John Wood Group PLC provides oil and gas services in 50 countries across the globe. Through its Engineering and Production Facilities Division (more than half of sales), John Wood Group PLC provides engineering design and project management for the development of new oil and gas fields, as well as maintenance and operation of existing facilities. John Wood Group PLC Well Support Division offers products and services to enhance production and increase recovery from oil and gas reservoirs. John Wood Group also overhauls and repairs industrial gas turbines for the oil and gas and power generation industries through its Gas Turbine Services Division.

Caspian Services, Inc. provides diversified oilfield services to the oil and gas industry in western Kazakhstan. Caspian Services, Inc. operates in three segments: Vessel Operations, Geophysical Services, and Infrastructure. The Vessel Operations segment charters a fleet of shallow draft offshore support vessels to customers performing oil and gas exploration activities in the Kazakhstan sector of the North Caspian Sea. The Geophysical Services segment provides seismic data acquisition services to oil and gas companies that operate onshore in Kazakhstan, and offshore in the Kazakhstan sector of the North Caspian Sea and the adjacent transition zone. The Infrastructure Development segment engages in the operation of water desalinization and bottling plant, and sales of potable water; as well as in the development of a marine base located at the Port of Bautino on the North Caspian Sea. Caspian Services, Inc. was formerly known as EMPS Corporation and changed its name to Caspian Services, Inc. in July 2005 to reflect the nature of its business in providing oilfield services. Caspian Services, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Nicklos Drilling Company provides land and offshore contract drilling services in the Texas Gulf Coast, Southeast Texas, and Southwest Louisiana. Nicklos Drilling has four differently configured rigs capable of drilling in a depth range from 6,500 feet depth maximum to 17,000 feet maximum. Nicklos Drilling Company is owned and managed by Texas oil industry veterans Jim Nicklos (whose previous oil contracting business had gone bankrupt in the mid-1980s) and Jack Blanton (a one-time VP of family-owned Scurlock Oil). Nicklos Drilling Company by providing valuable oil field services that Nicklos Drilling makes its money.

Vesco Oil Corporation, an ISO 9001-14001 certified and environmentally conscientious supplier, provides it automotive and industrial customers with a full range of high-quality lubricants and supporting services. Vesco evolved from a business originally founded in 1947 by Eugene Epstein. Vesco Oil Corporation is a wholesale distributor of Valvoline and Exxon Mobil brand lubricants to automotive and industrial customers in Michigan. Vesco Oil Corporation also provides environmental services such as bulk and hazardous waste management. Vesco Oil has warehouse and distribution facilities in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Mancelona, and Zilwaukee. Vesco Oil Corporation has expanded its warehouse and distribution center in Mancelona to better serve its northern Michigan customers. Vesco Oil is managed by president and CEO Donald Epstein, the great-grandson of the company's founder, Eugene Epstein.

Great Plains Exploration has been exploring for oil and gas in the Great Plains of Canada since its spinoff from Eurogas Corporation. Great Plains focuses its drilling and exploration activities on properties in Alberta (including the Peace River Arch, Pembina, and Randell areas). In 2005 Great Plains Exploration Inc. acquired Calgary-based Rock Creek Resources. Great Plains Exploration Inc. has grown rapidly through acquisition with the additions of Energy Explorer and assets in the Altares area of northeastern British Columbia. In 2008 Great Plains Exploration Inc. acquired undeveloped lands and a large exploration block in northeastern British Columbia. Great Plains Exploration Inc. has proved plus probable reserves of 6.9 million barrels of oil equivalent.

Trident Resources Corp. produces natural gas by releasing it from coalbed seams. Canadian subsidiary, Trident Exploration, is that country's largest coalbed methane company. Trident Resources Corp. is a natural gas exploration and development company, principally focused on coal bed methane ("CBM"), from resource plays in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin ("WCSB"). Trident Resources controls two significant beds (Mannville and Horseshoe Canyon) in Alberta and a shale gas play in British Columbia. Land holdings (Canada and Northwestern US) total more than a 1.3 million acres. Trident Resources Corp. has proved reserves of 394.9 billion cu. ft. of natural gas equivalent. Failing to secure funds to pay down its rising debt, in 2009 Trident Resources filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

New Concept Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is based in Dallas, Texas. New Concept Energy (formerly CabelTel International) is looking to put a new face on some really old resources. New Concept Energy, Inc., which operates a residential community for senior citizens in Oregon, is looking to diversify into the shale-sourced natural gas business. New Concept Energy's retirement home offers programs ranging from meal preparation and housekeeping to transportation and recreational activities. New Concept Energy, Inc. formerly owned an outlet shopping mall, but sold that in 2007. It also rescinded its acquisition of cable operator CabelTEL AD that year.

Petrel Resources is incorporated in Ireland. Petrel Resources plc had signed a working agreement to explore Block 6 in Iraq's Western Desert during the reign of Saddam Hussein. Following the fall of Saddam, Petrel Resources has been seeking an agreement to develop three existing oil fields in Southern Iraq, while Petrel Resources plc renegotiates its Western Desert arrangements with the Iraqi government. Petrel Resources plc secured the first and largest contract awarded since 2003 by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil. Its core interest since 1999 has been the Subbha & Luhais project. Petrel Resources plc also has exploration interests in Jordan and Syria. Petrel Resources was founded in 1982 as Kish Developments.

The core business activities of the Shell Group consist of Exploration & Production, Oil Products, Gas & Power, Chemicals and Renewable Energy. In Japan, the Oil Products business is operated by Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., the Chemicals business by Shell Chemicals Japan Ltd., and Gas & Power business by Shell Gas & Power Japan Ltd. Show and tell? Showa Shell Sekiyu has plenty to talk about. Showa Shell, 40%-owned by Royal Dutch Shell, is one of Japan's leading oil refiners. The company, which was born in 1985 of a merger between Japan's Showa Oil and Royal Dutch Shell's Shell Sekiyu, imports, refines, and distributes petroleum products. The firm's three local refining affiliates, Showa Yokkaichi, Toa Oil, and Seibu Oil, have a collective refining capacity of 515,000 barrels a day. The company owns a network of 4,575 gas stations across Japan. In 2004 Royal Dutch/Shell sold a 10% stake of Showa Shell to Saudi Aramco.

Monument Resources, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Denver, Colorado. Monument Resources, Inc. engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of oil and gas from its properties in the United States. Monument Resources, Inc. also involves in acquiring and brokering mineral, and oil and gas properties, as well as operates a gas pipeline. Monument Resources, Inc. offers natural gas and crude oil to various producers, including pipeline companies. It owns interest in the Kansas gas project covering approximately 4,500 acres of oil and gas leases located in Leavenworth County, Kansas. As of September 30, 2008, Monument Resources owned interest in approximately 62 gas wells in Leavenworth County, Kansas. Monument Resources, Inc. was formerly known as Monument Resource Development, Inc. and changed its name to Monument Resources, Inc. in June 1987.

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