Gale Force Petroleum prefers oil fractures to computer fractals. Founded in 1996 as Rolland Virtual Business Systems, Gale Force Petroleum Inc. shifted its focus to oil and gas in 2006 and renamed itself Rolland Energy. In 2008 the company changed names to Gale Force Petroleum. That year Gale Force Petroleum Inc. acquired Kentucky Shale Gas Property, consisting of 22,000 acres of oil and gas leases, nine gas wells, and five miles of gathering lines, including compressors. Gale Force Petroleum Inc. also holds stakes in a number of producing wells in Manitoba. Facing a tough market the company filed for bankruptcy protection in early 2009. That April its restructuring proposal won court approval, but a failed property acquisition forced to it to postpone the plan in July.

Plains Exploration and Production Company was founded in 2002 and is based in Houston, Texas. Plains Exploration & Production Company engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of oil and gas properties primarily in the United States. Plains Exploration and Production Company owns interests in various oil and gas properties located in the Onshore and Offshore California; the Gulf of Mexico; the Gulf Coast Region, including the Haynesville Shale and South and East Texas; the Mid-Continent Region; and the Rocky Mountains, as well as an interest in an exploration prospect offshore Vietnam. As of December 31, 2008, Plains Exploration and Production Company had proved reserves of approximately 292.1 million barrels of oil equivalent.

Cimarex Energy's energy is devoted to oil and gas exploration and production. The independent is focusing its operations on the Midcontinent, Gulf Coast, Permian Basin, and Gulf of Mexico. Cimarex Energy Co. reported proved reserves in 2008 of about 1.1 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas and 45.2 million barrels of oil and natural gas liquids. Cimarex Energy participated in drilling 450 gross wells (about 280 net) during 2008. That year company-operated wells accounted for 83% of its total proved reserves and some 81% of it total production (of 22,940 barrels of oil per day).

Maxum Petroleum is a national marketer and logistics company for petroleum products, focused on providing a comprehensive fuel and lubricant offering to commercial and industrial industries.As energy managers for our client’s fuel consuming assets, innovation and customer service have been the hallmarks of our success for over 50 years. Hedging and financial management tools, proprietary fuel management applications, asset maintenance, engineering & testing services and custom products differentiate Maxum in the marketplace. Sweeping changes are occurring in the petroleum distribution industry, including the rationalization of the distributor base by the branded suppliers, technology demands by large clients, and the need for efficiencies of scale to simply compete. Rapidly changing market conditions are a challenge Maxum welcomes and we believe our philosophy and strategic vision position us well to meet future demands.

Jointly owned by affiliates of Vectren Corporation and Citizens Energy Group, ProLiance Holdings, LLC is an energy related holding company with subsidiaries focused on serving and investing in the natural gas industry.Our largest subsidiary is ProLiance Energy, an Indianapolis based natural gas marketing and supply company that has been providing service to natural gas customers since 1996 and has an extensive network of industry partners from wellhead to consumer. ProLiance Energy purchases natural gas from various, geographically diverse supply basins and transports and stores natural gas utilizing many strategically located resources. Having the industry expertise to manage these upstream transactions, gives us the ability to serve over 1,600 industrial and commercial customer locations at more than 2,700 meter sites and to provide commodity and services to numerous municipalities and utilities. Signature Energy Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProLiance Energy, provides natural gas price management, energy monitoring and sustainability products and services to energy customers nationwide. ProLiance Holdings also owns ProLiance Transportation and Storage, an asset investment and operations company that strengthens the corporate balance sheet and strategically complements its mission. Existing natural gas pipelines and storage facilities include White River Storage and the Ohio Valley Hub, and interests in Heartland Gas Pipeline, Lee 8 Storage, and Liberty Gas Storage.

Aminex is an international oil and natural gas exploration and production company with operations in the US, Africa, and North Korea. In the US it operates along the Texas Gulf Coast area. Aminex PLC owns Tanzoil NL, the largest holder of exploration acreage in Tanzania. Its completion of a well in the East Songo Songo/Nyuni area in Tanzania in 2004 was the first offshore well in East Africa for more than a decade. Aminex PLC also has operations in Egypt and Kenya. Aminex PLC has acquired a 10% stake in a North Korean resources company, Kobril Ltd. Aminex also owns AMOSSCO Ltd, an international oilfield service, supply, and logistics company.

Secunda Marine Services (Secunda) owns and operates a technologically advanced fleet of offshore support vessels servicing oil and gas companies nationally and internationally. Secunda, founded in Nova Scotia, has grown its fleet to 14 vessels and one training vessel on a solid foundation of highly experienced sailors, maritime work ethic, and philosophy of providing a superior service to our customers. Secunda Marine Services Provides supplies and services for oil and gas facilities off the east coast of Canada, the North Sea, and Gulf of Mexico, Secunda International boasts such long-term customers as Exxon Mobil, Petro-Canada, Apache, and Technip. From 1998 to 2006, Secunda Marine spent about $160 million to build two vessels and convert seven. J. Ray McDermott, a unit of McDermott International acquired the company in 2007 for about $260 million.

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.

Hercules Offshore, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides shallow-water drilling and marine services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and internationally. Hercules Offshore, Inc. serves integrated energy companies, independent oil and natural gas operators, and national oil companies. As of March 31, 2009, the company owned a fleet of 31 jackup rigs, 17 barge rigs, 3 submersible rigs, 1 platform rig, and a fleet of marine support vessels operated through Delta Towing, a wholly owned subsidiary, as well as 60 liftboat vessels and 5 liftboat vessels owned by a third party. In addition, Hercules Offshore, Inc. owns 4 retired jackup rigs and 10 retired inland barges located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Hercules Offshore, Inc. was formerly known as Hercules Offshore, LLC and changed its name to Hercules Offshore, Inc. in November 2005. Hercules Offshore, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Houston, Texas.

The core business activities of the Shell Group consist of Exploration & Production, Oil Products, Gas & Power, Chemicals and Renewable Energy. In Japan, the Oil Products business is operated by Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., the Chemicals business by Shell Chemicals Japan Ltd., and Gas & Power business by Shell Gas & Power Japan Ltd. Show and tell? Showa Shell Sekiyu has plenty to talk about. Showa Shell, 40%-owned by Royal Dutch Shell, is one of Japan's leading oil refiners. The company, which was born in 1985 of a merger between Japan's Showa Oil and Royal Dutch Shell's Shell Sekiyu, imports, refines, and distributes petroleum products. The firm's three local refining affiliates, Showa Yokkaichi, Toa Oil, and Seibu Oil, have a collective refining capacity of 515,000 barrels a day. The company owns a network of 4,575 gas stations across Japan. In 2004 Royal Dutch/Shell sold a 10% stake of Showa Shell to Saudi Aramco.

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