Acergy S.A. (formerly Stolt Offshore) has gone off the deep end. Acergy S.A. provides underwater engineering and construction services for offshore oil and gas producers. Using a fleet of 60 vessels (including three subsea construction ships, seven flexible pipelay ships, nine cargo barges, and 36 remotely operated vessels) Acergy lays flowlines and pipelines and provides construction, inspection, and maintenance services on offshore rigs. Acergy S.A. got its feet wet in the chilly North Sea, but it now operates in more-temperate waters. Acergy provides its integrated services to companies in offshore areas in more than 20 countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North and South America, and West Africa.

Equitrans, an indirect subsidiary of integrated natural gas behemoth EQT provides natural gas gathering, storage and transmission services through pipelines that connect to delivery points in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. EQT formed Equitrans to forge a new relationship between pipelines and their markets, where customers were not passive recipients of natural gas, but active, discriminating buyers of energy services. Equitrans is expanding it operations in the lucrative Marcellus Shale play in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, to better serve growing natural gas demand in the Northeast.

Hughes Christensen has made a name for itself in the oil and gas industry. Hughes Christensen Company, a division of Baker Hughes, manufactures diamond drill bits and Tricone bits (three toothed, with conical cutters) primarily for customers in the oil and gas industry. Hughes Christensen also offers advance log and rock strength analysis and drilling optimization services. Hughes Christensen Company operates a manufacturing facilitie in the US which produces Tricone bits, and in Germany, Singapore, the US, and Venezuela (producing diamond bits). Hughes Christensen sells its products through offices worldwide.

ERG (formerly known as Raffineria Edoardo Garrone) lives up to its name -- ergo, it's in the energy business. Italy's largest independent oil refiner (accounting for about 11% of Italy's oil refining capacity), ERG is engaged in refining, marketing, and distributing crude oil and refined products such as diesel and lubricants. The group processes about 380,000 barrels of crude oil a day. With a nationwide network of about 2,000 Ergo-branded service stations, ERG holds about 7% of Italy's retail market share. The company also distributes oil products directly to agricultural, industrial, and utility customers. In addition, the company has interests in power generation. The Garrone family owns about 63% of ERG.

The BG in BG Group stands for British Gas, but BG Group finds not only gas but also oil, all over the world. In addition to conducting its core oil and gas exploration and production operations, BG Group plc is involved in the downstream operations of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production, gas transmission and distribution, and power generation. BG Group plc is one of the largest exploration and production companies operating in the North Sea, and in 2008 BG Group plc reported proved reserves of 2.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent and an annual production averaging 226.7 million barrels of oil equivalent. In 2009 it moved into the lucrative US shale gas market, forming an alliance with EXCO Resources.

Approach Resources takes a different approach to natural gas and oil exploration, development, and production. Specializing in finding and exploiting unconventional reservoirs, Approach Resources Inc. operates primarily in West Texas' Ozona Northeast field. Approach Resources Inc. also has operations in western Kentucky, and northern New Mexico. The company's unconventional designation results from a focus on developing natural gas reserves in tight gas sands and shale areas, necessitating a reliance on advanced completion, fracturing and drilling techniques. In 2008 Approach Resources reported proved reserves of 193.7 billion cu. ft. of oil equivalent, with a reserve life index of about 19 years. Yorktown Energy Partners controls the company.

Petroplus Holdings (formerly Petroplus International) handles plus-sized amounts of petroleum. The company, which was founded in 1993 by Marcel van Poecke and Willem Willemstein, specializes in oil refining, storage, and marketing. Petroplus owns refineries in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the UK. These refineries have a total capacity of 816,000 barrels per day. RIVR, an investment vehicle jointly owned by US private equity firms Carlyle Group and Riverstone Holdings, spent about $300 million in 2005 to acquire Petroplus and take it private. It went public again in 2006. Our goal is to be the leading independent refiner and supplier of unbranded petroleum products in Europe and to be an industry leader in returning value to our shareholders.

We are an independent energy company, organized in the State of Wyoming in 1977, engaged in crude oil refining and the wholesale marketing of refined petroleum products. We operate refineries in Cheyenne, Wyoming and El Dorado, Kansas with a total annual average crude oil capacity of approximately 187,000 barrels per day. Both of our refineries are complex refineries, which means that they can process heavier, less expensive types of crude oil and still produce a high percentage of gasoline, diesel fuel, and other high value refined products. We focus our marketing efforts in the Rocky Mountain region and the Plains States, which we believe are among the most attractive refined products markets in the United States. Long after the Spanish gave up looking for El Dorado and its reputed gold on the high plains of the New World, Frontier El Dorado Refining is processing black gold in El Dorado, Kansas. A subsidiary of Frontier Oil, the company operates the El Dorado 130,000 barrels-per-day refinery, the largest refinery and the only petrochemical plant in Kansas. The El Dorado Refinery's product mix includes gasoline (55%), diesel and jet fuel (34%) and asphalt, chemicals and other refined petroleum products (11%). Frontier El Dorado ships its products to markets in the Plains and Rocky Mountain states.

Colonial Group presides over an empire of oil and gas and shipping-related companies in the southeastern US. The group provides storage and distribution services (at more than 40 terminals) for liquid and dry bulk products including bulk chemicals, motor fuels, industrial fuel oil, and retail gas. It also provides ship bunkering, commercial shipping, and tug and barge services. Colonial Group also operates more than 70 gas stations and convenience stores in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina through its Enmark Stations unit. In addition, subsidiary Georgia Kaolin Terminals provides storage facilities for customers in the US kaolin industry.

Iroquois was created in response to dramatic increases in natural gas demand and anticipated future needs. Fresh from the energy crisis of the 1970s, the Northeast Region found itself increasingly dependent on petroleum products. The discovery of vast reserves of natural gas in Western Canada during the 80’s opened up new possibilities allowing for the creation of a new partnership, designed to link the Canadian supplies with the Northeast markets. Since beginning full operations in 1992, we have expanded our system to meet the needs of our customers while minimizing the impact on local communities. Through the addition of seven compressor stations, a 36-mile marine pipeline extension and 1.6-miles of pipeline loop, Iroquois has operationally doubled the amount of natural gas transported on its system.

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