Penn Octane has taken its foot off the gas (liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG), and throttled back on the octane. Penn Octane Corporation has no assets other than its role as 75% owner and manager of Rio Vista GP LLC, the general partner of pipeline and terminal company Rio Vista Energy Partners. Once a provider of LPG transportation and storage services, in 2006 Penn Octane sold its LPG assets to TransMontaigne Product Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of TransMontaigne, for $9.8 million, to pay down debt. Penn Octane Corporation also exited its gasoline and diesel fuel reseller operations in 2008 to further pay down expenses. Former chairman Jerome Richter controls about 28% of the company.

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) is a publicly traded partnership formed to own, operate and acquire a diversified portfolio of energy assets. Our primary business is the transportation, storage and distribution of refined petroleum products. Since going public in 2001, Magellan has acquired $2 billion in strategic assets while delivering consistently strong performance. Our current asset portfolio includes over 80 petroleum products terminals, a 9,500-mile petroleum products pipeline system and an 1,100-mile ammonia pipeline system.

EGPI Firecreek Inc., is focused on oil and gas production with an emphasis on acquiring existing oil fields with proven reserves and upside potential. EGPI Firecreek, Inc. specializes in the rehabilitation of potentially high throughput oilfields, resource properties and inventories. EGPI Firecreek has refocused on US oil and gas activities. EGPI Firecreek, Inc. produces and sells oil and natural gas from wells in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, and Knox County, Texas. EGPI Firecreek, Inc. had a strategic alliance with Sahara Group, an oil and gas concern with expertise in Eastern Europe, North Africa, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine, but wound this down in 2008. In 2009 in a diversification move, EGPI Firecreek subsidiary Asian Ventures Corp. acquired M3 Lighting as EGPI Firecreek, Inc. expanded into light and traffic fixture manufacturing.

Hiland Partners is looking for the higher ground of increased profits. Hiland Partners, LP was formed through the combination of Hiland Partners LLC and Continental Gas, a former subsidiary of Continental Resources. Hiland provides natural gas gathering and processing services to customers in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions of the US through 14 gas gathering systems with 2,024 miles of pipeline, five natural gas processing plants, seven natural gas treating facilities, and three NGL fractionation plants. Hiland Partners, LP also provides air compression and water injection services for oil and gas recovery operations in North Dakota. Chairman Harold Hamm owns 61% of the company, but has made a bid for total ownership.

Kinder Morgan is one of the largest pipeline transportation and energy storage companies in North America with approximately 37,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals. We transport, store and handle energy products like natural gas, refined petroleum products, crude oil, ethanol, coal and carbon dioxide (CO2). These products are essential for generating electricity, heating homes, powering cars and much more. Almost all of our assets are owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE: KMP), the largest publicly traded pipeline master limited partnership with an enterprise value of more than $29 billion. In most of our businesses, we operate like a giant toll road, receiving a fee for our services and providing connectivity for our customers. We are currently investing billions of dollars to construct new and expand existing infrastructure to help meet future energy demands in growing markets across North America.

Linn Energy, LLC was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Linn Energy, LLC, through its subsidiaries, engages in the development and acquisition of gas and oil properties in the United States. Linn Energy, LLC has oil and gas, and natural gas reserves in Mid-Continent, which includes the Texas Panhandle operating area; and Western region comprising the Brea Olinda field of the Los Angeles Basin in California. As of December 31, 2007 the company had proved reserves of 1,945.5 billion cubic feet equivalent of oil and gas, and natural gas liquids. Linn Energy, LLC also operated 7,305 gross productive wells.

KBC Advanced Technologies provides technical consulting services to the hydrocarbon processing industry. The company provides capital expense consulting, and process improvement services, including clean fuels programs, design services, oil storage optimization, and loss control services. KBC also provides in-depth strategic analysis of all aspects of a company's oil refining, petrochemical, or processing businesses to find opportunities to improve operational efficiencies. The company's extensive global base of customers includes Exxon Mobil, Huntsman, Husky Energy, and PETROBRAS. KBC combines independent, impartial advice supported by deep industry knowledge and market insight with technical process engineering skills, best-in-class models and simulation capabilities, and a suite of implementation services to provide clients with practical solutions for improving strategic decisions, benefiting from market opportunities, increasing operating performance, and complying with environmental regulations. Our goal is to help clients take strategic and tactical actions today to produce tangible results that will position the organisation for NextGen Performance in the future.

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) enjoys a rich tradition in the natural gas pipeline business. From its founding as the Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Company in 1945 to being a member of the TransCanada family of companies in 2007, ANR operates one of the largest interstate natural gas pipeline systems in the United States. Our broad array of competitively priced services is customer-and market-responsive, providing customers the flexibility they need to compete in today’s natural gas marketplace. We offer a full menu of transportation options, hub services, and several storage options.

Treaty Energy Corporation engages in the acquisition and production of oil and gas properties in the United States. Treaty Energy Corporation offers natural gas, natural gas liquids, and crude oil or condensate. Treaty Energy Corporation holds a 100% working interest in two oil leases in Crockett County, Texas, consisting four oil wells and a water disposal well. Treaty Energy Corporation primarily focuses on operating, developing, and enhancing the production of its oil wells on those leases and acquiring working interests in oil and gas properties. Treaty Energy Corporation is based in Houston, Texas. Treaty Energy Corporation had been involved in hydrogen production and fuel cell development, with a focus on production of on-demand hydrogen, using the company's own chemical process to yield fuel cell-quality hydrogen from fresh water or salt water. Treaty Energy Corporation focuses on the San Andres producing oil fields and other exploration locations in the Permian Basin of West Texas, and has more than 2 million barrels of proved reserves.

NOVATEK is a major player in the Russian natural gas market . OAO NOVATEK is the country's largest independent gas producer and second largest producer of natural gas (behind state-owned Gazprom). Established in 1994, NOVATEK explores for and processes natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons, boasting 4.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent reserves. OAO NOVATEK sells natural gas directly throughout the country. NOVATEK focuses its production on the prolific Yamal-Nenets region, the world's largest natural gas area. Power generation plants, metallurgical plants, and wholesale gas suppliers are among the company's main customers.

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