Natural Resources >> Sector Roundtables >> April 20, 2009
Neal Dingmann has over 10 years of industry experience and currently is Senior
Vice President equity research for Wunderlich Securities. Prior to joining the
firm, he was a Director in Equity Research at Dahlman Rose where he covered over
40 companies in the oilfield services and exploration and production sectors. He
previously held similar positions at Pritchard Capital, RBC Capital Markets, and
Bank of America Securities, where he worked on the number one Institutional
Investor-ranked Oilfield Services research team. He has been recognized as a
"Home Run Hitter" by Institutional Investor magazine, is a frequent guest on
Bloomberg TV, and has a large network of industry contacts. He received his
Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Minnesota and
his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from the University of Arkansas. Profile
Mark S. Urness is a Managing Director and Head of Energy Research at Calyon
Securities (USA) Inc. He has been an investment professional for 15 years
including nine years at Citigroup, two years at Merrill Lynch and four years at
Calyon Securities. At Citigroup and Merrill Lynch he led research teams that
were consistently top ranked in polls conducted by Institutional Investor
magazine and Greenwich Associates. Prior to joining Citigroup, he held
management and engineering positions for 12 years at Phibro Energy and Amoco
Production Company. He holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the
University of Wisconsin and an MBA in finance from the University of Houston. In
addition, he is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and a
member of the Society of Professional Engineers. Profile
TWST: Mark, as we look back at the first quarter, what were the highlights in oil services?
Mr. Urness: Clearly the freefall of the US rig count has been what everyone has
been shocked by.