Steven Andrew Manz

Hercules Offshore, Inc. engages in the provision of shallow-water drilling and marine services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry. It operates through the following business segments: Domestic Offshore, International Offshore, and International Liftboats. The company was founded by Erland Peter Bassøe in July 2004 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Noble Corp. Plc engages in the provision offshore drilling services for oil and gas industry. It focuses on a balanced fleet of floating and jackup rigs and the deployment of drilling rigs in oil and gas basins around the world. The company was founded by Lloyd Noble and Art Olson in 1921 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, TX.

Founded in 1974, Simmons & Company International is an independent investment bank headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of Piper Jaffray & Co. and their ultimate parent is Piper Jaffray Cos. (NYSE: PJC). Simmons & Co. specializes in the entire spectrum of the energy sector. They also provide services related to M&As and divestitures, public offerings, institutional research and sales and trading.

Seahawk Drilling, Inc. provides contract drilling services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Its customers primarily consist of various independent oil and natural gas producers, drilling service providers. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Frontier Drilling USA, Inc. provides drilling and production services for the oil industry. It focuses on the operation and management of conventional drill ships, semi-submersibles, floating production, storage, and offloading vessels. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Prospector Offshore Drilling SARL engages in oil drilling and exploration activities. The company was founded by Robert William Rose on May 28, 2010 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Paragon Offshore Plc provides standard specification offshore drilling services. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.