2013 West Coast Oil & Gas Awards Winner's Yearbook

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West Coast Oil & Gas Awards Winner’s Yearbook

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Welcome to the 2013 West Coast Oil & Gas Awards commemorative Yearbook

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he companies and individuals in this journal were acknowledged by the award’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 Industry’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 world’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 West Coast 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

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Judging panel

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Congratulations to the 2013 Southwest Winners

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Congratulations to the 2013 Midcontinent Winners

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A-Z of finalists

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Environmental initiative of the Year

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Geophysical Company of the Year

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Corporate Consultancy of the Year

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Manufacturer of the Year

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Engineering company of the Year

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The Oil and Gas Financial Journal Transaction of the Year

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The TEEMCO E&P Company of the Year

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Risk Management Provider of the Year Health & Safety initiative of the Year

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

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Trucking company of the Year

Editorial

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

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Environmental Initiative of the Year by a Service Provider

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Corporate social responsibility initiative of the Year

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Industry supplier of the Year

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Oilfield Service Company of the Year

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Drilling company of the Year Law firm of the Year

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Operational Consultancy of the Year

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Construction Company of the Year

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Guest of Honor Assemblywoman Connie Conway

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uest of Honor at the West Coast Oil & Gas Awards was Assemblywoman Connie Conway of the California State Assembly Connie Conway was first elected to the State Assembly on November 4, 2008. She is serving her third term and represents the 26th Assembly District, which includes Tulare, Kern and Inyo Counties.

Recognized for her ability to bring people together, in November 2010 Connie was unanimously elected by her colleagues to serve as Assembly Minority Leader, the top leadership role in the Assembly Republican Caucus. As Minority Leader, she leads the caucus in forming its legislative agenda and works with her leadership team to advance their political goals.

Before becoming Minority Leader, Connie served as vice-chair of the powerful Assembly Appropriations Committee, and as Chair of the bipartisan Legislative Rural Caucus.

Some of the highlights from Assemblywoman Connie Conway’s keynote address: “Well stimulation, particularly with the Monterrey Shale, is a key part of what we call California’s second gold rush.

We think that safe, proven technology will help America achieve energy independence and kickstart our states economy.”

“I thank all of you for the investments that you have here in our State.

Our State’s overall economy will benefit from cutting edge and environmentally responsible technology that you are all here to celebrate tonight.”

To see the video of Assemblywoman Connie Conway’s complete keynote address please visit www.oilandgasawards.com.

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Judging panel

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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

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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Environmental Inititative of the Year by an E&P Company

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ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR BY AN E&P COMPANY

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E&B Natural Resources Management Corporation E&B Natural Resources Management Corporation is a Bakersfield, California based independent oil and gas company. Once a small oil and gas company producing 900 boe per day from a handful of legacy fields, E&B has grown rapidly over the past five years.

Judge’s Comments: An oil and gas producer who has found a way to form a new line of business with G-Clean. Truly impressive.

E&B launched a new company E&B Green Solutions to market and distribute a line of environmentally safe and effective cleaning solutions to the oil and gas industry. It helped to improve efficiency, safety and decrease cleaning and maintenance costs & reduce carbon footprint.

Employing a balanced approach of mature field revitalization, acquisitions, and exploration, E&B now produces approximately 8,000 boepd from 25+ oil and gas fields located in California, Louisiana, Kansas, Wyoming, and Texas. With over 300 dedicated employees focused on all areas of growth and production, E&B is one of the largest privately owned oil and gas companies in California and is a recognized leader within the exploration and production industry.

development drilling, facility upgrades and exploration. E&B also expects to remain active on the acquisition front as well as invest in their environmental initiative E&B Green Solutions, which supplies safe, effective and environmentally friendly cleaning and production enhancement solutions to the oil and gas industry. With this level of activity, E&B expects 2013 to once again be a record year in production, reserve, and overall corporate growth.

For 2013, E&B plans to spend over $100 million dollars in capital projects including continuing work on its existing high efficiency thermal projects, additional infill

Further information on these winning organizations, interviews and photos can be viewed at www.oilandgasawards.com

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Geophysical Company of the Year

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GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY OF THE YEAR

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NodalSeismic Judge’s Comments: Through their work in Long Beach, they were not only able to accomplish a practical task related to oil and gas exploration but also provide a unique data set recognized by academia as uniquely advancing the science of seismology - all done whilst achieving a high level of environmental stewardship in the local community. Wow! The company is on the leading edge of acquisition in low quality data areas and areas with complex subsurface geology. The fact that they were able to shoot a 3D survey in the Signal Hill area of Los Angeles and obtain high quality data is a tribute to their ability to deliver on their promises.

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NodalSeismic, LLC is a geophysical firm driven to solve complex, multi-faceted seismic data challenges in newer, better ways.

Utilizing cable-free recording equipment, the company is at the forefront of melding oil and gas exploration with earthquake seismology techniques to produce higher resolution data.

As a pioneer in the industry, NodalSeismic developed the solution to seismic data acquisition in dense, urban environments with the Long Beach, CA 3D survey.

The acquisition for the project was completed in 2012, and industry milestones continue to be made through the use of the project’s passive dataset with the activesource dataset.

Where NodalSeismic Excels:

NodalSeismic currently acquires 2D, 3D, 4D and passive data throughout the lower 48 states. The company is known for adapting its operations to any onshore, non-transition environment and producing novel survey design concepts with a more flexible, low-impact and efficient operations approach.

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Robust HSE

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Impeccable safety record

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Safest recording system in the industry to operate

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Data Quality

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Effective & efficient equipment implementation

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High data recovery: 99.7%+ average

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Cost Competitive

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Higher production with less manpower required

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Low-impact, safe, fast and efficient

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Problem Solving

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Geophysical and operational the most thorough and efficient solutions

Further information on these winning organizations, interviews and photos can be viewed at www.oilandgasawards.com

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. continued overleaf Oil & Gas Awards 2012

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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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Corporate Consultancy of the Year

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CORPORATE CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR

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Brown Armstrong Certified Public Accountants Judge’s Comments: Brown Armstrong has an excellent reputation in California and has excellent connections with CIPA and other California entities that are supportive of the Oil and Gas business in the state.

Professional, well informed and attentive to client needs.

