Mahalo was founded on the industry prediction that the declining availability of conventional natural gas creates a definite need for new and unconventional sources of gas. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Mahalo is already well-positioned as a junior front-runner in the unconventional sector. The Canadian petroleum and natural gas exploration company once owned properties in Alberta as well as in Oklahoma. Mahalo Energy's operations, in the development stage, were engaged in exploring both coal bed methane and shale gas projects. A difficult economic environment prompted the company to sell its Canadian assets in 2008, and in 2009 to place its US subsidiary (Mahalo USA) under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Manas Petroleum is a Baar, Switzerland headquartered international oil exploration and development company. It was founded as a private company in 2004 and during its first two years spent approximately $7 million acquiring and advancing its Kyrgyz, Tajik and Albanian projects. Its portfolio now totals more than 5 million acres in 5 countries. Manas Petroleum Corporation, which focuses on about 3 million acres of land in Chile, Kyrgyzstan, and Albania, typically acquires exploration rights and then, in an effort to keep costs down, farms out its development operations to local third parties. Manas often collaborates with Australian oil and gas company Santos for its activities.

Marathon Oil Company, founded in 1887, operates the upstream business of integrated oil concern Marathon Oil Corporation. Marathon Oil Company focuses on oil and gas exploration and production in eight countries (Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ireland, Libya, Norway, the UK, and the US). In 2007 Marathon Oil Company reported proved reserves of 650 million barrels of oil and 3.5 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas. That year Marathon Oil Company also drilled 6,900 oil wells and more than 5,300 gas wells and had about 22.4 million gross acres of landholding worldwide. Operating across the globe, Marathon is among the world’s leading integrated energy companies – applying innovative technologies to discover and develop valuable energy resources, providing high-quality products to the marketplace and delivering value to all of the Company’s stakeholders.

Marathon Oil UK has been developing North Sea oil fields at a steady pace for two decades. Marathon Oil UK Ltd. core asset is in the Brae area where it holds a 42% stake in the South, Central, North and West Brae fields, and a 38% stake in the East Brae field. Marathon Oil UK Ltd. also a 50% interest in the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) pipeline and processing system, a 27.8% interest in the Braemar Field near Aberdeen, and a minority stake in a Foinaven Field in the the Shetlands. Marathon Oil UK produces about 28,800 barrels of oil per day and about 125 million cu. ft. of gas per day. Marathon Oil UK Ltd. is a subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation.

Mariner Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas with additional offices in Midland, Texas; and Lafayette, Louisiana. the independent explores in both the deep and shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, where Mariner Energy, Inc. has the bulk of its proved reserves. But the landlocked Permian Basin of West Texas is also an area of focus. Mariner Energy sees this diversified portfolio as a key strategic asset, allowing the company to work in two distinct exploration environments. In 2008 Mariner Energy, Inc. reported estimated proved reserves of 974 billion cu. ft. of natural gas equivalent. In late 2009 Mariner Energy acquired bankrupt Edge Petroleum for about $260 million.

Marubeni Corporation was founded in May 1858.One of Japan's largest "sogo shosha" (general trading companies), Marubeni is involved in the handling of products and provision of services in a broad range of sectors. These areas encompass importing and exporting, as well as transactions in the Japanese market, related to food, textiles, materials, pulp and paper, chemicals, energy, metals and mineral resources, iron and steel products, and transportation machinery, and includes offshore trading. Marubeni Corporation activities also extend to power projects and infrastructure, plants, ships and industrial machinery, real estate development and construction, and finance, logistics and information. Additionally, Marubeni conducts business investment, development and management on a global level.

Matador Resources Company is a Dallas-based, privately held, independent energy company engaged in oil and natural gas exploration, development, production and acquisition activities in the Southwestern United States. Matador Resources Company primary focus is on natural gas operations in East Texas and North Louisiana, and the Permian and Delaware Basins of West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico, with approximately 340,000 gross acres under lease for oil and gas exploration and development. Matador intends to grow primarily through the drill bit and through an increased use of science and technology in its drilling and operational activities. Matador Resources was established in July 2003 and has attracted approximately $235 million in equity capital from several hundred individual and institutional investors, many of whom were shareholders in its predecessor, Matador Petroleum Corporation.

Melrose Resources plc is an Edinburgh-based oil and gas exploration, development and production company with interests in Egypt, Bulgaria, Romania, United States, France and Turkey. Melrose was founded in the 1990's and was listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in 1999. In 2008, Melrose was admitted to the FTSE 250 share index. Melrose Resources plc, which in 2006 had proved reserves (primarily in Egypt) of 17.3 million barrels of oil and 211.5 billion cu. ft. of natural gas, also produces and distributes ethanol in the US. Melrose Resources plc interests in the US are primarily in Texas and New Mexico. Melrose Resources' primary strategy for growth is to take large equity positions in upstream assets and ramp up the assets' value to shareholders. Melrose Resources plc range of activities include wildcat exploration, new field development, and enhanced recovery projects.

Merit Energy Company is a private firm specializing in direct investments in oil and gas assets. Merit Energy Company acquires, develops, and operates mature producing oil and gas properties on behalf of equity-based limited partnerships. Merit Energy has operations 13 US states (primarily in the Rockies, Midcontinent, and the South and Southwest) and in the Canadian province of Alberta. It also has operations in Michigan and the Gulf of Mexico. In 2008 Merit Energy Company reported proved reserves of 471 million barrels of oil equivalent, and production of more than 94,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day. It has interests in more than 12,500 wells.

Metalore Resources explores for and develops and produces natural gas, oil, and precious metal resources in southeastern Canada. Metalore's oil and gas exploration and production properties are located in southern Ontario. The company's mineral properties are found in northwestern Ontario. These precious metal properties include gold and silver assets at Walter and Leduc townships. Metalore controls about 40,000 acres of petroleum, natural gas, and mineral leases in Charlotteville, Walsingham, and Houghton townships in Norfolk County, Ontario. CEO George Chilian controls the company, which in 2006 shifted its strategy to focus on gold mining to take advantage of high gold prices.

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