ERG (formerly known as Raffineria Edoardo Garrone) lives up to its name -- ergo, it's in the energy business. Italy's largest independent oil refiner (accounting for about 11% of Italy's oil refining capacity), ERG is engaged in refining, marketing, and distributing crude oil and refined products such as diesel and lubricants. The group processes about 380,000 barrels of crude oil a day. With a nationwide network of about 2,000 Ergo-branded service stations, ERG holds about 7% of Italy's retail market share. The company also distributes oil products directly to agricultural, industrial, and utility customers. In addition, the company has interests in power generation. The Garrone family owns about 63% of ERG.

NuVista Energy is the new view of Bonavista Petroleum, which reorganized in 2003 to form an income trust company (Bonavista Energy Trust) and an oil and natural gas exploration company. NuVista focuses on oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production in east-central Alberta and west-central Saskatchewan. Operating in the Oyen, Provost, and Pembina areas, NuVista Energy Ltd. has proved plus probable reserves of 82.2 million barrels of oil equivalent. The group's strategy is to concentrate on its core natural gas-prone areas, drilling medium-risk prospects, and to invest 10% of its capital on higher-risk properties. In 2009 NuVista Energy Ltd. acquired assets in British Columbia and Northwest Alberta for $174 million.

Edeco Petroleum Services Limited (EDECO) provides specialized products and services to the oil and gas, geothermal, and mining industries. Edeco Petroleum Services Limited services include drilling equipment design and manufacture, oil field equipment supply, onshore drilling, oil field tubular services, workover services, and wellhead and valve repair. The EDECO moniker derives from the company's original name, English Drilling Equipment Company Limited, founded in 1931. Today, EDECO is owned by the Simmons Group of Canada and combines Simmons world-wide experience and reputation in oilfield drilling and workover with it's own impressive history in onshore drilling and workover, oilfield and industrial services together with a strong capability in design and specialist manufacturing.

Lufkin Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries manufacture and sell oil field pumping units and power transmission products. Lufkin Industries, Inc. operates through two segments, Oil Field and Power Transmission. The Oil Field segment manufactures and services artificial lift products, including artificial reciprocating rod lift equipment and related products. Lufkin Industries, Inc. also transports and repairs pumping units; and refurbishes used pumping units. In addition, this segment designs, manufactures, installs, and services computer control equipment and analytical services for artificial lift equipment, as well as operates an iron foundry to produce castings for new pumping units. Further, the Oil Field segment provides gas lift, plunger lift, and completion equipment. The Power Transmission segment designs, manufactures, and services speed increasing and reducing gearboxes for industrial applications. Lufkin Industries, Inc. also manufactures capital spares for customers in conjunction with the production of new gearboxes, as well as produces parts for after-market service. Lufkin Industries, Inc. operates in the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, the Middle East, and North Africa. Lufkin Industries was founded in 1902 and is based in Lufkin, Texas.

Pengrowth Energy Trust was founded in 1988 and is based in Calgary, Canada. Pengrowth Energy Trust is one of North America's largest energy royalty trusts. Majority-owned subsidiary Pengrowth Corp. serves as administrator of the trust, and Pengrowth Management serves as its manager. Pengrowth Corp. acquires and manages working interests and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia. Pengrowth Energy Trust has an average 62% working interest in 200 project area properties; daily production was expected to average between 80,000 and 82,000 barrels or oil equivalent per day in 2008. In 2007 Pengrowth Energy Trust reported proved plus probable reserves of 319.9 million barrels of oil equivalent.

Glen Rose Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Glen Rose Petroleum Corporation, through its subsidiary, UHC Petroleum Corporation, operates as an independent producer of natural gas and crude oil. Glen Rose Petroleum Corporation operates the Wardlaw Field located in Edwards County, Texas. As of March 31, 2009, Glen Rose Petroleum Corporation had 103 wellbores, of which 90 are capable of production and 44 are producing wellbores. Glen Rose Petroleum Corporation was formerly known as United Heritage Corporation and changed its name to Glen Rose Petroleum Corporation in May 2008.

Excelsior Energy hopes to excel in producing oil from the vast bitumen sand deposits of Western Canada. Excelsior Energy Limited has a working interest in two prospective oil sands leases: Hangingstone and West Surmont, in the Athabasca oil sands of Alberta. Excelsior Energy's business model is to produce oil in-place using on-site thermal units, rather than the traditional model of transporting oil sands to a central processing plant. By 2009 Excelsior Energy Limited had done significant exploration drilling and found that Hangingstone could recover bitumen on an experimental basis, producing a maximum of 1,000 barrels of bitumen per day. Excelsior Energy plans to begin commercial production in the Hangingstone Project in 2011.

Petroleum Corporation of Vietnam (Petrolimex), previously known as fat Petroleum Corporation was established under Decree No. 09/BTN on January 12, 1956 of Ministry of Trade and was established under Decision No. 224 / TTg on April 17, 1995 the Prime Minister. Tổng công ty Xăng dầu Vệt Nam hiện có 41 Công ty thành viên, 34 Chi nhánh và Xí nghiệp trực thuộc các Công ty thành viên 100% vốn Nhà nước, có 23 Công ty cổ phần có vốn góp chi phối của Tổng công ty, có 3 Công ty Liên doanh với nước ngoài và có 1 Chi nhánh tại Singapore. Track Corporation Petroleum Company there are 41 members, 34 branches and enterprises of the member companies 100% state, 23 company shares have dominated the capital contribution of the Corporation, has three joint venture companies with foreign countries and has a branch in Singapore. SOEs are key, ranked special national scale, ensuring 60% market share nationwide gasoline, Petrolimex always promoting role power, stability, and mainstream development of gas market oil, petrochemical products meet the demands of the people, serve the economic development of the country and ensure national security and defense ...

Strata Oil & Gas is a publicly-traded company leading the field in the exploration and development of bitumen from carbonates in Alberta. Formerly a provider of knowledge worker automation software used to manage relationships, organize time allocations, and synchronize data, Strata Oil & Gas Inc. has sold its software assets and shifted its focus to exploration and development of oil sands and heavy oil in Canada. Strata has is focusing on carbonate-hosted bitumen deposits in the Peace River area of Alberta. Strata Oil & Gas Inc. total land holdings consist of approximately 112,692 acres with 111,692 acres (165 sections) located in the Peace River area. In 2007 Strata Oil & Gas Inc. announced a major bitumen discovery.

Singapore and more. Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) refines and sells oil and petroleum products, both in Singapore and across Asia. A 50%-owner of the Singapore Refining Company (Chevron owns the other half), SPC converts crude products into fuels. It processes 51.5 million barrels of crude per year. The company is also engaged in oil storge and terminalling. SPC' also manages a network of 38 gas stations in Singapore. The group also has operations in mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Thailand. The company has exploration and production assets in Australia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Singapore-based conglomerate Keppel owns 45% of SPC, but in 2009 agreed to sell this stake to PetroChina.

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