Gulfport Energy Corporation (Gulfport) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company with its principal producing properties located along the Louisiana Gulf Coast in the West Cote Blanche Bay, or WCBB, and Hackberry fields, and in West Texas in the Permian Basin. During the year ended December, 31, 2011, it acquired its initial acreage position in the Utica Shale in Eastern Ohio. The Company also holds an acreage position in the Alberta oil sands in Canada through its interest in Grizzly Oil Sands ULC, and has interests in entities that operate in Southeast Asia, including the Phu Horm gas field in Thailand. In February 2013, it raised its stake to 93.8%, by acquiring a 16.2% stake in the Utica Shale assets, located in Ohio, from Windsor Ohio LLC.