With an estimated 2.3 billion barrels of proved reserves, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is one of the largest independent oil exploration and production companies in the world. The company also markets approximately 3 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day throughout the United States and Canada. Anadarko s operational focus in North America extends from the Gulf of Mexico up through the Canadian Rockies and onto the north slope of Alaska. Its international operations are focused on major positions in Algeria, Venezuela and Qatar, as well as exploration or production operations in several other countries. James T. Hackett has been the chief executive officer of Anadarko Petroleum for more than two years. He has been with the petroleum and natural gas company for over two years. Hackett earned a BS degree from the University of Illinois, and a MBA from Harvard. Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation employs approximately 3,400 people in locations throughout the world.

Shell Energy North America is a subsidiary of the Shell Oil Company, a leading oil and gas producer in the deep water Gulf of Mexico, a recognized pioneer in oil and gas exploration and production technology and one of America s leading oil and natural gas producers, gasoline and natural gas marketers and petrochemical manufacturers. The company operates in 50 states and employs more than 22,000 people delivering energy in technically innovative ways. As one of the largest providers of transport fuels, the company is committed to helping drivers use less energy and reduce emissions with advanced fuels and lubricants, leading the search for better biofuels and promoting government policies to reduce CO2 emissions from transport. It is an affiliate of the Shell Group, a worldwide group of energy and petrochemical companies that operate in more than 140 countries and territories. The Shell Group was started from an alliance made in 1907 between Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and The Shell Transport and Trading Company. Shell Energy North America maintains a location in Houston.