They have served the oil and gas industry for a long period of time. The continued number of clients they service in the oil and gas industry combined with their contributions to CIPA are outstanding. Often the finance/accounting side of consultancy in the oil and gas sector is overlooked and these guys demonstrate how important their contribution is to the industry.

Founded in 1974, Brown Armstrong is located in Bakersfield, California, which is the heart of California’s oil country. Being born and raised in some of the country’s most productive oil fields, we have worked side by side with our clients learning the oil and gas business from below the ground and up. For over 35 years we have helped our clients by applying our superior knowledge of their industry and ours, and merging them to exceed their expectations and provide opportunities that have assisted them in achieving their business goals. In this time we have become an accounting leader in the oil and gas industry serving clients around the world.

Examples of some of the services we offer include: financial statement audits and reviews, tax planning and strategies, entity formation advice, SEC reporting compliance and audit, mergers and acquisitions, and business valuations.

technical skills and staying current on the issues facing the oil and gas industry today. You need an accounting firm that understands your industry, your company, and the global impact it has. You need Brown Armstrong.

Each member of the Brown Armstrong Oil and Gas team is a highly skilled professional who is dedicated to maintaining strong

Further information on these winning organizations, interviews and photos can be viewed at www.oilandgasawards.com Oil & Gas Awards 2013

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Manufacturer of the Year

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MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR

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Celanese Advanced material solutions for films, fibers, multifilaments, and continuous-fiber tapes, rods and profiles in the oil and gas industry.

Judge’s 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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Developed by the engineered materials business of Celanese, Celstran® CFR-TP (continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic) tapes, rods and custom profiles are for highly stressed components in oil and gas applications. We offer a broad portfolio of polymer/ fiber combinations for your most challenging applications.

Celstran ® meets specific structural strength and pipe reinforcement requirements for lightweight, corrosion resistant piping and downhole rod uses.

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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

Celanese, 8040 Dixie Highway, Florence, KY, USA 41042 Copyright © 2013 Celanese or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

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Engineering Company of the Year

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ENGINEERING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

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TJ Cross Engineers, Inc. TJ Cross Engineers, Inc. was formed in December 1990 as a California corporation. Our firm is currently a privately held company owned by Lisa Wong, Tim Couch, Stuart Heisler, Kent Halley, Chuck Soderstrom, and Myrna Buenviaje.

Judge’s Comments: A broad range of project experience and dedication to their work. What separated TJ Cross from the others was the pure joy they seem to put into the application (I loved the employee poll on why they liked to work there). They also seem to take pride in their excellent on-site safety record.

TJ Cross has been involved in environmentally focused projects in CA and around the world. It has a success rate of over 90% in completing and delivering projects on time.

The professional staff at TJ Cross has a wide variety of experience in heavy industry with an emphasis on petroleum-related fields, alternate energy, and power generation.

Most of our management team began their careers at operating companies and, therefore, are able to provide diverse, workable and cost-effective solutions to our operating clients. We apply lean enterprise principles and practices to both our internal processes and client work activities to cut waste and improve accuracy.

analytical methods/statistical process control, field investigation, design development, specifications, construction drawings, construction support, construction management, land surveying, start-up, operating manuals, and data books, to name some. These services have been provided for new plants as well as the rehabilitation, renovation, upgrade, repair, and expansion of existing facilities and operations.

We have been an ENR Top 500 Design Firm since 2008, rising to the rank of 287 in 2013.

We provide services to include project management, cost estimates, scheduling, material takeoffs, studies, assessments through

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The Oil and Gas Financial Journal Transaction of the Year

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THE OIL AND GAS FINANCIAL JOURNAL TRANSACTION OF THE YEAR

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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Judge’s Comments: Size and scope combined with the complexity of the deal makes this an outstanding transaction.

Standout size and complexity of the transaction. Unexpected nature for traditional mining company demonstrates creative vision. Financial strength of parties.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) is a leading international natural resource company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. The company’s portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg mining complex in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest copper and gold deposits, significant mining operations in the Americas, including the large scale Morenci minerals district in North America and the Cerro Verde and El Abra operations in South America, and the Tenke Fungurume minerals district in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

In the second quarter of 2013, FCX completed the acquisitions of Plains Exploration & Production Company and McMoRan Exploration Co. The transactions add a high quality portfolio of oil and gas assets to FCX’s global mining business. The acquired business provides exposure to energy markets with positive fundamentals, strong margins and cash flows and a large resource base with financially attractive exploration and development investment opportunities.

FCX’s oil and gas portfolio includes significant oil production facilities and growth potential in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM), strong oil production from the onshore Eagle Ford trend in Texas, established oil production facilities onshore and offshore California, large onshore resources in the Haynesville natural gas trend in Louisiana, and an industry leading position in the emerging shallow water, ultra-deep gas trend on the Shelf of the GOM and onshore in South Louisiana.

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The teemco E&P Company of the Year

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THE TEEMCO E&P COMPANY OF THE YEAR

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Hathaway LLC Hathaway LLC is an independent oil and gas production company owned by Chad Hathaway with operations in Kern County, California. The Company focuses on the acquisition of proven oil and gas properties that have economically recoverable reserves of oil and gas.

Judge’s Comments: Fast growing company that has doubled employee count since 2011 with a great safety record. Excelling on all fronts.

Outstanding community involvement & outreach.

Hathaway LLC was named the fastest growing privately held company in Kern County for three years in a row. Hathaway made the Inc 5000 list with a 3 year growth rate of 300%, 266%and 378% growth rate in 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively. Hathaway LLC is guided by strong values. We pride ourselves in our honesty and a hard work ethic. We have a high respect for our employees, our business partners and all the regulatory agencies with

whom we work. A strong work ethic exists here. Ours is second to none.

We strive to advance our company for the betterment of ourselves and our partners. We believe that what we do is important for our country and the world. Our present success and future accomplishments have and will only be through the multitalented and hardworking people we employ.

Hathaway has demonstrated operational excellence by expending time and effort to improve and restore production from old properties. Also, it has the best H&S record 26,340 man hours with zero lost time, and an excellent commitment to community.

