Jack E. Golden

Atlantic Richfield Co. provides oil and gas extraction and production services . The firm's exploration and production operations are focused primarily in the Gulf of Mexico and the midcontinent in the United States, the United Kingdom North Sea, Indonesia, China and Algeria. The company was incorporated on April 15, 1985 and is headquartered in Warrenville, IL.

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. was a global offshore drilling contractor, which was engaged in the drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells. It was own mobile offshore drilling units and is constructing drill-ships, and jack-ups. The company was headquartered in Houston, TX.

Valaris Plc engages in the provision of offshore contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry. It operates its through the following segments: Floaters, Jackups and ARO, Others. The Floaters segment includes drill ships and semisubmersible rigs. The Jackups segment offers contract drilling service. The ARO segment focuses in offshore drilling services. The Others segment consists of management services on rigs owned by third-parties. The company was founded on July 3, 1905 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Cobalt’s business model is uniquely designed to create maximum value from the asset by doing more with less while competitively accessing, discovering and producing deepwater hydrocarbon resources on a scale similar to the super majors. It starts with its small core team – flexible, decisive and fast moving using Cobalt’s proprietary, state-of-the-art data and proven, leading-edge technology. Non-core activities are sourced to outside partners and specialty providers, leveraging relationships it has forged over many years in the industry to reduce costs and compress delivery time. Utilizing industry best practices, standardized designs and strong project management throughout, The company is able to move quickly through the E&P supply chain, maximizing value for its investors and its partners.

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.