James E. Nielson

Ultra Petroleum Corp. engages in the development, production, operation, exploration, and acquisition of oil and natural gas properties. It focuses on developing a tight gas sand trend located in the Green River Basin of southwest Wyoming; and assessing, exploring, and developing its position in the Marcellus Shale and other horizons located in the north-central Pennsylvania area of the Appalachian Basin of Pennsylvania. The company was founded on November 14, 1979 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Nielson & Associates, Inc. engages in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. The company was founded on March 16, 1992 and is headquartered in Cody, WI.

Part of Cenovus Energy, Inc., Husky Oil Ltd. explores and develops oil and natural gas. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.

Synergy Technologies Corp. through its subsidiaries acquires and develops mineral, oil and gas resources. The company converts natural gas and other fossil fuels into hydrogen and carbon monoxide, referred to as synthetic gas or syngas, for use in a variety of applications. This process can also be used to extract hydrogen from hydrocarbon feedstocks for use as fuel for fuel cells and to separate hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide for use in the refining process. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Alberta, Canada.

American Petroleum Institute (API) is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America's oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 400 corporate members, from the largest major oil company to the smallest of independents, come from all segments of the industry. They are producers, refiners, suppliers, pipeline operators and marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support all segments of the industry.

Y-Tex Corp. is a private company based in Cody, WY.