NEW ORLEANS, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Hunter Securities, LLC (GHS) today announced that Ambassador John Bolton will be the keynote speaker at the 2012 GHS 100 Energy Conference. As United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations under former President George W. Bush, Ambassador Bolton served as the national voice on important global issues, including those concerning human rights and nuclear weapons programs in North Korea and Iran.

GHS also announced that the conference will feature an enhanced roster of more than 135 companies presenting—including exploration & production, oilfield services & equipment, energy infrastructure, refining & marketing, and shipping companies.

"With our expanded lineup of 135 leading companies, investors have an exceptional chance for front-line feedback on issues and opportunities from every aspect of the industry," said Daniel O. Conwill IV, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GHS. "With the addition of Ambassador Bolton's keynote, the GHS 100 will be a rare opportunity to gain insight on issues relating to foreign policy and its impact on oil prices."

GHS 100 will be held on June 24–26, 2012 at San Francisco's InterContinental Hotel. Ambassador Bolton's keynote presentation will be held at the event's luncheon on June 26th.

The three-day conference will feature numerous opportunities for investors and management teams to meet, including company presentations, break-out sessions, one-on-one meetings, and company-hosted breakfast and dinner meetings.

For more information on the conference, please contact your GHS representative or visit http://www.ghsecurities.com/pages/GHS100.aspx.

The companies that are currently confirmed to present include:

Afren PLC AFR
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. ARLP
Alon USA Energy, Inc. ALJ
Alta Mesa Holdings, LP (Private)
American Midstream Partners, LP AMID
Americas Petrogas, Inc. BOE
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation APC
Apache Corp. APA
Approach Resources, Inc. AREX
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. ATW
Basic Energy Services, Inc. BAS
Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. BXE
Bill Barrett Corp. BBG
BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. BBEP
C&J Energy Services, Inc. CJES
Callon Petroleum Co. CPE
Canadian Energy Services & Technology Corp. CEU
CanElson Drilling Inc. CDI
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. CRZO
Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. CET
Celtic Exploration Ltd. CLT
CGX Energy Inc. OYL
Chart Industries, Inc. GTLS
Chinook Energy Inc. CKE
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. CWEI
Comstock Resources Inc. CRK
Continental Resources Inc. CLR
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP CMLP
Crew Energy Inc. CR
Crimson Exploration Inc. CXPO
Crocotta Energy Inc. CTA
Crosstex Energy, L.P. (XTEX)
Dawson Geophysical Company DWSN
Delek US Holdings, Inc. DK
Denbury Resources Inc. DNR
Dresser-Rand Group Inc. DRC
Dril-Quip, Inc. DRQ
Endeavour International Corporation END
Energy Partners, Ltd. EPL
Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited EXXI
Enhanced Oil Resources EOR
Ensign Energy Services Inc. ESI
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. EPD
Epsilon Energy Ltd. EPS
Equal Energy Ltd. EQU
Essential Energy Services Ltd. ESN
Evolution Petroleum Corp. (NYSE Amex: EPM)
Fairborne Energy Ltd. FEL
Flotek Industries FTK
Forbes Energy Services Ltd. FES
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. FET
FX Energy, Inc. FXEN
GASFRAC Energy Services Inc. GFS
Geokinetics Inc. (NYSE Amex: GOK)
GMX Resources Inc. GMXR
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. GDP
Guide Exploration Ltd. GO
GulfMark Offshore Inc GLF
Gulfport Energy Corp. GPOR
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. HNR
Heckmann Corporation HEK
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. HP
Hercules Offshore, Inc. HERO
Horizon North Logistics Inc. HNL
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. HOS
Houston American Energy Corp. (NYSE Amex: HUSA)
Hyperdynamics Corporation HDY
Key Energy Services, Inc. KEG
Lufkin Industries, Inc. LUFK
Memorial Production Partners LP MEMP
Mitcham Industries, Inc. MIND
Nabors Industries Ltd. NBR
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. NOV
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. NGS
Natural Resource Partners L.P. NRP
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation NNA
Newpark Resources, Inc. NR
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NOG)
Oceaneering International, Inc. OII
Oil States International OIS
ONEOK Inc. OKE
OYO Geospace Corp. OYOG
Pace Oil and Gas Ltd. PCE
Panhandle Oil & Gas Inc. PHX
Parker Drilling Company PKD
PetroBakken Energy Ltd. PBN
PetroQuest Energy, Inc. PQ
PHX Energy Services Corp. PHX
Pinecrest Energy Inc. PRY
Pioneer Drilling Company (NYSE Amex: PDC)
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. PAA
Plains Exploration & Production Company PXP
Poseidon Concepts Corp. PSN
Quicksilver Resources Inc. KWK
Range Resources Corporation RRC
Recovery Energy, Inc. RECV
Red Mountain Resources, Inc. RDMP
Regency Energy Partners LP RGP
Rex Energy Corp. REXX
Rooster Petroleum, LLC (Private)
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. RRMS
Rowan Companies Inc. RDC
SandRidge Energy, Inc. SD
Savanna Energy Services Corp. SVY
SemGroup Corporation SEMG
Shona Energy Company, Inc. SHO
Southwestern Energy Company SWN
Spartan Oil Corp. STO
Stone Energy Corp. SGY
Surge Energy Inc. SGY
Swift Energy Company SFY
Synergy Resources Corporation (NYSE Amex: SYRG)
TGC Industries Inc. TGE
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. THR
Tidewater Inc. TDW
TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. (NYSE Amex: TAT)
TransGlobe Energy Corp. TGA
Triangle Petroleum Corporation (NYSE Amex: TPLM)
Trican Well Service Ltd. TCW
Trinidad Drilling Ltd. TDG
Tuscany International Drilling Inc. TID
Twin Butte Energy Ltd. TBE
U.S. Energy Corp. USEG
Underground Energy Corporation UGE
Union Drilling, Inc. UDRL
Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC VNR
Vantage Drilling Company (NYSE Amex: VTG)
Voyager Oil & Gas, Inc. (NYSE Amex: VOG)
W&T Offshore, Inc. WTI
Western Energy Services Corp. WRG
Western Gas Partners LP WES
WesternZagros Resources Ltd. WZR
Xtreme Drilling and Coil Services XDC

About Global Hunter Securities, LLC

Global Hunter Securities, LLC (GHS) is a full-service investment bank focusing on the natural resources-related sectors including Energy, Metals & Mining, Industrials and Shipping. GHS provides insightful research, innovative capital raising and financial advisory and restructuring services supported by a robust sales and trading staff for both equity and high yield issues to clients around the world. Headquartered in New Orleans, GHS has offices in Calgary, Chicago, Fort Worth, Houston, New York, Orange County, Calif., and San Francisco. For more information about GHS, please visit www.ghsecurities.com.  

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