Tesoro Corporation engages in refining and marketing petroleum products. It operates in two segments, Refining and Retail. The Refining segment processes both heavy and light crude oils and produces primarily gasoline and gasoline blendstocks, jet fuel, diesel fuel, and heavy fuel oils. It also manufactures other refined products, including liquefied petroleum gas, petroleum coke, and asphalt. As of December 31, 2008, this segment owned and operated seven petroleum refineries located in the western and mid-continental United States with a combined crude oil capacity of 665 thousand barrels per day. The Retail segment sells gasoline and diesel fuel through company-operated retail stations and third-party branded distributors in the western and mid-continental United States. As of the above date, it included a network of 389 branded retail stations primarily operated by the company under the Tesoro, Mirastar, Shell, and USA Gasolinetm names; and 490 branded stations operated by independent dealers. Tesoro Corporation markets its refined products to wholesale and retail customers, as well as commercial end-users. The company was formerly known as Tesoro Petroleum Corp and changed its name to Tesoro Corporation in November 2004. Tesoro Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.

The balmy Trade Winds blow over Tesoro Hawaii, a subsidiary of Tesoro Petroleum, and operator of the 94,000-barrel-per-day Kapolei refinery on the coast of Oahu. The largest of Hawaii's two refineries, Kapolei has distillate hydrocracker, vacuum distillation, and catalytic reformer capabilities, and supplies jet and marine fuels to the trans-Pacific transportation industry that uses Hawaii as a major refueling location. It also serves the local Hawaiian market with gasoline and diesel fuels. Other products include fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas, and liquid asphalt. The company's Hawaiian assets includes more than 30 Tesoro-branded gas stations.

Tesoro Refining and Marketing manages the refining and marketing businesses of Tesoro Corporation. The parent company's seven refineries have a capacity of 658,000 barrels per day and produce a range of motor fuels and other petroleum products. Tesoro Refining and Marketing markets fuel to 880 branded retail gas stations (including 290 company-owned stations under the Tesoro, Shell, Mirastar, and USA Gasoline brands), in Alaska, Hawaii, and 15 western states. On the wholesale side, it markets 643,000 barrels of oil products per day. It also supplies jet fuel to the vast majority of commercial airlines with routes in the West.

The history of TETCO is largely the history of one man, Tom E. Turner. In fact, the name TETCO is a combination of Mr. Turner's initials and the abbreviated form of "company." Today, Mr. Tom Turner is widely regarded as one of the most important Americans in the history of petroleum retailing. His numerous contributions to the oil and gas landscape of South Texas and the United States are legendry. In recognition of these accomplishments, Mr. Turner was inducted into the prestigious NPN Oil and Gas Industry Hall of Fame in November, 1981. A true pioneer, Mr. Turner's TETCO is the embodiment of his inexorable vision and commitment to provide the very best in service to his customers.

Thai Oil Public Company Limited, Owner and operator of a highly complex refinery which integrated in related to petrochemical production that utilizes modern processing technologies to produce petroleum products predominantly for domestic distribution, Thaioil has expanded into energy-related industries of petrochemicals and lube base production, power generation, as well as marine and pipeline transportation systems for petroleum products and petrochemicals. Owner and operator of a highly complex refinery which integrated in related to petrochemical production that utilizes modern processing technologies to produce petroleum products predominantly for domestic distribution, Thaioil has expanded into energy-related industries of petrochemicals and lube base production, power generation, as well as marine and pipeline transportation systems for petroleum products and petrochemicals.

The oil refinery at Bangchak was completed in 1964. In that same year, the Thai government announced a tax on oil production within the country, so there was only one way to maintain profitability: Expand refining capacity to 20,000 barrels per day. Because the company did not attract enough investment for such expansion, the government offered a 15-year lease on the oil refinery, with the proviso that production capacity must be expanded. Finally, Summit Industrial Corporation (Panama) bid for this lease and successfully expanded production capacity over the next 4 years. A rise in worldwide crude oil prices then led to a global economic crisis. When the Thai government considered adjusting retail oil prices, there were persistent objections from labor unions and student unions, including a demand for the government to nationalize the oil refinery. When the government did so, the oil refinery was found to have deteriorated substantially, requiring large amounts of fuel and accumulating losses of about 4 billion baht.

