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.

Eurogas explores for oil and gas in Spain and Tunisia. Eurogas Corporation controls Escal, which operates the Castor underground natural gas storage project. The project involves converting the Amposta, an abandoned oil field, to a facility with a storage capacity of 67 billion cu. ft. of gas, which will supply up to one third of the country's natural gas. Eurogas also has a 45% interest in an exploration permit looking for oil and natural gas in a 1 million acre block in Tunisia's Bay of Gabes. Eurogas Corporation works with Texas-based Anadarko Petroleum to explore the region. Eurogas is majority owned by Canadian merchant banking and financial services group Dundee Corporation.

Energetix keeps the lights shining and the stoves burning for its customers in the Empire State. The company is a nonregulated retail energy supplier, providing natural gas, electricity, and related products and services to customers in central and upstate New York State. The company became a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA (formerly Energy East) when its parent company, RGS Energy, was acquired by Energy East in 2002. In order to focus on its distribution businesses, Energetix sold its Griffith Oil subsidiary, which marketed propane, heating oil, and other liquid fuels, to private investors. Energetix and sister company NYSEG Solutions serve 182,000 electricity customers and 55,000 natural gas customers.

Hilcorp Energy, an oil and natural gas producer founded in 1989 by Jeffrey Hildebrand, is one of the nation's largest privately held energy companies. Hilcorp Energy Company employs the latest technology to extract oil and gas from mature fields that have been abandoned by other operators. Hilcorp Energy Company pumps about 25 million barrels of oil and natural gas equivalent annually and has proved reserves of 120 million barrels. A former Exxon Mobil geologist, Hildebrand started the company with former partner Thomas Hook.

Arena Resources, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas properties. Arena Resources, Inc. owns interest in oil and gas properties in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Kansas. Arena Resources, Inc. principal properties in New Mexico comprise East Hobbs San Andres Unit, Seven Rivers Queen Unit, Humphrey Queen Unit, Langlie Mattix Queen Unit, South Leonard Queen Unit, North Benson Queen Unit, and Red Lake Unit, as well as Phillips Lea, Hale State, State 36, and Corbin 35 leases. It also holds interest in Fuhrman Mascho leases located in Andrews County, Texas; and Y6 lease situated in Fisher County, Texas; Ona Morrow Sand Unit located in Cimarron and Texas Counties, Oklahoma; Eva South Morrow Sand Unit located in Texas County, Oklahoma; and Midwell, Appleby, Smaltz, and Hanes Leases located in Cimarron County, Oklahoma. Arena Resources primarily sells its oil and natural gas production to end users, marketers, and other purchasers. As of December 31, 2008, Arena Resources, Inc. had proved reserves of approximately 65,646,034 barrels of oil equivalent. Arena Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, also involves in the drilling operations. Arena Resources was founded in 2000 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Diaz is an oil and gas exploration and development company with land holdings and production in Canada and the United States. Diaz Resources Ltd. principal business is the exploration for and marketing of natural gas with the majority of the Company's revenue being generated from gas production in Alberta and Texas. Diaz Resources Ltd. also explores for hydrocarbons in Saskatchewan. Diaz Resources has exploration operations in the Deep Wilcox Trend of Texas and in the Harmattan area of Alberta. Diaz Resources Ltd. is also involved in a shallow gas infill program at the Enchant and Retlaw areas of Alberta. In 2006 Diaz Resources Ltd. reported proved and probable reserves of 27.8 billion cu. ft. of natural gas and 437,000 barrels of oil and condensate. Diaz Resources Ltd. current focus is on the development of a heavy oil pool near Lloydminster, Alberta, and oil exploration in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Dixie Gas & Oil, a distributor of propane, heating oil, industrial lubricants, and other petroleum products to customers in Virginia and West Virginia. Dixie Gas & Oil Corporation also operates gas stations and convenience stores and provides fleeting fueling services. In addition to propane and petroleum, Dixie Gas & Oil supplies CITGO- and Castrol-branded commercial and food grade lubricants; Dixie Gas & Oil Corporation also supplies some retailers with BP and Pure petroleum products. Dixie Gas & Oil Corporation was founded as Dixie Bottled Gas Company in 1946. Dixie Gas & Oil's five gas stations/convenience stores offer BP fuels, Subway sandwiches and salads, as well as convenience food items.

GeoGlobal Resources Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Oil and gas exploration and production company GeoGlobal Resources' resources are focused on the Indian subcontinent. Through its subsidiaries, GeoGlobal Resources Inc. is involved in production-sharing contracts with the Indian government, exploring four blocks in Gujarat, two in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin offshore eastern India, two in Maharashtra (in western India), and two in Rajasthan. GeoGlobal, along with its partners in the projects, has conducted 3D seismic surveying and multi-well drilling activities, but it is yet to commercially produce any oil or natural gas. President and CEO Jean Roy owns 49% of the company.

Range Resources Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. Range Resources Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and acquisition of oil and gas properties primarily in the southwestern, Appalachian, and Gulf Coast regions of the United States. Range Resources Corporation southwestern operations include the Barnett Shale of north central Texas, the Permian Basin of west Texas, and eastern New Mexico, as well as the East Texas Basin, the Texas Panhandle, and the Anadarko Basin of western Oklahoma. Its Appalachian operations include tight-gas, shale, coal bed methane, and conventional oil and gas production in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, New York, and West Virginia. Range Resources Corporation Gulf Coast operations include Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Range Resources Corporation sells gas to utilities, marketing companies, and industrial users. As of December 31, 2008, Range Resources Corporation had 2.7 Tcfe of proved reserves. Range Resources Corporation also owns and operates 5,255 miles of gas gathering pipelines in Appalachia, which transport gas to transmission lines, and directly to end-users and interstate pipelines. Range Resources Corporation was formerly known as Lomak Petroleum, Inc. and changed its name to Range Resources Corporation in 1998.

Stone Energy Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana with additional offices in Houston, Texas, and Morgantown, West Virginia. Stone Energy Corporation engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, operation, and production of oil and gas properties located in the Gulf of Mexico and Appalachia region. As of December 31, 2008, Stone Energy Corporation had estimated proved oil and natural gas reserves of approximately 518.9 Bcfe.With rising oil prices Stone Energy Corporation has been able to acquire more properties. Stone Energy Corporation has sold the bulk of its Rocky Mountain oil and gas properties in order to focus its energy on targeting reserves and production in the deep shelf and deep water areas of the Gulf of Mexico. In 2008 the company acquired fellow Gulf explorer Bois d'Arc Energy for about $1.7 billion.

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