Superior Energy Services, Inc. provides specialized oilfield services and equipment to serve the production and drilling related needs of oil and gas companies. Superior Energy Services Inc. operates through three segments: Subsea and Well Enhancement, Drilling Products and Services, and Marine. The Subsea and Well Enhancement provides various services, including coiled tubing, electric line, pumping and stimulation, gas lift, well control, snubbing, recompletion, engineering and well evaluation, offshore oil and gas tank and vessel cleaning, decommissioning, plug and abandonment, and mechanical wireline services. Superior Energy Services Inc. provides mechanical wireline services in the Gulf of Mexico. This segment also manufactures and sells drilling rig instrumentation equipment. The Drilling Products and Services segment manufactures, sells, and rents equipment for use with offshore and onshore oil and gas well drilling, completion, production, and workover activities in Latin America, North America, the North Sea region, Continental Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, West Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. Superior Energy Services Inc. drilling products and services comprise pressure control equipment, drill pipe and landing strings, connecting iron, handling tools, stabilizers, drill collars, torquing tools, and on-site accommodations. The Marine segment owns and operates a fleet of liftboats in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. As of December 31, 2009, Superior Energy Services Inc. operated a fleet of 26 rental liftboats. Superior Energy Services Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Union Drilling, Inc. provides contract land drilling services and equipment primarily to onshore oil and natural gas producers in Arkansas, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia, the United States. Union Drilling, Inc. offers drilling rigs, as well as the drilling crews and ancillary equipment to operate its drilling rigs. Union Drilling, Inc. rigs operate in unconventional natural gas producing areas, which are characterized by formations with very low permeability rock, such as shales, tight sands, and coal bed methane that require specialized drilling techniques to develop the natural gas resources. Union Drilling focuses on providing its services in the Appalachian and Arkoma basins, as well as the Barnett Shale formation. Union Drilling, Inc. offers drilling services also to customers engaged in developing unconventional natural gas formations. As of December 31, 2008, Union Drilling, Inc. owned and operated a fleet of 71 land drilling rigs. Union Drilling, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.

Continental Energy is a junior oil and gas exploration company with assets in Indonesia. Continental Energy has production-sharing contracts giving it exclusive petroleum exploration and production rights in two significant exploration concessions, the Bengara-II (with about 1.2 million acres) and the Yapen block. The exploration and production company also had a concession to develop the Bangkudulis Oil Field, but sold it in 2005. In 2007 Continental Energy set up a biofuels subsidiary, Continental Biofuels. Directors and officers own about 24% of the Continental Energy.

Action Energy Inc. began operations as a private company in 1999 developing plays in Shackleton, Saskatchewan and Medicine River, Alberta. Exploration and production independent Action Energy (formerly High Plains Energy) knows where the energy action is -- drilling for natural gas. Action Energy Inc. primarily explores oil and gas in Alberta, including operations in Lloydminster and Eagle Butte areas. In 2006 Action Energy Inc. acquired oil and gas explorer Action Energy in a reverse takeover. In 2007 Action Energy acquired Rolling Thunder Exploration. Post-acquisition, the company reported proved plus probable reserves of more than 9.6 million barrels of oil equivalent. In 2008 Action Energy Inc. acquired access to more than 10,000 acres in Saskatchewan. Financially struggling, in 2009 the company was placed in receivership and its top executives resigned.

Tidal Energy Marketing Inc. is a full service crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs) marketer headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Tidal currently markets over 75,000 bpd of Western Canadian hydrocarbons for over 100 small to medium sized producers.A gatherer of North American crude oil, Tidal purchases and trades volumes that cover the full range of crude types including Condensate, Light Sweet and Sour, as well as several Heavy blends. Tidal's primary business focus is on creating value for our suppliers. We draw upon our excellent relationships with a comprehensive network of trading partners throughout the North American energy community. Our business is, and will continue to be, built upon a long term focus.

Yangarra Resources Ltd. wants to yank some oil and natural gas from reserves in Western Canada. The exploration and production company (formed from the 2005 merger of TriOil and the former Yangarra Resources Inc.) has three core operating areas in the province of Alberta: Ferrier, Medicine Hat, and Jaslan. Yangarra Resources Ltd. also has noncore operations in Saskatchewan and other areas of Alberta. Yangarra Resources Ltd. has an inventory of more than 50 locations that are prospects for drilling. Yangarra Resources has proved and probable reserves of 2.9 million barrels of oil equivalent. In 2009 it filed for Canada's version of bankruptcy protection and then bought Athabaska Energy, which also produced natural gas in Alberta.

Aspen Exploration Corporation was founded in 1979 and is based in Denver, Colorado.Aspen Exploration Corporation does not have significant operations. Aspen Exploration Corporation intends to seek possible business combinations with third parties. Prior to June 30, 2009, Aspen Exploration Corporation engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in California and Montana, the United States.

Phoenix Technology Income Fund (formerly Phoenix Technology Services) looks to bring new life, in terms of profits, over and over again. It provides contracting services for oil and gas well drilling, specializing in directional and horizontal drilling. It also provides equipment, supervision, and technology services to oil and gas enterprises worldwide and has drilled more than 6,000 wells. In addition to drilling services, it sells its own drilling guidance systems. The income fund operates in Canada through Phoenix Technology Services and in the US through Nevis Energy Services. Phoenix Technology has operated since 1985 and was reorganized as a trust in 2004.

Cimarex Energy's energy is devoted to oil and gas exploration and production. The independent is focusing its operations on the Midcontinent, Gulf Coast, Permian Basin, and Gulf of Mexico. Cimarex Energy Co. reported proved reserves in 2008 of about 1.1 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas and 45.2 million barrels of oil and natural gas liquids. Cimarex Energy participated in drilling 450 gross wells (about 280 net) during 2008. That year company-operated wells accounted for 83% of its total proved reserves and some 81% of it total production (of 22,940 barrels of oil per day).

PetroLiance LLC distributes fuels, lubricants, and petroleum products to customers in the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and Ohio. PetroLiance was founded to anticipate and respond to the fundamental changes that are occurring in the industry, by implementing an innovative new approach to petroleum product distribution and marketing. The ultimate outcome of this endeavor will be improved operations, a higher level of service and responsiveness and, above all, greater profitability for our customers. PetroLiance LLC lubricant products include automotive and aviation lubricants, industrial greases, and metal processing fluids. Boncosky Oil, an authorized distributor of Exxon Mobil brand products in the Chicago area, merged with three other regional ExxonMobil distributors: Commercial Ullman Lubricants Company of Ohio; Lubricant Technologies, active in North and South Carolina, and Georgia; and Young Oil Company of Florida, to form the much stronger national player, PetroLiance.

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