A calm presence in the volatile oil and gas industry, Placid Refining owns and operates the Port Allen refinery in Louisiana, which converts crude oil into a number of petroleum products, including diesel, ethanol, gasoline, liquid petroleum gas, jet fuel, and fuel oils. Placid Refining's refinery has the capacity to process 55,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The company is one of the largest employers and taxpayers in West Baton Rouge Parish. Placid Refining, which is controlled by Petro-Hunt, distribute fuels across a dozen states in the southeastern US, from Texas to Virginia, and is a major supplier of jet fuel to the US military.

The history of the Gibunco Group stretches back over 40 years when it was founded by the Bassadone family. Gibunco has since developed and expanded. It has grown from being a ship repair and ship agency operation in Gibraltar and now spans the globe with a network of offices in leading international centres of commerce and prime locations including London, Singapore, Shanghai, Dubai, Athens, Spain and other European Ports. Throughout this period of growth and diversification, Gibunco maintained its original ethos as a family run enterprise, with an emphasis upon quality of service and a belief in dealing with clients' individual business needs. This commitment to the highest levels of service with a personal touch has served the Group well as it continues to innovate and expand as new opportunities present themselves.

Datang Power is a zinger in the Chinese power market. Datang International Power Generation (Datang Power), formerly Beijing Datang Power Generation, operates and develops power plants, sells electricity, and provides power equipment maintenance services throughout the country. Datang International Power Generation Company is one of China's largest independent power producers; it has a generating capacity of about 25,100 MW from interests in coal-fired, wind powered, and hydroelectric facilities. Datang Power owns and operates four power plants and manages more than 50 power and power-related companies in 18 provinces across China. Government-owned China Datang Corp. owns about 34% of Datang Power.

This can get Kinder complicated: Kinder Morgan Management (KMM) was created in 2001 by pipeline operator Knight (formerly Kinder Morgan, Inc., or KMI), to become general partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP). KMM oversees KMP's business segments: pipelines that transport refined petroleum products (including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and natural gas liquids); natural gas pipelines; pipelines that transport carbon dioxide for oil field use; bulk terminals that handle coal, petroleum coke, and other products; and liquids terminals that handle refined petroleum products and chemicals. Knight controls KMM and, indirectly, KMP.

Transocean Ltd. provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells worldwide. Transocean Ltd. offers deepwater and harsh environment drilling, oil and gas drilling management, and drilling engineering and project management services, as well as explores, develops, and produces oil and gas resources. As of December 31, 2008, Transocean Ltd. owned and operated 136 mobile offshore drilling units comprising 39 high-specification floaters, 28 midwater floaters, 10 high-specification jackups, 55 standard jackups, and 4 other rigs, as well as 10 ultra-deepwater floaters under construction or contracted for construction. Transocean Ltd. provide rigs for all types of petroleum companies in offshore drilling markets that include the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and eastern Canada, Brazil, the U.K. and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea, West Africa, Asia, including Australia, the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, India and the Mediterranean. Transocean Ltd. was founded in 1953 and is based in Vernier, Switzerland.

Chaparral Energy is an independent oil and gas producer and operator with headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and field offices throughout the South Central United States. Chaparral has experienced steady growth since beginning its operations in 1988. Although predominately a Mid Continent and Permian Basin producer, Chaparral has operations extending from off-shore gulf coast in south Texas, east to Mississippi, west to Utah and north to North Dakota. In the beginning, Chaparral Energy, Inc. primarily targeted acquisition opportunities operated in environments that had been abandoned by other producers. Chaparral Energy, Inc. has become known for its expertise and specialization in well rejuvenation. Chaparral has transitioned from mostly an acquisition company into an active drilling company, and in 2004 began acquiring license rights to existing 3D seismic to evaluate additional drilling opportunities. Chaparral is also known for its expertise in enhanced oil recovery and has a large inventory of carbon dioxide (CO2) tertiary recovery projects in the Mid-Continent and Permian Basin.

Eurogas explores for oil and gas in Spain and Tunisia. Eurogas Corporation controls Escal, which operates the Castor underground natural gas storage project. The project involves converting the Amposta, an abandoned oil field, to a facility with a storage capacity of 67 billion cu. ft. of gas, which will supply up to one third of the country's natural gas. Eurogas also has a 45% interest in an exploration permit looking for oil and natural gas in a 1 million acre block in Tunisia's Bay of Gabes. Eurogas Corporation works with Texas-based Anadarko Petroleum to explore the region. Eurogas is majority owned by Canadian merchant banking and financial services group Dundee Corporation.

In a world where new “green” solutions are complex and difficult to understand, the Good Energy Group companies try to make a difference by communicating simply and involving individuals in their choice of the source of their energy. The Group’s companies are involved only in renewable or sustainable energy, sourcing and investing in technologies such as solar, wind and biomass. It also looks to invest in other small businesses that fit the aims and the mission of the Good Energy Group of companies. The business that formed the foundation of Good Energy Group today has been investing in the UK renewable and sustainable energy markets for nearly 10 years, and will celebrate its anniversary this Year. During that time the market has changed significantly and its companies have grown up, developing stronger market presences and improving their operational experience. Good Energy Group is now looking to invest more widely in this market, building on the passion and commitment from its employees, its customers and its generators.

Green Energy (UK) likes tree-hugging customers. The company provides an environmentally friendly option for retail customers seeking to switch providers in the deregulated UK power market. Green Energy purchases electricity from renewable generation facilities (wind, solar, biomass, hydro, and other) and passes it on to customers at equal or slightly higher rates than traditional suppliers through its Green Energy programs. Customers also have the option of receiving paid-up shares in Green Energy. The company plans to invest up to half of their profits back into UK renewable electricity generation projects.

Marquard & Bahls has been successfully operating in the international oil and energy business for more than 60 years. Marquard & Bahls AG key services include oil trading, tank-terminal storage, aviation fuelling and renewable energies. Marquard & Bahls AG have made a name in the sectors contracting, gas supply and petroleum analysis as well. Mabanaft provides independent oil trading in Northwestern Europe, while the company's Oiltanking GmbH unit is the second largest commercial operator of tank terminals worldwide storing petroleum products, liquid chemicals, and gases. Marquard & Bahls also has interests in aviation fueling (Skytanking) and renewable energy (GEE Energy) in addition to offering quality management and analysis services for clients in the oil trading and tank terminal business.

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