Pipeline Engineering & Supply designs and manufactures pipeline pigging equipment (pistonlike mechanisms used to remove debris and clean products from existing pipelines), including brushes, pig launching and receiving traps, and pipeline recovery tools. Pipeline Engineering & Supply Co. also provides isolation and joint-testing systems. Pipeline Engineering & Supply Co. polyurethane engineering services include the manufacture of products used for ceramics, cable protection, and buoyancy equipment. In 2009 Pipeline Engineering & Supply Co. was acquired by industrial valvemaker CIRCOR International.

Oil refiner and marketer Shell Oil Products US and its sister company Motiva have the US covered. It operates refineries in the western US and markets petroleum products via Shell-branded outlets in the West and Midwest. Motiva does the same in the eastern US. Together Motiva (7,700 gas stations) and Shell Oil Products US (6,000 gas stations) form the #1 US gasoline retailing business. Motiva is a 50-50 joint venture with Saudi Aramco. Though the company has sold two of its refineries in this decade, Shell still operates four refineries throughout the country; Motiva has three of its own.

Reaching a new level Ultrapar is one of Brazil’s largest and most solid economic groups. It has operations in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, United States and Venezuela, enjoying an outstanding position in the three sectors in which its business units operate: distribution of fuel through Ipiranga and Ultragaz, production of chemicals through Oxiteno and integrated logistics solutions for special bulk cargo through Ultracargo. In 2007, Ultrapar acquired the fuel distribution operations of the Ipiranga Group in the South and Southeast regions of Brazil, with the main purpose of broadening the scope of its activities in the fuel distribution sector. Ultrapar, which was already the largest distributor of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas, or cooking gas) in Brazil through Ultragaz, became the second largest player in the fuel distribution business, with a market share of approximately 14% through Ipiranga. Ultrapar’s operations are founded on constantly improving its results and achieving excellence on its operations. National and international certifications in the environmental, health and quality areas, as well as intense programs for the development and training of its employees, attest to the company’s commitment to its stakeholders and to society as a whole. Management tools such as Economic Value Added (EVA®) and Balanced Scorecard (BSC®) are used on a day-to-day basis, accelerating the company’s consistent and sustainable growth.

Quicksilver Resources Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas with additional offices in Cut Bank, Montana; Glen Rose, Texas; and Calgary, Canada. Quicksilver Resources Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploitation, exploration, development, production, and sale of natural gas, natural gas liquids, and crude oil in North America. Quicksilver Resources Inc. also involves in marketing, processing, and transmission of natural gas. Quicksilver Resources Inc. has interests in the Barnett Shale play in the Fort Worth Basin in north Texas; and the Rocky Mountain properties located in Montana and Wyoming, as well as interests in 127,000 contiguous acres in the Horn River Basin in northeast British Columbia. Quicksilver Resources Inc. also holds interests in the Canadian CBM properties in Alberta, Canada, as well as exploring the Delaware Basin in West Texas. Quicksilver Resources Inc. sells natural gas and crude oil to various customers, including utilities, oil and natural gas companies or their affiliates, industrial companies, trading and energy marketing companies, and other users of petroleum products. As of December 31, 2008, Quicksilver Resources Inc. had total estimated total proved reserves of 2.2 trillion cubic feet equivalents of natural gas. Quicksilver Resources Inc. has a strategic alliance with Enia S.p.A. to explore properties in the Fort Worth Basin.

SmartestEnergy is licensed as an electricity supplier, a natural gas supplier and a natural gas shipper. The company began trading in October 2001, primarily to enable smaller embedded generators of primarily renewable energy to gain access to the deregulated energy market in the UK. SmartestEnergy relies on its quick-wittedness to survive in the highly competitive UK energy trading sector. The company, a subsidiary of leading Japanese trading company Marubeni, primarily markets electricity in the deregulated UK market through partnerships with independent power producers, including its sister company Marubeni Europower. SmartestEnergy also trades natural gas and other energy commodities, provides market analysis and risk management services, and provides retail energy supply services to commercial and industrial customers.

WSP Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures oil country tubular goods products. It offers casing, tubing, and drill pipes for oil and natural gas exploration, drilling, and extraction activities, as well as line pipes and green pipes. WSP Holdings Limited also provides American Petroleum Institute (API) products, which are products manufactured according to the standards formulated by the API; and non-API products, which are products tailor-made to meet customers specifications. WSP Holdings Limited serves oilfields in North America, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the Russian Federation through distributors. WSP Holdings Limited was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Wuxi, the People's Republic of China.

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.

Hydrodec was born out of an eight year industrial research and development program implemented by Australia's Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) and the Australian power industry. CSIRO is Australia's government backed and leading industrial technology research and development organisation. Initial research was directed at the development of advanced refining technology for use with used electrical insulating oils. The research and development program was so successful that it produced a new refining process with application across the petrochemical and oil refining industries. The technology was patented and in 2001, was rolled into a commercial licence held by Hydrodec Development Corporation (HDC). Hydrodec Development Corporation was formed with global rights to commercialise the technology and know how behind the technology. The company was initially established using venture capital funding from Virotec International, an Australian environmental technology company. A first demonstration refining facility commenced construction in 2002. Successful start up of the demonstration facility accelerated the growth of Hydrodec ultimately resulting in the formation of Hydrodec Group plc, a company listed on the AIM in the London Stock Exchange in late 2004.

Transportadora Brasileira Gasoduto is duty-bound to bring gas to Brazil. The company is responsible for the Brazilian operation of Latin America's largest gas pipeline, which originates in Bolivia. It monitors and maintains more than 1,850 miles of pipeline through three regional management offices located in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul, So Paulo, and Santa Catarina (with jurisdiction over Paran and Rio Grande do Sul as well). TBG's pipes carry about 30 million cubic meters of natural gas per day. Its main customers are industrial and power plants. TBG was formed in 1997 and began operations in 1999. Government-controlled PETROBRAS, via subsidiary Gaspetro, owns 51% of the company.

PSO is the market leader in Pakistan’s energy sector. The company has the largest network of retail outlets to serve the automotive sector and is the major fuel supplier to aviation, railways, power projects, armed forces and agriculture sector. PSO also provides Jet Fuel to Refueling Facilities at 9 airports in Pakistan and ship fuel at 3 ports. The company takes pride in continuing the tradition of excellence and is fully committed to meet the energy needs of today and rising challenges of tomorrow. Pakistan State Oil, the largest oil marketing company in the country, is currently engaged in storage, distribution and marketing of various POL products. The company’s current market share of 82.3% in the black oil market and 59.4% share in the white oil market, alone speak volumes about its success.

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