The SoCo Group is that it does more than simply distribute commercial and industrial petroleum products and lubricants to customers in Southern California. SoCo Group also operates cardlock, fleet fueling, and a network retail brand gasoline stations and dealers stations that sell gasoline under the Chevron, Shell, SoCo and Valero brands, and others. The SoCo Group operates a fleet of more than 40 bulk delivery trucks that carry a range of fuels, including jet fuels and marine diesel. The SoCo Group can also monitor the level of products in customers' fuels and lubricant tanks via the Internet.

This company makes its mark by sending its business down the tubes. Each day ExxonMobil Pipeline, the oil and gas transportation arm of Exxon Mobil, transports about 3.5 million barrels of crude oil, refined petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gases, natural gas liquids, and chemicals through 8,000 miles of pipeline that runs through 23 US states, Canada, and the Gulf of Mexico. The company also provides engineering and inspection services. It operations are divided into nine logistical and geographical units. ExxonMobil Pipeline also owns a minority stake in The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), Alaska's major vehicle for moving crude from Prudhoe Bay to the tanker port of Valdez.

Encore Energy Partners LP was founded in 2007 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. Encore Energy Partners LP, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploitation, and development of oil and natural gas properties. Encore Energy Partners LP has oil and natural gas properties in the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming and Montana, primarily in the Elk Basin field; the Permian Basin in West Texas; and the Williston Basin in North Dakota. As of December 31, 2008, its proved reserves included 16.6 millions stock tank barrel of oil and 56.5 billions cubic feet of natural gas. Encore Energy Partners LP also had 744 operated wells and 1,367 non-operated wells. Encore Energy Partners GP LLC serves as the general partner of Encore Energy Partners LP. Encore Energy Partners LP operates as a subsidiary of Encore Acquisition Company.

Anadarko Petroleum has ventured beyond its original area of operation -- the Anadarko Basin -- to explore for, develop, produce, and market oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, and related products worldwide. The large independent company has proved reserves of 1 billion barrels of crude oil and 8 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas, more than 70% of which are located in the Continental US. Other activities include coal, trona, and mineral mining. Anadarko operates seven gas-gathering systems in the mid-continent. Internationally, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has substantial oil and gas interests in Algeria's Sahara Desert, Venezuela, and western Canada.

XTO Energy was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. XTO Energy Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, exploitation, and exploration of producing oil and gas properties in the United States. XTO Energy Inc. also engages in the production, processing, marketing, and transportation of oil and natural gas. The company's properties are concentrated in Texas, Arkansas, Montana, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, Kansas, West Virginia, Colorado, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and North Dakota. As of December 31, 2008, XTO Energy Inc. had estimated proved reserves of 11.80 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, 76 million barrels of natural gas liquids, and 268 million barrels of oil; and owned interests in 18,235.7 net producing wells. XTO Energy markets its gas to brokers, local distribution companies, and end-users. XTO Energy Inc. was formerly known as Cross Timbers Oil Company and changed its name to XTO Energy Inc. in June 2001.

InterOil Corporation is developing an Integrated Oil and Gas Company in Papua New Guinea. The Company has positioned itself to own assets through the entire value chain - from the well-head to retail. InterOil has also positioned itself through a joint venture holding company to develop a LNG project in Papua New Guinea. The joint venture company is targeting 2015 for the delivery of 'first gas'. Getting into oil is a slippery business, but one embraced by InterOil Corporation, which is focused on developing an integrated energy business in Papua New Guinea and the surrounding region. In addition to operating a 36,000 barrel-per-day refinery and retail assets, InterOil has begun an extensive exploration program on its 4.6 million net acre property in Papua New Guinea, northwest of Port Moresby. Most of the refined products from InterOil's refinery are secured by contracts with Royal Dutch Shell and InterOil's subsidiary, InterOil Products Limited. InterOil secures crude oil supply for its refinery though a contract with BP Singapore.

Arawak Energy reserves its energy for former Soviet Union countries. An oil and gas exploration and production company, Arawak's assets include six properties in the Pre-Caspian Basin in western Kazakhstan, as well as four properties in the Komi Republic in Russia. Arawak Energy Ltd. also has exploration operations on properties in Azerbaijan. In 2008 the company's total proved and probable reserves were 61.8 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe); that same year, its total production topped 4 million boe, most of which was produced by its operations in Kazakhstan. Formerly a publicly-owned company, Arawak was acquired by a subsidiary of Vitol Group in 2009.

Texas Gas Transmission transmits natural gas from Texas to states in the South and Midwest. The company owns and operates a 5,900-mile natural gas pipeline system. The pipeline has the capacity to deliver 3.8 billion cu. ft. of gas a day to customers in eight states. Major customers include Anadarko Petroleum, Louisville Gas and Electric, and Memphis Light, Gas and Water. Texas Gas Transmission also owns nine underground gas storage fields in Indiana and Kentucky with a storage capacity of 180 billion cu. ft. of gas. The company is a subsidiary of Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP. Texas Gas is an interstate pipeline that moves natural gas from Gulf Coast and Fayetteville Shale supply areas to more distant on-system markets in the Midwest and to off-system markets in the Northeast via interconnections with third-party pipelines. It originates in the Louisiana Gulf Coast area and in East Texas and runs north and east through Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and into Ohio, with smaller diameter lines extending into Illinois.

InterGen is an international generator of electricity with interests in 11 power plant projects and an equity share of 5,791 MW of generating capacity in Australia, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, and the UK. InterGen provides fuel procurement and project management, financing, and negotiation services. Its power is sold to utilities, energy marketers, and end-use customers. InterGen was a joint venture of Shell Oil and Bechtel, which sold their company stakes in 2005 to Highstar Capital (a part of AIG) and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan for $1.75 billion. In 2008 GMR Infrastructure acquired Highstar Capital's 50% stake for $1.1 billion.

Murphy Exploration & Production - USA, a subsidiary of integrated oil giant Murphy Oil, is engaged in deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, primarily in oil and gas fields located in the Gulf of Mexico. Murphy Exploration & Production Company also operates fields onshore in Louisiana. Murphy Exploration & Production - USA operates four major developments in the deepwater Gulf (Medusa, Habanero, Front Runner, and Thunder Hawk). Murphy Exploration & Production Company also has interests in a number of blocks on the continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico. In 2007 its largest field (Medusa) reported proved reserves of 9 million barrels of oil and 11 billion cu. ft. of natural hgas.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.