of the industry and putting the unfounded environmental issues on the back burner is more valuable to the industry than the industry reaction to yet another EPA unfounded and unfunded regulation on the industry.

The solution of re-use of the water is environmentally sound and is a great benefit to the entire industry. Obviously the treatment of fluids can and will spill over into other industries other than oil and gas. Everybody wins. The conservation of water in the State of Texas is paramount at the present and any procedure that curtails the further use of water and at the same time recycles a normally disposed of by-product of a fracturing treatment is a big savings on all fronts that ultimately have to handle the water.

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Semi custom rigs fit for purpose design allowing optimal solutions for different environments.

Through their great experience Sidewinder rigs incorporate the best features and capabilities to enable their solutions to meet the varying needs of customers and different environments.

From Transaction Press Release: Pioneer Natural Resources Announces $1.7 Billion Horizontal Wolfcamp Shale Transaction with Sinochem

Both Parties to the transaction gained strategic advantages while expertise in operating was preserved.

What an impressive story of against all odds. A woman entering a male dominated industry with $2,000 in 1985 and growing it into a company that is generating $2 billion in revenues. The Houston Business Journal and Houston Chronicle recognized the company as one of the best places to work in 2012. Additionally, the founder is giving back to the community by mentoring future entrepreneurs through her involvement through Junior Achievement.

Their annual fuel sales totalled in excess of 500 million gallons and the company transported over a billion gallons of fuel and condensate through the region. Sun Coast supports numerous charities and enjoys teaching under privileged children about the free enterprise system.

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Supreme Services

Surge Accelerator

Being the largest independent specialty rental company in the industry, Supreme has built a strong reputation by providing quality products and services that meet and exceed our customer’s expectations. Through state of the art, patented technology, we will continue to lead the way in our industry.

SURGE Accelerator is the leading seed fund and mentor-driven accelerator that invests in and enables entrepreneurs who are solving the world’s energy and water problems using technology. In its first two years, SURGE companies raised $20M in funding, landed over 75 enterprise customers, and created more than 100 jobs.

Swift Worldwide Resources Swift Worldwide Resources is the premier Oil & Gas manpower provider that will do whatever it takes, wherever it takes us®. With over 30 years of exclusive focus in the Oil & Gas sector, Swift Worldwide Resources is the industry leader in contract, direct, and executive placement services.

TEEMCO, LLC TEEMCO is a registered professional engineering firm providing a onestop-shop for every environmental compliance need. The company’s six regional offices serve the industry coast-tocoast. Selected as the exclusive environmentalservices provider to the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, TEEMCO’s expertise, products and services are recognized as the industry standard.

Judges comments

Exemplary service including safety, health and community giving. It seems the company is determined to build itself the right way.

Enabling entrepreneurs and innovation for the energy industry with a fantastic success rate for early stage companies.

Notable range of products and services and continued development to meet market demands. All done whilst focusing on responsibilities to employees and community.

Advancement in technology is critical for the industry and SURGE is supporting an encouraging mix of innovating companies.

Demonstrate real care in the way talent is placed and managed. Glowing testimonials support their nomination as a valued partner.

Service driven to deliver long term success of placements with a community consciousness too. Saving clients a considerable amount of time and resources in their search for top talent.

Always quick to donate into the communities in which it operates, TEEMCO is ever supportive both financially and through donating community hours to local efforts.

TEEMCO assist 100’s of oil and gas companies regarding water and environmental issues. While they handle all the due-diligence, Oil & Gas companies can handle their operations for more cash flow efficiencies.

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Sox TETRA Technologies, Inc.

Tokyo Gas America Ltd.

Towerstone

VZ Environmental

TETRA Technologies, Inc. is a geographically diversified oil and gas services company focused on completion fluids and associated products and services, after-frac flow back, production well testing and associated services, wellhead compression, and selected offshore services including well plugging and abandonment, decommissioning, and diving.

As a leading energy company with focus on its natural gas businesses, the Tokyo Gas Group shall actively contribute to create a pleasant lifestyle and environmentally friendly society, maintain and enhance its trust from our customers, shareholders, and society.

Towerstone is a wholesale insurance broker and managing general agency based in Dallas with an office in San Antonio specializing in energy and construction with expertise in a broad spectrum of industries.

VZ Environmental is the leading contributor in containment solutions in the oil and gas industry. Through the use of its innovative products Vmatz™ and VSoxz™, VZ Environmental focuses on providing a turnkey service and contributing to the reduction of the industry’s operational footprint.

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Judges comments

Frac water is one of the hot topics in the oil and gas industry. Tetra provides solutions to frac water handling and these solutions will help to insure the future of the oil and gas industry.

TETRA provides complete, cost effective services that manage the entire lifecycle of frac water, keeping it reusable and utilizing fluids technology, filtration equipment, and best practices that respect the environment.

From Transaction Press Release: Quicksilver Announces Sale to Tokyo Gas of 25% Interest in Bakken Shale Assets.

Committed to developing in the Barnet Shale and achieving continued growth in production and reserves. Keen eye on H&S and takes pride in environmental stewardship.

Clearly valued and respected by their clients and the training offered stands out.

Providing proprietary programs designed to cover the unique risks and challenges of the oil & gas industry and then reviewing the coverage on an ongoing basis.

Water supplies need to be protected during drilling and fracturing processes. VZ Environmental has created systems that will protect surface water resources from unavoidable drips and spills.

Designing products and solutions so the industry can be better stewards of the environment. Hats of to Carol Van Zandt Jones from an idea and some borrowed equipment to more than 100 employees in 3 years.

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Wortham

Yellowhouse Machinery

Founded in 1915, Wortham Insurance & Risk Management is based in Houston and is one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest independent insurance firms , answering the insurance needs of a broad range of industries and individuals with a portfolio of services that includes insurance brokerage, risk management, and employee benefits consulting.

Yellowhouse Machinery Co. is the oldest John Deere construction dealer West of the Mississippi. We have been in business since 1958 and provide our customers with parts, service, sales and rentals of John Deere equipment, as well as other manufacturers.

Judges comments

Demonstrated â&#x20AC;&#x153;hustle,â&#x20AC;? during A&D transactions.

Leading John Deere dealer

Independent, and focused on the energy industry which surrounds them.

Next generation engines that are cleaning the air!

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