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Safely Delivering America’s Energy Celebrating 20 years of: • Industry-leading safety commitment marked by a stellar compliance and safety record • World-class service delivered with the highest level of integrity and professionalism • Leading-edge technology that ensures safety while maximizing productivity • Environmental leadership with every employee taking personal responsibility to comply with all environmental requirements • In-depth expertise powered by a commitment to stay ahead of industry changes and trends • Competitive pricing that enables our customers to get more, for less

Gazelle Transportation is proud to be ranked as one of Inc.’s 100 fastest-growing logistics and transportation companies in the US, and of of the top 5000 fastest-growing companies overall.

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we do is focused on ensuring “thatEverything our people and customers are safe.

We also have a duty to keep our environment safe, and are proud of our legendary commitment to safe and responsible practices – without exception or compromise.

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Ron Lallo, CEO – Gazelle Transportation

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Trucking Company of the Year

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TRUCKING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

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Gazelle Transportation, Inc. Gazelle Transportation Inc. 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.

Judge’s Comments: Gazelle offers state of the art technology to provide safe and efficient hauling of assets and oil for the energy industry.

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 wellmaintained facilities, Gazelle strives to provide World Class service to its customers nationwide.

customer’s business. Building this type of relationship with our customers allows us to better understand the daily demands of their business, therefore allowing us to adjust and grow our operation in a way to provide a superior service tailored to their expectations.

At Gazelle it is truly our goal to be the transportation arm of our

They build customized solutions for client satisfaction which means Gazelle will be a part of the oil and gas industry for a long time.

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Partnering with California’s Energy Industry

Energy Insurance Specialist For: General Liability

Environmental/Pollution

Workers Compensation

Oil & Gas Lease Property

Rig Physical Damage

Directors & Officers

Umbrella Liability

Automotive & Fleet

Control of Well

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Commercial Global Insurance Services

of California, LLC

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Risk Management Provider of the Year

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WINNER

RISK MANAGEMENT PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

West Coast

Commercial Global Insurance Services of California, LLC Since its founding in 2008, Commercial Global Insurance Services of California, LLC (CGIS) has focused on exceeding client expectations with the unique demands of West Coast upstream and midstream industries.

Judge’s Comments: An excellent company with terrific track record and strong community service.

Really like the aggressive nature of this company.

CGIS offers good coverage options for clients, all the while maintaining a level of personal attention and service many companies want and need when dealing with their insurance needs.

We offer our clients a full spectrum of products and services, including, but not limited to:

CGIS is involved with the design, implementation and servicing of customized insurance programs for:

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Casualty, including pollution

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Operator’s Extra Expense (Blowout)

Exploration & Production Companies

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Gas Plants & Co-gen Facilities

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Energy Service Companies

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Pipeline Operators

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Drilling & Well Servicing Companies

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Property, Inland Marine, Downhole Tool & Rig Physical Damage

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Executive Liabilities

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Surety Bonds

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Claims Management

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Contract Review

CGIS has direct relationships with all the major energy underwriting companies and wholesalers. This enables access to every energy underwriting and broking facility in order to tailor insurance programs to meet our clients’ needs.

Our value to the oil and gas companies we serve lies in our thorough understanding of the industry and its risk, coupled with skill in devising innovative, responsive solutions to managing and financing those risks.

The greatest compliment our clients give us, is their continued confidence in our services, yearafter-year.

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Health & Safety Initiative of the Year

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WINNER

HEALTH & SAFETY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

West Coast

Sage Environmental Consulting L.P Sage Environmental Consulting, L.P. (SAGE) is an Environmental Engineering and Consulting Firm providing Health, Safety, Environmental, Industrial Hygiene, Process Safety Management (PSM), Regulatory Compliance, Permitting, and Remediation related Professional Services. SAGE prides itself in being at the forefront of the ever-increasing environmental regulatory scrutiny of the Oil and Gas Industry, and reaches a wide spectrum of this global industry’s health, safety, and environmental programs.

Judge’s Comments: Real tangible results!

Demonstrates innovation in tackling detrimental health impacts and specific industry risks along with providing on site safety benefits in an economically sustainable way by identifying and quantifying avoidable revenue loss areas related to fugitive emissions.

Since inception, SAGE has flourished into a “Family of Companies” which offers professional services to meet all of the Oil & Gas Industry’s needs such as; air quality, hazardous/solid waste, water quality, petroleum storage, and remedial regulatory activities...

At SAGE, we believe that every day brings us an opportunity to earn your trust, based on a quality product, delivered in a cost effective manner, with friendly service and no surprises. SAGE’s culture is one that builds trust and loyalty among our employees and clients.

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Congratulations

2013

to our

Southwest Winners

general industry service

bulk trucking

construction

consultancy

Corporate Social Resonsibility

Midstream Recruitment Agency

Health & Safety Initiative

risk management

heavy haul trucking

speciality Industry Supplier

Oilfield Containment Solutions www.vzenvironmental.com

Sox Drilling

Industry Leader

E&P Industry Supplier

Environmental Initiative

Transaction Chris Faulkner under $1 billion

Pond

Pi

Transaction over $1 billion Water Management

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Manufacturer Future Industry Leader

Ryan Boschetti

well completion

The Southwest Oil & Gas Awards were held on October 22, 2013 at Sheraton Hotel and Spa, Fort Worth.

Should your organization have operations in this region you should consider telling our judges about your achievements.

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Congratulations

2013

to our

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

The Midcontinent Oil & Gas Awards were held on October 29, 2013 at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City. Should your organization have operations in this region you should consider telling our judges about your achievements.

Please visit www.oilandgasawards.com for full details on all the winners, videos and photos from the Awards.

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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.

The “green” movement is a wave that’s been building for thirty years

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

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Environmental Initiative of the Year by a Service Provider

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WINNER

ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR BY A SERVICE PROVIDER

West Coast

Baker Hughes Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) is an oilfield service company that was founded in 1986 with the merger of Baker International and the Hughes Tool Company. With 58,000-plus employees in more than 80 countries, we specialize in delivering wellbore related products and services that assist oil and gas operators optimize the performance of their reservoirs.

Judge’s Comments: Inefficient buildings are the biggest fixed energy hogs. I love projects like this that reduce a company’s footprint.

One of the most innovative of the major service companies.

