GeoMet, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. GeoMet, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the exploration for, and development and production of natural gas from coal seams and non-conventional shallow gas. GeoMet, Inc. principal operations and producing properties are located in the Cahaba Basin in Alabama, the central Appalachian Basin in West Virginia, and Virginia, as well as in British Columbia, Canada. As of December 31, 2008, GeoMet, Inc. controlled a total of approximately 213,000 net acres of coalbed methane, and oil and natural gas development rights. GeoMet also had 320 billion cubic feet of estimated proved reserves.

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.

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.

Dune Energy, Inc. (DNE), an independent exploration and development company incorporated in Delaware, has operations focused along the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coasts. Dune’s strategy is to grow organically through low-risk exploitation and development and higher risk exploration of its existing properties and acreage. This will be supplemented with opportunistic acquisition of underdeveloped properties that complement Dune’s existing portfolio. The oil and gas exploration and production independent has leases on 100,000 gross acres across 23 producing oil and natural gas fields along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. In 2008 Dune Energy reported proved reserves of 8.2 million barrels of oil and 83.8 billion cu. ft. of natural gas. Dune Energy, Inc. has a more than two-year current drilling inventory for its properties along the Gulf Coast. Swiss bank UBS owns 35% of the company; Russian gas company ITERA's Tierra Holdings BV unit, 33%.

Shell's Martinez Refinery, in operation since 1915, is both a pioneer and a pacesetter. Throughout its history, it has amassed a tradition of technical achievement, and is currently one of the most complex refineries in the world. Located 30 miles northeast of San Francisco on about 1,000 acres of land, Shell's Martinez Refinery combines state-of-the-art facilities and equipment to convert up to 165,000 barrels of crude oil a day into many useful products. These products include automotive gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, petroleum coke, industrial fuel oils, liquefied petroleum gas, asphalt, and sulfur.

Royal Vopak reigns over a diverse kingdom of oil and chemical products. Royal Vopak N.V. is a major player in the storage and handling of liquid oil products, chemicals, vegetable oils and liquefied gases. Vopak has terminals in the strategic ports worldwide,with specialised facilities: product tanks, jetties, truck loading stations, pipelines and access to road and rail networks. Royal Vopak N.V. operates 74 tank terminals, capable of storing a total of more than 20 million cu. meters of liquid and gaseous chemical and oil products, in 30 countries throughout the world. Vopak's clients include oil companies, oil traders, and chemical manufacturers. Dutch investment firm HAL Holding owns about 48% of the company.

Superior Well Services, Inc. provides a range of wellsite solutions to oil and natural gas companies in the United States. Superior Well Services, Inc. operates in two segments, Technical Services and Fluid Logistics. The Technical Services segment offers technical pumping services comprising stimulation services to improve the flow of oil and natural gas from producing zones; nitrogen services that use nitrogen to stimulate wellbores; and cementing services that ensure proper pump time, compression strength, and fluid loss control. Superior Well Services, Inc. also provides completion and production services, including plugging and abandonment services, and roustabout services on well sites. In addition, Superior Well Services, Inc. sells expendable equipment that is used during the cementing process and in the completion of wells, such as plugs, tubing anchors, retainers, and other accessories; and rents electric generators, lighting equipment, and a line of reusable tools and equipments that are used in the completion and production phases. Superior Well Services, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Cal Dive International, Inc., a marine contracting company, provides manned diving, pipelay and pipe burial, platform installation, and platform salvage services to the offshore oil and natural gas industry. Cal Dive International, Inc. offers marine contracting services in support of the offshore oil and natural gas infrastructure throughout the production lifecycle, including services on production platforms, risers, subsea production systems, and pipelines. Cal Dive International, Inc. primarily operates in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, the northeastern United States, Latin America, southeast Asia, China, Australia, the Middle East, India, and the Mediterranean. Cal Dive International provides its services to oil and natural gas producers, pipeline transmission companies, and offshore engineering and construction firms. As of December 31, 2009, Cal Dive International, Inc. owned and operated a fleet of 31 vessels, including 21 surface and saturation diving support vessels, 6 pipelay/pipebury barges, 1 pipebury barge, 1 combination derrick/pipelay barge, and 2 derrick barges. Cal Dive International, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Sprague Energy Corp., founded in 1870 as a coal and oil supplier, has grown into one of the largest fuel suppliers on the US's Eastern Seaboard. A portfolio company of investment firm Axel Johnson, Sprague Energy's products include diesel, gasoline, home heating oil, and residual fuels. The company distributes about 170 billion cu. ft. of natural gas, 2.5 billion gallons of petroleum products, and 3 million tons of bulk materials each year and owns or operates some 20 oil terminals.

Dakota Gasification Company (Dakota Gas), owns and operates the Great Plains Synfuels Plant (Synfuels Plant). The Synfuels Plant is the only commercial-scale coal gasification plant in the United States that manufactures natural gas. Dakota Gasification Company is also the cleanest energy plant operating in the state of North Dakota, according to a comparison of emissions data available from the North Dakota Department of Health. The Great Plains Synfuels Plant harnesses the abundant coal resources underlying the North Dakota prairie. The gasification process transforms more than 6 million tons of coal into more than 54 billion cu. ft. of natural gas annually, which is then used to supply the Eastern US. In addition to natural gas, the company's Synfuels plant produces carbon dioxide, fertilizers, solvents, phenol, and other chemicals.

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