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101 Most Innovative Houston Based Oil and Gas Companies & Startups

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This article showcases our top picks for the best Houston based Oil and Gas companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Oil and Gas industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

Top Houston Oil and Gas Startups

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Imubit

Imubit

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AI process optimization platform for process manufacturing

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The smart contract network company trusted by global industrial enterprises

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Boardwalk Pipeline

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Boardwalk Pipeline provides transportation, storage, gathering and processing of natural gas and liquids for its customers.

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Tellurian

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Tellurian is a builder of natural gas business.

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Birch Resources

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Birch Resources is an energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, and marketing of oil and natural gas.

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WaterBridge Resources

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A midstream development company focused on developing, acquiring and operating flowback and produced water infrastructure

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Enchanted Rock

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Enchanted Rock LLC is a utility company providing physical and financial risk management tools.

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Ambyint

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Ambyint provides artificial intelligence-based technologies that automates the process of companies in oil and gas industry.

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Talos Energy

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Talos Energy is a technically driven, independent oil and gas exploration and production company.

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Velocys

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Velocys is the company at the forefront of smaller scale gas-to-liquids (GTL).

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CenterPoint Energy

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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a domestic energy delivery company.

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Indigo Natural Resources

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Indigo Natural Resources is an energy and gas production company.

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Moda Midstream

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Moda Midstream provides terminal, storage, and distribution solutions to bulk liquid producers.

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Milestone Environmental Services

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Milestone is a national provider of oilfield waste solutions with an engineered waste disposal process that is environmentally focused.

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EP Energy Corporation

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EP Energy produces natural oils and gases which help enrich people’s lives.

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NextDecade

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NextDecade is an LNG development company focusing on LNG export projects and associated pipelines.

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Plains All American Pipeline

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Plains All American Pipeline is engaged in the transportation, storage, terminalling and marketing of crude oil.

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Rubicon Oilfield International

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Rubicon Oilfield International designs, manufactures and sells and/or rents oilfield products in every major oilfield market.

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EnVen Energy Corporation

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EnVen engages in exploration, development, extraction and production of oil and gas.

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Baker Hughes

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Baker Hughes works with the global oil and gas industry to provide high-performance drilling, evaluation and production technology.

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Midcoast Energy

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Midcoast Energy is an Enbridge Energy Partners-backed limited partnership that owns natural gas transportation and delivery assets,

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Crescent Pass Energy

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Crescent Pass Energy is an oil and gas company based in Houston, Texas.

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ConocoPhillips

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ConocoPhillips is an oil and gas exploration and production company in the energy industry that promotes health and environmental safety.

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Carbic

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Carbic builds sensor technology to monitor flow behavior in fluid systems.

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Verdun Oil Company

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Verdun Oil Company is an oil and gas company that focuses on acquiring and developing oil and gas assets.

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Quintana Energy Services

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Quintana Energy provide a wide range of completion, production and drilling services to land-based exploration and production customers.

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Sourcewater

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Sourcewater offers the largest online water source, reuse, and disposal database in the upstream energy industry.

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Rio Energy international Inc

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Purchases, stores, blends, transports, and sells crude oil and refined petroleum products globally.

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Easton Energy

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Easton Energy provides transportation, storage, and processing options for natural gas liquids, refined products, and petrochemicals.

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Erin Energy

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Erin Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on energy resources in Africa.

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Western LNG

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Western LNG is an oil and energy company engaged in the development of liquefied natural gas export projects.

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Apex International Energy

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Apex International Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company.

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Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure

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Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure manufactures and provides its mobile proppant management systems.

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Citla Energy

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Citla Energy is a Mexican independent exploration and production company

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Spectrum Geo

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The Spectrum Group of companies provides Seismic Data Processing, Multi-Client and Offshore Acquisition services from offices located in

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Zenith Energy Management

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Zenith Energy Management is an international liquids and bulk terminaling company.

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Vanguard Natural Resources

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We are a publicly traded limited liability company focused on the acquisition and development of mature, long-lived oil and natural gas

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Rebellion Photonics

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Rebellion Photonics is commercializing technologies and products for real-time snapshot hyperspectral imaging.

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Endeavor Energy

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Endeavor Energy is an independent power project company developing and investing in power generation facilities.

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Willbros Group Inc

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Willbros Group provides project management, engineering, material procurement, maintenance, and life-cycle extension services.

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Nuevo Midstream

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Nuevo Midstream is a start-up midstream company with operations in the Permian Basin of west Texas and southeast New Mexico.

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SilverBow Resources

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SilverBow Resources is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the development, exploration, acquisition and operation,

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Blackbuck Resources

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Blackbuck Resources (BBR) Designs, Builds, and Operates Water Infrastructure and Provides Services for the oil and gas industry.

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Key Energy Services

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Key Energy Services is an American oilfield services company, offering an array of onshore energy production services and solutions.

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Hart Energy

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Hart Energy provides data, text and direct commentary about energy markets and technologies from sources worldwide.

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Firefly Energy Solutions

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Firefly Energy Solutions offers load forecasting, pricing, risk management, portfolio valuation, and consulting services.

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m1neral

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M1neral is building the first all-in-one transaction management platform for oil & gas minerals and royalties.

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inerG, Inc.

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Energy assets economics software company

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Laredo Energy

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Laredo Energy is a privately held company.

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Harvest Natural Resources

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Harvest Natural Resources is a company primarily focused on the exploration for and the acquisition and development of oil and gas.

