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Dan Mangru is the founder and Managing Director of The Global Advisory Group, a Palm Beach advisory firm that focuses on globalization, real estate development, strategic partnering, media, and new business development with relations in over 20 countries. Mr. Mangru was the Host and... Read More →

Bud Belcher is Senior Vice President of Southern Energy Group. He has over 16 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Belcher was literally raised in the oil patch, as his family owned and operated multiple oil and gas wells on the family farm. He has been active in many... Read More →

Harvey Howell, born in 1956, is a third-generation wildcatter, native San Antonian.  He grew up following his grandfather and father across South Texas oil fields learning the drilling and operating business. After college, he served as vice president of the family firm, Howell... Read More →

Alan Murrell is the President and owner of Hornet Corporation. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. Murrell was recently honored with the prestigious 2014 oil “Boom Maker” award. Hornet recently discovered one of the largest wells in the Appalachian Basin. Hornet’s... Read More →

Mark A. Plummer holds degrees in biology, biochemistry and chemical engineering. He spent 13 years with Sun Oil Company, holding multiple engineering positions in the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas area and the Gulf of Mexico. In 1994, he founded Chestnut Exploration and Production, an... Read More →

Chestnut Exploration is a family-owned, independent, oil and natural gas operator, with specialties in developing new and existing oil fields. Combining proven science and technical knowledge, Chestnut’s engineers and geologists work in areas with proven energy reserves and explore... Read More →

High Gravity Resources, LLC was formed to be an alternative outlet for Accredited Investors who are interested in Direct Energy Investments. Our focus is to remain small and manage our resources effectively. The company was founded in 2012 with the purpose of providing our partners... Read More →

Hornet Corporation is an independently owned oil and gas development company based out of Hendersonville, Tennessee.  Hornet is a company built on a solid rock foundation like the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains where we were founded. We are dedicated to growth and to becoming... Read More →

With 35 years of business building experience, Southern Energy Group’s president knew in the beginning that strong companies have to build strong strategic business alliances. In the past decade, the energy industry has been under great pressure to develop and implement new business... Read More →