Koch companies strive for world-class performance and cost-effective operations. And Koch companies have earned recognition for superior performance in environmental protection, health and safety. Maintaining strong financial health has always been a priority for Koch companies, which cultivate a disciplined style of managing their businesses and investments. As a private company, our approach has been to reinvest 90 percent of our earnings. This willingness to forgo larger dividends in the short term has allowed us to complete more than $32 billion in acquisitions and investments since 2003. Since 1960, the value of the Standard & Poor's 500 grew about 70-fold, assuming the reinvestment of dividends. During that same period, the value of Koch Industries grew more than 2,200-fold, using the same assumptions. The growth of Koch companies has been achieved both through acquisitions and through expansion and broadening of existing businesses. Koch companies also exit or decrease their investments in businesses based on a continuous evaluation process that compares their internal value to their market value.

Quicksilver Gas Services LP engages in gathering and processing natural gas and natural gas liquids on the Barnett Shale formation of the Fort Worth Basin located in north Texas. Quicksilver Gas Services LP provides its gathering and processing services to Quicksilver Resources Inc. and natural gas producers under fee-based contracts. As of December 31, 2008, Quicksilver Gas Services LP owned the Cowtown Pipeline, which consists of a pipeline gathering system and gas compression facilities in the southern portion of the Fort Worth Basin; and the Cowtown Plant that comprises two natural gas processing units, as well as the Corvette Plant, which consists of a natural gas processing unit in Hood County, Texas. Quicksilver Gas Services GP LLC serves as the general partner of Quicksilver Gas Services LP. Quicksilver Gas Services LP was founded in 2004 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. Quicksilver Gas Services LP operates as a subsidiary of Quicksilver Resources Inc.

Acergy S.A. (formerly Stolt Offshore) has gone off the deep end. Acergy S.A. provides underwater engineering and construction services for offshore oil and gas producers. Using a fleet of 60 vessels (including three subsea construction ships, seven flexible pipelay ships, nine cargo barges, and 36 remotely operated vessels) Acergy lays flowlines and pipelines and provides construction, inspection, and maintenance services on offshore rigs. Acergy S.A. got its feet wet in the chilly North Sea, but it now operates in more-temperate waters. Acergy provides its integrated services to companies in offshore areas in more than 20 countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North and South America, and West Africa.

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. provides horsepower compression equipment to the natural gas industry in the United States. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. primarily provides small to medium horsepower natural gas compression equipment on rental basis. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. manufactures, fabricates, and rents natural gas compressors that enhance the production of natural gas wells, gas transportation lines, and processing plants; and provides maintenance services to compressors. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. involves in the assembly of compressor components into compressor units, which are manufactured by the company or third parties; and designs and manufactures compressor frames, cylinders, and parts. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. also engages in the design, fabrication, sale, installation, and service of flare stacks, and related ignition and control devices for the onshore and offshore incineration of gas compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gases; and provides an exchange and rebuild program for screw compressors, and maintains an inventory of new and used compressors. Natural Gas Services Group was founded in 1998 and is based in Midland, Texas.

E1 is A-1 in LPG supply to Korea. The company provides about half of South Korea's annual liquid propane gas imports. E1 Corp. purchases LPG from other countries (mainly Saudi Arabia) and stores it in two domestic terminals. LPG products are then distributed nationally to gas stations, bottling stations, gas retailers, industrial users, and residential users. E1 also exports LPG throughout Asia. E1 Corp. operates six domestic branches as well as two storage terminals, and more than 220 refueling stations. Outside of Korea E1 has offices in Bahrain and Indonesia.

Seahawk Drilling, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Houston, Texas. Pride SpinCo, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Pride International Inc. Seahawk Drilling, Inc. (NasdaqGS:HAWK.V) operates independently of Pride International Inc. as of August 24, 2009. Seahawk Drilling, Inc. provides contract drilling services to the oil and gas industry in that region of the US. Seahawk Drilling, Inc. has a fleet of about 20 jackup rigs (mobile elevating platforms) that operate in water and drill to depths of up to 25,000 ft. Seahawk Drilling provides both rigs and crews on a day-rate basis to customers that include both large and small independent oil and natural gas producers, drilling service providers, and Mexico's state-owned petroleum company PEMEX. In 2009 Seahawk Drilling was spun off from Pride International.

Gale Force Petroleum prefers oil fractures to computer fractals. Founded in 1996 as Rolland Virtual Business Systems, Gale Force Petroleum Inc. shifted its focus to oil and gas in 2006 and renamed itself Rolland Energy. In 2008 the company changed names to Gale Force Petroleum. That year Gale Force Petroleum Inc. acquired Kentucky Shale Gas Property, consisting of 22,000 acres of oil and gas leases, nine gas wells, and five miles of gathering lines, including compressors. Gale Force Petroleum Inc. also holds stakes in a number of producing wells in Manitoba. Facing a tough market the company filed for bankruptcy protection in early 2009. That April its restructuring proposal won court approval, but a failed property acquisition forced to it to postpone the plan in July.

ASRC Energy Services (AES) is a leading oil and gas service company with headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska. ASRC Energy Services operate in Alaska, Canada, and Louisiana, and have the resources and expertise to offer complete services throughout the life of an oil and gas field. ASRC Energy Services services include well drilling and completion, well testing, facilities engineering, geophysical services, demolition, pipeline construction and maintenance, module fabrication and assembly, and offshore construction and maintenance.

Fugro helps the oil and gas, mining, and construction industries stay grounded. The geological engineering company operates three divisions. Fugro N.V. Survey unit offers geophysical surveys, inspection services, oceanographic mapping, aerial photography, and global positioning services. Fugro's Geotechnical division provides design and construction services, including pavement engineering, pipeline engineering, drilling, materials testing, structural monitoring, and foundation analysis and modeling, and primarily serves the oil and gas industry. Fugro N.V. Geosciences operations provide seismic and gravity surveys, reservoir services, and airborne mineral and petroleum exploration.

Check the stats. Oil. Hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil, gasoline, and more. Statoil Marketing & Trading is a wholesaler of oil and petroleum products. The company is the US trading arm of Statoil, a leading Scandinavian oil and gas enterprise. Statoil Marketing & Trading delivers about 600,000 barrels a day in the form of crude oil, gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), propane, and butane to the North American market. In addition to supplying Norwegian crude, the company trades crude oil from Africa, South America, and North America. Founded in 1987, Statoil Marketing & Trading handles more than 25% of all the petroleum liquids sold by StatoiHydro. In just a few years Statoil has positioned itself as a significant player in the exploration and development of oil and gas deposits in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM).We are currently positioned as one of the largest license holders in deepwater GoM, which presents our attractive portfolio and strong commitment to this area.

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