The TOTAL brand has been marketed in the UK since 1955 and was set up as Total Oil Great Britain Ltd (TOGB) originally formed as part of the French Total SA group. It quickly established itself as an innovative petrol retailer increasing its number of service stations at a rapid rate. When it comes to the UK petroleum refining and distribution industry, TOTAL UK does it all. The company is a subsidiary of French oil giant TOTAL S.A.. It provides gasoline to about 850 retail services stations in the UK (about 10% of the British retail market) and operates a petroleum refinery capable of producing more than 220,000 barrels of petroleum products per day. The company also has a lubricant blending plant, a bitumen plant, and has oil storage facilities located all across the UK. Through the AIR TOTAL brand name, TOTAL UK supplies aviation fuels to airports in Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted.

TXCO Resources Inc. is a full-cycle, U.S.-based, oil and gas exploration and production company with a diversified exploitation, development and exploration project inventory. Based in San Antonio, TXCO has more than 720,000 net acres under lease (1.3 million gross acres). TXCO Resources Inc. leverages its geological and geophysical expertise to increase shareholder value. TXCO Resources Inc. applies new technology to overlooked opportunities in high-potential areas that offer multiple resource plays and thousands of drilling prospects. Through its direct efforts and joint ventures with other oil and gas firms, the company explores for oil and natural gas in the Dakotas, Montana, and South Texas. In 2008 TXCO Resources Inc. reported estimated proved reserves of 81.7 billion cu. ft. of natural gas equivalent. TXCO Resources sells its oil and gas wholesale through independent marketers. Facing tough economic times, TXCO Resources Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May, 2009.

PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) was established for the sole purpose of searching for black gold, that is. PTT Exploration and Production Public engages in petroleum exploration and production, with more than 40 active projects in Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Oman, Thailand, and Vietnam. The company has proved reserves of 946 million barrels of oil equivalent. PTT Exploration and Production Public end products include crude oil, natural gas, liquid propane gas, and condensate. PTTEP also operates natural gas pipelines. PTT Exploration and Production Public was founded in 1985; PTT Public Co. owns 66% of its shares.

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.

Martin Resource Management likes to push around petroleum products. Martin Resource Management, Inc. flagship operation, Martin Midstream Partners, offers transportation, storage, marketing, and logistics management services for petroleum products, including sulfur, sulfur derivatives, fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas, asphalt and other bulk tank liquids, primarily in the southern US. Martin Resource also manufactures and markets fertilizer and other processed sulfur products. Through its Midstream Fuel Service subsidiary, Martin Resource Management, Inc. offers inland marine supply and offshore support services.

American Oil & Gas, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Denver, Colorado.American Oil & Gas, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of crude oil and natural gas in the western United States.American Oil & Gas Inc. controls approximately 53,000 gross acres in the Fetter Project area, located in the southern Powder River Basin, Wyoming; approximately 128,000 gross acres in the Krejci Project, located in Niobrara County, Wyoming; approximately 87,000 gross acres in the Goliath Project, located in the Williston Basin, North Dakota; and approximately 175,000 gross acres in the Bigfoot Project, located in the U.S. Rocky Mountain area. American Oil & Gas Inc., through its subsidiary, Tower American Corporation, also involves in oil and gas exploration and production operations in Colorado.

Check the stats. Oil. Hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil, gasoline, and more. Statoil Marketing & Trading is a wholesaler of oil and petroleum products. The company is the US trading arm of Statoil, a leading Scandinavian oil and gas enterprise. Statoil Marketing & Trading delivers about 600,000 barrels a day in the form of crude oil, gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), propane, and butane to the North American market. In addition to supplying Norwegian crude, the company trades crude oil from Africa, South America, and North America. Founded in 1987, Statoil Marketing & Trading handles more than 25% of all the petroleum liquids sold by StatoiHydro. In just a few years Statoil has positioned itself as a significant player in the exploration and development of oil and gas deposits in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM).We are currently positioned as one of the largest license holders in deepwater GoM, which presents our attractive portfolio and strong commitment to this area.

Yangarra Resources Ltd. wants to yank some oil and natural gas from reserves in Western Canada. The exploration and production company (formed from the 2005 merger of TriOil and the former Yangarra Resources Inc.) has three core operating areas in the province of Alberta: Ferrier, Medicine Hat, and Jaslan. Yangarra Resources Ltd. also has noncore operations in Saskatchewan and other areas of Alberta. Yangarra Resources Ltd. has an inventory of more than 50 locations that are prospects for drilling. Yangarra Resources has proved and probable reserves of 2.9 million barrels of oil equivalent. In 2009 it filed for Canada's version of bankruptcy protection and then bought Athabaska Energy, which also produced natural gas in Alberta.

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.

Dune Energy, Inc. (DNE), an independent exploration and development company incorporated in Delaware, has operations focused along the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coasts. Dune’s strategy is to grow organically through low-risk exploitation and development and higher risk exploration of its existing properties and acreage. This will be supplemented with opportunistic acquisition of underdeveloped properties that complement Dune’s existing portfolio. The oil and gas exploration and production independent has leases on 100,000 gross acres across 23 producing oil and natural gas fields along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. In 2008 Dune Energy reported proved reserves of 8.2 million barrels of oil and 83.8 billion cu. ft. of natural gas. Dune Energy, Inc. has a more than two-year current drilling inventory for its properties along the Gulf Coast. Swiss bank UBS owns 35% of the company; Russian gas company ITERA's Tierra Holdings BV unit, 33%.

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