The story behind Valero is one unequaled in corporate America. Named for the mission San Antonio de Valero – the original name of the Alamo – Valero Energy Corporation was created on January 1, 1980, as the corporate successor to LoVaca Gathering Company, a subsidiary of the Coastal States Gas Corporation. Valero is the direct result of a $1.6 billion settlement approved unanimously in 1978 by the Texas Railroad Commission, the state’s natural gas regulatory agency, which ended more than six years of litigation brought against Coastal by its municipal gas customers who claimed they had been overcharged for natural gas. Valero’s journey as a natural gas transportation company evolved in the mid-1980s when the company purchased a 50 percent interest in a Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery owned by Saber Energy. The operation began as nothing more than a vacuum unit and crude unit on a humble plot of land near the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. But in the years to follow, Valero amassed its “Refinery of the Future” and added 16 more refineries to the fold starting in 1997. Through these acquisitions, the company also branched into retail and wholesale markets and continues to operate under the Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar and Beacon brands.

Tri-Valley Corporation was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Bakersfield, California. Tri-Valley Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, acquisition, and development of petroleum, metal, and mineral properties. Tri-Valley Corporation principal oil and gas properties include the Ekho property and Sunrise-Mayel Natural Gas project located in California. Tri-Valley Corporation operates precious metals properties in Alaska comprising the Richardson claim block consisting of 28,720 gross acres located in the north of Richardson Highway; and the Shorty Creek project in the Livengood District of Alaska. Tri-Valley Corporation also holds industrial minerals project, which consists of the Admiral calcium carbonate mine located on the north-west side of Prince of Wales Island. In addition, Tri-Valley Corporation involves in oil and gas drilling and development operations.

Pride stems from knowing company resources are invested to provide total customer satisfaction not only today, but well into the future. It’s a commitment that every person at J.D. Streett & Co., Inc. takes very seriously. Since the beginning, over a century ago, we have remained progressive and up-to-date in an ever changing industry. During our century of supplying the industry we’ve seen many changes. We’ve served the needs of the iron ore mines, mills and railroads. We’ve developed innovative products such as “Streett’s Ideal Motor Oil” for the Tin Lizzy. Today we’re serving your needs by supplying a complete line of fuels, oxygenates lubricants and anti-freeze.

Acergy S.A. (formerly Stolt Offshore) has gone off the deep end. Acergy S.A. provides underwater engineering and construction services for offshore oil and gas producers. Using a fleet of 60 vessels (including three subsea construction ships, seven flexible pipelay ships, nine cargo barges, and 36 remotely operated vessels) Acergy lays flowlines and pipelines and provides construction, inspection, and maintenance services on offshore rigs. Acergy S.A. got its feet wet in the chilly North Sea, but it now operates in more-temperate waters. Acergy provides its integrated services to companies in offshore areas in more than 20 countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North and South America, and West Africa.

GulfMark Offshore, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore marine services primarily to companies involved in the offshore exploration and production of oil and natural gas. GulfMark Offshore, Inc. fleet includes anchor handling, towing, and support vessels; platform support vessels; fast supply or crew vessels; specialty vessels; standby rescue vessels; construction support vessels; and utility vessels. GulfMark Offshore, Inc. vessels provide services that support the construction, positioning, and ongoing operation of offshore oil and natural gas drilling rigs and platforms, and related infrastructure. GulfMark Offshore, Inc. vessels also transport materials, supplies, and personnel to offshore facilities, and to move and position drilling structures. The company also provides management services to other vessel owners. As of December 31, 2009, GulfMark Offshore, Inc. operated a fleet of 88 offshore support vessels comprising 38 vessels in the North Sea, 13 vessels offshore Southeast Asia, and 37 vessels offshore in the Americas. GulfMark Offshore, Inc. serves integrated oil and natural gas companies, and independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies working in international markets; and foreign government-owned or controlled oil and natural gas companies, as well as companies that provide logistics, construction, and other services to oil and natural gas companies and foreign government organizations. GulfMark Offshore, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Frank’s Casing Crew & Rental Tools, a leading provider of equipment and personnel for installing, threading, welding, driving and distributing oilfield tubulars, was established in 1938 by Mr. Frank Mosing. Frank's Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc. provides oil and gas equipment rentals and sales to exploration and production customers operating in states west of the Mississippi. Frank's Casing Crew also offers casing, cementing, well completion or abandonment, fabrication, and maintenance services. Frank's Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc. products include casing equipment, connectors, drill pipe tools, hammers, and pipe and fabrication equipment. President and CEO Donald Musing is the grandson of the company's founder.

This company likes to keep gas in its pipes. Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline provides customers in the Upper Midwest region of the US with natural gas gathering, transportation, and underground storage services. It operates 3,350 miles of natural gas transmission pipeline, nearly 350 miles of gathering pipeline, and 30 compressor stations capable of holding more than 193 billion cu. ft. of natural gas. Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline's system connects major natural gas suppliers with markets between Canada and the Central region of the US. The company is an indirect subsidiary of MDU Resources. Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company provides a broad range of natural gas services that includes transportation, storage and gathering along with a full spectrum of energy-related administrative services including measurement, pipeline construction and maintenance.

Rubis has grown to be one of the largest bulk liquid storage operators in France. Through its Rubis Terminal unit, the company stores chemicals, fertilizers, agriculture products, oil and gas, and waste materials. Through Rubis Energie (formerly Rubis Gaz), Rubis distributes liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to retailers, as well as propane and butane to residential and commercial customers. Outside France, Rubis has expanded LPG distribution operations to Bermuda, Comoros, the French Antilles, Madagascar, Morocco, and Senegal. Rubis sells LPG under the Vitogaz brand.

Qatargas Operating Company Limited operates offshore in the North Field and onshore at Ras Laffan, a vast petroleum complex, where natural gas is cooled to a liquid form for easier transport by ship. The Middle East nation of Qatar is the world's #1 producer of liquified natural gas (LNG) and Qatargas, a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum, owns a share of that rating. Qatargas Operating Company Limited produces more than 31 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG along with byproducts condensate, sulfur compounds, and helium. Qatargas' four trains, or plants, supply utility customers in Europe, Asia, and North America with Japan and Spain leading and China coming on fast. Major customers include CNOOC, Chubu Electric, and Gas Natural.

Golden Gate Petroleum is an existing multi-branded wholesale distributor of fuel and lubricants.Golden Gate Petroleum distributes daily about 2 million gallons of petroleum products, including BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell branded fuels, base oils, and lubricants, to customers located throughout northern California and Nevada. Golden Gate Petroleum transports its products through a system of pipelines, bulk terminals, railroad cars, and trucks. Its customers include agricultural, commercial, and industrial users. Golden Gate Petroleum also operates 25 gas stations. Golden Gate Petroleum maintains and operate seven plant facilities located in Martinez, Hayward, San Jose, Richmond, Salinas, Brentwood, and Paso Robles encompassing tank farms, office space, and warehouses.

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