Petrel Resources is incorporated in Ireland. Petrel Resources plc had signed a working agreement to explore Block 6 in Iraq's Western Desert during the reign of Saddam Hussein. Following the fall of Saddam, Petrel Resources has been seeking an agreement to develop three existing oil fields in Southern Iraq, while Petrel Resources plc renegotiates its Western Desert arrangements with the Iraqi government. Petrel Resources plc secured the first and largest contract awarded since 2003 by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil. Its core interest since 1999 has been the Subbha & Luhais project. Petrel Resources plc also has exploration interests in Jordan and Syria. Petrel Resources was founded in 1982 as Kish Developments.

Peak Energy Services Trust helps oil and gas firms reach peak production levels. Peak Energy Services provides drilling and well completion and production services to oil and gas customers in Western Canada and the US Midwest. Peak Energy Services Trust offers fluid handling, access matting, oil and gas equipment rentals, and wastewater treatment services. Peak Energy Services Trust has expanded rapidly through the acquisitions of gas compression equipment provider Cobalt Rentals; access matting provider Mighty Mats; wastewater treatment firm Whitefox Environmental; and oil and gas service provider BF Oilfield Services. Peak Energy reorganized into an income trust structure in 2004. In 2008 Peak Energy Services Trust acquired fluids handling firm Amwest Transport.

Bonavista Energy Trust is a Calgary-based oil and gas royalty trust created through the reorganization of Bonavista Petroleum Ltd. in July 2003. The exploration and production company focuses on four core areas in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. In 2008 Bonavista Energy Trust reported it had about 1.2 million net acres of undeveloped land, the bulk of which is in Alberta. Bonavista also has proved reserves of 142.2 million barrels of oil equivalent and has identified some 700 quality drilling prospects. Bonavista Energy Trust has a balanced production of 52,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day -- 55% natural gas, 34% light oil, and 11% heavy oil. In 2009 Bonavista Energy Trust built up its asset base, acquiring properties in central Alberta area for about $698 million.

Cobalt’s strategic objective is to create distinctive value for investors by exploring for oil in the largest hydrocarbon rich plays in the deep offshore waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and West Africa, with an emphasis on sub-salt and pre-salt exploration, development, and production. Cobalt International owns interests in offshore properties located in the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa. Cobalt International Energy, L.P assets include majority and minority stakes in more than half-a-million acres in the Gulf and more than 2 million acres in blocks located off the coast of Gabon and Angola. Cobalt International Energy, L.P focuses primarily on searching for oil pockets encased beneath salt layers, which until recently was traditionally untapped geological territory in the oil industry. Founded in 2005, Cobalt International conducted its initial public offering (IPO) in 2009.

Fortune Oil sees success in oil and gas in its future. Through various subsidiaries and joint ventures, Fortune Oil PLC develops and operates projects that supply fuels to businesses and homes. Among its investments are a facility that delivers crude oil to one of Sinopec's largest refineries in China; an aviation refueling joint venture with BP and China National Aviation Fuel Company that supplies jet fuel to about 15 airports in central and southern China; a coal bed methane joint venture with the Shanxi provincial government; and a natural gas distribution business, sales of which rank in the top 10 of private-sector companies in China. Fortune Oil PLC is registered in England and Wales (number 2173279, main board symbol FTO) and is subject to UK Listing Rules and compliance regulations.

Tenaska, Inc. is well known and respected within the independent power industry. Tenaska is tenacious when it comes to producing and selling energy. The employee-owned company is a top natural gas marketer in North America(selling or managing more than 2 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas a year though Marketing Ventures/Tenaska Marketing Canada); it is also a leading independent power producer, trading,and marketing electricity (including renewable energy). Its Tenaska Power Services unit -- which is promoting the use of clean coal technology -- develops, owns, or operates 10 generating plants with 6,800 MW of capacity in the US. Other operations include fuel supply, biofuels development, oil and gas exploration and production, power transmission, and gas transportation contracting.

PrimeEnergy Corporation was founded in 1973 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut. PrimeEnergy Corporation engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas. PrimeEnergy Corporation owns leasehold, mineral, and royalty interests in producing and non-producing oil and gas properties in Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming, and the Gulf of Mexico. PrimeEnergy Corporation activities include development and exploratory drilling, as well as the acquisition of producing oil and gas properties through joint ventures with industry partners. PrimeEnergy Corporation also provides well servicing support operations, site-preparation, and construction services for oil and gas drilling and reworking operations. As of December 31, 2008, PrimeEnergy Corporation had proved reserves of 87 bcfe of gas; operated 1,645 oil and gas wells; and owned non-operating interests in approximately 823 additional wells.

Repsol YPF, Spain's largest oil company. A fully integrated oil and gas company, Repsol YPF operates in Latin America, the Middle East, and North Africa. The firm controls YPF, Argentina's #1 oil company, and has operations in about 30 other countries. Repsol YPF operates five refineries in Spain and one in Peru and produces chemicals, plastics, and polymers. Repsol YPF sells gas under the brands Campsa, Petronor, and Repsol at more than 6,000 service stations in Europe and Latin America. Repsol YPF is one of Spain's largest sellers of liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas. In 2008 Repsol YPF reported estimated proved reserves of 2.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent.

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.

China North East Petroleum Holdings is engaged in the extraction and production of crude oil in a region of Northern China. China North East Petroleum Holdings Limited current operations are focused on four oilfields located in China's Jilin province, where it operates about 250 producing wells. China North East Petroleum Holdings Limited operates in tandem with oil giant PetroChina to exploit a number of 20-year leases held by PetroChina. China North East Petroleum Holdings has proved reserves of approximately 5.5 million barrels of crude oil equivalent. Large-scale commercial drilling at the Jilin Quinan Oil Field started in 1986.

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