James R. Easter

McDermott International, Inc. engages in the provision of technology, engineering, construction, and installation solutions to the energy industry. It operates through the following segments: North, Central, and South America (NCSA); Europe, Africa, Russia and Caspian (EARC); the Middle East and North Africa (MENA); Asia Pacific (APAC); and Technology. The NCSA segment designs, engineers, and constructs upstream offshore oil and gas facilities, downstream oil and gas facilities and pipelines, gas-fired power plants, LNG import and export terminals, atmospheric and refrigerated storage vessels and terminals, water storage and treatment facilities and pipe and module fabrication. The EARC segment focuses in the upstream offshore oil and gas facilities, downstream oil and gas facilities, LNG import and export terminals, and atmospheric and refrigerated storage vessels and terminals. The MENA segment comprises upstream offshore oil and gas facilities and pipelines, downstream oil and gas facilities, hydrocarbon processing facilities, atmospheric and refrigerated storage vessels and terminals, and performs pipe fabrication and manufacturing. The APAC segment involves in the upstream offshore oil and gas facilities and pipelines, refining and petrochemical facilities, hydrocarbon processing facilities, LNG import and export terminals and atmospheric and refrigerated storage vessels and terminals. The Technology segment consists technology licensor of proprietary gas processing, refining, petrochemical and coal gasification technologies as well as a supplier of proprietary catalysts, equipment and related engineering services. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Reliant Energy, Inc. generates and markets electricity. It has more than 14,000 megawatts of power generation capacity at 36 coal, oil and gas-fired plants across the United States. Reliant Energy is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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.

Layne Christensen Co. operates as a water management, construction, and drilling company. It provides water management solutions for government agencies, commercial water suppliers, industrial facilities, and energy companies. The firm also offers specialized construction solutions for the management of water in any industry or environment. It defines the source, depth, magnitude, and overall feasibility of water aquifers, and drill high-volume wells suitable for supplying water to government agencies, industrial, and agricultural customers. The company was founded by Mahlon E. Layne in 1882 and is headquartered in Woodlands, TX.