The example of the alternative energy fuel cell is proof of their commitment to maintaining the ability to generate electricity while mitigating the emissions found in other means of power provision.

Baker Hughes provides products and services for directional drilling and the evaluation of oil and gas wells; geological formation evaluations; the completion, intervention and production of oil and gas wells; the fluids and chemicals used in drilling for oil and gas wells and producing hydrocarbons; reservoir technology; and consulting to the international oil and natural gas industry.

The corporate culture and business strategy at Baker Hughes is based upon a set of Core Values, Keys to Success priorities, and a compliance program that guides

decision-making and corporate direction. The Core Values are: Integrity, Teamwork, Performance, and Learning. These values provide the organizational foundation and build upon our dedication to be responsible corporate citizens that are committed to protect the health and safety of people and the environment, diversify our workforce, relentlessly pursue success, and comply with laws, regulations and company policies. The four Keys to Success priorities are: Engage People, Deliver Value, Be Cost Efficient, and Resource Effectively.

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Editorial: Energy & Environment, 2014 and Beyond Continued from page 30

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

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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RESPONSIBILITY. WE KNOW THE DRILL.

shpi.net

Signal Hill Petroleum has a long history of success and

continuous growth in the oil and gas business, and specializes in urban oil operations in the Los Angeles Basin of California. Our core assets in the Long Beach/Signal Hill Oilfield include more than 400 wells, three water-flood units and production of over one million barrels of crude oil annually. With cumulative production over 1 Billion barrels of oil, The Long Beach Oil Field has the highest recovery of oil per producing acre of any field in the world.

Through its decades of operating experience, Signal Hill Petroleum has developed a unique expertise not only in urban oil and gas production operations, but also in urban drilling and urban seismic exploration. As the Long Beach/Signal Hill area has grown, we’ve developed operating techniques and technology that have been the foundation of successfully co-existing with closely spaced residential and commercial neighbors. To accomplish this, we custom design and operate most of the equipment required to maintain and drill wells.

Signal Hill Petroleum developed a very successful “drill friendly” drilling operation that utilizes custom-designed equipment and operating parameters that are unique to the industry. This drilling operation has received great community feedback-proving that intense oil drilling can be successful in an urban environment.

“Signal Hill Petroleum has a long history of success and continuous growth in the oil and gas business.”

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Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year

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WINNER

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

West Coast

Signal Hill Petroleum, Inc. Signal Hill Petroleum is a privately owned California-based energy company that specializes in exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas in urban areas. The SHP mission is to grow a profitable exploration and production company in a safe and sustainable manner for the long- term benefit of shareholders, employees, royalty owners and the community.

Judge’s Comments: An excellent body of work.

Signal Hill devotes significant resources to CSR.

Very impressed with this companies wide-based community focused approach. Signal Hill is in the trenches with the community dealing with environmental, family, people in need while also providing some fun outlets and even competition that involves a science aspect.

Signal Hill Petroleum is dedicated to its communities, environment, and to providing domestic energy resources for generations to come.

With a set of core values rooted in a transparent business philosophy, honest approach, and concern for the environment, the company strives to be an excellent neighbor and community partner.

On both corporate and individual levels, SHP gives time and money to schools, hospitals, chambers of commerce, and non-profit

organizations. In just the last few years, they have donated more than half a million dollars, and countless hours of volunteer and company time. They have contributed $250,000 to build a new Science & Math Building at California State University, Long Beach, over $140,000 to park programs in Long Beach and Signal Hill, as well as donations to the Long Beach Library Foundation, and the Women’s Shelter of Long Beach.

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Editorial: Energy & Environment, 2014 and Beyond Continued from page 33

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.

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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.

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.

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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Industry Supplier of the Year

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WINNER

INDUSTRY SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

West Coast

J.D. Rush Company, Inc. In 1933, the J.D. Rush Company, Inc. first opened its doors in Los Angeles, California, as an Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) distributor. Four generations of ownership, growth, and expansion later, J.D. Rush is now headquartered in the heart of Central California and sprawls across more than 90 acres of land.

Judge’s Comments: Tremendous market share, continued re-investment and a real focus on health & safety, training and community.

Congratulations to 80 years in business! A great achievement and deserved by a business built on honesty, trust, and a deepseated commitment to our valued customers.

All services related to OCTG can be performed in one centralized location. Our vertically integrated facility is custom tailored for program drilling. We provide products and services to independent and major oil companies in North America and far beyond. This year represents our 80th year in business. We have been successful do to the vision from our Executive Management.

They have never faltered in their ability to establish and meet goals, successfully re-invest within the company and extend an impeccable standard of business ethics. Our company was-and will remainbuilt on honesty, trust, and a deep seated commitment to our valued customers.

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Oilfield Service Company of the Year

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WINNER

OILFIELD SERVICE COMPANY OF THE YEAR

West Coast

Halliburton Judge’s Comments: A leader in safe, environmentally aware delivery, integrated service offerings and reliable technical expertise.

Halliburton understands the regions challenges and is invested in the West Coast.

Committed to their CSR responsibilities by participating in the regulatory process, engaging in community outreach and education projects and supporting a number of employee sponsored causes and local charities.

Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. With more than 75,000 employees, representing 140 nationalities in approximately 80 countries, the company serves the upstream oil and gas industry throughout the lifecycle of the reservoir – from locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and optimizing production through the life of the field.

Halliburton comprises 13 product service lines (PSLs). The PSLs operate in two divisions: Drilling and Evaluation, and Completion and Production. PSLs are primarily responsible and accountable for strategy, technology development, process development, people development and capital allocation.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www. halliburton.com.

Over the past three years, continued successful execution of Halliburton strategies enabled the company to double in size, driving 2012 revenues to a record $28.5 billion.

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Drilling Company of the Year

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WINNER

DRILLING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

West Coast

Kenai Drilling Kenai Drilling was formed in June of 1988, specializing in the California intermediate and shallow market. Since that time, Kenai has grown and expanded its rig count by purchasing and building new rigs in order to meet our customers’ needs for the deeper market. Kenai drilling rigs are capable of providing drilling services for exploration and development of oil, gas and geothermal wells.

Judge’s Comments: The regions expert drillers with a rig for every job and the ability to build site specific equipment. Growing turnover and customer base whilst keeping a keen eye on HSE which is driven from the top down.

