Ramos Oil Company was founded in 1951 as a Shell Oil Distributor by Bill Ramos. Our headquarters is located in West Sacramento, California (along the banks of the Sacramento River). Ramos Oil, which distributes bulk and pre-packaged petroleum products to businesses and individual customers in California and Nevada. Ramos Oil Company, Inc. also provides fleet fueling, lubrication consulting, cardlock, and transportation services. Ramos Oil distributes all the leading petroleum brands available, including ARCO, BP, Shell, Chevron, Mobil, Texaco, Tosco, and Valero.

Paramount Resources' paramount business is discovery and development of natural gas assets, which accounts for 75% of its production. Paramount Resources Ltd. explores for, develops, processes, markets, and transports natural gas and petroleum. Paramount Resources Ltd. has interests in more than 2.3 million gross acres, primarily in Alberta and elsewhere in Western Canada (the Northwest Territories and British Columbia) and the US (Montana an North Dakota). In 2008 Paramount Resources reported proved plus probable reserves of about 36.4 million barrels of oil equivalent. Company management, led by chairman and CEO Clayton Riddell, controls Paramount Resources.

Pulse Seismic maintains a seismic data library of about 257,300 net kilometers of 2-D data and more than 12,800 net sq. km. of 3-D data covering primarily Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin plays. The information is sold to oil and gas companies to assist them in seeking commercially viable drilling locations. Pulse Data changed its name to Pulse Seismic in 2009 in order to promote its primary focus as a pure-play seismic data provider. Pulse Seismic Inc. proven business model includes continually augmenting its data library through acquisitions and participation surveys Pulse's business model is based on the enduring value of seismic data, which can be repeatedly re-used by the oil and natural gas industry. Continuous library expansion enables Pulse to generate increased revenues and improve operating efficiencies, supporting high cash operating margins and driving growth in cash EBITDA. Pulse's data library has an estimated replacement value of over $1 billion based on current field replacement cost.

This company makes its mark by sending its business down the tubes. Each day ExxonMobil Pipeline, the oil and gas transportation arm of Exxon Mobil, transports about 3.5 million barrels of crude oil, refined petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gases, natural gas liquids, and chemicals through 8,000 miles of pipeline that runs through 23 US states, Canada, and the Gulf of Mexico. The company also provides engineering and inspection services. It operations are divided into nine logistical and geographical units. ExxonMobil Pipeline also owns a minority stake in The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), Alaska's major vehicle for moving crude from Prudhoe Bay to the tanker port of Valdez.

Watson Fuels has been delivering home heating oil for over 50 years. Watson Petroleum distributes petroleum products, including agricultural, home heating, and industrial fuels, to customers throughout the UK. Watson Petroleum Ltd. also provides boiler servicing and storage tank services. Watson Petroleum Ltd., which has 250 depots and a fleet of 130 tanker trucks, also has its own brand of lubricants for both automotive and industrial use. Watson Petroleum has expanded its operations in Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Northamptonshire through acquisitions. Watson Petroleum Ltd. was founded with only one tanker in 1957 by Tony Watson.

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. produces and sells specialty hydrocarbon products in North America. It operates in two segments, Specialty Products and Fuel Products. The Specialty Products segment processes crude oil and other feedstocks into various customized lubricating oils, white mineral oils, solvents, petrolatums, natural petroleum sulfonates, cable fillers, refrigeration oils, food-grade compressor lubricants, gelled products, and waxes. Its products are used in industrial goods, such as metal working fluids, belts, hoses, sealing systems, batteries, hot melt adhesives, pressure sensitive tapes, electrical transformers, and refrigeration compressors; consumer goods, including candles, petroleum jelly, creams, tonics, lotions, coating on paper cups, chewing gum base, automotive aftermarket car-care products, lamp oils, charcoal lighter fluids, camping fuel, and various aerosol products; and automotive goods, such as motor oils, greases, transmission fluid, and tires. The Fuel Products segment processes crude oil into various fuel and fuel-related products, such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. This segment also offers fuel-related products, including fluid catalytic cracking feedstock, asphalt vacuum residuals, and mixed butanes. In addition, the company produces asphalt and other by-products processed or blended for coating and roofing applications. Calumet GP, LLC serves as the general partner for Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. The company was founded in 1916 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Transneft operates one of the largest networks of oil pipelines in the world. The company moves crude oil through more than 30,000 miles of pipeline stretching across Eastern Europe and Asia. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the government agency that controlled the Russian oil industry and the pipeline system (Glavtransneft) reorganized and in 1991 formed the joint-stock company Transneft. Transneft operates a transportation network consisting of more than 30,000 miles of pipeline, about 390 oil refilling (pump) stations, and more than 830 reservoirs capable of storing more than 15 million cu. meters of petroleum products. The company transports about 93% of the oil produced in Russia.

Addax Petroleum Corporation specializes in exploring and producing oil and gas, focusing on regions in West Africa and the Middle East. Addax Petroleum, which has properties in Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon, and the Kurdistan region of Iraq, produces about 137,000 barrels of crude oil a day. In 2008 Addax Petroleum reported proved and probable reserves of 536.7 million barrels of oil equivalent and held 4.4 million acres of exploration, development and production properties. That year the company was acquired by China's Sinopec for about $7.5 billion.

Valvoline International helps the Tin Man get loose, the squeaky wheel get the grease, and your car flip its odometer. The division of Ashland produces all manner of automotive lubricants and fluids, motor oil and transmission fluids being only the most ubiquitous. Through its Valvoline Instant Oil Change division, the company also operates more than 800 oil change centers -- both company-owned and franchised -- across 38 US states, making it the second largest such operation in the nation (behind Royal Dutch Shell's Jiffy Lube). It also offers automotive cleaning products under the Eagle One brand name. Valvoline serves more than 100 countries worldwide.

Schlumberger Limited and its subsidiaries supply technology, integrated project management, and information solutions to the oil and gas industry worldwide. Schlumberger Limited operates in two segments, Oilfield Services and WesternGeco. The Oilfield Services segment provides a range of exploration and production services required during the life of an oil and gas reservoir. Schlumberger Limited offers Wireline technologies comprising open-hole and cased-hole services; directional-drilling, measurement-while-drilling, and logging-while-drilling services; exploration and production pressure and flow-rate measurement services at the surface and downhole; services used during oil and gas well drilling and completion; and services used to maintain optimal production throughout the life of a well. Schlumberger Limited also provides well completion services and equipment; artificial lift; data and consulting services; and information solutions, including consulting, software, information management, and IT infrastructure services that support oil and gas industry operational processes. The WesternGeco segment provides reservoir imaging, monitoring, and development services, as well as operates data processing centers, and multiclient seismic library. Schlumberger Limited services range from 3D and time-lapse (4D) seismic surveys to multi-component surveys for delineating prospects and reservoir management. Schlumberger Limited has a joint venture agreement with National Oilwell Varco, Incorporated to provide high speed drill string telemetry systems. Schlumberger Limited was founded in 1927 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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