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.

TETRA Technologies is a geographically diversified oil and gas services firm. The company provides niche products and services focused on well completion, compression-based production enhancement and decommissioning. It produces, markets and distributes calcium chloride and brominated products for the energy industry. TETRA Technologies capabilities include production testing, rig services, wellhead compression and well abandonment. The company serves multinational exploration and production organizations, large independents and small producers. It operates on five continents. TETRA Technologies primary subsidiary, Maritech Resources, evaluates mature oil and gas properties to determine economic benefits and future decommissioning liabilities. The company was established in 1982 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.

Huntsman International, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and commodity chemicals. It provides a wide range of products and services for clients that represent a variety of industries. Its clients include chemicals, plastics, automotive, aviation, textiles, footwear, paints and coatings, construction, technology, agriculture, health care, detergent, personal care, furniture, and appliances and packaging industries. Huntsman International s lines of products include accelerators, agricultural surfactants, alcohol ethoxylates, base chemicals, butylene carbonate, carbonates, diethanolamides, diphenylmethane diisocyanate, ethylene carbonate, gas treating, gypsum and linear alcohols. Its services include logistics, purchasing and commercial licensing services. Huntsman International has more than 15,000 employees and over 80 operations in more than 25 countries.