This can get Kinder complicated: Kinder Morgan Management (KMM) was created in 2001 by pipeline operator Knight (formerly Kinder Morgan, Inc., or KMI), to become general partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP). KMM oversees KMP's business segments: pipelines that transport refined petroleum products (including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and natural gas liquids); natural gas pipelines; pipelines that transport carbon dioxide for oil field use; bulk terminals that handle coal, petroleum coke, and other products; and liquids terminals that handle refined petroleum products and chemicals. Knight controls KMM and, indirectly, KMP.

TrueStar Petroleum wants to shine its light on new prospects for oil and gas exploration in Central and North America. TrueStar Petroleum Corporation has acquired oil and gas assets located in the Newart East Gas Field in Denton, County, Texas, which are being developed by US subsidiary Trinity Barnett LLC. The junior natural resource company has interests in 34 producing natural gas wells, and working interest partners in its various holdings include Devon Energy and Carrizo Oil & Gas. TrueStar Petroleum Corporation also is has a 10% interest in a license for oil and gas development on 554,000 acres in Guatemala. TrueStar Petroleum Corporation has proved reserves of 9.8 billion cu. ft. equivalent of natural gas. Formerly named Trinity Plumas, the company changed its name in 2005.

Our strategy seeks to reinforce our position as a leader in the oil and gas industry in order to provide a competitive shareholder return while helping to meet global energy demand in a responsible way. Royal Dutch Shell (formerly Royal Dutch/Shell Group) sits on an oil and gas throne that is only slightly lower than that of #1 oil company Exxon Mobil. The company has worldwide proved reserves of 10.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Most of the oil giant's crude is produced in Nigeria, Oman, the UK, and the US. Royal Dutch Shell is also investing heavily in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project, which extracts bitumen from oil sands in Alberta and converts it to synthetic crude oil. It operates 45,000 gas stations, the world's largest retail fuel network. The company also produces refined products and chemicals, transports natural gas, trades gas and electricity, and develops renewable energy sources.

JAPEX is at the apex of Japan's oil and gas industry. Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) explores for and produces oil and gas in Japan and around the world and has proved reserves of 272 million barrels of oil equivalent. Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. exploration and production division sells crude oil, natural gas, and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Another division contracts for drilling projects and geological and geophysical surveys. Other operations include the sale of petroleum products such as LPG and fuel oil. Expanding its portfolio, in 2009 JAPEX acquired the oil product sales unit of a Mitsubishi Materials subsidiary. The Japanese government controls 34% of JAPEX.

Hercules Offshore, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides shallow-water drilling and marine services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and internationally. Hercules Offshore, Inc. serves integrated energy companies, independent oil and natural gas operators, and national oil companies. As of March 31, 2009, the company owned a fleet of 31 jackup rigs, 17 barge rigs, 3 submersible rigs, 1 platform rig, and a fleet of marine support vessels operated through Delta Towing, a wholly owned subsidiary, as well as 60 liftboat vessels and 5 liftboat vessels owned by a third party. In addition, Hercules Offshore, Inc. owns 4 retired jackup rigs and 10 retired inland barges located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Hercules Offshore, Inc. was formerly known as Hercules Offshore, LLC and changed its name to Hercules Offshore, Inc. in November 2005. Hercules Offshore, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Eurogas explores for oil and gas in Spain and Tunisia. Eurogas Corporation controls Escal, which operates the Castor underground natural gas storage project. The project involves converting the Amposta, an abandoned oil field, to a facility with a storage capacity of 67 billion cu. ft. of gas, which will supply up to one third of the country's natural gas. Eurogas also has a 45% interest in an exploration permit looking for oil and natural gas in a 1 million acre block in Tunisia's Bay of Gabes. Eurogas Corporation works with Texas-based Anadarko Petroleum to explore the region. Eurogas is majority owned by Canadian merchant banking and financial services group Dundee Corporation.

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.

Falcon Oil & Gas has spread its wings and focused its energy on searching for oil and gas. Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. operates in Romania (through JVX Exploration) where Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. has the right to explore and drill wells on property that covers 575,260 acres and is adjacent to Hungary's two largest oil fields. Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. licenses are in south-central Hungary near the town of Szolnok. Falcon operates in Hungary (through TXM Oil and Gas Exploration) where it is focusing on an underground geologic formation called the Mako Trough. Falcon Oil & Gas also holds interests in four non-producing properties in Alberta, Canada.

Oil and gas explorer Regal Petroleum is looking for royalties and more as Regal Petroleum plc explores for and produces oil and natural gas in eastern Europe and North Africa. Regal Petroleum plc operates in Egypt, Greece, Liberia, Romania, and Ukraine, with more than 70% of its reserves in Ukraine. Local oil player Chernihivnaftogasgeolgia (CNGG) legally challenged the validity of Regal's two production licenses in Ukraine. In 2006 the court ruled in favor of Regal Petroleum. Regal Petroleum plc has proved reserves of 403.5 billion cu. ft. of natural gas. In 2007 Regal Petroleum announced an oil find in Egypt.

Western Refining is an independent oil refiner and marketer headquartered in El Paso, Texas. As one of the small business refiners in the United States, the company operates primarily in the Southwestern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. Western Refining (WNR) has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange since January, 2006. Our refineries are located in El Paso, Texas; near Gallup, New Mexico; and in Yorktown, Virginia. These refineries have a combined crude oil processing capacity of approximately 235,000 barrels per day. A majority of products produced at these refineries are high-value light products, consisting of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. All four refineries have truck racks or marketing terminals. The El Paso refinery delivers to a number of other markets by pipeline, and Yorktown has waterborne access and receives and delivers by barge and ship.

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