Timothy Cutt

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.

Cobalt International Energy, Inc. operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company. It focuses on the salt prospect inventory in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The company was founded by Samuel H. Gillespie on November 10, 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

QEP Resources, Inc. engages in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas properties. It focuses in the Northern Region primarily in North Dakota, Wyoming and Utah, and the Southern Region primarily in Texas and Louisiana geographical regions. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Part of Exxon Mobil Corp., ExxonMobil Canada Energy engages in exploration for and production of oil and gas. The private company is based in Calgary, Canada.

Hibernia Management & Development Co. Ltd. supplies oil field equipment. It offers ice management, drilling and processing, and construction equipment. The company is headquartered in St. John''s, Canada.