Liam Kelly

Founded in 1946, Howard Weil, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New Orleans, Louisiana with an additional office in Houston, Texas. On November 1, 2012, Howard Weil became part of Scotia Capital (USA), Inc., a US registered broker-dealer and a member of FINRA and the NYSE. Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. is owned by the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNA), aka Scotiabank. The firm is an energy investment boutique that provides equity research, institutional sales and trading, and investment banking services. They cover companies in the following energy sectors: major integrated oil, exploration and production, oilfield service, gas and power, independent refiners and coal producers. Howard Weil's sales force deals only with energy securities and covers institutional accounts in the US and internationally. Their trading expertise spans all sectors of the energy industry and includes small-, mid- and large-cap companies.

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. (SCUSA) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Scotia Holdings (USA) LLC, which is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS; TSE: BNS) in Canada. They provide debt research coverage on US investment grade and high yield debt markets. SCUSA focuses on 6 industries which includes automotive, financial services, healthcare, media and communications, REGAL - real estate/gaming and leisure and technology. They also focus on 4 main global sectors such as power, mining, infrastructure and oil & gas/energy.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Founded in 1991, GMP Securities LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was previously known as Miller Tabak Roberts Securities LLC. They are a subsidiary of GMP MTR Acquisition, Inc. and their ultimate parent is GMP Capital, Inc. (Toronto: GMP). GMP Securities is a global institutional sales, trading and research firm focusing on debt, convertibles, equities and asset-backed securities. They are member of FINRA and the SIPC.