| 16.78 Data as of May 24 | 0.00 / 0.00%Today’s Change | 7.25 Today|||52-Week Range 16.90 | +4.55% Year-to-Date |
| SECTOR Energy Minerals | INDUSTRY Oil & Gas Production | MARKET CAP $2.7B |
Company Description
McMoRan Exploration Co. is an independent public company, which engages in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore in the Gulf Coast area of the United States. Its production of oil and natural gas involves lifting oil and natural gas to the surface and gathering, treating and processing hydrocarbons to extract liquids such as ethane, propane, butane, and natural gasolines from natural gas. The company also provides exploration and production technologies, including the incorporation of 3-D seismic interpretation, offshore drilling to total depths, and horizontal drilling. The company was founded by James R. Moffett and B. M. Rankin in May 1994 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.
Employees

Shareholders
| Individual stakeholders | 8.04% |
| Other institutional | 50.28% |
| Mutual fund holders | 13.03% |
Top Executives
| James R. Moffett, PhD | Co-Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Nancy D. Parmelee | Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & Senior VP |
| Kathleen L. Quirk | Treasurer & Senior Vice President |
| B. M. Rankin, Jr. | Vice Chairman |
| C. Donald Whitmire, Jr. | Vice President-Financial Reporting & Controller |