Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL), formerly known as Madras Refineries Limited (MRL) was formed as a joint venture in 1965 between the Government of India (GOI), AMOCO and National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) having a share holding in the ratio 74%: 13%: 13% respectively. Originally ,CPCL Refinery was set up with an installed capacity of 2.5 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MMTPA) in a record time of 27 months at a cost of Rs. 43 crore without any time or cost over run. In 1985, AMOCO disinvested in favour of GOI and the shareholding percentage of GOI and NIOC stood revised at 84.62% and 15.38% respectively. Later GOI disinvested 16.92% of the paid up capital in favor of Unit Trust of India, Mutual Funds, Insurance Companies and Banks on 19 th May 1992, thereby reducing its holding to 67.7 %. The public issue of CPCL shares at a premium of Rs. 70 (Rs. 90 to FIIs) in 1994 was over subscribed to an extent of 38 times and added a large shareholder base.

Cobalt’s strategic objective is to create distinctive value for investors by exploring for oil in the largest hydrocarbon rich plays in the deep offshore waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and West Africa, with an emphasis on sub-salt and pre-salt exploration, development, and production. Cobalt International owns interests in offshore properties located in the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa. Cobalt International Energy, L.P assets include majority and minority stakes in more than half-a-million acres in the Gulf and more than 2 million acres in blocks located off the coast of Gabon and Angola. Cobalt International Energy, L.P focuses primarily on searching for oil pockets encased beneath salt layers, which until recently was traditionally untapped geological territory in the oil industry. Founded in 2005, Cobalt International conducted its initial public offering (IPO) in 2009.

Twin Butte is an oil and gas exploration, development, and production company that has assets on more than 150,000 net acres in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Its half-a-dozen properties, located in Alberta and British Columbia, have proved net reserves of 23,212 MMcf (million cubic feet) of natural gas and 1,528 Mbbl (thousand barrels) of light and medium oil (in fiscal year 2008); it produces more than 2,700 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Twin Butte traces its roots back to 1997. Twin Butte Energy Ltd. intends to focus future growth in the Deep Basin areas of Ansell and Jayar, and the conventional heavy oil area of Frog Lake. Both of these areas provide repeatable plays on our current lands with lower risk wells at Frog Lake and strong, long life growth potential in the Deep Basin.

Gulfport Energy Corporation engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the Louisiana Gulf Coast in the West Cote Blanche Bay and Hackberry fields. Gulfport Energy Corporation also has interests in properties located in West Texas in the Permian Basin, as well as in the Alberta oil sands in Canada. In addition, Gulfport Energy Corporation holds interest in properties in southeast Asia, including the Phu Horm gas field in Thailand. As of December 31, 2008, the company had total estimated proved reserves of approximately 25.5 million barrels of oil equivalent. Gulfport Energy Corporation is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Provident Energy Trust was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Provident Energy Trust operates as an open-ended energy income trust that owns and manages an oil and gas production business, and a natural gas liquids midstream services and marketing business. Provident Energy Trust primarily focuses on its core energy asset areas comprising Dixonville, and northwest, southern, and west central Alberta, Canada. Provident Energy Trust also extracts, processes, stores, transports, and markets natural gas liquids in central Canada and the eastern United States. In addition, Provident Energy offers fractionation, storage, loading, and marketing services to upstream producers.

Texalta Petroleum Ltd. is an oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, acquisition and development of prospective oil & gas properties, primarily in Saskatchewan, and an 82% interest in Exploration Permits EP 103 and EP 104 in the Northern Territory of Australia. Texalta Petroleum also has an interest in exploration permits in the Northern Territory of Australia, but it is focusing on its Canadian activities.In Canada, Texalta's main focus at this time is in the Wordsworth and West Queensdale project areas in southeast Saskatchewan. A new horizontal well in the Wordsworth area was completed on June 9, 2006 resulted in a new pool discovery where Texalta as Operator holds a 47.5% working interest. At the present time exploration activities are being directed at the Mississippian Alida, and deeper Palaeozoic plays of Southeastern Saskatchewan as well as Leduc Reef and Mesozoic plays in Central Alberta. Texalta Petroleum Ltd. also has a working interest in a project in the Wordsworth area of Saskatchewan and also works as that project's operator.

Oil Refineries Ltd.. (ORL), located in the bay area of Haifa, (ORL), located in the bay area of Haifa, is Israel's largest Oil refinery. is Israel's largest Oil refinery. Using its sophisticated and state-of-the-art industrial facilities, Using its Sophisticated and state-of-the-art industrial facilities, ORL is capable of refining approximately 9 million tons of crude oil per year providing a variety of products used ORL is capable of refining approximately 9 million tons of crude oil per year providing a variety of products used in industrial operation, transportation, private consumption, agriculture and infrastructures. in industrial operation, transportation, private consumption, agriculture and Infrastructures. With the refining business representing 90% of the Company's total activities, ORL produces refined products with a high added value by using complex refinery facilities ORL produces refined products with a high added value by using complex refinery facilities and at 7.4 on the Nelson Complexity Index, among the highest in the East Mediterranean region. and at 7.4 on the Nelson Complexity Index, among the highest in the East Mediterranean region. The Company has a maximum crude oil refining capacity of approximately The Company has a maximum crude oil refining capacity of approximately 24,800 tons per day (180,000 barrels per day). 24,800 tons per day (180,000 barrels per day). Over 75% of the Company's produce goes to local consumption, while the balance is exported, Over 75% of the Company's produce goes to local consumption, while the balance is exported, primarily to the Mediterranean basin. primarily to the Mediterranean basin.The company is active in the area of Polymers and Aromatics through its Wholly-owned subsidiaries - Caramel Olefins Ltd.. and Gadiv Petrochemical Industries Ltd. and Gadiv Petrochemical Industries Ltd.. Oil Refineries is traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker ORL. Oil Refineries is traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker ORL.

Located directly between Green Bay and Milwaukee, Quality State Oil is in a good spot to fill up when you're driving through Wisconsin. The company operates a chain of 21 Q Mart gas stations from which it sells BP, Citgo, Exxon Mobil, and Shell gasoline. Quality State Oil operates its own fleet for distribution and supplies gasoline, diesel, Mobil lubricants, kerosene, heating oil, and fuel oil throughout northeast Wisconsin. The company also has three bulk plants, which have the capacity to store a half-million gallons of fuel.

Mustang Fuel is independent, an independent oil and gas exploration, production, transportation and marketing company, that is. Mustang Fuel Corporation owns more than 200 properties and stakes in more than 700 other properties and controls more than 50,000 net acres of undeveloped leasehold. Mustang Fuel also owns about 4,000 miles of natural gas gathering and transporting pipeline, operates one of the largest gas processing facilities in Oklahoma and has a fleet of trucks that transports petroleum products. Mustang Fuel Corporation also markets gas. Subsidiaries include Mustang Gas Products, LLC and Mustang Fuel Marketing Company. Mustang Fuel is led by E. Carey Joullian IV, the son of the company's founder.

PPL Montana operates eleven hydroelectric power plants along the Missouri River, as well as two coal-burning plants, that give it a combined generating capacity more than 1,200 MW. PPL Montana has been a part of PPL Generation since 1999, when its parent (PPL Corporation) acquired power generation stations (coal-fired and hydro-powered) belonging to Montana Power. Basin Electric Cooperative provides nearly 100 MW of power to PPL Montana between November and April. PPL Montana's power is marketed through wholesale affiliate PPL EnergyPlus.

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