In 1929, when the United States was just beginning to enter the era of the Great Depression, Joe H. Glenn, Jr. and Bert L. Bennett, Sr., were beginning an era of their own. These two men shared very little in common, other than the fact that they both had a dream of owning an oil distributorship. This dream seemed unrealistic in the economic conditions that were present in 1929, but Joe Glenn and Bert Bennett, Sr. would not stop dreaming and looked beyond adversity to opportunity to make this dream come true. Quality Oil Company was organized in December 1929. Initially, the Company had been created to launch a distributorship for the then unheard of, Shell Oil Company. This distributorship was originally owned by W. H. Leonard and an unknown partner. Joe Glenn and his uncle, Bert Bennett, Sr. bought the business in 1930. Although the partnership changed hands, the original name of the distributorship remained the same. W. H. Leonard went on to form his own oil company, Leonard Oil Company, which was purchased by Quality Oil Company sixty years later.

Pinnacle Gas Resources' mission culminates in the development of US natural gas reserves. The company focuses on acquiring and developing coalbed methane (CBM) properties in the Rocky Mountain region. It owns natural gas and oil leasehold interests in 477,000 gross (332,000 net) acres, primarily in the Powder River Basin and Green River Basin in Wyoming and Montana. Pinnacle Gas Resources owns interests in 663 gross wells on its properties. In 2008 the company had proved reserves of 27.7 billion cu. ft. of natural gas equivalent; that year Pinnacle Gas Resources drilled 117 gross (82 net) wells. A publicly traded corporation headquartered in Sheridan, Wyoming, Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. was formed in June of 2003 through a contribution of property by CCBM, Inc., a subsidiary of Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRZO), and Rocky Mountain Gas, Inc., a subsidiary of U.S. Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:USEG), and a capital contribution by Credit Suisse First Boston.

Chaparral Energy is an independent oil and gas producer and operator with headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and field offices throughout the South Central United States. Chaparral has experienced steady growth since beginning its operations in 1988. Although predominately a Mid Continent and Permian Basin producer, Chaparral has operations extending from off-shore gulf coast in south Texas, east to Mississippi, west to Utah and north to North Dakota. In the beginning, Chaparral Energy, Inc. primarily targeted acquisition opportunities operated in environments that had been abandoned by other producers. Chaparral Energy, Inc. has become known for its expertise and specialization in well rejuvenation. Chaparral has transitioned from mostly an acquisition company into an active drilling company, and in 2004 began acquiring license rights to existing 3D seismic to evaluate additional drilling opportunities. Chaparral is also known for its expertise in enhanced oil recovery and has a large inventory of carbon dioxide (CO2) tertiary recovery projects in the Mid-Continent and Permian Basin.

Nabors Industries Ltd. was founded in 1968 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Nabors Industries Ltd. operates as a land drilling contractor worldwide. Nabors Industries Ltd. conducts oil, gas, and geothermal land drilling operations in the United States, Alaska, Canada, South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the Middle East, the Far East, the Russian Federation, and Africa. Nabors Industries Ltd. also operates as a land well-servicing and workover contractor in the United States and Canada. In addition, Nabors Industries provides offshore platform workover and drilling rigs that offer well-servicing, workover, and drilling services. Further, Nabors Industries Ltd. offers a range of ancillary well-site services, including engineering, construction, maintenance, well logging, directional drilling, rig instrumentation, data collection, and other support services; and logistics services for onshore drilling in Canada using helicopters and fixed-winged aircraft. Additionally, Nabors Industries Ltd. manufactures and leases or sells top drives for a range of drilling applications, directional drilling systems, rig instrumentation and data collection equipment, pipeline handling equipment, and rig reporting software.

Marathon Oil Company, founded in 1887, operates the upstream business of integrated oil concern Marathon Oil Corporation. Marathon Oil Company focuses on oil and gas exploration and production in eight countries (Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ireland, Libya, Norway, the UK, and the US). In 2007 Marathon Oil Company reported proved reserves of 650 million barrels of oil and 3.5 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas. That year Marathon Oil Company also drilled 6,900 oil wells and more than 5,300 gas wells and had about 22.4 million gross acres of landholding worldwide. Operating across the globe, Marathon is among the world’s leading integrated energy companies – applying innovative technologies to discover and develop valuable energy resources, providing high-quality products to the marketplace and delivering value to all of the Company’s stakeholders.

C-Tech Oilwell Technologies Inc. is an innovative oil field technology development, sales and services company dedicated to developing coiled rod technology, products and bringing them to the market. C-Tech has been owned by Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) since June 2005. C-Tech operates under the Energy Products Group of the Fluid Management market segment of Dover. Through subsidiaries C-Tech provides customers with oil and gas field equipment and services. C-Tech Oilwell Technologies Inc. Pro-Rod subsidiary manufactures coiled rods, rod handling systems, and tubing. Its C-Tech Design and Manufacturing unit makes coiled tubing units and fabricates steel products, including shipping saddles, oil field boilers, and drilling rig modules. C-Tech also provides rig rebuilding, fabrication, and engineering services. Dover Corporation acquired C-Tech in 2005.

AMERICAN AGIP Co. Inc. was established in North America in 1987. American Agip is part of the Eni Group, a global company operating in the oil, natural gas, power generation and petrochemicals industries, as well as oil field services and engineering. After having, in 2008, spun off its methanol and petroleum products trading activity to its sister company, Eni Trading and Shipping (ETS), American Agip is now active and exclusively focused on the manufacturing and marketing of quality lubricants.

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.

Questar Pipeline Company is an interstate natural gas pipeline company that provides transportation and underground storage services in Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. Questar Pipeline owns and operates slightly more than 2,500 miles of pipeline with total daily capacity of 4,155 Mdth. Questar Pipeline’s system is strategically located in the Rocky Mountains — one of the the fastest-growing natural gas producing regions in the U.S. — near large reserves of natural gas in six major producing areas, including the Greater Green River, Uinta and Piceance basins. Questar Pipeline transports gas from these areas to other major pipeline systems for delivery to expanding markets in the West and Midwest including the Questar Gas local distribution system serving natural gas utility customers in Utah, southwest Wyoming and southern Idaho.Through wholly-owned subsidiaries, Questar Pipeline also owns and operates the Overthrust Pipeline in southwestern Wyoming and the eastern segment of Southern Trails Pipeline, extending 488 miles from the Blanco Hub to just inside the California state line. Questar Pipeline owns 50% of the White River Hub in western Colorado. These facilities connect with six interstate pipeline systems and a major processing plant near Meeker, Colorado. Questar Pipeline owns and operates the Clay Basin storage facility. Located on the Wyoming-Utah border, Clay Basin is the largest underground storage reservoir in the Rocky Mountain Region.

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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