Continued development and investment in equipment and operations has led to a much safer and efficient drilling operation.

Recognized for their work with EPO to hire Army reserve soldiers, an exceptional example of great CSR.

In addition, Kenai has the technical manpower available to provide any services the customer may request, from planning and drilling of wells, to building site specific equipment for hard to drill areas. Kenai is also capable of providing manpower for offshore or onshore projects while operating a customer’s equipment.

Kenai has grown and prospered through all of the petroleum industries ups and downs because of one thing; Quality, a quality that you can count on for all your

drilling needs. Kenai stands ready to work with our customers to provide exactly the right equipment and professional staffing in order to perform a quality operation. Kenai is leading the way in Safety by holding a world class TRIR and by utilizing expanded Picture Process Standard Operating Procedures.

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Law Firm of the Year

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WINNER

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

West Coast

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, is a powerhouse in the area of energy law, particularly with regard to the oil and gas industry, where Manatt attorneys have been leaders for more than three decades.

The Firm is a trusted, sought-after advisor to a wide spectrum of oil and gas entities (upstream, midstream and downstream), and on a variety of topics (hydraulic fracturing constraints, mergers and acquisitions, crisis management, regulatory development, and dispute resolution).

Judge’s Comments: Long term commitment and dedication to the oil and gas industry. Impressive staff and history of service.

Advisor to a wide spectrum of oil and gas entities.

General counsel to CIPA which includes over 500 oil and gas companies.

In addition, Manatt is general counsel to the California Independent Petroleum Association, which includes more than 500 independent crude oil and natural gas producers, royalty owners, and service and supply companies that comprise 70 percent of California’s total oil production and 90 percent of the state’s natural gas production.

Manatt’s team of accomplished energy lawyers, led by Craig A. Moyer and David L. Huard, helps clients navigate complex and diverse challenges. We combine practical, real-world solutions with forward-thinking, proactive counsel

to help our clients successfully understand and respond to developments in the energy industry and achieve their business objectives.

A thought leader in the industry, Manatt regularly convenes an invitation-only “Energy Forum,” with roundtable discussions among current and former senior officials from the state and national energy arenas, as well as prominent industry executives. Past keynote speakers have included U.S. Congressman Kevin McCarthy and California Governor Jerry Brown.

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Professional Services

Operational Consultancy of the Year

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WINNER

OPERATIONAL CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR

West Coast

Total Safety Total Safety, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company, is the world’s premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management.

Judge’s Comments: Invaluable! Literally enabling the client to focus on their core business and getting the job done quickly to save the project.

Total Safety’s experience and expertise rescued the client and the project from being shutdown. Essential barely covers it.

Total Safety has been selected as one of “America’s Safest Companies” for 2012 by EHS Today, in addition to receiving the “Best in Class” award from the Houston Business Roundtable, multiple AFPM Awards, and a host of industry and customer safety accolades. Safety is Total’s core value – the safety of its customers and its employees. With an industry leading safety record, it celebrated two million safe hours in its Fire division.

It currently operates from 142 locations in 20 countries to ensure the safe Wellbeing of Workers Worldwide (W3).

For more information about Total Safety and its unwavering commitment to safety, visit www. totalsafety.com.

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Construction Company of the Year

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WINNER

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR

West Coast

The Source Group Inc. The Source Group, Inc. (SGI) is pleased to highlight our Oil Field Restoration Services (OFRS) at this year’s Oil & Gas Awards. SGI has been supporting California’s oil and gas industry since the company’s inception, and we understand the importance of this industry to the California economy. Our goal is to deliver the technical skills and experience that will help our producer clients succeed.

Judge’s Comments: SGI is doing a great service by rebuilding abandoned properties and it rejuvenates future opportunities economically.

One of the biggest problems in the oil industry, not only in California but throughout the country is a lack of proper oil field site restoration.

Too many companies leave an area without proper field remediation creating a dangerous and environmentally poor situation. The Source Group handles this situation with clarity and professionalism.

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Our Expertise: •

Regulatory Management

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Permitting and Compliance Management

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Environmental Management and Assessment

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Environmental Construction & Facilities Upgrades

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Surface Abandonment & Closure

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Facilities Decommissioning, Demolition & Removal

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Fast-track Subsurface Site Assessment & Restoration

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Expert Litigation Support

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Fixed-Price Site Restoration and Closure Programs

The Benefits We Deliver: •

Enhanced Financial Planning - SGI’s ability to offer fixedprice site restoration brings predictability to a typically unstable, risky cost.

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Exceptional Regulatory Relationships - SGI’s longterm, successful regulatory relationships result in smooth agency management and negotiations.

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Start-to-Finish Project Accountability - From project start to finish, we optimize your resources and communications.

We allow you to focus on your core business of producing.

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Improved Balance Sheet Cost-effective site restoration transforms your unproductive properties into valuable assets, greatly increasing financial options for the properties.

We look forward to seeing you at the Oil & Gas Awards event, learning more about your operations, sharing ideas and helping support your success now and in the future.

Further information on these winning organizations, interviews and photos can be viewed at www.oilandgasawards.com

A-Z of finalists

Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Inc. 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.

Baker Hughes

Bluewater Industries

Baker Hughes is a top tier oilfield service company with more than 58,000 employees in 80 countries. We create value from oil and gas reservoirs with highperformance drilling, evaluation, completions and production technology and services, integrated operations and reservoir consulting. Our solutions are designed to lower costs, reduce risk or improve productivity for the global oil and gas industry.

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.

BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. is an independent oil and gas master partnership focused on the acquisition, exploitation and development of oil and gas properties in the United States.

Our objective is to manage our oil and gas properties for the purpose of generating cash flow and making distributions to unitholders.

Judges comments

Demonstrated an ability to update their offerings to keep pace with evolving industry needs.

Particularly impressed with both their client satisfaction and adherence to ethical behaviour.

Inefficient buildings are the biggest fixed energy hogs. I love projects like this that reduce a company’s footprint.

One of the most innovative of the major service companies. The example of the alternative energy fuel cell is proof of their commitment to maintaining the ability to generate electricity while mitigating the emissions found in other means of power provision.

