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TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations.

EnCap Investments LP (EnCap Investments) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Gary Peterson and Robert Zorich and The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Part of Enerplus Corp., Enermark Income Fund is an investment fund. The company is based in Calgary, Canada. Enermark Income Fund was acquired by Enerplus Resources Fund on June 27, 2001 for $783.42 million.

Republic Bank & Trust Co. provides commercial banking services. It offers personal and business banking services including checking, savings, investing, lending, internet, mobile banking and private banking, treasury management, CDs, and business online banking services. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

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.

The Independent Petroleum Association of America manufactures oil and natural gas. The non-profit company is based in Washington. Barry Russell has been the CEO of the American company since 1980.

Small Steps Nurturing Center operates two preschools for economically at-risk children living in the first, second, and fifth wards of Houston, Texas. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Laredo Energy II LP explores, processes and distributes gas. It offers recoverable unconventional, natural gas, shale gas, tight sands and coalbed methane. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Laredo Energy III LP Acquires and develops natural gas reserves. It leases and drills wells based on approximately 1,100 square miles of 3-D seismic data. The company was founded by Gary R. Petersen and Glenn D. Hart in October, 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Laredo Energy IV LP engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of natural gas resources in the Lobo Trend in South Texas. The company was by Glenn D. Hart, Scott G. Stevenson, Robert L. Swanson, and Steven B. Jacques in 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Bold Energy II LLC provides oil field exploration and monitoring services. It engages in the acquisition, exploitation, and development of oil and gas properties in the Greater Permian Basin of West Texas. The company was founded in 2008 by Joseph L. Castillo and Peggy C. Worthington and is headquartered in in Midland, TX.

Plantation Petroleum, Inc. distributes petroleum products and gas appliances. Its petroleum products include gasoline, lubricants, kerosene, mineral spirits, synthetic lubricants, and compressor oil. Its gas appliances include burner accessories, cookers and fryers, fireboxes, gas grills, generators & heaters, and mosquito magnets. The firm has office locations in Thomasville, Moultrie, and Pelham. The company was founded on May 30, 1990 and is headquartered in Thomasville, GA.

Piedra Resources LLC offers natural gas, oil exploration and production services. The company was founded by Robert Beecherl and Chip Smith in 2007 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.

Eclipse Resources Operating LLC provides oil and gas services. The company explores, acquires and produces oils, natural gas and natural gas liquids. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in State College, PA.

Eclipse Resources I LP explores and develops oil and gas properties. It engages in the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas. The company was founded by Benjamin W. Hulburt and Christopher K. Hulburt and is headquartered in State College, PA.

Marlin Energy Resources LLC provides oil and gas exploration services. It acquires and exploits strategy focused on liquids which plays in the southern United States. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Lafayette, LA.

The WorkFaith Connection provides employment training and coaching services. The private company is based in Houston, TX. The company was founded in 2006 by Christopher Carmouche, Stan Marek, Barbara Elliot, Sandy Schultz, Russell E. Ginn, Robert L. Zorich, John M. Kafka, Gary Dunkum, Kevin Howard, Bob Zorich. The CEO is Anthony Flynn.