Tidal Energy Marketing Inc. is a full service crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs) marketer headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Tidal currently markets over 75,000 bpd of Western Canadian hydrocarbons for over 100 small to medium sized producers.A gatherer of North American crude oil, Tidal purchases and trades volumes that cover the full range of crude types including Condensate, Light Sweet and Sour, as well as several Heavy blends. Tidal's primary business focus is on creating value for our suppliers. We draw upon our excellent relationships with a comprehensive network of trading partners throughout the North American energy community. Our business is, and will continue to be, built upon a long term focus.

TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. has conducted business over many years as a leader in the petroleum and petrochemical industries in Japan. In our current operating environment, overall demand for oil in Japan is expected to decline due to changes in the energy demand structure associated with rising crude oil prices and evolution in the country's industrial composition. On the other hand, tightening of the supply/demand balance for petroleum products worldwide has led to increased export opportunities. In the petrochemical business, while global demand especially for basic petrochemical products continues to grow strongly and has supported our financial results in the last few years, we need to progress our strategy in a timely manner to cope with changes in the business environment. Under these conditions, the TonenGeneral Group is taking an integrated approach to all of its businesses, including refining and supply of petroleum products, marketing and chemicals. Specifically, we are pursuing the optimal combination of raw materials, product supply, and marketing channels to maximize added value. We also take full advantage of the ExxonMobil Group network to continue and further develop our business activities as a company with world-class cost competitiveness and technology, and the best refining, marketing and chemical operations in Japan. We intend to maintain growth and development in the future by achieving the highest global standards of operating efficiency and profitability.

With a production of 2.34 million barrels of oil equivalent per day with reserves of 10.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent, Total is the fifth largest energy group in the world with operations in more than 130 countries covering the entire chain of oil and gas: upstream (exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas, LNG) and downstream (refining, distribution, marketing and transportation of crude oil and petroleum products). Di rilievo è inoltre l'impegno del Gruppo nella Chimica di base (petrolchimica e fertilizzanti) e nella Chimica delle specialità (caucciù, resine, adesivi). Of importance is also the Group's commitment in basic chemicals (petrochemicals and fertilizers) and specialty chemistry (rubber, resins, adhesives). TOTAL detiene partecipazioni nei settori elettrico e del carbone ed è attiva nello sviluppo delle energie rinnovabili (solare, biomasse) e nel nucleare. TOTAL has interests in electricity and coal and is active in the development of renewable energy (solar, biomass) and nuclear. For the international dimension and for activities within the areas of energy and chemical industries, Total plays an important role in the economic and social development. TOTAL è una società impegnata a creare innovazione ea dar vita a iniziative che forniscano una risposta sostenibile alla necessità di energia. TOTAL is a company committed to creating innovation and result in initiatives that provide a sustainable response to the need for energy. Inoltre, l'azienda si dedica allo sviluppo delle risorse, alla protezione dell'ambiente, all'integrazione nelle culture dei Paesi che la ospitano. In addition, the company devotes resources development, environmental protection, integration in the cultures of the countries that host them.

The TOTAL brand has been marketed in the UK since 1955 and was set up as Total Oil Great Britain Ltd (TOGB) originally formed as part of the French Total SA group. It quickly established itself as an innovative petrol retailer increasing its number of service stations at a rapid rate. When it comes to the UK petroleum refining and distribution industry, TOTAL UK does it all. The company is a subsidiary of French oil giant TOTAL S.A.. It provides gasoline to about 850 retail services stations in the UK (about 10% of the British retail market) and operates a petroleum refinery capable of producing more than 220,000 barrels of petroleum products per day. The company also has a lubricant blending plant, a bitumen plant, and has oil storage facilities located all across the UK. Through the AIR TOTAL brand name, TOTAL UK supplies aviation fuels to airports in Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted.

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