Their use of an evolving suite of environmentally responsible cleaning products including microbes represents the vanguard of environmental responsibility and innovation.

BBEP will better capitalize the development program.

An excellent acquisition in a year of acquisitions for Breitburn, making them an aggressive player in the market.

They have developed a wide variety of innovative products for degreasing, absorbing oil and oil eating microbes which they make available to all three major segments of our industry (upstream, midstream and downstream).

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Brown Armstrong

Celanese

Brown Armstrong is a full service accounting firm offering Tax, Audit, Bookkeeping and Valuation services to clients for over 35 years.

From our headquarters in Bakersfield, California, and our offices in Kern, Fresno, San Joaquin and Los Angeles counties, we service oil and gas clients around the globe.

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

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.

Commercial Global Insurance Commercial Global Insurance Services of California, LLC is a leading West Coast provider of insurance and risk management services to upstream and midstream companies. Our risk management services complement all of our clients on a local, national and international level.

Our philosophy focuses on protecting our client’s assets and shareholder value.

E&B Green Solutions E&B Green Solutions is a premier supplier of non-toxic, renewable and safe cleaning solutions to the oil and gas industry.

The G-Clean® product line is used for tank cleaning, oilfield rig and equipment cleaning, well stimulation and spill remediation.

Judges comments

Brown Armstrong has an excellent reputation in California and has excellent connections with CIPA and other California entities that are supportive of the Oil and Gas business in the state. Professional, well informed and attentive to client needs.

They have served the oil and gas industry for a long period of time. The continued number of clients they service in the oil and gas industry combined with their contributions to CIPA are outstanding. Often the finance/accounting side of consultancy in the oil and gas sector is overlooked and these guys demonstrate how important their contribution is to the industry.

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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.

Hydraulic Fracturing plays such an important role in the Oil & Gas market. Celanese has created new piping systems that are easier and safer to handle.

The new products have helped to decrease material and installation costs providing huge savings for companies.

An excellent company with terrific track record and strong community service.

Successful resolution of an OSHA/ EPA type situation, which is always good for the industry!

Really like the aggressive nature of this company. CGIS offers good coverage options for clients, all the while maintaining a level of personal attention and service many companies want and need when dealing with their insurance needs.

E&B Green Solutions is a business focused on hydrocarbon cleanup.

I found their story and their corporate philosophy an excellent example.

A-Z of finalists

E&B Natural Resources Management Corporation E&B Natural Resources Management Corporation is a national independent oil and gas producer with subsidiaries in the oil field well service business. With operations in California, Louisiana, Kansas, Wyoming and Texas, E&B has over 300 employees and is one of the largest privately owned independent exploration and production companies in California.

Emerson Emerson Process Management’s Remote Automation Solutions provides Oil & Gas Fiscal Measurement and SCADA System solutions targeting Oil & Gas Production, Transmission and Distribution segments.

Delivering a complete single source solution from field instruments, flow computers, remote terminal units (RTUs), SCADA Software, and engineering services.

Enviro Voraxial Technology, Inc. EVTN developed and manufactures the Voraxial® Separator, a patented, inline, turbo-separator that provides a cost effective method to efficiently separate large volumes of solids and liquids with different specific gravities-without the need of a pressure drop--requiring less space, energy and weight than conventional separators processing the same volume.

ERG Resources, LLC ERG Resources, L.L.C. is a privately owned oil and gas operator focused primarily on the onshore Gulf Coast and California.

The company has enjoyed substantial growth through acquisitions and the drill bit concentrating primarily on exploitation rather than exploration.

The company’s continuous growth will be achieved only through preservation of its most important asset, its employees.

Judges comments

An oil and gas producer who has found a way to form a new line of business with G-Clean.

Truly impressive.

E&B launched a new company E&B Green Solutions to market and distribute a line of environmentally safe and effective cleaning solutions to the oil and gas industry. It helped to improve efficiency, safety and decrease cleaning and maintenance costs & reduce carbon footprint.

Emerson’s wireless technology shows an innovative approach to connect multiple wells and exchange production information.

The ability to monitor well performance and safety problems in real time has changed the industry worldwide.

Whereas in the past it required many man hours, often in harsh conditions, to maintain and monitor many of the field functions that can now be checked via satellite and radio systems. Emerson has an excellent reputation.

Wastewater is always one of the most expensive parts of modern natural gas development. A separator system that can be easily connected to existing systems would be a godsend…

As the use of FPSO’s increase worldwide, the need for separation of certain items from the flow stream on offshore platforms becomes obvious. The ability to handle these materials in a safe and efficient manner becomes a critical factor in operations.

The company has made something out of nothing by revitalizing a previously shut-in oil field in Cat Canyon while operating in a complex permitting environment.

ERG has demonstrated a long-term strategic vision through its continued growth, positive working environment, through its philanthropic program, rehabilitation program and exceptional EH&S program.

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Flare Industries, Inc. Flare Industries is a world leader in the design and manufacture of vapor combustion and recovery technologies.

We partner with our customers in a consultative role to help specify the best technology at the lowest possible cost of ownership to meet their demanding environmental needs.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) is a premier U.S.-based natural resource company with an industry leading global portfolio of mineral assets, significant oil and gas resources and a growing production profile. FCX is the world’s largest publicly traded copper producer.

Gazelle Transportation

Halliburton

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.

Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry.

With more than 75,000 employees, representing 140 nationalities in approximately 80 countries, the company serves the upstream oil and gas industry throughout the lifecycle of the reservoir.

Judges comments

Anything that can mitigate the need to limit oil production due to the inability to handle gas is a positive for the industry.

The state of California has some of the most strict air quality requirements in the country. Coupling this with the issue that associated gas production from the oilfields is sometimes difficult to find a means to evacuate the gas. The CEB method seems to not only be innovative but appears to work quite well in limiting emission levels.

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Size and scope combined with the complexity of the deal makes this an outstanding transaction.

Gazelle offers state of the art technology to provide safe and efficient hauling of assets and oil for the energy industry.

Standout size and complexity of the transaction. Unexpected nature for traditional mining company demonstrates creative vision. Financial strength of parties.

They build customized solutions for client satisfaction which means Gazelle will be a part of the oil and gas industry for a long time.

