BIOGRAPHY

Oscar Sherman Wyatt, Jr. was born in Beaumont, Texas and grew up in Navasota, Texas. He worked on farms and at a gas station before earning his pilot's license at age 16 to work as a crop duster. Wyatt later attended Texas A & M University but left in 1942 to enlist in the Army Air Corps. As a combat aviator, Wyatt was a decorated WWII pilot by age 21. After the war, he returned to Texas A & M and earned his degree in Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Wyatt got his start in the energy business in 1950 when he mortgaged his Ford sedan to finance the Hardly Able Oil Company, the forerunner of Coastal Oil and Gas Company, which he founded in 1955. By 1963, Coastal stock was being traded on the New York Stock Exchange and under Mr. Wyatt's vision and leadership, Coastal grew into a company with $20 billion is assets, more than 18,000 miles of pipeline and four world-class refineries. His knowledge and ability helped guide Coastal through the turbulence of the oil marketplace in the 1980s and as a result, Coastal avoided the possible pitfalls of a volatile market, becoming one of the Nation's largest and most diversified energy companies. Mr. Wyatt retired as Coastal's chairman in 1997 yet continued to serve as Executive Committee chairman until Coastal's sale to the El Paso Natural Gas Company in January 2001.

In July 2001, Mr. Wyatt created a new company - the NuCoastal Corporation - to explore energy opportunities available across the globe. Today, Mr. Wyatt continues to consult with other petroleum related interests to help them improve their processes and procedures, and maximize their pipeline and refinery operations, resulting in better returns for common shareholders. Oscar Wyatt served Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson as the leader of the American delegation to the United Nations for international gas pipelines. Over the years, he's enjoyed high-level political and personal relationships in the United States and abroad. He is sought out for counsel on a non-partisan basis and has been closely involved with other Presidents including Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald W. Reagan, along with various Members of Congress. Mr. Wyatt participated in and negotiated the rules under which international gas pipelines operate in Europe today and he is listed among the 100 Most Influential People in the Petroleum, Gas, and Electricity industries (Hart Publications).

As a graduate of Texas A & M University, Mr. Wyatt is honored to be a member of the A& M Corps of Cadets' Hall of Honor, and member of the Academy of Distinguished Graduates, Texas A & M Mechanical Engineering Department. The government of the Philippines also honored him for his distinguished service to their country during WWII at their 50th anniversary celebration of their liberation from the Japanese. Mr. Wyatt was the honored guest of the President of the Philippines. He also served for five years as the Honorary Consul General for the Philippines.

Mr. Wyatt has always cared about people and their well being and is dedicated to the advancement of biomedical research. He presently serves as a board member and Secretary-Treasurer of The DeBakey Medical Foundation. He also never lost his love of flight and now serves on the Board of Stewards of the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. Oscar Wyatt and his wife Lynn give generously to worthy charities around the world, including Doctors Without Borders, the Princess Grace Foundation, the Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, Star of Hope Mission, Methodist Hospital, M. D. Anderson Hospital, and St. Luke's Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt have four sons and two grandchildren.