Enbridge (U.S.), a subsidiary of Canada's Enbridge, provides oil and gas pipeline transportation services. The company holds interests in a range of US pipeline assets, including Alliance Pipeline, Enbridge Pipelines (Toledo), Mustang Pipe Line Partners, and Vector Pipeline. Enbridge (U.S.) is also an affiliate of Enbridge Energy Company. In 2007 Enbridge (U.S.) and ExxonMobil Pipeline Company began to jointly pursue the development of the Texas Access Pipeline, a proposed heavy crude oil pipeline, which when completed will provide 445,000 barrels per day of new capacity from the Patoka, Illinois, oil terminal to Texas Gulf Coast refineries.

PrimeEnergy Corporation was founded in 1973 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut. PrimeEnergy Corporation engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas. PrimeEnergy Corporation owns leasehold, mineral, and royalty interests in producing and non-producing oil and gas properties in Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming, and the Gulf of Mexico. PrimeEnergy Corporation activities include development and exploratory drilling, as well as the acquisition of producing oil and gas properties through joint ventures with industry partners. PrimeEnergy Corporation also provides well servicing support operations, site-preparation, and construction services for oil and gas drilling and reworking operations. As of December 31, 2008, PrimeEnergy Corporation had proved reserves of 87 bcfe of gas; operated 1,645 oil and gas wells; and owned non-operating interests in approximately 823 additional wells.

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.

Aera Energy LLC (Aera), a California limited liability company, is one of California’s largest oil and gas producers, accounting for approximately 30% of the state’s production. With headquarters in Bakersfield, most of Aera’s production is centered in the San Joaquin Valley. Aera Energy LLC also has oilfield operations in the L.A. Basin and in Ventura and Monterey Counties. Aera produces approximately 160,000 barrels of oil and 50 million cubic feet of natural gas each day and has proved oil and gas reserves equivalent to approximately 800 million barrels of oil. Aera Energy LLC, which began operating as Aera Energy LLC on June 1, 1997, consists of the California onshore and offshore exploration and production (E&P) assets previously operated by CalResources LLC (a former Shell Oil Company affiliate), Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S. Inc. (now an Exxon Mobil Corporation affiliate), and ARCO. Today Aera is jointly owned by Shell and ExxonMobil and is operated as a stand-alone company through its own board of managers (directors). The California-based refining, retail petroleum marketing and pipeline operations of Shell and ExxonMobil are not included in Aera.

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.

NorthernStar Natural Gas wants to help navigate fuel to its destinations (homes and businesses) on the US West Coast. NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc. is developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminals which will re-gasify the fuel from suppliers for consumers using existing pipelines. By cooling and converting it to a liquid form, natural gas can be transported more easily and cheaply across long distances. NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc. portfolio includes one terminal project with a capacity of 1.3 billion cu. ft. per day (Bradwood Landing, in Oregon) and one offshore terminal in California. Industry veteran executives William Garrett and Paul Soanes have teamed up with investment firm MatlinPatterson Global Advisors to fund the company's development.

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. was founded in Moji, Kita-Kyushu, in 1911 under the name of Idemitsu Shokai to engage in oil distribution. Since its foundation, Idemitsu has worked hard under the fundamental principle of social contribution through business, always maintaining respect for human beings in carrying out business operations. During its 97-year history, the Company has deployed its expertise globally in a wide range of strategic businesses, such as Core Businesses, including fuel products and basic chemicals; High Value- Added Businesses, including lubricants, performance chemicals, engineering plastics and such electronic materials as organic light emitting diode (OLED) materials, developed based on its own technologies cultivated in the Core Businesses; and Resource Businesses, including coal, uranium and geothermal energy in addition to oil exploration and production. As long as Japanese drive Toyotas, there will be a role for Idemitsu Kosan. The company is the #2 oil refiner in Japan (behind Nippon Oil). At its four refineries in Japan (processing 640,000 barrels per day) Idemitsu Kosan produces petroleum products, such as gasoline and other fuels, kerosene, and lubricants. It markets its fuel products through a network of 4,600 service stations. Idemitsu Kosan sells heavy oil and jet fuels to industries and kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to the residential sector. The company also has interests in oil exploration and production, as well as in other energy sources, including coal and uranium.

RPC, Inc., an oil and gas services company, provides a range of oilfield services and equipment to the oil and gas companies primarily in the United States. RPC, Inc. operates in two segments, Technical Services and Support Services. The Technical Services segment offers pressure pumping, coiled tubing, snubbing, nitrogen pumping, well control consulting and firefighting, wireline, and fluid pumping services, as well as downhole tools and motors, and fishing tools. The Support Services segment offers equipment and services, including drill pipe and related tools; pipe handling, inspection, and storage services; and oilfield training services. RPC, Inc. also provides support services, such as the rental of diverters, drill pipes, drill collars, handling tools, and hoses that are used for onshore and offshore oil and gas well drilling, completion, and workover activities. RPC, Inc. offers its services to the oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico, mid-continent, southwest, and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States, as well as in Africa, Canada, China, eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and New Zealand. RPC, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) was established for the sole purpose of searching for black gold, that is. PTT Exploration and Production Public engages in petroleum exploration and production, with more than 40 active projects in Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Oman, Thailand, and Vietnam. The company has proved reserves of 946 million barrels of oil equivalent. PTT Exploration and Production Public end products include crude oil, natural gas, liquid propane gas, and condensate. PTTEP also operates natural gas pipelines. PTT Exploration and Production Public was founded in 1985; PTT Public Co. owns 66% of its shares.

Although it carries the ancient Sanskrit name for India (Bharat), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is a modern refining and distribution company. It vies with Hindustan Petroleum for the #2 slot behind Indian Oil. The company processes petroleum and petroleum products; its refinery in Mumbai processes 260,000 barrels of crude per day. It also controls refineries in Kochi and Numaligarh. BPCL sells engine oils and gasolines, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and kerosene. It has more than 6,550 gas stations, more than 1,000 kerosene dealers, and a national network of LPG distributors. The Indian government owns 55% of the firm, although it plans to sell this stake as part of industrywide deregulation.

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