Now here's a company that pipes in the goods that keep the South fueled, naturally. Southern Natural Gas operates an 7,600-mile long natural gas pipeline (SNG System), which serves major markets across the southeastern US. This system transports more than 3 billion cu. ft. of natural gas per day. The SNG pipeline system has about 60 billion cu. ft. of underground working natural gas storage capacity. Major customers include Atlanta Gas Light Company, Alabama Gas, Southern Company, and SCANA. Southern Natural Gas is a part of El Paso Corporation's Pipeline Group.

The Reliance Group, founded by Dhirubhai H. Ambani (1932-2002), is India's largest private sector enterprise, with businesses in the energy and materials value chain. Group's annual revenues are in excess of US$ 28 billion. The flagship company, Reliance Industries Limited, is a Fortune Global 500 company and is the largest private sector company in India. Backward vertical integration has been the cornerstone of the evolution and growth of Reliance. Starting with textiles in the late seventies, Reliance pursued a strategy of backward vertical integration - in polyester, fibre intermediates, plastics, petrochemicals, petroleum refining and oil and gas exploration and production - to be fully integrated along the materials and energy value chain.

Tengasco, Inc. engages in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas in Kansas and Tennessee. Tengasco, Inc. also leases producing and non-producing properties for exploration and development activities. In addition, Tengasco, Inc. owns and operates a 65-mile intrastate pipeline that transports natural gas to customers in Kingsport, Tennessee. Further, Tengasco, Inc. engages in developing and operating treatment and delivery facilities for the extraction of methane gas from non-conventional sources for delivery to natural gas customers through its pipeline system in Tennessee. Tengasco markets its crude oil principally to local refining companies, local utilities, and private industry end-users; and natural gas to local utilities, private industry end-users, and natural gas marketing companies. As of December 31, 2008, Tengasco, Inc. had 184 producing oil wells in Kansas; and 19 producing gas wells and 4 producing oil wells in Tennessee. Tengasco, Inc. was formerly known as Onasco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Tengasco, Inc. in 1995 as a result of merger with Tengasco, Inc. Tengasco, Inc. was founded in 1916 and is based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The oil refinery at Bangchak was completed in 1964. In that same year, the Thai government announced a tax on oil production within the country, so there was only one way to maintain profitability: Expand refining capacity to 20,000 barrels per day. Because the company did not attract enough investment for such expansion, the government offered a 15-year lease on the oil refinery, with the proviso that production capacity must be expanded. Finally, Summit Industrial Corporation (Panama) bid for this lease and successfully expanded production capacity over the next 4 years. A rise in worldwide crude oil prices then led to a global economic crisis. When the Thai government considered adjusting retail oil prices, there were persistent objections from labor unions and student unions, including a demand for the government to nationalize the oil refinery. When the government did so, the oil refinery was found to have deteriorated substantially, requiring large amounts of fuel and accumulating losses of about 4 billion baht.

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.

Apco Oil & Gas International Inc.was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Apco Oil & Gas International Inc. engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas properties. Apco Oil & Gas International Inc. owns interests in seven oil and gas concessions and one exploration permit in Argentina. The company primarily holds a 52.79% interest in the exploration, production, and development of oil and gas in the Entre Lomas concession located in the provinces of Rio Negro and Neuquen in southwest Argentina. Apco Oil & Gas International Inc. was formerly known as Apco Argentina Inc. and changed its name to Apco Oil & Gas International Inc. on July 16, 2009. Apco Oil & Gas International Inc. is a subsidiary of Williams Companies, Inc.

Panda Energy has a twenty-five year track record of success in building large-scale, state-of-the-art power generation facilities.Panda Energy International develops, owns, and operates clean, low-cost power plants. The company has built more than 9,000 MW of electric generation capacity in the US. Panda Energy has sold its interests in four gas-fueled power plants in Arkansas, Arizona, and Texas to TECO Energy, and its stakes in projects in China and Nepal. Panda Energy has built the two largest gas-fueled, combined-cycle independent electric generation facilities in the US, totaling 4,500 MW of generating capacity. CEO Bob Carter and his wife, EVP Janice Carter, own a controlling stake in Panda Energy, which they founded in 1982.

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.

Dragon Oil plc is an independent oil development and production company, registered in Ireland and listed under a dual primary listing on the London and Irish Stock Exchanges. Approximately 52% of the Company’s equity is held by the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) L.L.C. (“ENOC”), a company owned by the Government of Dubai. Dragon Oil is headquartered in Dubai and its principal development and production activity is the development of its asset in the Cheleken Contract Area, offshore Turkmenistan by a Group subsidiary, Dragon Oil (Turkmenistan) Limited. Dragon Oil had proved and probable oil reserves at 30 June 2008 of 645 million barrels and 3.2 trillion cuft of gas resources. The company reports recoverable proved and probable reserves of 645 million barrels of oil and condensate in the Cheleken area. Dragon Oil PLC is a subsidiary of the Emirates National Oil Company. Dragon Oil PLC owns a 52% stake in Dragon Oil, but in 2009 bid to acquire 100%. Shareholders rebuffed the offer.

NuVista Energy is the new view of Bonavista Petroleum, which reorganized in 2003 to form an income trust company (Bonavista Energy Trust) and an oil and natural gas exploration company. NuVista focuses on oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production in east-central Alberta and west-central Saskatchewan. Operating in the Oyen, Provost, and Pembina areas, NuVista Energy Ltd. has proved plus probable reserves of 82.2 million barrels of oil equivalent. The group's strategy is to concentrate on its core natural gas-prone areas, drilling medium-risk prospects, and to invest 10% of its capital on higher-risk properties. In 2009 NuVista Energy Ltd. acquired assets in British Columbia and Northwest Alberta for $174 million.

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