Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., (NYSE:APL) (the “Partnership”) is a publicly-traded, energy master limited partnership (MLP) engaged in the transmission, gathering, and processing of natural gas in the Mid-Continent United States and the Appalachian Basin. APL was formed in August 1999 and completed its initial public offering in February 2000. In the Mid-Continent regions of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Texas, APL owns and operates 9,100 miles of active gathering pipeline, eight natural gas processing plants and one treatment facility. In the Appalachian Basin, Atlas Pipeline and the Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) formed a joint venture (Laurel Mountain Midstream, LLC) to operate the over 1,800 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and Tennessee, to which more than 7,400 wells are currently connected. The predominant source of gas that APL gathers in the Appalachian Basin is from wells operated by Atlas Energy Resources, LLC (NYSE:ATN).

The balmy Trade Winds blow over Tesoro Hawaii, a subsidiary of Tesoro Petroleum, and operator of the 94,000-barrel-per-day Kapolei refinery on the coast of Oahu. The largest of Hawaii's two refineries, Kapolei has distillate hydrocracker, vacuum distillation, and catalytic reformer capabilities, and supplies jet and marine fuels to the trans-Pacific transportation industry that uses Hawaii as a major refueling location. It also serves the local Hawaiian market with gasoline and diesel fuels. Other products include fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas, and liquid asphalt. The company's Hawaiian assets includes more than 30 Tesoro-branded gas stations.

Statoil ASA was founded in 1972 and is based in Stavanger, Norway. Statoil ASA engages in the exploration, production, transportation, refining, and marketing of petroleum and petroleum-derived products. Statoil ASA involves in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas in Norway and internationally, as well as extraction of natural gas liquids. Statoil ASA also transports and markets natural gas and natural gas products; and operates 2,000 full-service Statoil-branded service stations in Scandinavia, as well as approximately 100 fully-automated sales outlets under the 1-2-3 name. In addition, Statoil engages in petroleum refining operations; marketing crude oil and refined petroleum products; and provision of technical services for approximately 7,000 kilometers of pipeline from the Norwegian continental shelf to Europe. Statoil ASA was formerly known as StatoilHydro ASA and changed its name to Statoil ASA in November 2009.

Iteration Energy reiterates its desire to be a top oil and gas exploration and production company. Originally a biotech company -- SYNSORB Biotech, then an oil and gas company -- Hawker Resources, the group subsequently acquired other companies exploring in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin for natural gas and oil. As Hawker Resources it acquired fellow explorers Southward Energy and ZORIN Exploration in 2003 and 2004, respectively. In 2005 Iteration Energy Ltd. acquired Iteration Energy and took on that company's name. Following Iteration Energy's acquisition of fellow explorer Cyries Energy in 2008 the company reported proved reserves of 34.7 million barrels of oil equivalent.

J. Ray McDermott is a leading worldwide marine solutions company with fabrication facilities in the Americas, Middle East, Caspian and Asia Pacific. J. Ray McDermott (JRM) is ocean-deep in projects to design, fabricate, and install platforms, vessels and pipelines for offshore oil and gas production. A subsidiary of engineering group McDermott International, the marine construction company offers project management, engineering, and subsea trenching services. JRM operates a diversified fleet of vessels used for derrick work, pipelaying, and pipe burying. J. Ray McDermott, S.A. primary areas of operation include the Gulf of Mexico, the Asia/Pacific region, the Middle East, and the Caspian Sea.

Gasco Energy, Inc. was formerly known as San Joaquin Resources, Inc. Gasco Energy, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Englewood, Colorado. Gasco Energy, Inc. operates as a natural gas and petroleum exploitation, development, and production company. Gasco Energy, Inc. engages in locating and developing hydrocarbon resources primarily in the Rocky Mountain region. Gasco Energy, Inc. acquires leasehold interests in petroleum and natural gas rights, and exploits and develops properties subject to those leases. Gasco Energy focuses on drilling efforts in the Riverbend project located in the Uinta Basin of northeastern Utah. As of December 31, 2008, the company held interests in 330,923 gross acres located in Utah, Wyoming, California, and Nevada; and 126 gross producing wells and 5 shut-in wells. Gasco Energy, Inc. serves natural gas transmission pipeline and marketing companies, utilities, refining companies, and private industry end-users.

YPF Sociedad Anonima engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Argentina. The company also involves in the refining, marketing, transportation, and distribution of oil and a range of petroleum products, petroleum derivatives, petrochemicals, LPG, and bio-fuels. As of December 31, 2008, its crude oil transportation network included approximately 2,700 kilometers of crude oil pipelines with approximately 640,000 barrels of aggregate daily transportation capacity of refined products; crude oil tankage of approximately 7 million barrels; and terminal facilities at 5 Argentine ports. In addition, it participates in 3 power stations with an aggregate installed capacity of 1,622 megawatts; and engages in gas separation and natural gas distribution businesses. As of December 31, 2008, its automotive petroleum products’ retail distribution network consisted of 1,642 YPF-branded service stations. The company was founded in 1977 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. YPF Sociedad Anonima is a subsidiary of Repsol YPF, S.A.

Fairborne Energy (formerly Fairborne Energy Trust) holds oil and gas investments in Western Canada. Fairborne Energy Ltd. has oil assets in central Alberta and gas properties in west-central Alberta. In 2005 Fairborne Energy Ltd. was converted to Fairborne Energy Trust and a junior exploration company, Fairquest Limited. Fairborne Energy Ltd. owns more than 229,930 net acres of undeveloped land and has proved and probable reserves of 50.7 million barrels of oil equivalent. In 2004 Fairborne Energy acquired land assets from BP Canada and exploration and production company Case Resources. In 2007 the trust acquired total control of Fairquest and became Fairborne Energy.

Pioneering the squeezing of oil and gas profits from mature properties in the Rockies that other oil companies have sold as marginal producers is the work of Pioneer Oil and Gas. Pioneer Oil and Gas acquires oil and gas properties from oil explorers, sells producing wells, and acquires new oil and gas leases on properties located in Colorado, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. Pioneer Oil and Gas has estimated proved reserves of 1 billion cu. ft. of natural gas and about 30,000 barrels of oil. The oil and gas exploration and production independent was established in 1980. Brothers and top executives Gregg and Don Colton control Pioneer Oil and Gas.

Portugal's primary oil and gas group, Galp Energia (formerly Petr�leos de Portugal), produces, transports, refines, distributes, and sells crude oil, natural gas, and oil products. It operates mainly in Portugal and Spain, but also has operations in a half-dozen former Portuguese colonies. Although Galp Energia is primarily a refining and marketing company with more than 1,030 gas stations, it is seeking to expand its exploration and production efforts. The company has significant exploration and production activities in Angola, Brazil, Portugal, and Syria. Galp Energia's leading shareholder is Italian energy conglomerate Eni, which owns 33% of the company.

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