Maxim Power's dictum is to generate electricity with minimal environmental impact. The independent power producer develops, acquires, owns, and operates 35 generation facilities in Canada, France, and the US. Maxim Power Corp. power plants are fueled by conventional fossil fuels and alternative energy technologies. Cumulatively, the plants have almost 790 MW of electric power and 137 MW of net thermal-generating capacity. Milner Power Limited Partnership, which operated a 144-MW power plant in Grande Cache, Alberta, acquired Maxim in a reverse takeover in 2005. In a move to expand its green power assets in Alberta, in 2009 Maxim agreed to acquire windpower developer EarthFirst Canada.

Cenovus Energy reserves the right to recover and refine oil in the US and Canada. With major operations in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Cenovus Energy Inc. has proved reserves of some 909 million barrels of oil equivalent and about 1.9 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas. Cenovus Energy Inc. also maintains ownership interest in two refineries in Illinois and Texas that are part of a 50/50 joint venture with ConocoPhillips. That venture provides integration of Cenovus' upstream oil production with downstream refining of such consumer products as diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel. Together, the refineries have a processing capacity of about 500,000 barrels of oil per day. Cenovus Energy was formed in late 2009 as a spinoff of EnCana.

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.

Serica Energy plc is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with activities focussed on Western Europe and South East Asia. Serica has operations in the UK North Sea, Ireland, Spain, Morocco and Indonesia and has built a portfolio of exploration, appraisal and development projects, striking a balance between established hydrocarbon-producing basins where the chances of success are high, and untested basins where success is less certain but the rewards of success are more significant. Serica Energy plc, formed in 2004 through the merger of Kyrgoil Holding and Petroleum Development Associates, explores for and produces oil and gas in Indonesia, Ireland, Norway, Spain, the UK, and the Norwegian sectors of the North Sea. Serica Energy controls proved and probable reserves of 5.7 billion barrels of oil and 41.8 billion cu. ft. of natural gas. Serica Energy has a 20% interest in the Norwegian Bream oil discovery. To raise capital, in 2010 Serica Energy plc sold assets in Indonesia and Vietnam to KrisEnergy for $1905 million.

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.

Western states and international operations describes the global span of this oil and gas investment company. Western States International Incorporated has proven, seasoned relationships worldwide at every level. Western States International is an independent company with international access and response. Led by oil industry veteran CEO Ingrid Aliet-Gass, Western States International invests in companies engaged in oil and gas processing, and natural resource development, primarily in Indonesia and in California (in Kern County). Western States International also has operations in geothermal energy production, biofuel development, and liquid natural gas and petroleum products terminalling. In addition, Western States International, Inc. has sea fishing operations in East Java.

Arabian American Development Company was organized as a Delaware corporation in 1967. The company’s principal business activities include developing mineral properties in Saudia Arabia and the United States and manufacturing various petrochemical products. ARSD owns the rights to a significant undeveloped mine in Saudi Arabia. The Company has formed a joint stock corporation with Saudi investors. ARSD will contribute the mine rights to this corporation, and investors will contribute $60 million in cash to fund the construction of a $120 million processing facility to make the mine operational. The joint stock corporation will seek financing in the form of a credit line from a bank for the remaining amount. The construction of the facility is expected to take two years. ARSD also owns approximately 55% of the capital stock of a Nevada mining company, Pioche-Ely Valley Mines, Inc ("Pioche"). Pioche owns a 300-ton a day mill which is not currently operable. It also owns 48 patented and 5 unpatented claims totaling approximately 1,500 acres located in the Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada. A significant expenditure would be required in order to put the mill into continuous operation if commercial mining is to be conducted on the property. ARSD believes that the real estate value of Pioche is greater than the metal value.

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., through its direct and indirect investments in the limited partner and general partner interests in Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., engages in midstream, intrastate, and interstate transportation of natural gas, as well as in storage of natural gas in the United States. The company’s Intrastate Transportation and Storage segment engages in the ownership and operation of natural gas transportation pipelines and natural gas storage facilities. As of December 31, 2009, it owned and operated approximately 7,800 miles of natural gas transportation pipelines and 3 natural gas storage facilities. This segment sells natural gas to electric utilities, independent power plants, local distribution companies, industrial end-users, and other marketing companies on the Houston pipeline system. Its Interstate Transportation segment involves owns and operates interstate natural gas pipeline. It owned and operates approximately 2,700 miles of interstate natural gas pipeline with an additional 180 miles under construction. The company’s Midstream segment engages in the ownership and operation of in service natural gas gathering pipelines, natural gas processing plants, natural gas treating facilities, and natural gas conditioning facilities. This segment owned and operated approximately 7,000 miles of in service natural gas gathering pipelines, 3 natural gas processing plants, 11 natural gas treating facilities, and 11 natural gas conditioning facilities. Its Retail Propane segment operates a retail distribution network consisting of approximately 440 customer service locations in approximately 40 states. The company was formerly known as La Grange Energy, L.P. Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. was founded in 2002 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Bankers Petroleum Ltd. is a Canadian-based oil and gas exploration and production company focused on maximizing the value of its heavy oil assets in Albania. Bankers Petroleum Ltd. is targeting growth in production and reserves through application of new and proven technologies by a strong experienced technical team. Bankers main operations are in Albania (located northwest of Greece in South Eastern Europe). Bankers Petroleum Ltd. has oil exploration and production operations in the southeastern European country of Albania. Bankers has about 200 active oil wells and the leased rights from the Albanian government to extract crude from two large oil reserves near the Adriatic Sea. Patos Marinza, Europe's largest onshore oilfield, produces almost 7,000 barrels of oil per day from proven reserves of 2 billion barrels. The Kucova oilfield holds more than 300 million barrels of proven reserves; Bankers Petroleum expects to begin production there in 2009.

Gulfport Energy Corporation engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the Louisiana Gulf Coast in the West Cote Blanche Bay and Hackberry fields. Gulfport Energy Corporation also has interests in properties located in West Texas in the Permian Basin, as well as in the Alberta oil sands in Canada. In addition, Gulfport Energy Corporation holds interest in properties in southeast Asia, including the Phu Horm gas field in Thailand. As of December 31, 2008, the company had total estimated proved reserves of approximately 25.5 million barrels of oil equivalent. Gulfport Energy Corporation is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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