gulfport energy corporation is an oklahoma city-based independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company with its principal properties located in the utica shale and along the louisiana gulf coast. gulfport energy’s core management and technical teams are comprised of proven oil and gas professionals, with experience and expertise in multiple regions including salt dome structures of the u.s. gulf coast, and the utica shale basin in ohio. an entrepreneurial spirit resonates from the executive management team throughout the organization. we seek to leverage recent technological advancements in the oil and gas industry to fully exploit our principal producing acreages in each of our geographic regions while balancing the portfolio with a collection of long-term value opportunities that provide high-impact upside potential. the company’s management remains bullish on the long-term global need and demand for oil and natural gas production. with substantial unconventional re