Christopher O. Ryals

Provides marine support services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production companies

Provides investment and corporate banking & asset management services

Operates as a private equity fund

Provides coal mining and processing services

Functions as a College/University

NGP Capital Resources focuses on making asset- and project-based investments in small and mid-sized energy companies. The firm's energy investments focus on: (1) domestic upstream businesses that acquire, develop and produce oil, natural gas and coal (2) midstream businesses that gather, process, store and transport oil and natural gas (3) power generation (4) oil field services and other energy services and (5) alternative energy and other similar or related businesses. They offer a variety of customized financing solutions for clients including senior and subordinated debt, convertible debt, preferred equity and project equity. NGP targets companies that emphasize engineering including production development and resource development. They look for companies with management teams that have a proven, successful track record in the energy industry, as well as regional, asset, technical or transactional expertise. Investments typically range from $5 million to $100 million or more. NGP's investments may be structured as senior debt, subordinated debt, convertible debt, preferred equity, project equity, production payments, net profits purchase or other similar mezzanine structures. The firm seeks to generate both current income and capital appreciation for their shareholders.