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ZAPATA CORPORATION SUBSIDIARIES
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Name Place of Incorporation Ownership
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Cimarron Gas Holding Company Delaware 100%
Cimarron Gas Companies, Inc. Oklahoma 100%
Tyler Gas Co. Texas 100%
Kodiak Compression, Inc. Oklahoma 100%
Stellar Energy Corporation Texas 100%
Stellar Pipeline Company Texas 100%
Stellar Transmission Company Texas 100%
Energy Industries, Inc. Delaware 100%
Energy Industries Financial Services, Inc. Delaware 100%
Pesquera Zapata, S.A. de C.V. Mexico 49%
Tanker Leasing Corporation Delaware 100%
Williams-McWilliams Co., Inc. Delaware 100%
Zapata Automotive Leasing Corp. Delaware 100%
Zapata Compression Investments, Inc. Delaware 100%
Zapata Energy Industries, L. P. Delaware 100%
Zapata Exploration Company Delaware 100%
Zapata Offshore Gathering Company, Inc. Delaware 100%
Zapata Financial Services, Inc. Delaware 100%
Zapata Fishing, Inc. Delaware 100%
Zapata Minerals, Inc. Delaware 100%
Zapata Ocean Resources, Inc. Puerto Rico 100%
Zapata Off-Shore Company Delaware 100%
Zapata Drilling, Inc. Delaware 100%
Zapata North Sea, Inc. Panama 100%
Zapata Overseas Capital Corporation Delaware 100%
Zapata Canada Inc. British Columbia 100%
Zapata Protein, Inc. Delaware 100%
Amigo Feeds, Ltd. Bermuda
50%
Venture Milling Company Delaware 60%
Zapata Protein (USA), Inc. Virginia 100%
Zapata Rentals, Inc. Delaware 100%
Zapata Services Corporation Delaware 100%
Zapata Tankships, Inc. Delaware 100%
Zapata Ocean Carriers, Inc. Delaware 100%
Zapata Sea Services, Inc. Delaware 100%
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