Contango Oil & Gas Company was founded in 1986 and is based in Houston, Texas.Contango Oil & Gas Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, production, and acquisition of oil and natural gas properties primarily offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Contango Oil & Gas Company also holds interests in an alternative energy company. Contango Oil & Gas Company has alliance with Juneau Exploration, L.P. for assembling natural gas and oil prospects.

The TOTAL brand has been marketed in the UK since 1955 and was set up as Total Oil Great Britain Ltd (TOGB) originally formed as part of the French Total SA group. It quickly established itself as an innovative petrol retailer increasing its number of service stations at a rapid rate. When it comes to the UK petroleum refining and distribution industry, TOTAL UK does it all. The company is a subsidiary of French oil giant TOTAL S.A.. It provides gasoline to about 850 retail services stations in the UK (about 10% of the British retail market) and operates a petroleum refinery capable of producing more than 220,000 barrels of petroleum products per day. The company also has a lubricant blending plant, a bitumen plant, and has oil storage facilities located all across the UK. Through the AIR TOTAL brand name, TOTAL UK supplies aviation fuels to airports in Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted.

China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp.) is the largest refiner and petrochemical producer in China. Its parent, state-owned China Petrochemical (Sinopec Group), reorganized in 2000 and pooled the best of its assets as Sinopec Corp. Sinopec Corp.'s businesses include oil and gas exploration and production; crude oil processing; oil products trading, transportation, distribution, and marketing; and petrochemicals manufacturing. It has proved reserves of 4 billion barrels of oil and more than 7 trillion cu. ft. of gas, and owns more than 29,000 gas stations. The government of China controls about 75% of the company through the Sinopec Group.

On 1 September 2003, BP and Alfa, Access, Renova (AAR) announced the creation of a strategic partnership to jointly hold their oil assets in Russia and Ukraine. As a result, TNK-ВР was created. Today, TNK-BP is Russia’s third largest oil company in terms of reserves and crude oil production. ВР and AAR each own an equal interest in TNK-BP. ААR contributed its holdings in TNK International, ONAKO and SIDANCO, its share in RUSIA Petroleum (which holds licenses for the Kovykta gas condensate deposit and the Verkhnechonsk oil and gas deposit), its stake in the Rospan gas field in West Siberia (the New Urengoy and East Urengoy deposits).

Sharon Energy Ltd. holds a 25% working interest in the Hound Dog Dickson well of the Wilcox gas zone. The junior oil and gas company has natural gas exploration programs in Texas in the US, and in Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada. Sharon Energy Ltd. produces more than 300 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Operations in Alberta include participation in gas discoveries, including interests in gas wells in the Harmattan field. Sharon Energy has total net proved plus probable reserves of nearly 1.5 million barrels of oil equivalent. To raise cash, In 2009 Sharon Energy Ltd. sold subsidiary Sharon Resources to Houston-based Magnum Hunter Resources.

Curlew Lake Resources explores for, develops, and produces oil and natural gas in Western Canada and the US. Curlew Lake Resources Inc. is also involved in precious metals exploration. The group has interests in the Turner Valley and Metis oil and natural gas projects in Alberta and in the Fosterton field in Saskatchewan. In the US Curlew Lake Resources Inc. is engaged in developing oil and gas assets in California and Nevada. Curlew Lake Resources Inc. mineral exploration operations focus on developing gold mining prospects in the Typhoon/Clear Creek District of the Yukon Territory, southeast of Dawson City.

Gulf Oil bridges the gap between petroleum producers and retail sales outlets. The petroleum wholesaler distributes gasoline and diesel fuel to more than 2,400 Gulf-brand stations in 11 northeastern states. Gulf Oil, which owns 12 (and operates a network of more than 60) storage terminals, also distributes motor oils, lubricants, and heating oil to commercial, industrial, and utility customers. Gulf Oil Limited Partnership has alliances with terminal operators in areas in the Northeast where it does not have a proprietary terminal. Gulf Oil boasts one of the oldest and most recognizable brands in the oil business. Regional convenience store chain and gas retailer Cumberland Farms controls the company.

Largo Vista is in the business of supplying liquid petroleum gas (LPG) through pipelines and in bottles to consumers in the People's Republic of China. Largo Vista Group, Ltd. conducts its operations through strategic partnerships with Chinese companies Zunyi Shilin Xinmao Petrochemical Industries and Jiahong Gas. Largo Vista Group, Ltd. purchases and resells LPG in the retail and wholesale markets to both residential and commercial customers in the city of Zunyi, in Guizhou Province. Largo Vista has closed its unprofitable storage depot operations in that city and is focusing on supplying LPG in bottles and via pipelines. Largo Vista Group, Ltd. is eyeing further expansion in both China and Vietnam.

United Refining Company is an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products. We fuel cars, trucks, airplanes, and farm and construction equipment, as well as the homes and industries in one of America's largest concentrations of people and commerce. Our market includes Pennsylvania and portions of New York and Ohio.United was founded in 1902 in the cradle of the world petroleum industry. From the start we have cherished a role of independence in an industry that has been dominated by the giants. For over 100 years we have remained a free and innovative force in the marketplace, helping to bring the benefits of healthy competition to the people of our region. United owns and operates a modern, fully equipped refinery. While primary emphasis is placed upon maximizing yields of motor gasoline and distillate fuels, the refinery produces a full range of petroleum products. In addition to unleaded gasoline, our products include kerosene, diesel fuel, Number 2 home heating oil, industrial fuels, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), propane, and several grades of asphalts.

Houston American Energy Corp. was founded in 1981 and is based in Houston, Texas.Houston American Energy Corp. engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas, crude oil, and condensate. Houston American Energy Corp. primarily focuses on properties in the U.S. onshore Gulf Coast Region, principally Texas and Louisiana, as well as focuses on the development of concessions in the South American country of Colombia. Houston American Energy Corp. also holds interests in producing wells in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana; Matagorda County, Texas; and Ellis County, Oklahoma. As of December 31, 2008, its net proved and proved developed reserves consisted of 211,475 barrels of oil in South America and 1,941 barrels of oil in North America.

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