Founded in 1951 as the Israel Fuel Corporation, a small chain of gas stations in an emerging nation Israel’s thriving economy nourished the company, allowing it to expand into a dynamic blue-chip conglomerate. Renown for its fuel marketing activities, Delek is currently a globally diverse investment group active in energy and infrastructure, financial services, real estate automotive and more.Through a long series of prudent and successful acquisitions, Delek has grown from strength to strength. The prominent and renowned entrepreneur, Mr. Isaac Sharon (Tshuva), assumed control in 1998. In 2000, the Group was restructured and is now listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: DLEKG) and is a member of the index of the largest companies in Israel, the TA100. The Group, has converted local achievement into international success; Delek US, the operator of over 500 gas stations and convenience stores was established and subsequently purchased the La Gloria oil refinery and marketing facilities in Tyler, Texas. Delek Energy expanded into oil drilling in Vietnam, the US and Russia. Delek Capital acquired Republic Companies Inc., a US insurance group and Phoenix one of Israel's largest insurance companies. Delek Real Estate invested extensively in West European and Canadian real estate. Most recently Delek Benelux was established managing 870 gasoline stations and convenience stores under the Texaco brand name.

The Chinese petroleum handled by this company is in the other China, Taiwan. CPC (formerly Chinese Petroleum Corporation) is engaged in the exploration, production, refining, storage, transportation, and the sale of oil and oil products in Taiwan. To supplement oil supply to hydrocarbon-poor Taiwan, the state-owned monopoly has stakes in oil and gas exploration ventures in Australia, Chad, Ecuador, Kenya, Indonesia, Libya, the US, and Venezuela. Its refineries produce natural gas, kerosene, fuel oil, ethylene, propylene, and other refined products. CPC owns and operates more than 2,030 gas stations, as well as boat and aviation refueling stations. The Taiwanese government has CPC on track for privatization.

Energy, Inc, a holding company, is the parent to Energy West, Inc., a natural gas distribution company with operations in Montana, Wyoming, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Energy, Inc. currently serves approximately 61,600 customers within our core utilities. In August 2009, Energy, Inc. completed reorganization into a holding company as the successor to Energy West, Inc. (Energy West), now a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy, Inc. We believe that the reorganization will help facilitate future acquisitions and financings to support our growth strategy. Our common stock currently trades on the NYSE Amex under the ticker symbol “EGAS.”

Oceaneering International's products are designed to operate in places where most people don't venture, from the bottom of the sea to the reaches of space. Oceaneering International, Inc. provides offshore oil companies with underwater drilling support, construction, inspection, and repair services. Oceaneering International also makes subsea systems to test potential offshore oil fields. Oceaneering International, Inc. advanced technologies unit makes remotely operated diving vessels (ROVs), which are often used in search and recovery operations for the US Navy, as well as life-support and robotic systems for use in space. In 2008 Oceaneering International, Inc. owned 227 ROVs, the largest fleet in the world. Oceaneering International, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is based in Houston, Texas.

EOG Resources, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is based in Houston, Texas.EOG Resources hogs a resource -- natural gas. The independent oil and gas company is engaged in exploring for natural gas and crude oil and developing, producing, and marketing those resources. In 2008 EOG, an independent offspring of the once powerful Enron, reported estimated proved reserves of 6.8 trillion cu. ft. equivalent, including 7.3 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas reserves and 225 million barrels of crude oil, condensate, and natural gas liquid (NGL) reserves. EOG Resources, Inc. operates in major production basins in Canada, offshore Trinidad, the US, the UK sector of the North Sea, and in China (Sichuan basin).

U.S. Oil Co., Inc. supplies refined oil products to US residents in the Midwest, and does a lot more. In addition to the wholesale distribution of oil products (its largest revenue generator), the company operates gas stations, and installs gas pumps, tanks, and other petroleum-related equipment. U.S. Oil Co., Inc. also provides plumbing and HVAC services, operates a research laboratory for environmental analysis, collects used waste oil to be processed into burner fuel, and has a metal custom manufacturing unit.Smitten with the oil distribution business, the founding Schmidt family owns and operates U.S. Oil Co.

Provident Energy Trust was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Provident Energy Trust operates as an open-ended energy income trust that owns and manages an oil and gas production business, and a natural gas liquids midstream services and marketing business. Provident Energy Trust primarily focuses on its core energy asset areas comprising Dixonville, and northwest, southern, and west central Alberta, Canada. Provident Energy Trust also extracts, processes, stores, transports, and markets natural gas liquids in central Canada and the eastern United States. In addition, Provident Energy offers fractionation, storage, loading, and marketing services to upstream producers.

Nicklos Drilling Company provides land and offshore contract drilling services in the Texas Gulf Coast, Southeast Texas, and Southwest Louisiana. Nicklos Drilling has four differently configured rigs capable of drilling in a depth range from 6,500 feet depth maximum to 17,000 feet maximum. Nicklos Drilling Company is owned and managed by Texas oil industry veterans Jim Nicklos (whose previous oil contracting business had gone bankrupt in the mid-1980s) and Jack Blanton (a one-time VP of family-owned Scurlock Oil). Nicklos Drilling Company by providing valuable oil field services that Nicklos Drilling makes its money.

The oil refinery at Bangchak was completed in 1964. In that same year, the Thai government announced a tax on oil production within the country, so there was only one way to maintain profitability: Expand refining capacity to 20,000 barrels per day. Because the company did not attract enough investment for such expansion, the government offered a 15-year lease on the oil refinery, with the proviso that production capacity must be expanded. Finally, Summit Industrial Corporation (Panama) bid for this lease and successfully expanded production capacity over the next 4 years. A rise in worldwide crude oil prices then led to a global economic crisis. When the Thai government considered adjusting retail oil prices, there were persistent objections from labor unions and student unions, including a demand for the government to nationalize the oil refinery. When the government did so, the oil refinery was found to have deteriorated substantially, requiring large amounts of fuel and accumulating losses of about 4 billion baht.

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. was founded in 1968 and is based in Houston, Texas.Enterprise Products Partners is the leading player in the North American natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGL), and crude oil industries, with a range of processing, transportation, and storage services. Operations include natural gas processing, NGL fractionation, petrochemical services, and crude oil transportation. The hub of the company's business is Houston's Mont Belvieu refinery complex. In a major expansion move, in 2009 the company acquired rival TEPPCO Partners L.P. As a result, Enterprise has 48,000 miles of pipelines, and 200 million of crude of crude oil, refined products and NGL storage capacity. Chairman Dan Duncan holds a 34.5% stake in Enterprise.

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