Kinder Morgan is one of the largest pipeline transportation and energy storage companies in North America with approximately 37,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals. We transport, store and handle energy products like natural gas, refined petroleum products, crude oil, ethanol, coal and carbon dioxide (CO2). These products are essential for generating electricity, heating homes, powering cars and much more. Almost all of our assets are owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE: KMP), the largest publicly traded pipeline master limited partnership with an enterprise value of more than $29 billion. In most of our businesses, we operate like a giant toll road, receiving a fee for our services and providing connectivity for our customers. We are currently investing billions of dollars to construct new and expand existing infrastructure to help meet future energy demands in growing markets across North America.

Weir Oil & Gas Division provides superior solutions to Oil & Gas Companies in upstream, production, transportation, refining and related industries. Upstream products include well service & stimulation pressure pumping and flow control products from Weir SPM and Weir Mesa. Downstream products include API 610 centrifugal pumps and spare parts for refining and petrochemical industries from Weir Gabbioneta. Weir SPM products include made-to-order well service pumps, basic control valves, piping, and high-pressure control components. Engineered mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, Advanced Parts Solutions (APS) including robust asset management and field engineering services are delivered globally by Weir Oil & Gas Services. Weir SPM makes all its products at its 190,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant in Fort Worth, Texas, and distributes finished products through stocking and service centers in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, North and South America, and the UK. SPM Flow Control was acquired by The Wier Group in 2007.

Noble Corporation was founded in 1921 and is based in Sugar Land, Texas. Noble Corporation may be heir to a fortune as demand increases for deepwater oil and gas contract drilling services. Noble Corporation, with operations in waters off the coasts of five continents, has a fleet of 63 offshore drilling units: three submersibles, four dynamically positioned drillships, 13 semisubmersibles, and 43 jack-up rigs. Many of its rigs are capable of operating in depths greater than 5,000 feet. About 85% of the Noble Corporation drilling fleet is deployed in international markets, primarily in the Middle East, India, Mexico, the North Sea, Brazil, and West Africa. Noble (which is domiciled in Switzerland) also provides labor contract drilling, well site, and project management services.

Aera Energy LLC (Aera), a California limited liability company, is one of California’s largest oil and gas producers, accounting for approximately 30% of the state’s production. With headquarters in Bakersfield, most of Aera’s production is centered in the San Joaquin Valley. Aera Energy LLC also has oilfield operations in the L.A. Basin and in Ventura and Monterey Counties. Aera produces approximately 160,000 barrels of oil and 50 million cubic feet of natural gas each day and has proved oil and gas reserves equivalent to approximately 800 million barrels of oil. Aera Energy LLC, which began operating as Aera Energy LLC on June 1, 1997, consists of the California onshore and offshore exploration and production (E&P) assets previously operated by CalResources LLC (a former Shell Oil Company affiliate), Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S. Inc. (now an Exxon Mobil Corporation affiliate), and ARCO. Today Aera is jointly owned by Shell and ExxonMobil and is operated as a stand-alone company through its own board of managers (directors). The California-based refining, retail petroleum marketing and pipeline operations of Shell and ExxonMobil are not included in Aera.

Americas Power Partners focuses on cogeneration technologies as it develops small-scale independent power plants (generating less than 100 MW of power) in the US and sells electricity to utilities, marketers, and industrial and commercial users. Americas Power Partners company also provides on-site distributed generation and optimization services (whereby it improves plant operations but leaves ownership in the hands of the client). In addition, Americas Power Partners improves some plant's utility and distribution systems while taking ownership and operation of the plant. Armstrong Service is the company's major strategic partner.

Thomas Petroleum is owned and managed by president L. Ray Thomas.Petroleum and heating oil wholesaler and retailer Thomas Petroleum operates in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Thomas Petroleum serves more than 145 wholesale customers, nearly 50 convenience store clients, and owns of nine convenience stores. Thomas Petroleum sells major petroleum brands, including BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Marathon, and Sunoco. Thomas Petroleum is the only supplier of ethanol 85 to public fueling centers in North Carolina.

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.

State-owned Perusahaan Pertambangan Minyak Dan Gas Bumi Negara (Pertamina) controls the entire oil and gas industry in Indonesia, and is the world's largest producer and exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Pertamina also works with foreign petroleum companies, but solely on a contract basis. Pertamina has estimated proved reserves of 4 billion barrels of oil and 2.7 trillion cu. meters of natural gas, and operates seven oil refineries, and has numerous LNG, LPG, shipping, and fuel businesses. Pertamina also invests heavily in the development of geothermal energy as an alternative energy source.

Fluxys makes gas flow -- the company derives its name from fluxus, the Latin word for flow. Fluxys transports natural gas throughout Western Europe. The company maintains and operates a natural gas transport network in Belgium comprised of 3,730 kilometers of pipeline, associated infrastructure, a terminal for liquefied natural gas, and an underground storage unit. Its network includes 17 points of connection to natural gas sources and to neighboring networks. It also has a 10% stake in Interconnector UK, the operator of the subsea pipeline between Zeebrugge and Bacton. Primary shareholders of Fluxys are Suez-Tractebel (57%); and Publigaz (31%).

E1 is A-1 in LPG supply to Korea. The company provides about half of South Korea's annual liquid propane gas imports. E1 Corp. purchases LPG from other countries (mainly Saudi Arabia) and stores it in two domestic terminals. LPG products are then distributed nationally to gas stations, bottling stations, gas retailers, industrial users, and residential users. E1 also exports LPG throughout Asia. E1 Corp. operates six domestic branches as well as two storage terminals, and more than 220 refueling stations. Outside of Korea E1 has offices in Bahrain and Indonesia.

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