A leader in safe, environmentally aware delivery, integrated service offerings and reliable technical expertise.

Halliburton understands the regions challenges and is invested in the West Coast.

Committed to their CSR responsibilities by participating in the regulatory process, engaging in community outreach and education projects and supporting a number of employee sponsored causes and local charities.

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Hathaway LLC Hathaway LLC is an independent oil and gas production company owned by Chad Hathaway with operations in Kern County, California. The Company focuses on the acquisition of proven oil and gas properties that have economically recoverable reserves of oil and gas.

Honeywell Analytics

J.D. Rush Company, Inc.

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.

J.D. Rush Company, Inc. is an industry leader in Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) distribution. We are headquartered in the heart of Central California and sprawl across more than 90 acres of land. All services related to OCTG can be performed in one centralized location.

Our vertically integrated facility is custom tailored for program drilling. We provide products and services to independent and major oil companies in North America and far beyond.

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

Fast growing company that has doubled employee count since 2011 with a great safety record. Excelling on all fronts. Outstanding community involvement & outreach.

Hathaway has demonstrated operational excellence by expending time and effort to improve and restore production from old properties. Also, it has the best H&S record 26,340 man hours with zero lost time, and an excellent commitment to community.

The SafetyNex system demonstrates Honeywell’s commitment to solving HS&E problems for the O&G industry.

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

Tremendous market share, continued reinvestment and a real focus on health & safety, training and community.

Congratulations to 80 years in business! A great achievement and deserved by a business built on honesty, trust, and a deep-seated commitment to our valued customers.

Third parties recognize their leader(s) and Kase and Company customize their strategy for clients.

Kase is highly grounded in its owner/Founder.

It will be good to see the Company grow its hedging advisory services beyond the Founder’s delivery and innovation since the need for such services is a growth area for the oil and gas Industry.

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A-Z of finalists

Kenai Drilling

Luna & Glushon

Kenai Drilling is one of the largest drilling contractors in the state of California with drilling rigs available to conduct oil, gas and geothermal drilling on land as well as offshore.

Kenai provides drilling services for day work, footage, turnkey and manpower contracts.

For three decades the law firm of Luna & Glushon has been assisting its oil and gas clients navigate highly complex legal issues. The firm’s practice includes a mix of oil and gas law, business, finance and real estate transactions, land use, and complex commercial and civil litigation.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Memorial Production Partners LP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, is one of the nation’s leading law firms with offices strategically located in California (Los Angeles, Orange County, Palo Alto, San Francisco and Sacramento), New York (New York City and Albany) and Washington, D.C. The firm represents a sophisticated client base–including Fortune 500, middle-market and emerging companies– across a range of practice areas and industry sectors.

Memorial Production Partners LP is an upstream Master Limited Partnership (MLP) focused on the acquisition, production and development of oil and gas properties in the United States. Our properties consist of mature, legacy oil and natural gas reservoirs.

Our primary business objective is to generate stable cash flows, allowing us to make quarterly cash distributions to our unitholders and, over time, to increase those quarterly cash distributions.

Judges comments

The regions expert drillers with a rig for every job and the ability to build site specific equipment.

Growing turnover and customer base whilst keeping a keen eye on HSE which is driven from the top down.

Continued development and investment in equipment and operations has led to a much safer and efficient drilling operation.

Recognized for their work with EPO to hire Army reserve soldiers, an exceptional example of great CSR.

Dedicated professionals admirably serving the oil and gas market.

Aiming to provide a reasoned counterpoint to exaggerated and distorted claims about fracking.

Long term commitment and dedication to the oil and gas industry.

Impressive staff and history of service.

Advisor to a wide spectrum of oil and gas entities. General counsel to CIPA which includes over 500 oil and gas companies.

From Transaction Press Release: Memorial Production Partners LP has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain oil and gas producing properties offshore Southern California from Rise Energy Partners, LP for a purchase price of $271 million.

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A-Z of finalists

National Oilwell Varco

Navigant Consulting, Inc.

NodalSeismic

P2 Energy Solutions

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.

Navigant’s Unconventional Oil & Gas Services team provides a full scope of expert and consulting services for strategic business decision analysis, construction risk management, economic and antitrust analyses, investment banking and restructuring advisory services, and expert services for disputes and investigations related to unconventional oil and gas.

NodalSeismic is a technologically advanced geophysical firm that provides 2-D, 3-D and 4-D seismic data acquisition for a variety of industries, primarily oil and gas. The company uses a unique combination of cablefree technology, strategic planning, and low-impact implementation to produce the most efficient, cost-effective and highquality results.

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.

Judges 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.

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Solid success with LNG operations. Not easy to do! With additional participation in the Cheniere project in Texas, a “go to” company for this market segment.

Navigant has established itself as a leader in shale & unconventional gas in North America.

It has played an instrumental role in DOE’s approval of Chenierre’s application to export LNG from the Sabine Pass project in TX and has supported 7 other US LNG projects.

Through their work in Long Beach, they were not only able to accomplish a practical task related to oil and gas exploration but also provide a unique data set recognized by academia as uniquely advancing the science of seismology - all done whilst achieving a high level of environmental stewardship in the local community. Wow!

The company is on the leading edge of acquisition in low quality data areas and areas with complex subsurface geology. The fact that they were able to shoot a 3D survey in the Signal Hill area of Los Angeles and obtain high quality data is a tribute to their ability to deliver on their promises.

Reliable, time proven results that saved a member company of our industry! That combined with outstanding products/services make them an acknowledged industry leader.

It is easy to recognize this company for outstanding work in the geophysical field. They are clearly an industry leader in the area of software and data solutions for the oil and gas industry and their work helping the Colorado-based company achieve the results they did is impressive.

A-Z of finalists

PEC

Pedigree Technologies

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.

Pedigree Technologies provides web-based software solutions that give real-time visibility into companies operations, allowing them to make better business decisions. Customers can manage their entire field operations from anywhere, on any device with an internet connection. With this data, companies increase operational efficiencies, improve customer satisfaction and boost profits.

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).

Santa Maria Energy, LLC Santa Maria Energy, LLC is an independent, private energy company committed to the responsible exploration and development of the abundant local petroleum resources. Headquartered in Santa Maria, California, all of our assets are located onshore in Santa Barbara County. We are proud to be part of the solution to America’s energy needs.

