NOVATEK is a major player in the Russian natural gas market . OAO NOVATEK is the country's largest independent gas producer and second largest producer of natural gas (behind state-owned Gazprom). Established in 1994, NOVATEK explores for and processes natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons, boasting 4.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent reserves. OAO NOVATEK sells natural gas directly throughout the country. NOVATEK focuses its production on the prolific Yamal-Nenets region, the world's largest natural gas area. Power generation plants, metallurgical plants, and wholesale gas suppliers are among the company's main customers.

Gastar Exploration Ltd. was founded in 1987 and is based in Houston, Texas. Gastar Exploration Ltd., an independent energy company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas and oil in the United States and Australia. Gastar Exploration Ltd. also involves in the development of coal bed methane (CBM). Gastar Exploration Ltd. owns and operates exploration and development acreage in the deep Bossier gas play of East Texas; and has exploration operations in the Marcellus Shale in West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania. Gastar Exploration Ltd. primary CBM properties are in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, the United States; and in the Gunnedah Basin of New South Wales, Australia.

Denbury Resources was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.Denbury Resources, Inc. engages in the acquisition, development, operation, and exploration of oil and natural gas properties in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, primarily in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas. Denbury Resources Inc. owns reserves of carbon dioxide (CO2) used for tertiary oil recovery east of the Mississippi River; and operating acreage in the Barnett Shale play near Fort Worth, Texas, as well as holds properties in southeast Texas. Denbury Resources Inc. also sells CO2 to third party industrial users.

Frontier Refining & Marketing, a subsidiary of Frontier Holdings Inc. (which is a subsidiary of Frontier Oil Corporation), operates all of Frontier Oil's marketing, crude and product supply, planning, human resources, and accounting functions. Frontier Refining & Marketing primarily sells its gasoline and diesel to unbranded jobbers, but it also supplies retail operations of other oil companies. The company itself has no retail marketing locations, but does allow jobbers to use the Frontier logo on their retail outlets. Frontier Refining & Marketing is also a major marketer of asphalt to the Front Range area.

Cogentrix Energy serves up a power treat for customers, albeit a small one, through its electric generating facilities.Cogentrix Energy develops, owns, and operates a handful of independent power plants, located primarily in the US. Cogentrix Energy once had a net operational generating capacity of about 4,900 MW from its stakes in 27 coal- and gas-fired facilities, but sold most of these after New York-based investment firm Goldman Sachs Group acquired the company in 2007. The investment firm has Cogentrix Energy looking for new energy opportunities beyond the US power plant industry.

Big Oil in Japan means Nippon Oil (formerly Nippon Mitsubishi Oil), the country's largest oil importer and distributor. Nippon Oil operates seven refineries with a total capacity of more than 1.2 million barrels per day. It has exploration activities in Canada, the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, South America, Australia, and Southeast Asia. Nippon Oil, which has a 25% share of the Japanese gasoline market, operates 10,400 service stations across Japan. It also generates and sells electricity and has extensive petrochemical operations. The company has a broad cooperation pact with Cosmo Oil.

Petroleum Marketers, Inc. (PMI), incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia on March 27, 1950, is an employee-owned family of companies whose first goal has always been customer service. Headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, we offer complete lines of branded and unbranded gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, home heating oil, bulk lubricants and motor oils. In addition, we operate branded convenience stores throughout Virginia and West Virginia. Our philosophy, our employees and our superb distribution system have enabled us to become one of the largest petroleum marketers in the Mid-Atlantic region. No fancy name for this company. It is what it says it is. Petroleum Marketers is a full service petroleum company with operations throughout Virginia and in southern Maryland, southern West Virginia, and Tennessee. The company runs a chain of convenience stores/gas stations under the banner Stop In Food Stores. Some locations have fast food eateries (run by its PM Foods division), including Burger King, Subway, and Taco Bell, located within or next door. Petroleum Marketers (which was founded in 1921) is also a supplier of gasoline, diesel fuel, motor oil, and antifreeze.

Parallel Petroleum seeks unparalleled success by exploring for and producing oil and natural gas. Parallel Petroleum Corporation operates primarily on the Gulf Coast of South Texas, in East Texas, and in the Permian Basin of West Texas, and well as in Colorado and Utah. In 2008 Parallel Petroleum Corporation reported proved reserves of 71.8 billion cu. ft. of natural gas and 21.2 million barrels of oil. Parallel Petroleum sells directly on a month-to-month basis to other oil and gas companies. In 2009 global investment firm Apollo Global Management acquired Parallel Petroleum for about $483 million.

Guttman Oil Company is a leading fuels marketer and fuel management solutions provider, serving the commercial, wholesale and retail markets. Each of our customers has different needs when it comes to managing its fuel procurement. One of our strengths is our ability to craft tailored solutions for each customer so that they can focus on managing their core business. It's hard to keep a Guttman down. Guttman Oil is a regional supplier of a wide range of petroleum products, including antifreeze, bulk oils, automotive fuels, propane, lubricants, and solvents. The company has 22 million gallons of storage capacity and more than 220 supply sources in 12 US states. Guttman Oil is a member of The Guttman Group, a diversified petroleum products company owned and operated by members of the Guttman family. Other group businesses include Bulk Terminal Storage (liquid fuels storage facilities, terminals and other related properties), and SourceOne Transportation (liquid fuels transportation services,).

Centrica is centered on energy. The UK's largest gas supplier, Centrica serves 15.6 million residential electricity and gas customers in that country, primarily under the British Gas brand. It also supplies electricity and gas and energy related services to more than 1 million businesses. Other operations include gas and electricity production, wholesale energy marketing, international retail energy marketing, drain cleaning services, and appliance sales. Through its Direct Energy subsidiary, the company supplies gas and power to residential customers in Canada and the US. Centrica also has operations in Continental Europe, Egypt, Nigeria, and Trinidad & Tobago.

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