RasGas Company Limited extracts, stores, processes, and exports liquid natural gas (LNG) in Qatar, the country with the world's third largest reserves (900 trillion cubic feet). The world's #3 producer, RasGas Company Limited exports LNG to customers in Asia, Europe, and North America where it is regasified and transported by pipeline. RasGas has a capacity of nearly 40 million tonnes per year (MTA) from its six liquefaction and purification plants (or trains). In addition to LNG, RasGas Company Limited also provides about 10% of the world's helium. Formed in 2001, RasGas is a 70/30 joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil.

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.

Trivello Ventures has its adventures in petroleum. The oil and gas exploration company focuses on resources in Western Canada where it explores for and develops oil and gas in Alberta. Trivello Energy Corp. has wells in multiple areas in Alberta. Trivello's five wells produce about 50 barrels of oil per day; the Lucy project, in which it has a 10% interest, is not producing yet. In early 2010, hoping to lessen its dependence on the then-troubled natural gas business, it branched out into precious metals, acquiring two gold properties in the Northwest Territories. Trivello Energy Corp. was formed in 1994.

Kochi Refinery, a unit of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, embarked on its journey in 1966 with a capacity of 50,000 barrels per day. Formerly known as Cochin Refineries Limited and renamed as Kochi Refineries Limited, the refinery was originally established in collaboration with Phillips Petroleum Corporation, USA. Today it is a frontline entity as the unit of the Fortune 500 company, BPCL.Kochi Refinery, in Kochi, Kerala, is one of the two Refineries of BPCL, with a crude oil refining capacity of 7.5 Million Metric Tonnes per Annum (MMTPA). Now poised for enhancement to 9.5 MMTPA, the product portfolio of the refinery includes petrochemicals and specialty solvents in addition to its range of quality fuels. The Refinery has implemented world class technology and systems for operations and enterprise resource planning. It is an ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System (QMS) accredited company and has also obtained the ISO 17025 (Testing Methods in Quality Control) certification from NABL (National Accreditation Board for testing & Calibration of Laboratories).So also the Capacity Expansion cum Modernisation Project (Phase-II) scheduled for completion in December 2009 that would enhance the refining capacity to 9.5 MMTPA and equip it to produce auto-fuels conforming to Euro-III specifications.

Russia's Sakhalin Island is Big Oil nirvana. The area's estimated reserves top 500 billion cubic meters of natural gas and 150 million tons of oil. Sakhalin Energy is a consortium of Royal Dutch Shell, Russia's Gazprom, and Japan's Mitsui and Mitsubishi formed to exploit those resources. Its facilities include offshore platforms, an oil pipeline terminal and a natural gas liquefaction plant, which the company hopes will give it an edge in serving the growing demand in Asia. Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. was formed in 1994 to develop the Piltun-Astokhskoye oil field and the Lunskoye gas field in the Sea of Okhotsk offshore Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East. Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. began producing and exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2009. The first delivery was to Japan in March of that year.

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (formerly Petro Rubiales Energy Corp) has found a home in Colombia as a producer of heavy crude oil. The Canadian-based company is focused on the exploration, development and production of heavy crude oil in Colombia's Llanos Basin. Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (as Consolidated AGX Resources) had been involved in oil and gas exploration on Brazil and mineral mining exploration in Canada. In 2007 Consolidated AGX Resources completed the acquisition of Rubiales Holdings and subsequently changed its name to Petro Rubiales Energy Corp. In 2008 Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. merged with Pacific Stratus Energy Ltd and became Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. subsequently acquired Colombia-based Kappa Energy Holdings.

Transocean Ltd. provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells worldwide. Transocean Ltd. offers deepwater and harsh environment drilling, oil and gas drilling management, and drilling engineering and project management services, as well as explores, develops, and produces oil and gas resources. As of December 31, 2008, Transocean Ltd. owned and operated 136 mobile offshore drilling units comprising 39 high-specification floaters, 28 midwater floaters, 10 high-specification jackups, 55 standard jackups, and 4 other rigs, as well as 10 ultra-deepwater floaters under construction or contracted for construction. Transocean Ltd. provide rigs for all types of petroleum companies in offshore drilling markets that include the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and eastern Canada, Brazil, the U.K. and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea, West Africa, Asia, including Australia, the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, India and the Mediterranean. Transocean Ltd. was founded in 1953 and is based in Vernier, Switzerland.

GE's Oil & Gas business, headquartered in Florence, Italy, is a leader in the development and delivery of advanced product and service offerings for the global oil and gas industry. GE Oil & Gas provides compression technologies, transportation, processing, refining, and storage, drilling and production services, and power generation turnkey services to companies worldwide. GE Oil & Gas has an installed base of 11,000 compressors, 18,000 centrifugal pumps, 5,000 turbines, and 2,000 turboexpanders. GE Oil & Gas acquired leading oilfield services company VetcoGray in 2007. Other major brands include Conmec (turbomachinery), Nuovo Pignone (compressors and pumps), Odessa (turbine overhaul), and PII (pipeline inspection).

Global Industries, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides construction and subsea services to the offshore oil and gas industry. Global Industries, Ltd. services include pipeline construction, platform installation and removal, project management, construction support, diving services, diverless intervention, and marine support services. As of December 31, 2009, Global Industries, Ltd. fleet included eight derrick lay barges, one heavy lift ship, one pipelay barge, four multi-service vessels, three dive support vessels, one offshore supply vessel, and one cargo barge. Global Industries, Ltd. has operations in North America, Latin America, West Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific/India regions. Global Industries, Ltd. customers include oil and gas producers, and pipeline companies. Global Industries, Ltd. was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Carlyss, Louisiana.

BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P., an oil and gas partnership, engages in the acquisition, exploitation, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States. BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. assets primarily consist of producing and non-producing crude oil and natural gas reserves located in the Antrim Shale in Michigan, the Los Angeles Basin in California; the Wind River and Big Horn Basins in central Wyoming; the Sunniland Trend in Florida; the New Albany Shale in Indiana and Kentucky; and the Permian Basin in West Texas. As of December 31, 2008, BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. total estimated proved reserves were approximately 103.6 million barrels of oil equivalent. BreitBurn GP, LLC serves as the general partner to BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. BreitBurn Energy Partners is based in Los Angeles, California.

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