Richland Partners (doing business as Leffler Energy) puts its energy into supplying home heating oil products to areas of Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware. Richland Partners, LLC also installs and services heat pumps, central air conditioning, and hot water heaters. Meenan Oil, a subsidiary of Star Gas, purchased both SICO and Leffler and merged them to form Leffler Energy in 2003. With its roots in serving farming communities, Leffler Energy still provides a broad range of fueling and energy services (from customer service centers and storage facilities) to rural businesses throughout central and eastern Pennsylvania.

If you were to ask "what's our vector, Victor?" Vector Pipelines would include mainline natural gas transportation in its answer, whereas the cast from Airplane would surely answer differently (so please don't call the company "Shirley"). In service since 2000, Vector Pipelines operates a pipeline nearly 350 miles in length with receipt and delivery points in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ontario. Approximately 95% of the pipeline is located in the US; Vector Pipeline Limited Partnership is responsible for the 15 miles of pipeline in Canada. Calgary-based Enbridge owns a 60% stake in Vector Pipeline, and Detroit-based DTE Energy Company owns 40%.

GeoMet, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. GeoMet, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the exploration for, and development and production of natural gas from coal seams and non-conventional shallow gas. GeoMet, Inc. principal operations and producing properties are located in the Cahaba Basin in Alabama, the central Appalachian Basin in West Virginia, and Virginia, as well as in British Columbia, Canada. As of December 31, 2008, GeoMet, Inc. controlled a total of approximately 213,000 net acres of coalbed methane, and oil and natural gas development rights. GeoMet also had 320 billion cubic feet of estimated proved reserves.

Petron Corporation's patrons are Filipinos. The company is the Philippines' largest oil refining and marketing company. Its refinery has a capacity of 180,000 barrels per day and produces almost 40% of the country's oil requirements. Petron distributes its products (including lubes, grease, asphalt, and specialty products) through a network of 32 bulk plants and terminal to more than 1,400 service stations. The Philippine government and Saudi Aramco each owned 40% of the company until both groups sold their stakes to private investment firm Ashmore Group in 2008. In 2009 local business power player San Miguel acquired a controlling stake in Petron.

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.

Edeco Petroleum Services Limited (EDECO) provides specialized products and services to the oil and gas, geothermal, and mining industries. Edeco Petroleum Services Limited services include drilling equipment design and manufacture, oil field equipment supply, onshore drilling, oil field tubular services, workover services, and wellhead and valve repair. The EDECO moniker derives from the company's original name, English Drilling Equipment Company Limited, founded in 1931. Today, EDECO is owned by the Simmons Group of Canada and combines Simmons world-wide experience and reputation in oilfield drilling and workover with it's own impressive history in onshore drilling and workover, oilfield and industrial services together with a strong capability in design and specialist manufacturing.

Oceaneering International's products are designed to operate in places where most people don't venture, from the bottom of the sea to the reaches of space. Oceaneering International, Inc. provides offshore oil companies with underwater drilling support, construction, inspection, and repair services. Oceaneering International also makes subsea systems to test potential offshore oil fields. Oceaneering International, Inc. advanced technologies unit makes remotely operated diving vessels (ROVs), which are often used in search and recovery operations for the US Navy, as well as life-support and robotic systems for use in space. In 2008 Oceaneering International, Inc. owned 227 ROVs, the largest fleet in the world. Oceaneering International, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Pioneering the squeezing of oil and gas profits from mature properties in the Rockies that other oil companies have sold as marginal producers is the work of Pioneer Oil and Gas. Pioneer Oil and Gas acquires oil and gas properties from oil explorers, sells producing wells, and acquires new oil and gas leases on properties located in Colorado, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. Pioneer Oil and Gas has estimated proved reserves of 1 billion cu. ft. of natural gas and about 30,000 barrels of oil. The oil and gas exploration and production independent was established in 1980. Brothers and top executives Gregg and Don Colton control Pioneer Oil and Gas.

Apache Corporation was founded in 1954 and is based in Houston, Texas.Apache Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. Apache Corporation has exploration and production interests in the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf Coast, east Texas, the Permian basin, the Anadarko basin, and the Western Sedimentary basin of Canada; and onshore Egypt, offshore Western Australia, offshore the United Kingdom in the North Sea, and onshore Argentina, as well as on the Chilean side of the island of Tierra del Fuego. Apache Corporation sells its natural gas to local distribution companies, utilities, end-users, integrated oil and gas companies, and marketers; and crude oil to integrated oil companies, purchasers, transporters, and refiners. As of December 31, 2008, it had total estimated proved reserves of 1,081 million barrels of crude oil, condensate, and natural gas liquids, as well as 7.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

Sippin Energy Products distributes heating fuel to customers in southwestern Connecticut. Sippin Energy Products heating oil services for customers include the removal of old oil tanks, and their replacement with new ones. Sippin Energy Products also sells and installs air conditioning systems and hot water heaters. In addition to its fleet of oil delivery trucks, Sippin Energy Products operates a 800,000 gallon storage tank. Sippin Energy Products is owned by the Sippin family which founded their fuel business in 1919.

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