Energy

Louisiana
Broadpoint, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
PetroCom, Sola Communications and Coastel Communications have consolidated to form one telecommunications powerhouse – Broadpoint. Broadpoint is a comprehensive telecommunications company devoted to meeting the specific needs of the oil and gas industry. The company offers a complete range of cellular and satellite communications solutions and operates the world’s largest offshore cellular network covering 100,000 square miles in the Gulf of Mexico.

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
Mandeville, Louisiana
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. is a leading provider of marine transportation services through the operation of newly constructed deepwater offshore supply vessels in the Gulf of Mexico and ocean-going tugs and tank barges in the northeastern U.S. and in Puerto Rico.
The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in March 2004 (NYSE: HOS).

Omni Energy Services, Corp.
Lafayette, Louisiana
OMNI Energy Services Corp. provides a broad range of integrated services to both geophysical and exploration and production companies engaged in the acquisition of on-shore 3-D seismic data, especially in logistically difficult and environmentally sensitive terrain. The company operates three business units: Seismic Drilling, Seismic Surveying, and Helicopter Support. The company went public in December 1997 (NASDAQ: OMNI).

Texas
First American Vacuum Services
Beeville, Texas
First American Vacuum Services LP provides fluid handling services to oil and gas wells primarily in Bee County. The company was formed in 2004 and uses a fleet of tractor-trailers to serve its customers as well as parts of Goliad and Live Oak counties.

SensorTran
Austin, Texas
SensorTran is an ISO 9001 certified, global supplier of fiber optic-based distributed monitoring solutions. Customers benefiting from SensorTran’s distributed temperature sensing (DTS) technology include many of the world’s largest energy providers. DTS systems, which can be customized for any language, have applications in downhole oil and gas, transmission and distribution power cable monitoring, pipeline flow assurance and leak detection, and environmental monitoring.