Tauber Oil Company has earned it's reputation for reliable performance and untarnished character. Far more than a speculative trading company, Tauber is a service oriented marketing company where you can expect and receive the expertise of a specialist. No petrochemical product is taboo for oil refiner and marketer Tauber Oil. The company markets refined petroleum products, natural gas, carbon black feedstocks, liquefied petroleum gases, chemicals, and petrochemicals (including benzene, styrene monomer, and methanol). It buys and sells about 225,000 barrels of petroleum products a day. Tauber Oil is one of the US's leading suppliers of feedstocks for reforming and olefin cracking. Subsidiary Tauber Petrochemical was created in 1997 to beef up the company's international petrochemical business. Tauber Oil, which is owned by David and Richard Tauber, maintains a fleet of more than 500 rail cars to supply its customers.

Crudely moving into the private market, Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN is the largest refiner and distributor of oil in Poland. The company owns a total of seven refineries (including three in the Czech Republic and one in Lithuania) and has some 2,700 retail sites in the Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, and Poland. PKN ORLEN owns an 85% stake in chemical maker Anwil, has holdings in several other Polish companies, and controls Czech refiner and retailer Unipetrol. Two former state monopolies, Petrochemia Plock (Poland's largest refinery) and Centrala Produktow Naftowych (Poland's #1 petroleum distributor), merged in 1999 to create PKN ORLEN. The Polish government still owns 10% of the company.

Cairn is an oil and gas exploration and production company based in Edinburgh. Cairn has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1988. Cairn Energy PLC current focus is on India, where it is developing significant production in Rajasthan, and Greenland where Cairn Energy PLC has established a material exploration position.The company's producing fields are Sangu offshore Bangladesh and Lakhsmi, Gauri, and Ravva in India; Cairn Energy's gross production in early 2008 was 80,873 barrels of oil equivalent per day. In 2007 Cairn Energy spun off its Indian business as Cairn India Limited. Its other subsidiary, Capricorn Energy, explores in South Asia, Greenland, and the Mediterranean.

The South Texas Project Electric Generating Station is one of the newest and largest nuclear power facilities in the nation. STP's two units produce 2,700 megawatts of carbon-free electricity, providing clean energy to two million Texas homes. Through its uncompromising commitment to nuclear safety and a continuous focus on improving plant operations, STP has emerged as an industry leader. STP Nuclear Operating Company is jointly owned by NRG Energy (44%), CPS Energy (40%), and Austin Energy (16%). AEP Texas Central sold its former 25% stake in STPNOC to CPS Energy and NRG Energy.

Continental Energy is a junior oil and gas exploration company with assets in Indonesia. Continental Energy has production-sharing contracts giving it exclusive petroleum exploration and production rights in two significant exploration concessions, the Bengara-II (with about 1.2 million acres) and the Yapen block. The exploration and production company also had a concession to develop the Bangkudulis Oil Field, but sold it in 2005. In 2007 Continental Energy set up a biofuels subsidiary, Continental Biofuels. Directors and officers own about 24% of the Continental Energy.

Connacher Oil and Gas is an exploration and production company focused primarily on the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Connacher Oil and Gas Limited company's main asset is its interest in about 98,000 acres of oil sands leases at its Great Divide project near Fort McMurray in northern Alberta. Connacher Oil and Gas Limited Saskatchewan activities are primarily conventional oil production at Battrum, Tompkins, and Steelman. Connacher Oil and Gas Limited also has a 24% stake in Petrolifera Petroleum, which holds interests in Argentina, Colombia, and Peru, and owns the 9,500 barrels-per-day heavy oil refienry in Great Falls, Montana. In 2008 Connacher Oil and Gas reported total proved plus probable plus possible reserves of 379.5 million barrels of oil equivalent.

Great Lakes Gas Transmission transports great amounts of natural gas -- 2.2 billion cu. ft. per day, to be exact. With a pipeline spanning 2,100 miles, the company supplies gas to major urban markets in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and parts of southern Canada. Its customers include a number of regional natural gas transporters, local gas distributors, and energy trading firms including Alliance Energy Services, ANR Pipeline, Michigan Consolidated Gas, Northern States Power, and Sempra Energy Trading. Great Lakes Gas Transmission was founded in 1967 and is controlled by TransCanada Corp.

Bonavista Energy Trust is a Calgary-based oil and gas royalty trust created through the reorganization of Bonavista Petroleum Ltd. in July 2003. The exploration and production company focuses on four core areas in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. In 2008 Bonavista Energy Trust reported it had about 1.2 million net acres of undeveloped land, the bulk of which is in Alberta. Bonavista also has proved reserves of 142.2 million barrels of oil equivalent and has identified some 700 quality drilling prospects. Bonavista Energy Trust has a balanced production of 52,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day -- 55% natural gas, 34% light oil, and 11% heavy oil. In 2009 Bonavista Energy Trust built up its asset base, acquiring properties in central Alberta area for about $698 million.

Largo Vista is in the business of supplying liquid petroleum gas (LPG) through pipelines and in bottles to consumers in the People's Republic of China. Largo Vista Group, Ltd. conducts its operations through strategic partnerships with Chinese companies Zunyi Shilin Xinmao Petrochemical Industries and Jiahong Gas. Largo Vista Group, Ltd. purchases and resells LPG in the retail and wholesale markets to both residential and commercial customers in the city of Zunyi, in Guizhou Province. Largo Vista has closed its unprofitable storage depot operations in that city and is focusing on supplying LPG in bottles and via pipelines. Largo Vista Group, Ltd. is eyeing further expansion in both China and Vietnam.

World Fuel Services is the global leader in the downstream marketing and financing of aviation, marine and ground transportation fuel products and related services. Through our Aviation, Marine and Ground business segments, World Fuel Services provides fuel and services to commercial and corporate aircraft, petroleum distributors and ships at more than 2,500 locations around the world. World Fuel Services offers its customers an unprecedented level of service for the supply, quality control, logistical support and price risk management of fuel products and related services, under one roof. We pride ourselves in providing you with the highest quality of service, reliability, flexibility and stability. Our highly diverse team with years of experience in all areas of fuel management is ready to serve you around the world, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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