Guardian Exploration Inc. is a junior oil and gas exploration company operating primarily in Montana's Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Guardian Exploration Inc. has relinquished its rights to the western block of the reservation, which contained 150,000 tribal mineral acres. But Guardian Exploration Inc. retains exploration rights on the east side of the reservation for 100,000 tribal mineral acres. The firm has not commercially produced in the area, and plans to seek new opportunities in Western Canada. In 2009 Guardian Exploration Inc. agreed to merge with fellow explorer Luxor Oil & Gas, but the deal fell through.

Enerplus Resources Fund was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Enerplus Resources Fund, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an open-end investment trust. Enerplus Resources Fund owns a diversified portfolio of crude oil and natural gas producing properties in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, western Canada; and in the states of Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah, the United States. As of December 31, 2008, Enerplus Resources Fund had proved plus probable reserves of approximately 120,694 thousand barrels of light and medium crude oil; 45,929 thousand barrels of heavy crude oil; and 17,817 thousand barrels of natural gas liquids and 1,487,668 million cubic feet of natural gas.

Energy and Canada go together for EnCana (its name is derived from Energy, Canada). A leading natural gas exploration and production company, it has proved reserves of 12.4 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas and holds approximately 15.6 million net acres of land in Canada and the US. Its prolific gas plays include the Bighorn Deep Basin in western Alberta, the Piceance Basin in Colorado, and the Barnett Shale play in Texas. One of the largest natural gas producers in North America, EnCana produces about 3 billion cu. ft. of natural gas per day. In December 2009 EnCana reorganized into two highly focused energy companies -- EnCana and Cenovus Energy.

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. produces and sells specialty hydrocarbon products in North America. It operates in two segments, Specialty Products and Fuel Products. The Specialty Products segment processes crude oil and other feedstocks into various customized lubricating oils, white mineral oils, solvents, petrolatums, natural petroleum sulfonates, cable fillers, refrigeration oils, food-grade compressor lubricants, gelled products, and waxes. Its products are used in industrial goods, such as metal working fluids, belts, hoses, sealing systems, batteries, hot melt adhesives, pressure sensitive tapes, electrical transformers, and refrigeration compressors; consumer goods, including candles, petroleum jelly, creams, tonics, lotions, coating on paper cups, chewing gum base, automotive aftermarket car-care products, lamp oils, charcoal lighter fluids, camping fuel, and various aerosol products; and automotive goods, such as motor oils, greases, transmission fluid, and tires. The Fuel Products segment processes crude oil into various fuel and fuel-related products, such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. This segment also offers fuel-related products, including fluid catalytic cracking feedstock, asphalt vacuum residuals, and mixed butanes. In addition, the company produces asphalt and other by-products processed or blended for coating and roofing applications. Calumet GP, LLC serves as the general partner for Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. The company was founded in 1916 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Exploration company Crescent Point Energy (formerly Crescent Point Energy Trust) has light and medium oil and natural gas assets in eight core properties in western Canada (Alberta and Saskatchewan). Crescent Point Energy Corp. has net proved plus probable reserves of 175.7 million barrels of oil equivalent. Crescent Point Energy Trust was formed through the reorganization of two junior oil and gas companies, Crescent Point Energy Ltd. and Tappit Resources Ltd. in 2003. More than 80% of Crescent Point Energy Corp. production is in southern Saskatchewan, where Crescent Point is the largest oil producer. In 2009 the Trust acquired Bakken explorer Wild River Resources Ltd. and converted to a corporation to improve shareholder value.

Tesco Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, and service delivery of technology based solutions for the upstream energy industry worldwide. Tesco Corporation operates in three segments: Top Drive Drilling Systems, Tubular Services, and CASING DRILLING. The Top Drive Drilling Systems segment manufactures, sells, and supports top drives that are used in drilling operations to rotate the drill string. Tesco Corporation product line includes a range of portable and permanently installed top drive products with lifting capacities of 150 through 750 tons, both hydraulically and electrically powered. Tesco Corporation also provides hydraulically powered top drive systems for rent. The Tubular Services segment offers a range of tubular handling and installation services, including the TESCO Casing Drive System plus a range of downhole tool rentals and accessories. The CASING DRILLING segment provides downhole and surface equipment on a rental basis to allow a well to be drilled with conventional oilwell casing, eliminating the use of drill pipe. Tesco Corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Hyperdynamics was founded in 1996 and is traded on the NYSE Amex under the symbol HDY. Hyperdynamics has shifted its business focus from IT consulting services to oil and gas exploration, primarily in Africa. Hyperdynamics Corporation SCS Corporation subsidiary concentrates on developing an oil and gas concession located offshore the Republic of Guinea in West Africa. Hyperdynamics' HYD Resources subsidiary and gas exploration and production company focuses on low-risk shallow exploration projects in Louisiana, where in 2008 it held proved reserves of 150,435 barrels of oil. Chairman Kent Watts, who stepped down a CEO in 2009, owns 17% of Hyperdynamics. Hyperdynamics Corporation holds certain contract rights for the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in an approximately 80,000 square kilometer concession off the coast of the Republic of Guinea.

Questerre Energy's quest is the exploration for and production of oil and gas in Canada. The company focuses on developing large-scale natural gas projects, in Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. Questerre Energy's key asset is in the shales of the St. Lawrence Lowlands, between Montreal and Quebec City. It also holds assets in the Beaver River field, a large natural gas field in northeastern British Columbia, and has exploration acreage in the Hector and Westlock areas of central and southern Alberta. In 2008 the company reported proved plus probable reserves of 2.9 million barrels of oil equivalent. The Company’s common shares trade on the TSX and Oslo Stock Exchange under the symbol QEC.

Cobra Venture is posied to strike in the oil patches of Western Canada. Cobra Venture Corporation is an emerging exploration and production company focused on the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas reserves in Western Canada. Cobra Venture Corporation core properties are located in Viewfield in Saskatchewan (8 producing light oil wells on the Frobisher and Bakken formations, and 2,000 acres under development); Pembina in Alberta (40% interest in seven sections of land, with 10-12 potential drilling locations); and Inga in British Columbia (640 acres held under lease, expiring in 2011).

Incorporated in 1987, Mitsui & Co. Europe Plc (Mitsui Europe) is actively involved in business investment, project development and management and technology transfer, in addition to its traditional import/export business, off-shore trading and domestic wholesale concerns. Mitsui Europe, with its head office in the heart of London, manages the overall business activities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa through more than 50 offices in over 30 countries. Mitsui Europe has 10 operating divisions encompassing Iron & Steel Products, Iron & Steel Raw Materials & Non-Ferrous Metals, Projects, Machinery, Organic Chemicals, Plastics & Inorganic Chemicals, Energy & Financial Markets, Foodstuff & Retail, Consumer Products & Services and Transportation Logistics.

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