WesternGeco, a business unit of Schlumberger, is the world's leading geophysical services company, providing comprehensive worldwide reservoir imaging, monitoring, and development services, with the most extensive geophysical survey crews and data processing centers in the industry, as well as the world's largest multiclient data library. Services range from 3D and 4D (time-lapse) seismic surveys to multicomponent and electromagnetic surveys, supplying our clients with accurate measurements of subsurface geology. WesternGeco operations include land and marine seismic products and services, as well as multiclient services (including extensive libraries of survey data and database analysis). Formed in 2000, WesternGeco married the seismic survey and analysis operations of two oil field service titans: Schlumberger's Geco-Prakla unit and Baker Hughes' Western Geophysical unit. In 2006 Schlumberger acquired Baker Hughes' 30% stake in the company for $2.4 billion.

Drax Group has bragging rights when it comes to operating the largest coal-fired power plant in Europe. Drax Group primary subsidiary, Drax Power, operates the Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire, England. The generation facility (which has six generators) has a capacity of 4,000 MW, nearly twice that of the next largest coal-fired power station in the UK; Drax Group output is sold to wholesale electricity customers. Drax (which meets 7% of the UK's power needs) buys about 10 million tons of coal from the UK and international sources and sells about 21 terawatt hours of electricity per year.

Sterling Resources Ltd. is a Calgary based, publicly traded, energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas in selected areas of the world. The exploration and production independent explores for, develops, and produces crude oil and natural gas, primarily in the UK but also in France and Romania. In the UK Sterling Resources has prospects (27 blocks and 15 licenses) offshore in the North Sea. Sterling Resources Ltd. also holds an interest in a license to explore in the Aquitaine Basin of southern France and has interests in both onshore and offshore projects in Romania. In 2006 Sterling Resources Ltd. reported proved reserves of 1.1 million barrels of oil equivalent.

AMERICAN AGIP Co. Inc. was established in North America in 1987. American Agip is part of the Eni Group, a global company operating in the oil, natural gas, power generation and petrochemicals industries, as well as oil field services and engineering. After having, in 2008, spun off its methanol and petroleum products trading activity to its sister company, Eni Trading and Shipping (ETS), American Agip is now active and exclusively focused on the manufacturing and marketing of quality lubricants.

Fred. Olsen Energy has its hold on drilling in the North Sea and in several other oil plays. Through its subsidiaries, Fred. Olsen Energy ASA provides offshore oil and gas drilling services. Through its Dolphin subsidiary, Fred. Olsen operates a fleet of nine semi-submersible rigs and one deepwater drillship used to support offshore drilling activities. Fred. Olsen also provides shipbuilding services through its Harland and Wolff subsidiary. Customers of the group have included Exxon Mobil, Kerr-McGee, Statoil, and Vaalco. Both Bonheur and Ganger Rolf hold about 27% of the company. Fred. Olsen Energy ASA focuses on rewarding long term customer relationships where innovative and integrated solutions are presented to the benefit of customers, shareholders and employees.

Energetix keeps the lights shining and the stoves burning for its customers in the Empire State. The company is a nonregulated retail energy supplier, providing natural gas, electricity, and related products and services to customers in central and upstate New York State. The company became a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA (formerly Energy East) when its parent company, RGS Energy, was acquired by Energy East in 2002. In order to focus on its distribution businesses, Energetix sold its Griffith Oil subsidiary, which marketed propane, heating oil, and other liquid fuels, to private investors. Energetix and sister company NYSEG Solutions serve 182,000 electricity customers and 55,000 natural gas customers.

Continental Resources, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is based in Enid, Oklahoma.Continental Resources, Inc. engages in the exploration, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties primarily in the Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent, and Gulf Coast regions of the United States. Continental Resources, Inc. primarily sells its oil and natural gas production to end users, as well as to midstream marketing companies or oil refining companies at the lease. As of December 31, 2008, Continental Resources, Inc. estimated proved reserves were 159.3 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBoe), with estimated proved developed reserves of 106.0 MMBoe. Continental Resources owned 1,114,445 net undeveloped and 399,825 net developed acres, as well as had interests in 2,192 wells and operated 1,657 of these wells.

Petrolifera Petroleum makes its living from the natural resources of South America. As a crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company, Petrolifera operates on more than 8 million acres of land located in Peru, Colombia, and Argentina. Petrolifera Petroleum Limited Argentine-based operations, which constitute the company's largest source of revenue, include a 100% stake in the Puesto Morales/Rinconada Concession in the Neuquen Basin. In 2007, Petrolifera produced an average of 8,000 bbl/d (barrels per day) of crude oil and more than 2,100 mcf/d (thousand cubic feet per day) of natural gas. Petrolifera Petroleum Limited largest shareholder is oil production company Connacher Oil and Gas, which owns about 25% of the company.

HKN, Inc. was founded in 1973 and is based in Southlake, Texas. HKN, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, exploitation, development, and production of oil and gas properties primarily in the onshore and offshore Gulf Coast regions of south Texas and Louisiana. HKN, Inc. also explores and develops coal bed methane in Indiana and Ohio. As of December 31, 2008 HKN, Inc. operated or owned a non-operating working interest in 66 oil wells, 68 gas wells, and 12 injection wells.

InterOil Corporation is developing an Integrated Oil and Gas Company in Papua New Guinea. The Company has positioned itself to own assets through the entire value chain - from the well-head to retail. InterOil has also positioned itself through a joint venture holding company to develop a LNG project in Papua New Guinea. The joint venture company is targeting 2015 for the delivery of 'first gas'. Getting into oil is a slippery business, but one embraced by InterOil Corporation, which is focused on developing an integrated energy business in Papua New Guinea and the surrounding region. In addition to operating a 36,000 barrel-per-day refinery and retail assets, InterOil has begun an extensive exploration program on its 4.6 million net acre property in Papua New Guinea, northwest of Port Moresby. Most of the refined products from InterOil's refinery are secured by contracts with Royal Dutch Shell and InterOil's subsidiary, InterOil Products Limited. InterOil secures crude oil supply for its refinery though a contract with BP Singapore.

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