Hiland Partners is looking for the higher ground of increased profits. Hiland Partners, LP was formed through the combination of Hiland Partners LLC and Continental Gas, a former subsidiary of Continental Resources. Hiland provides natural gas gathering and processing services to customers in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions of the US through 14 gas gathering systems with 2,024 miles of pipeline, five natural gas processing plants, seven natural gas treating facilities, and three NGL fractionation plants. Hiland Partners, LP also provides air compression and water injection services for oil and gas recovery operations in North Dakota. Chairman Harold Hamm owns 61% of the company, but has made a bid for total ownership.

Global Energy Development is the international exploration and production arm of US-based HKN. HKN owns 34% of Global Energy Development, which focuses on Latin America. Global Energy Development is active in Colombia, Panama, and Peru, where it has received six contracts and rights to explore for or produce oil and gas. Global Energy Development holds a more than 5 million acre portfolio in Latin America and has proved and probable reserves of 15.2 million barrels of oil equivalent. Global Energy Development core operations are in Colombia, where it has been involved workover and drilling development activities in several fields. Global Energy Development is also active in northeastern Peru and in the Garachine field in Panama.

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., through its direct and indirect investments in the limited partner and general partner interests in Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., engages in midstream, intrastate, and interstate transportation of natural gas, as well as in storage of natural gas in the United States. The company’s Intrastate Transportation and Storage segment engages in the ownership and operation of natural gas transportation pipelines and natural gas storage facilities. As of December 31, 2009, it owned and operated approximately 7,800 miles of natural gas transportation pipelines and 3 natural gas storage facilities. This segment sells natural gas to electric utilities, independent power plants, local distribution companies, industrial end-users, and other marketing companies on the Houston pipeline system. Its Interstate Transportation segment involves owns and operates interstate natural gas pipeline. It owned and operates approximately 2,700 miles of interstate natural gas pipeline with an additional 180 miles under construction. The company’s Midstream segment engages in the ownership and operation of in service natural gas gathering pipelines, natural gas processing plants, natural gas treating facilities, and natural gas conditioning facilities. This segment owned and operated approximately 7,000 miles of in service natural gas gathering pipelines, 3 natural gas processing plants, 11 natural gas treating facilities, and 11 natural gas conditioning facilities. Its Retail Propane segment operates a retail distribution network consisting of approximately 440 customer service locations in approximately 40 states. The company was formerly known as La Grange Energy, L.P. Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. was founded in 2002 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Action Energy Inc. began operations as a private company in 1999 developing plays in Shackleton, Saskatchewan and Medicine River, Alberta. Exploration and production independent Action Energy (formerly High Plains Energy) knows where the energy action is -- drilling for natural gas. Action Energy Inc. primarily explores oil and gas in Alberta, including operations in Lloydminster and Eagle Butte areas. In 2006 Action Energy Inc. acquired oil and gas explorer Action Energy in a reverse takeover. In 2007 Action Energy acquired Rolling Thunder Exploration. Post-acquisition, the company reported proved plus probable reserves of more than 9.6 million barrels of oil equivalent. In 2008 Action Energy Inc. acquired access to more than 10,000 acres in Saskatchewan. Financially struggling, in 2009 the company was placed in receivership and its top executives resigned.

Rosetta Resources Inc., an independent oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and gas properties in North America. Rosetta Resources Inc. primarily operates in the Sacramento Basin of California; the Rockies; the Lobo and Perdido Trends in South Texas; the State Waters of Texas; and the Gulf of Mexico. As of December 31, 2008, Rosetta Resources Inc. had 398.2 billion cubic feet equivalent of proved oil and natural gas reserves, including 376.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 3,603 thousand barrels of oil and condensate; and drilled 184 gross wells. Rosetta Resources Inc. is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Derek Oil & Gas Corporation was founded in 1981 as Cove Energy Corporation and changed its name to Derek Oil & Gas in 2003. Derek Oil & Gas explores for, acquires, and develops oil and gas properties in the US. Instead of searching for undeveloped properties, Derek Oil & Gas Corporation uses new recovery technologies to recover oil resources from existing oil and gas reservoirs. Derek Oil & Gas Corporation holds an indirect interest in the 8,000-acre LAK Ranch Project in the Powder River Basin of eastern Wyoming. Derek Oil & Gas Corporation is developing the project in collaboration with Ivanhoe Energy. The reservoir is expected to contain more than 190 million barrels of oil.

PDTI Holdings (dba Particle Drilling Technologies) is developing an advanced drilling technology it hopes will provide a dramatic increase in penetration rates for drilling oil and gas wells. PDT's role in the energy industry is to dramatically improve drilling efficiency; thereby making new energy reserves economically available through a significant reduction in finding and development costs. PDTI Holdings LLC Particle Impact Drilling System advanced drilling technology is designed to drill through deep, hard, and abrasive zones or other difficult-to-drill geologic formations. The Particle Impact Drilling System uses a custom-built drill bit fitted with jetting nozzles and polycrystalline diamond compact cutting structures. Never able to make the technology profitable, PDTI Holdings LLC filed for and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009.

Pinnacle Gas Resources' mission culminates in the development of US natural gas reserves. The company focuses on acquiring and developing coalbed methane (CBM) properties in the Rocky Mountain region. It owns natural gas and oil leasehold interests in 477,000 gross (332,000 net) acres, primarily in the Powder River Basin and Green River Basin in Wyoming and Montana. Pinnacle Gas Resources owns interests in 663 gross wells on its properties. In 2008 the company had proved reserves of 27.7 billion cu. ft. of natural gas equivalent; that year Pinnacle Gas Resources drilled 117 gross (82 net) wells. A publicly traded corporation headquartered in Sheridan, Wyoming, Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. was formed in June of 2003 through a contribution of property by CCBM, Inc., a subsidiary of Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRZO), and Rocky Mountain Gas, Inc., a subsidiary of U.S. Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:USEG), and a capital contribution by Credit Suisse First Boston.

EQT Production is not a cutie, it's a operating division of a large oil and gas company. EQT Production (formerly Equitable Supply), is one of the largest natural companies in the Appalachian region. EQT Production has exploration and production wells in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, has 13,000 gross productive wells and 3.4 million acres of land assets. EQT Production, a division of EQT Corporation, has proved reserves of 3 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas. EQT Production explores in unconventional reservoirs such as coalbed methane, shale, and tight sands.

China Huaneng Group (CHNG) is one of China's five largest power conglomerates. China Huaneng Group oversees the national government's interests in 10 subsidiaries, including a 51% stake in Huaneng Power International. Through subsidiaries it develops and operates more than 85 thermal and hydro power plants. In addition to its power-generation business, China Huaneng Group plans to enter other sectors, including finance, transportation, information technology, and renewable energy. In 2008 CHNG acquired Singapore-based Tuas Power from Temasek Holdings for $4.2 billion.

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