Seitel, Inc. is a leading provider of seismic data and related geophysical expertise to the petroleum industry. The data, which is used to locate oil and gas, primarily covers the Gulf of Mexico, the US Gulf Coast, and western Canada. Seitel, Inc. contracts with third-party seismic crews to gather data but handles the processing itself through its Olympic Seismic, Seitel Data, Seitel Matrix, Seitel Solutions business units. The bulk of Seitel's total revenues comes from the acquisition and licensing of seismic data. The balance is primarily generated by its Seitel Solutions subsidiary, which gives customers access to the company's seismic database. Main focus of Seitel, Inc. is at Onshore, offshore, and transition zone of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, onshore East Texas, and Canada.

Qatargas Operating Company Limited operates offshore in the North Field and onshore at Ras Laffan, a vast petroleum complex, where natural gas is cooled to a liquid form for easier transport by ship. The Middle East nation of Qatar is the world's #1 producer of liquified natural gas (LNG) and Qatargas, a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum, owns a share of that rating. Qatargas Operating Company Limited produces more than 31 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG along with byproducts condensate, sulfur compounds, and helium. Qatargas' four trains, or plants, supply utility customers in Europe, Asia, and North America with Japan and Spain leading and China coming on fast. Major customers include CNOOC, Chubu Electric, and Gas Natural.

RKA Petroleum is a regional wholesale distributor of petroleum products to commercial and retail fueling locations in the US. Led by the RKA Petroleum Terminal in Romulus, Michigan, RKA Petroleum Companies, LLC has storage capacity of more than 13 million gallons of product, including an additional storage capacity of more than 60,000 gallons for alternative fuels.

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. 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.

Callon Petroleum Company engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and gas properties in the onshore and offshore Gulf Coast region, the United States. As of December 31, 2008, its estimated net proved reserves totaled 54.8 billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent, including 6.0 million barrels of oil and 18.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas. Callon Petroleum Company owned working interests in a total of 86 blocks/leases covering 193,000 net acres. Callon Petroleum Company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Natchez, Mississippi.

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.

CNX Gas Corporation engages in the exploration, development, production, and gathering of natural gas primarily in the Appalachian and Illinois basins, the United States. CNX Gas Corporation primarily develops coalbed methane (CBM), as well as conventional marcellus and other shale gas. CNX Gas Corporation holds rights associated with CBM for 4.5 billion tons of proved coal reserves in northern Appalachia, central Appalachia, the Illinois Basin, and other western basins. As of December 31, 2009, CNX Gas had 1.9 trillion cubic feet equivalent of net proved reserves. CNX Gas Corporation is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. CNX Gas Corporation is a subsidiary of CONSOL Energy Inc.

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. operates as an offshore oil and gas drilling contractor worldwide. Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. provides offshore drilling services in the deep water, harsh environment, conventional semisubmersibles, and jack-up markets to independent oil and gas companies and government-owned oil companies. As of December 31, 2008, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. operated a fleet of 45 offshore rigs comprising 30 semisubmersibles, 14 jack-ups, and 1 drillship. Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Loews Corporation. The compnay also provides project management and other drilling-related services. Loews Corp. owns 50.4% of the company.

Empire Energy Corporation International has put a lot of energy into the search for oil and gas in a once far-flung region of Her Majesty's former empire -- Australia. Oil and gas independent Empire Energy previously owned oil and gas interests in Texas, Wyoming, and Nicaragua. However, in 2005 Empire Energy Corporation International acquired Australian oil and gas explorer Great South Land Minerals and began to focus on developing oil and gas assets in Tasmania. Empire Energy is investing in developing a potential 3-million-barrel oil deposit on 15,000 sq. km. of leasehold property. Empire Energy Corporation International also controls 47% of Chinese food canner Pacific Rim Foods.

Castrol India Limited is greased up and slip sliding its way through the subcontinent. The company's products include oil and other lubricants used by the automotive, industrial, and marine sectors. Its automotive sector includes petroleum products (under the Castrol and BP brands) used in off-road vehicles, motorcycles (both two-and four-stoke engines), and diesel engines. Castrol India claims a 22% share of the Indian lubricants market (up from 6% in 1991). The company has five manufacturing plants and a network of 270 distributors, which in turn serve more than 70,000 retail outlets. Castrol India is a 71%-owned subsidiary of Castrol Limited, which is part of UK-based oil giant BP.

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