Dune Energy, Inc. (DNE), an independent exploration and development company incorporated in Delaware, has operations focused along the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coasts. Dune’s strategy is to grow organically through low-risk exploitation and development and higher risk exploration of its existing properties and acreage. This will be supplemented with opportunistic acquisition of underdeveloped properties that complement Dune’s existing portfolio. The oil and gas exploration and production independent has leases on 100,000 gross acres across 23 producing oil and natural gas fields along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. In 2008 Dune Energy reported proved reserves of 8.2 million barrels of oil and 83.8 billion cu. ft. of natural gas. Dune Energy, Inc. has a more than two-year current drilling inventory for its properties along the Gulf Coast. Swiss bank UBS owns 35% of the company; Russian gas company ITERA's Tierra Holdings BV unit, 33%.

North American Energy Partners Inc. provides heavy construction and mining, piling, and pipeline installation services in Canada. North American Energy Partners Inc. operates in three segments: Heavy Construction and Mining, Piling, and Pipeline. The Heavy Construction and Mining segment provides surface mining support services for oil sands and other natural resources, including land clearing, stripping, muskeg removal, and overburden removal to expose the mining area; supplying labor and equipment to support customer's mining operations; construction related to the expansion of existing projects, such as site development and construction of infrastructure; and reclamation of mine sites to environmental standards. North American Energy Partners Inc. also offers general support services including road building, and repair and maintenance for mine and treatment plant operations; hauling of sand and gravel; and relocation of treatment plants. In addition, this segment provides industrial site construction for projects and underground utility installation for plant, refinery, and commercial building construction. The Pipeline segment provides small and large diameter pipeline construction and installation services to energy and industrial clients. North American Energy Partners Inc. services comprise installing transmission, distribution, and gathering pipes made of steel, fiberglass, and plastic. North American Energy Partners Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Acheson, Canada.

Noble Drilling (U.S.) follows a long and noble tradition of drilling for oil and gas on behalf of other companies. A subsidiary of global contract drilling behemoth Noble Corporation, the unit provides drilling equipment and contract drilling services for the oil and gas industry in the US, primarily in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2007 US-based contract drilling services accounted for 22% of Noble Corp.'s total revenues. The bulk of the US contract drilling revenues was generated by contracts with major oil companies. The balance came from contracts with other independent operators.

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.

Largo Vista is in the business of supplying liquid petroleum gas (LPG) through pipelines and in bottles to consumers in the People's Republic of China. Largo Vista Group, Ltd. conducts its operations through strategic partnerships with Chinese companies Zunyi Shilin Xinmao Petrochemical Industries and Jiahong Gas. Largo Vista Group, Ltd. purchases and resells LPG in the retail and wholesale markets to both residential and commercial customers in the city of Zunyi, in Guizhou Province. Largo Vista has closed its unprofitable storage depot operations in that city and is focusing on supplying LPG in bottles and via pipelines. Largo Vista Group, Ltd. is eyeing further expansion in both China and Vietnam.

Parker Drilling parks its oil rigs off the beaten path. Parker Drilling Company helicopter-transportable rigs allow the drilling contractor to work in otherwise inaccessible desert, mountain, and remote jungle locations. Parker Drilling Company barge rigs allow the company to drill in transition zones (such as bays and marshes). Parker Drilling owns 28 land rigs and 17 US-based barge drilling and workover rigs. Parker Drilling Company drills worldwide (in nine countries in 2008) and has worked in 54 countries since its founding. Subsidiary Quail Tools provides rental tools for oil and gas drilling and workover activities, with operations in the Gulf Coast, the Rocky Mountains, and West Texas regions. Parker Drilling also has a drilling rig construction unit.

Oil refiner and marketer Shell Oil Products US and its sister company Motiva have the US covered. It operates refineries in the western US and markets petroleum products via Shell-branded outlets in the West and Midwest. Motiva does the same in the eastern US. Together Motiva (7,700 gas stations) and Shell Oil Products US (6,000 gas stations) form the #1 US gasoline retailing business. Motiva is a 50-50 joint venture with Saudi Aramco. Though the company has sold two of its refineries in this decade, Shell still operates four refineries throughout the country; Motiva has three of its own.

Sterling Resources Ltd. is a Calgary based, publicly traded, energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas in selected areas of the world. The exploration and production independent explores for, develops, and produces crude oil and natural gas, primarily in the UK but also in France and Romania. In the UK Sterling Resources has prospects (27 blocks and 15 licenses) offshore in the North Sea. Sterling Resources Ltd. also holds an interest in a license to explore in the Aquitaine Basin of southern France and has interests in both onshore and offshore projects in Romania. In 2006 Sterling Resources Ltd. reported proved reserves of 1.1 million barrels of oil equivalent.

Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd. was founded in 2001. Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd. is a subsidiary of employee-owned Peter Kiewit Sons' that primarily acts as a contractor for oil and gas production customers operating off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd. primarily manufactures and repairs offshore oil and gas platforms and large structural steel components. In addition to deepwater projects, Kiewit Offshore Services also builds small platforms, modules, suction piles, and tendons. After partnering with Bullwinkle Constructors to build the Bullwinkle Jacket (the largest oil-production platform and the time of its completion), Peter Kiewit Sons' formed Kiewit Offshore Services.

Global Industries, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides construction and subsea services to the offshore oil and gas industry. Global Industries, Ltd. services include pipeline construction, platform installation and removal, project management, construction support, diving services, diverless intervention, and marine support services. As of December 31, 2009, Global Industries, Ltd. fleet included eight derrick lay barges, one heavy lift ship, one pipelay barge, four multi-service vessels, three dive support vessels, one offshore supply vessel, and one cargo barge. Global Industries, Ltd. has operations in North America, Latin America, West Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific/India regions. Global Industries, Ltd. customers include oil and gas producers, and pipeline companies. Global Industries, Ltd. was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Carlyss, Louisiana.

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