Smith International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides products and services that are used in the drilling, completion, and production phases of oil and natural gas exploration and development activities worldwide. Smith International, Inc. operates in three segments: M-I SWACO, Smith Oilfield, and Distribution. The M-I SWACO segment supplies drilling fluid systems and oilfield production chemicals; offers various waste management equipment and services; and provides completion fluids and related tools. The Smith Oilfield segment offers products and services used in oil and natural gas development activities. Smith International, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets drill bits and borehole enlargement tools; supplies drilling tools and services that include directional drilling systems, measurement-while-drilling and logging-while-drilling services, tubulars, completion services, and downhole solutions; and provides completion and production related operations, which include coiled tubing and cased-hole wireline services, packers, and liner hangers. Smith International, Inc. offers its products and services to independent oil companies, national oil companies, and independent drilling contractors through its direct sales force, as well as through independent sales agents, distributors, or joint ventures. Smith International, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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).

ROC is one of Australia’s leading independent upstream oil and gas companies. Incorporated in Australia, ROC listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in 1999. ROC currently has approximately 713 million shares on issue. ROC is an upstream oil and gas company with exploration and production interests in Australia, Africa, China, and the UK. Some of its assets include the Cliff Head Oil Field, located offshore in the Perth Basin in Western Australia, as well as the onshore Basker-Manta-Gummy (BMG) Oil and Gas Fields, also located in Australia. Together, the company's total assets cover 57,000 square kilometers and produced more than 4 million barrels of oil equivalent in 2008. ROC was formed 1997 as a private company, but Roc Oil Company Limited became a publicly-traded company two years later.

Woburn Energy (formerly Black Rock Oil & Gas) is an oil and gas explorer which focuses its efforts on exploring in areas where commercial discoveries can be rapidly developed. Woburn Energy Plc is currently active in Colombia, and the UK North Sea. Woburn Energy had exploration acreage in Australia and Ireland but has exited those areas in order to focus on its core Colombia and UK assets. In 2008 Woburn Energy Plc tested for heavy oil at its Acacia Este exploration prospect in Colombia. Following re-completion, the well produced 40 barrels of oil a day in a long-term production test. In the UK Woburn Energy has a 15% stake in a block in the undeveloped but hydrocarbon-rich Monterey gas field in the Southern North Sea. Woburn Energy Plc’s strategy is to acquire low risk opportunities with a high chance of early success leading to production. This entails a current focus on projects in politically stable, financially attractive countries in Europe and South America. The management aim is to acquire, explore and appraise high potential in these core regions, to strive for near-term production and build Woburn Energy Plc on a solid financial basis.

Although it may sound odd, but it's the pipe dreams of oil and gas exploration and production businesses that keep this company going. British Pipeline Agency manages onshore pipelines and oil and gas storage systems that transport refined petroleum products and natural gas to customers in the UK. IT also provides oil and gas support services including engineering, technical consulting, and oil and gas transport operations. The company, founded in 1969, is a joint venture between BP and Royal Dutch Shell. It has partial ownership of the Buncefield oil storage site, which experienced a massive fire in 2005.

China Petrochemical (Sinopec Group) sees no sin in making a profit off fossil fuels. Asia's largest oil refiner operates businesses in oil and gas exploration and production; crude oil processing; oil products trading, transportation, distribution and marketing; and petrochemical products production, marketing and distribution through its main subsidiary China Petroleum & Chemical (Sinopec Corp.). The parent also participates in investment management, electrical and mechanical manufacturing, engineering, IT research and development, and importing and exporting as allowed by the State. Government controlled Sinopec Group works from nine offices in Europe, Asia, Russia, North America, and the Middle East.

HOVENSA is among the top ten largest refineries in the world. The company became the owner and operator of the former Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp. (HOVIC) refinery on October 30, 1998. HOVIC, a wholly owned Virgin Islands subsidiary of Hess Corporation, was established to construct and operate an oil refinery in coordination with the Virgin Islands Government’s efforts in the 1960’s to diversify the economy of the islands. HOVENSA provides employment to approximately 2,500 people in a culturally diverse workforce through its payroll and that of several maintenance contractors.

Resolute Energy Partners, with estimated net proved reserves of about 75.5 million barrels of oil, mostly light, sweet crude used in oil refinery blending operations, operates and partially owns oil wells in Utah. The company's assets include about 265 active and 220 water and carbon dioxide injected wells on land in the Greater Aneth Field. Resolute Energy Partners shares ownership of the oil field with Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company (NNOG), since the Aneth Field sits on reservation land. The field was discovered in 1956 and is considered mature and long-lived, making its operation less risky than newer, unproved fields.

Accent Energy, a New York electricity, natural gas and green power company, is a different kind of energy company. We care about our customers and we care about the future of our planet. We know you have the power to choose your energy company. That's why we provide the best value for your energy dollar. Accent offers the flexibility to build your own plan with multiple products for New York residents and businesses to choose from. Accent offers alternative energy plans, including 100% green power. With Accent, you have the power to choose your energy plan. You choose the kind of energy you need and the natural gas or electricity rate plan that’s right for you.

Strata Oil & Gas is a publicly-traded company leading the field in the exploration and development of bitumen from carbonates in Alberta. Formerly a provider of knowledge worker automation software used to manage relationships, organize time allocations, and synchronize data, Strata Oil & Gas Inc. has sold its software assets and shifted its focus to exploration and development of oil sands and heavy oil in Canada. Strata has is focusing on carbonate-hosted bitumen deposits in the Peace River area of Alberta. Strata Oil & Gas Inc. total land holdings consist of approximately 112,692 acres with 111,692 acres (165 sections) located in the Peace River area. In 2007 Strata Oil & Gas Inc. announced a major bitumen discovery.

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