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Contango Oil & Gas Co.

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Contango Oil & Gas Co. is an independent oil and natural gas company.

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Upcurve Energy

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Upcurve Energy is a oil and gas company

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Hi Crush

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Hi Crush Inc is an oil & energy company that specializes in Midstream Distribution Management, Proppant Supply, and logistics solutions.

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AI Driller

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Integrated solutions for remote operations and autonomous control.

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Crescent Energy

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Crescent Energy Company is a U.S. independent energy company with a portfolio of assets in basins across the lower 48 states.

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NthDS

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NthDS is a operator of a technology development company intended to save time and labor costs.

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Ryckman Creek Resources

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Develop a new interstate natural gas storage field 25 miles southwest of the Opal Hub in Uinta County, Wyoming.

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Bluewing Midstream

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A new platform to acquire and develop oil and gas terminaling and transportation assets with an initial focus on the Gulf Coast

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ALLY Energy

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ALLY Energy is the DEI talent platform that accelerates connections, careers, and skills for an equitable energy transition.

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Independence Resources Management

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Independence Resources Management is an oil and gas exploration company targeting onshore oil and gas acquisition and more.

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CAM INTEGRATED

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CAM Integrated Solutions was formed by partners with owner experience

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TRILLION

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Trillion is green fuel development & production company located in Houston Texas.

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Sage Midstream Ventures

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A privately held company with a focus on acquiring and developing midstream energy infrastructure

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H2O Midstream

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H2O Midstream is committed to reducing the cost of water for producers and improving environmental and safety conditions.

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Propell Technologies

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Propell Technologies is a commercial company that transforms worn-out oilfield equipment to the highest standard of safety and performance.

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Reach Production Solutions

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Reach Production Solutions delivers long-lasting production enhancement to multiphase wells.

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Schlumberger

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Schlumberger is a supplier of technology, integrated project management, and information solutions.

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Agar Corporation

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Agar Corporation is a leading pioneer of non-nuclear, versatile, multi-phase flow meters used to optimize oil well testing and production.

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Orazul Energy Partners

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An operator of renewable power projects owned by I Squared Capital

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Triten Energy Partners

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Triten Energy Partners focuses on acquiring and operating downstream infrastructure projects.

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Salamander Solutions

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A Shell spinout and provider of heater systems for the oil and gas sector.

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Wellsite.com

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Wellsite™ monitors remote oil and gas operations and provides real-time data, analytics, and tools to help you make better decisions faster.

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Eco Stim Energy Solution

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Eco Stim Energy Solution helps to develop conventional and unconventional reservoirs.

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Black Stone Minerals

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Black Stone Minerals oil and natural gas company with assets in over 40 states and 60 productive basins.

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Prime Downhole Manufacturing

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PDM is an engineering company that provides machining, fabrication, and services to the oil, gas, and aerospace industries.

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Battlecat Oil & Gas

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A private company focused on the acquisition and development of upstream oil and gas assets.

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PetroEdge Energy

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PetroEdge Energy is an oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition of natural gas and crude oil properties.

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Independence Contract Drilling

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Independence Contract Drilling is an oil & energy company specializing in onshore drilling services.

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AquaNRG

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AquaNRG offers next-generation diagnostic models, data analytics,and digital screening tools for novel energy and environmental applications

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Canyon Midstream Partners

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Canyon Midstream Partners, LLC (CMP) is an independent midstream company

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Candor Midstream

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AHouston, TX-based independent energy company.

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Clock Spring Company

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Leading manufacturer of permanent and temporary composite pipe repair solutions .

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AlphaX Decision Sciences

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AI Software

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Halliburton

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Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry.

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SeaOne Holdings

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SeaOne Holdings, LLC has focused on the development of our proprietary gas monetization technology.

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Pinnacle Midstream

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Pinnacle Midstream is a midstream energy company that offers customer service, problem solving, and related solutions to producers.

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Mesa Minerals Partners

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Mesa Minerals Partners is an acquisition company that focuses on acquiring oil and gas mineral rights.

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Ingrain

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Ingrain delivers near real-time precise measurements of physical properties of reservoir rocks and drill cuttings.

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Melior Innovations

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Melior Innovations™ is a materials technology company.

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Sierra Resources

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Sierra is a private oil and gas exploration and production company. It has extensive experience operating in many onshore basins.

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Viking Energy Group

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A growth-oriented energy company.

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Kinetic Pressure Control

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Kinetic Pressure Control designs, building and deploying to market innovative technologies that protect the Oil and Gas Industry.

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Shell Oil Company

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Shell Oil Company is an oil and gas company that explores and produces energy products.

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Panton Inc

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Panton Incorporated is a builds software for companies to track

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ZeoGas

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ZeoGas develops a portfolio of plants to convert plentiful and clean natural gas into gasoline.

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Catahoula Resources

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Catahoula Resources develops alternatives in the natural gas liquids and derivatives sectors anchored by the needs of partners.

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Deepwater Corrosion Services

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Deepwater protects offshore infrastructure from corrosion.

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Deep Down

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Deep Down is an oilfield services firm that supports offshore exploration and production industries worldwide.

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Rfid Pass

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RFID PASS is a Fortune 500 chemical & energy companies and technology & engineering companies.

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GeoEnergy

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GeoEnergy processes every data set, large or small, with personalized and careful attention to detail.

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TMK IPSCO

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Tenaris is a leading supplier of tubes and related services for the world’s energy industry and certain other industrial applications.

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