Arnold L. Chavkin has been a director of our general partner since October 2007 and is the chairman of the audit committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Chavkin is also a member of the conflicts committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Chavkin is currently a managing director at Pinebrook Road Partners, a private equity fund. From 1991 until his retirement in 2006, he served in various capacities with JPMorgan Chase & Co, including as the Chief Investment Officer at J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC. Prior to that, Mr. Chavkin was a member of Chemical Bank's merchant banking and corporate finance groups, specializing in mergers and acquisitions and private placements for the energy industry. Mr. Chavkin served as a director of Encore Acquisition Company from 1998 to 2004. Mr. Chavkin is a Certified Public Accountant. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters of Business Administration from Columbia University.

John E. Jackson has been a director of our general partner since February 2008. Mr. Jackson is currently Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Price Gregory Services, Incorporated, a pipeline-related infrastructure service provider in North America. Mr. Jackson was President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Hanover Compressor Company from October 2004 until August 2007 when Hanover merged with Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. Mr. Jackson joined Hanover in January 2002 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Mr. Jackson was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Duke Energy Field Services, a producer and marketer of natural gas liquids. Prior to joining Duke Energy Field Services, Mr. Jackson served in a variety of treasury, controller and accounting positions at Union Pacific Resources. Mr. Jackson is currently a director of Exterran Holdings, Inc. and Seitel Inc.

J. Luther King, Jr. has been a director of our general partner since August 2007. Mr. King is the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and a director of Luther King Capital Management Corporation, a registered investment advisory firm that he founded in 1979, and is President and Trustee of LKCM Funds, a registered investment company. Mr. King serves as a director of Tyler Technologies, Inc. and is a member of its Audit Committee. In addition, Mr. King serves as the chairman of the board of trustees of Texas Christian University. Mr. King has a Bachelor of Science degree and a Masters of Business Administration from Texas Christian University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Clayton E. Melton has been a director of our general partner since August 2007. Mr. Melton has served as President of Atlantic Service & Supply LLC, a distributor of heating and air conditioning equipment located in Fort Worth, Texas, since January 2003. From May 1999 to December 2002, he served as President of Comfort Products L.L.C., an air conditioning and heating distribution company. Prior to May 1999, Mr. Melton held various leadership and management positions in his over 33 years of service in the U.S. Army obtaining the rank of Brigadier General. Mr. Melton received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from William Carey College and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Missouri.

George W. Passela has been a director of our general partner since August 2007. Mr. Passela is currently the Chief Financial Officer of M2 Midstream LLC, a natural gas gathering, compression, treating and processing company. Prior to joining Momentum Energy, Mr. Passela was Managing Director at Banc of America Securities LLC, with responsibility for capital raising and investments in the exploration and production and midstream sectors. From 1977 until 2005, Mr. Passela was employed by The First National Bank of Boston in its International Division, initially working with multinational corporations that provided export and commodity financing in South America. From 1982 until 1987, he served as Branch Manager in Frankfurt, Germany. Upon returning to Boston, Mr. Passela established The First National Bank of Boston's exploration and production practice and held various management positions in its energy group through 2005. Mr. Passela holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Miami and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Utah.