Michael E. McCauley

Ovintiv Exploration, Inc. was an oil and gas company, which was engaged in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was founded by Joe B. Foster in 1988 and was headquartered in Austin, TX.

Vastar Resources, Inc. is one of the largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States. The company is active in approximately 80 fields in some of the nation's most prolific producing areas, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf Coast, the Oklahoma/Arklatex and the Rockies/Hugoton regions. In addition, the company's drilling rigs are exploring for new reserves both onshore and in the promising shelf and deepwater Gulf of Mexico drilling plays, the latter the site of rising industry activity and excitement.

Arena Energy GP LLC supplies oil and natural gas. The firm focuses on pursuing the lower-risk prospect opportunities that remain in the Gulf after 50 years of drilling by larger oil companies. The company was founded by Michael J. Minarovic, Todd L. Stone, and Bryan Nelson in 1999 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

Part of Arco Alaska, Inc., Arco Oil & Gas Co. is a company that produces and sells oil and gas. The company is based in Plano, TX.