William Brad James

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.

Transocean, Inc. provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. It offers engineering and project management services. The firm specializes in deepwater and harsh environment drilling solutions. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

TODCO provides contract oil and gas drilling services. It operates drilling rigs that consists inland barge rigs, jackup rigs, submersible rigs, platform rig, and land rigs located in shallow and inland waters of the United States, Angola, Colombia, Mexico, Trinidad, and Venezuela. The firm also operates inland tugs, offshore tugs, crew boats, deck barges, shale barges, spud barges, and offshore barges. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.