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PLS is an information, marketing and advisory firm that has a 20 plus year history originating deals for buyers, sellers and capital providers while also reducing client transaction cost. The firm has been consistently out front with innovative products and entrepreneurial energy and a mandate to establish an integrated product line that feeds off and supports cross products. PLS company now employs 54 professionals across the U.S. with additional personnel in Calgary and a joint venture in Bangalore.

The PLS information and research arm now publishes 12 industry reports including six (6) in the U.S., three (3) in Canada and three (3) international reports. These unique U.S. reports, segmented across acquisitions, exploration, energy finance, midstream, oilfield services and product prices have established PLS core reports as a "must read" for concise but aggregated industry news, market analysis and business opportunities.

In addition to publishing, PLS offers premium databases on a subscription basis. These premium products (aka Data differently) include a global m& transactional database, docFinder (a unique document search tool), a new corporate intelligence product and production data. On the networking front, PLS pioneered the first prospect and property expo, even before Nape, and now hosts 6 regional Dealmakers expos for buyers and sellers.

All of PLS' content is also found online at www.plsx.com and offers 24:7:365 access to news, multiple listings, archives, databases and oil & deals for sale.

PLS marketing division and divestment firm handles transactions for sellers in the mid market focusing on transactions valued between $1 million and $100 million. Since late 2011, the PLS divestment team has recently closed two $65 mm deals to Concho and Energen. PLS divestment arm is one of the industry's busiest shops usually averaging about 30 assignments at any one time including sales of properties, nonoperated interests, overrides, acreage, prospects, midstream assets and oilfield services. PLS team has worked on over $5.0 billion in deals over the past 20 plus years.

On the advisory side, PLS offers consulting and advisory services to companies including technical support, capital markets and buy side origination. PLS recently originated and facilitated Toyota's $600 mm joint venture with Encana in Alberta. PLS has provided other consulting services for Anadarko, Bettis Boyle Stoval, Duer Wagner, ERG, Newpek, Melrose Resources, Repsol, Statoil, Sojitz and YPF.