Judges comments

Good training is good for society as it enables people in many ways and adds to the social fabric, a direct benefit of individuals and the companies reputation in the community. A great path of action.

A dedication to transitioning soldiers into the workplace covers all of the criteria. Not only does the company take on the expense and the effort, there is an inherent risk accepted in working with soldiers that could suffer from battlefield PTSD. While all of the entries were excellent, the acceptance of this risk put the company over the top for me.

Client testimonials verify the cost savings and efficiency improvements!

The work this company is doing in the area of web-based solutions to help industry operators to increase timely informed cost-saving business decisions in a wide range of areas is innovative and noteworthy and the specific quantifiable results obtained by both clients validate this.

Real tangible results!

Demonstrates innovation in tackling detrimental health impacts and specific industry risks along with providing on site safety benefits in an economically sustainable way by identifying and quantifying avoidable revenue loss areas related to fugitive emissions.

Public – private partnership with county of Santa Barbara benefits both the public and oil and gas production. Very innovative!

Provided a community wide benefit recycling reclaimed wastewater.

It has promoted a strong and viable local economy by producing an essential energy resource in an environmentally sensitive way.

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SCS Engineers

Signal Hill Petroleum, Inc.

Stoel Rives LLP

TEEMCO, LLC

SCS is an awardwinning, employeeowned environmental engineering and construction firm.

Signal Hill Petroleum, Inc. is a privately owned California-based energy company specializing in the responsible and sustainable exploration, development and production of oil and gas in urban areas.

SHP produces over one million barrels of crude oil annually, and is committed to community partnerships and environmental stewardship.

Established in 1907, Stoel Rives LLP is a business law firm with nearly 400 attorneys operating out of 12 offices in seven states and Washington, D.C. We offer oil and gas clients a mix of industry expertise, service depth and regulatory contacts to address virtually any legal need.

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.

Since 1970, we have provided quality professional engineering and scientific services directed toward environmental protection and conservation of resources.

We adopt our clients’ environmental challenges as if they were our own.

Ownership makes a difference.

Judges comments

Dedicated company with proven expertise in environmental issues and compliance.

Demonstrated expertise in utilzing new and advanced tracer technologies. It has worked diligently with the O&G industry and the regulators.

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An excellent body of work. Signal Hill devotes significant resources to CSR.

Very impressed with this companies widebased community focused approach. Signal Hill is in the trenches with the community dealing with environmental, family, people in need while also providing some fun outlets and even competition that involves a science aspect.

An on the rise proactive firm with decent outreach!

A great list of legal work over the past 12 months that serves our industry.

Impressive growth from “mom and pop” to largest environmental engineering consulting firm with 18% market share. Thanks for reducing the cost of environmental compliance!

TEEMCO has developed proprietary technologies that are improving environment and regulatory compliance.

It has reduced cost by 60%. It has proven expertise and is very successful. It grew in 5yrs from $300k annually to a multi-million dollar organization.

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TORREY HILLS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

The Source Group, Inc – Oil Field Restoration Services (SGI-OFRS) SGI-OFRS provides a wide range of oil field restoration and construction services to our upstream petroleum clients. Our expertise includes regulatory management, permitting and compliance, facilities upgrades, surface abandonment & closure, facilities decommissioning and removal, fast-track subsurface site assessment & restoration, expert litigation support and fixed-cost site restoration and closure programs.

TJ Cross Engineers, Inc. TJ Cross Engineers, Inc. is an Energy Industry professional services firm specializing in engineering, design, and consulting activities. Our specialties mainly include: Upstream Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Transmission, & Distribution, Alternative Energy. We are local to Bakersfield and Southern California, and currently have a team of over 200 employees.

Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC. headquartered in San Diego, is a leading manufacturer for advanced yet affordable equipment and components for the electronics industry.

Leveraging its expertise in microelectronics, THT developed a technology to remove explosive methane gas from oil rigs.

It is currently seeking a co-development partner to commercialize this technology.

Total Safety U.S., Inc. Total Safety, is the world’s premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management.

Judges comments

SGI is doing a great service by rebuilding abandoned properties and it rejuvenates future opportunities economically.

One of the biggest problems in the oil industry, not only in California but throughout the country is a lack of proper oil field site restoration. Too many companies leave an area without proper field remediation creating a dangerous and environmentally poor situation. The Source Group handles this situation with clarity and professionalism.

A broad range of project experience and dedication to their work.

What separated TJ Cross from the others was the pure joy they seem to put into the application (I loved the employee poll on why they liked to work there). They also seem to take pride in their excellent on-site safety record.

TJ Cross has been involved in environmentally focused projects in CA and around the world.

It has a success rate of over 90% in completing and delivering projects on time.

THT’s methane conversion device demonstrates an innovative way to tackle the problem of removing methane from rig sites & helping to prevent methane induced fires.

This company’s innovative patent pending Methane Conversion Devise clearly shows promise in addressing one of, if not the most critical dayto-day life-threatening issues facing the oil and gas industry.

Invaluable! Literally enabling the client to focus on their core business and getting the job done quickly to save the project.

Total Safety’s experience and expertise rescued the client and the project from being shutdown. Essential barely covers it.

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Trihydro

Weststar Inc.

With offices nationwide, including four along the West Coast, Trihydro provides public and private clients with a full range of environmental and engineering services, including environmental investigation and remediation, civil engineering and design, surveying, air quality consulting and process management, information technology, environmentally sustainable design, and natural resources consulting.

Weststar is an integrated logistics company for the Oil & Gas Industry.

Weststar provides trucking and crane service to all Oil & Gas field operations.

Weststar also specializes in yard and inventory management, logistics for project management, and customized trailers to facilitate a safe and cost effective strategy for transportation.

Judges comments

Impressed by the SenTri program and the concept of behaviorbased philosophy. Near risk reporting is a great idea.

Demonstrated complete dedication to the concept of safety and ingraining it in to employees – part of their behavior.

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Provides excellent service to its clients. With land/ inventory management and hauling solutions.

They have not reported an accident in almost 2 years.

Established only 15 years ago, and started with 5 employees and grew to 150. This well established company has earned its right to be one of the best trucking companies in the nation.

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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