F. Andrew Abbott

Founded in 2000 by George F.J. Gosbee, Tristone Capital, Inc. is a financial advisory firm and broker/dealer located in Calgary. They also have offices in Denver, Colorado, Houston, Texas, Buenos Aires and London. Tristone focuses on global energy markets. The firm provides services related to investment banking, acquisitions, divestitures and global equity capital markets. Their clients include exploration and production companies, oilfield services companies, midstream companies, government entities, royalty trusts and institutional investors around the world. Tristone's research department combines financial analysis, technical expertise, and industry experience to provide clients with information regarding the North American energy sector. They have performed detailed micro analysis on oil and gas producers ranging from large integrated producers to the micro-cap junior producer.

Compton Petroleum Corp. explored natural gas and oil products. The company was founded on October 15, 1992 and was headquartered in Calgary, Canada.