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.

Kochi Refinery, a unit of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, embarked on its journey in 1966 with a capacity of 50,000 barrels per day. Formerly known as Cochin Refineries Limited and renamed as Kochi Refineries Limited, the refinery was originally established in collaboration with Phillips Petroleum Corporation, USA. Today it is a frontline entity as the unit of the Fortune 500 company, BPCL.Kochi Refinery, in Kochi, Kerala, is one of the two Refineries of BPCL, with a crude oil refining capacity of 7.5 Million Metric Tonnes per Annum (MMTPA). Now poised for enhancement to 9.5 MMTPA, the product portfolio of the refinery includes petrochemicals and specialty solvents in addition to its range of quality fuels. The Refinery has implemented world class technology and systems for operations and enterprise resource planning. It is an ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System (QMS) accredited company and has also obtained the ISO 17025 (Testing Methods in Quality Control) certification from NABL (National Accreditation Board for testing & Calibration of Laboratories).So also the Capacity Expansion cum Modernisation Project (Phase-II) scheduled for completion in December 2009 that would enhance the refining capacity to 9.5 MMTPA and equip it to produce auto-fuels conforming to Euro-III specifications.

Western Gas Partners, LP engages in the acquisition, ownership, development, and operation of midstream energy assets in East and West Texas, the Rocky Mountains, and the Mid-Continent. The company involves in gathering, compressing, treating, and transporting natural gas for its ultimate parent, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, and third-party producers and customers. Its assets comprise nine gathering systems, six natural gas treating facilities, two gas processing facilities, and one interstate pipeline. Western Gas Holdings, LLC operates as the general partner of the company. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in the Woodlands, Texas. Western Gas Partners, LP operates as a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.

Nippon Mining Holdings is involved in mining and energy operations. Subsidiary Japan Energy is engaged in both upstream and downstream oil and gas activities as well as petrochemical manufacturing. The company refines oil at its three refineries and markets its petroleum products through a network of 3,300 JOMO service stations throughout Japan. Petroleum products include gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, petrochemicals, lubricants, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Subsidiary Nippon Mining & Metals is engaged in resources development activities such as smelting and refining, recycling and environmental services, metal fabrication, and the manufacture of electronic materials.

Murphy Exploration & Production - USA, a subsidiary of integrated oil giant Murphy Oil, is engaged in deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, primarily in oil and gas fields located in the Gulf of Mexico. Murphy Exploration & Production Company also operates fields onshore in Louisiana. Murphy Exploration & Production - USA operates four major developments in the deepwater Gulf (Medusa, Habanero, Front Runner, and Thunder Hawk). Murphy Exploration & Production Company also has interests in a number of blocks on the continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico. In 2007 its largest field (Medusa) reported proved reserves of 9 million barrels of oil and 11 billion cu. ft. of natural hgas.

Amen Properties, Inc., a real estate and energy company, engages in the ownership and management of real estate, oil and gas royalties, and energy-related business ventures in the United States. The company, through its subsidiary, Priority Power Management, LLC, provides energy management and consulting services in the areas of energy information, supply and risk management, and demand-side management. Its energy supply management services include procurement, aggregation, portfolio management, utility tariff audits, risk management, renewable energy supply, strategy development, utility data analysis, supplier bill audits, contract management, metering solutions, and regulatory outlooking; energy information management services comprise utility bill processing and information access, energy bill analysis, and robust reporting; energy demand management consists of facility energy audits, capital projects, distributive generation, demand response programs, and efficiency projects; and energy risk management services encompass evaluatation of fundamental and technical factors, preparation of periodic reports for client management, and assistance in the identification, assessment, development, and implementation of a price risk management strategy. The company’s client base includes oil and gas companies, industrial manufacturing, healthcare, commercial real estate, institutional, governmental, food service, hospitality, retail, and financial services firms. In addition, Amen Properties owns commercial real estate properties located in Midland, Texas, as well as royalty and working interests in approximately 1,200 oil and gas properties in 12 states. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Midland, Texas.

Pavilion Energy Resources, Inc. (PVRE) is an emerging, energy development company focused on developing large-scale, wind power projects in the US and abroad. In 2007, Pavilion Energy Resources, Inc. acquired Energetics, a Texas-based oil and gas development company that holds an oil lease in Louisiana. In conjunction with the deal, executives from Energetics took over at Global Business Services, which then changed its name to Energetics Holdings. The next year, Pavilion Energy Resources, Inc. again changed its name and the two groups rescinded the 2007 agreement to sell the company. Pavilion Energy Resources also holds oil and gas assets in Tennessee and Kentucky.

TrueStar Petroleum wants to shine its light on new prospects for oil and gas exploration in Central and North America. TrueStar Petroleum Corporation has acquired oil and gas assets located in the Newart East Gas Field in Denton, County, Texas, which are being developed by US subsidiary Trinity Barnett LLC. The junior natural resource company has interests in 34 producing natural gas wells, and working interest partners in its various holdings include Devon Energy and Carrizo Oil & Gas. TrueStar Petroleum Corporation also is has a 10% interest in a license for oil and gas development on 554,000 acres in Guatemala. TrueStar Petroleum Corporation has proved reserves of 9.8 billion cu. ft. equivalent of natural gas. Formerly named Trinity Plumas, the company changed its name in 2005.

Over the past 40 years, GS Caltex, which aims to be a total energy service leader, has been pushing to not only perform in the petroleum and petrochemical businesses, but also to diversify its energy business, thus leading the energy industry. GS Caltex (formerly LG-Caltex) operates the world's largest plant producing benzene, which is used in in the production of unleaded gas. Korea's #2 oil refiner after SK Group, the company (jointly owned by GS Holdings and Chevron) has a refining capacity of 770,000 barrels of oil per day, and its aromatic plant can produce 2.8 million tons annually. It also operates 3,400 gas stations. GS Caltex operates a gas utility and is a major importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The company also has oil exploration, shipping, and electric power interests. GS Caltex was set up in 1967 as a joint venture of Lucky Ltd. (a predecessor of Korea's LG Group) and Caltex.

Vesco Oil Corporation, an ISO 9001-14001 certified and environmentally conscientious supplier, provides it automotive and industrial customers with a full range of high-quality lubricants and supporting services. Vesco evolved from a business originally founded in 1947 by Eugene Epstein. Vesco Oil Corporation is a wholesale distributor of Valvoline and Exxon Mobil brand lubricants to automotive and industrial customers in Michigan. Vesco Oil Corporation also provides environmental services such as bulk and hazardous waste management. Vesco Oil has warehouse and distribution facilities in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Mancelona, and Zilwaukee. Vesco Oil Corporation has expanded its warehouse and distribution center in Mancelona to better serve its northern Michigan customers. Vesco Oil is managed by president and CEO Donald Epstein, the great-grandson of the company's founder, Eugene Epstein.

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