Mr. Clark launched his career at Shell Offshore in 1979. More than half of his 30 plus years in the energy business have been focused in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. In 1996, he was one of the founders of Mariner Energy Inc. serving Executive Vice President. He served various engineering and operations management positions with Mariner and its successor companies from 1984 to 2002.

Mr. Overdyke’s experience in energy industry finance and operations dates back to 1977. His experience in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico arena is approaching 20 years. Prior to joining Deep Gulf Energy in 2005, Mr. Overdyke worked with Plains Resources serving as Executive Vice President and CFO from 2001 to 2002 and Enron Corp from 1991 to 2001. Mr. Overdyke served on the Board of Directors of Mariner Energy from 1996 to 2001.

Mr. Huber has nearly 40 years experience, all in deepwater. In 1996, he was one of the founders of Mariner Energy, Inc. serving as Sr. VP, Deepwater, and then became one of the founders of DGE where he presently serves as Sr. VP of Operations and Projects. He began his career with Esso Exploration Inc., Exxon’s overseas subsidiary, leaving as Deepwater Drilling Engineering Supervisor in 1981. Over the course of his distinguished career, he has held various senior positions with oil companies in the North Sea, Africa, and Asia.

Mr. Young has more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry – more than half of which has been focused in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Prior to joining Deep Gulf in 2005, Mr. Young worked with Mariner Energy, Inc. and its predecessor companies from 1985 to 2002 ultimately serving as Mariner’s Vice President for/of Business Development and Land.

Mr. Strickler began his career in 1978 as a geologist with Keplinger and Associates and served as an exploration geologist with several independent producers. For nearly two decades his focus has been in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. In 1996, he was a co-founder of Mariner Energy, Inc. serving as Mariner’s Senior Vice President of Exploration and Land. But he has served in a variety of exploration and management positions with Mariner and its predecessor companies from 1984 to 2001.

Mr. Nelson is in his fourth decade in the energy industry. Since 1998 he’s directed his expertise in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. He retired in 2007 from Anadarko Petroleum after serving 27 years as Deepwater Exploration Manager. But Deep Gulf Energy lured him back out of retirement in 2007 to join the team. Mr. Nelson began his career with Sun Oil Company in 1980 after graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology. He served various geological and management positions both domestically and internationally with Anadarko and its predecessors KerrMcGee, Oryx Energy, and Sun Oil Company.

Mr. Campbell’s has 29 years of experience in the energy industry stretches back to 1983. Since, 1996 his focus has been in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Prior to joining Deep Gulf Energy in 2006, he was a founding shareholder at Mariner Energy, Inc., and its predecessor Hardy Oil and Gas USA. He served in various reservoir engineering roles while there. Mr. Campbell was with Prairie Producing Company from 1983-1990.

Mr. Clement began his career with Burmah Oil in 1974. He has focused on the deepwater Gulf of Mexico since 1994, when he was one of the founders of Mariner Energy Inc. serving as Exploration Manager from 1998 – 2002. Prior to Mariner, he held various exploration and development positions with its successor, Hardy Oil.

Mr. Fisher has been in the oil field business since 1976 when he started at Amoco. Beginning in 1996 he shifted his focus to the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, working with what would eventually become Mariner Energy, Inc. He would ultimately serve as Deepwater Operations Manager for Mariner up until 2005, when he came on board at Deep Gulf.

All of Mr. Buie’s engineering experience, since his career began in 1990 has been directed in the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Buie has held numerous completion engineering positions with various oil and gas corporations, including Kerr McGee, Arco/Vastar, Mariner Energy, Inc., ExxonMobil Corporation, and BP. Since (1999 to present), Mr Buie has focused on subsea completion operations in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.