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PART I
Item 1. Business................................................... 1
General.................................................... 1
Historical Contributions of Major Divisions................ 2
Natural Gas Services--Compression.......................... 3
Natural Gas Services--Gathering, Processing and Marketing.. 6
Oil and Gas Operations..................................... 7
Marine Protein Operations.................................. 14
Tidewater Ownership Interest............................... 16
Employees.................................................. 16
Geographical Information................................... 16
Executive Officers of the Registrant....................... 17
Item 2. Properties................................................. 17
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.......................................... 18
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders........ 18
PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related
Stockholder Matters...................................... 19
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.................................... 20
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations................................. 21
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data................ 30
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
and Financial Disclosure.................................. 63
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant......... 63
Item 11. Executive Compensation..................................... 63
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management............................................... 63
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions............. 63
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on
Form 8-K................................................. 64
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