Shell is a leading oil and gas producer in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, a recognized pioneer in oil and gas exploration and production technology and one of America’s leading oil and natural gas producers, gasoline and natural gas marketers and petrochemical manufacturers. We operate in 50 states and employ more than 22,000 people delivering energy in technically innovative ways. Shell Oil doesn't shilly-shally around, it explores for, produces, and markets oil, natural gas, and chemicals. The company's Shell Exploration & Production unit focuses its exploration on the deepwater plays in the Gulf of Mexico. Shell partners with Saudi Aramco in a US refining and marketing venture (Motiva), and owns Motiva's sister company Shell Oil Products US (formerly Equilon). Shell also produces petrochemicals (Shell Chemical) and liquefied natural gas (Shell US Gas & Power), and markets natural gas and electricity. Shell's parent, Royal Dutch Shell, is the world's #2 petroleum company (behind Exxon Mobil).

Kinder Morgan (formerly Knight) pipes in profits by operating 36,000 miles of natural gas pipelines in the US and Canada. Kinder Morgan, Inc. also distributes natural gas to more than 1.1 million customers, primarily in the Midwest, and it operates gas-fired power plants along its pipelines. Through Kinder Morgan Management, it controls Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, which transports refined products and operates 170 terminals that handle coal, petroleum coke, and other materials. In 2007 chairman and CEO Richard Kinder, who owns 31% of the company, led a group of investors in taking Kinder Morgan private and adopted the Knight name. To take advantage of its better-known brand, it reverted to Kinder Morgan in 2009.

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.

Alon USA Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the refining and marketing of petroleum products primarily in the south central, southwestern, and western regions of the United States. The company operates in three segments: Refining and Unbranded Marketing, Asphalt, and Retail and Branded Marketing. The Refining and Unbranded Marketing segment refines crude oil into petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, motor fuel, petrochemicals, feedstocks, and asphalts in its sour and heavy crude oil refineries in Big Spring, Texas, and Paramount and Long Beach in California; and light sweet crude oil refinery in Krotz Springs, Louisiana. The Asphalt segment markets paving and roofing grades of asphalt, including performance-graded asphalts, emulsions, and cutbacks through its 12 refinery/terminal locations in Big Spring, Texas; Paramount, Long Beach, Elk Grove, Bakersfield, and Mojave, California; Willbridge, Oregon; Richmond Beach, Washington; Phoenix, Flagstaff, and Fredonia, Arizona; and Fernley, Nevada. This segment also owns a 50% interest in Wright Asphalt Products Company, LLC, which specializes in patented tire rubber modified asphalt products. The Retail and Branded Marketing segment operates convenience stores that offer various grades of gasoline, diesel fuels, general merchandise, and food and beverage products to the general public, primarily under the 7-Eleven and FINA brand names. It also licenses the use of the FINA brand name and provides credit card processing services to approximately 240 licensed locations. As of December 31, 2008, this segment operated 306 convenience stores primarily in central and west Texas, and New Mexico. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Dallas, Texas. Alon USA Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Alon Israel Oil Company, Ltd.

Far East Energy Corporation was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Far East Energy Corporation, a development stage company, together with its subsidiaries, focuses on the exploration, development, production, and sale of coalbed methane gas in the People's Republic of China. Far East Energy Corporation owns interests in three production sharing contracts, which cover the 485,000-acre Shouyang Block in Shanxi Province; the 573,000-acre Qinnan Block in Shanxi Province; and the Enhong and Laochang areas, which total 265,000 acres, in Yunnan Province. Far East Energy Corporation has a strategic alliance with Arrow Energy International Pte Ltd.

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.

Allied Resources has allied with Allstate Energy to get the most out of its Appalachian energy resources. Allied Resources, Inc. is an oil and natural gas exploration and production enterprise with primary operations in West Virginia (in Calhoun and Ritchie counties). Allied Resources produces oil and natural gas from 145 wells, which are maintained and operated by Allstate Energy. The depth at which the wells produce ranges from 1,730 feet to more than 5,470 feet. The company also owns 13 gross wells in Goliad, Edwards and Jackson Counties, Texas. In 2008 Allied Resources reported proved reserves of 18,950 barrels of oil, and 1.4 billion cu. ft. of natural gas. CEO Ruairidh Campbell owns 27% of the company. Allied Resources, Inc. was formerly known as General Allied Oil and Gas Co and changed its name to Allied Resources, Inc. in August 1998. Allied Resources, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The company engages in oil and natural gas exploration and production activities, mainly in the Gulf Coast, Michigan, and the mid-continent, Permian Basin, and Rocky Mountain regions. In 2008 Whiting Petroleum Corporation reported proved reserves of 180 million barrels of oil and 354.8 billion cu. ft. of natural gas. That year Whiting Petroleum operated 3,337 net productive wells. Whiting Petroleum Corporation sells oil and gas production to end users, marketers, and other purchasers that have access to nearby pipeline facilities. Where there is no practical access to pipelines, oil is trucked to storage facilities. Whiting Petroleum Corporation had interests in 9,616 gross productive wells. Whiting Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1983 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Delta Fuel Company, Inc. is a multifunctional organization supplying bulk fuel, lubes, and supplies to the Southeast. Our unsurpassed dependability and proven record of reliability combined with superior quality has allowed us to become one of the most noticed suppliers on the map! We continuously improve our services and product line to supply our customers with state of the art solutions for their practical objectives. We are extremely proud of our 50 plus years of service and our diverse customer base that includes all facets of Agriculture, Construction, Aviation, Marine, Manufacturing, Automotive, Freight, Emergency Response, Food & Beverage, Oil Exploration, Mining Transportation, Paper & Forestry, and Government. We provide gas, diesel, ethanol, biodiesel and lubricants at Wholesale and Retail levels. Delta Fuel has a wide variety of customers in numerous industries. Our diverse customer group requires us to supply in any quantity and to any location. We provide tanks (250 gallons - 1,000,000 gallons), tank trailers, oil and lube trailers, oil and lube stations, and lube equipment to our valued customers!

Fort Chicago Energy Partners is a little north of where you might expect to find it. The Canadian company operates natural gas and ethane pipelines in Canada and from Canada to the US. Fort Chicago owns about half of the 3,000-km Alliance Pipeline, a mainline natural gas pipeline linking British Columbia to the Chicago area. It also holds part of the Aux Sable Plant, a natural gas liquids (NGLs) extraction, fractionation, and delivery complex near the Alliance terminus in Chicago. The company owns all of Alberta Ethane Gathering System, a pipeline that extracts and transports ethane. Fort Chicago, Enbridge Inc., and Enbridge Income Fund jointly control Alliance Pipeline and Aux Sable.

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