Americas Power Partners focuses on cogeneration technologies as it develops small-scale independent power plants (generating less than 100 MW of power) in the US and sells electricity to utilities, marketers, and industrial and commercial users. Americas Power Partners company also provides on-site distributed generation and optimization services (whereby it improves plant operations but leaves ownership in the hands of the client). In addition, Americas Power Partners improves some plant's utility and distribution systems while taking ownership and operation of the plant. Armstrong Service is the company's major strategic partner.

Continental Energy is a junior oil and gas exploration company with assets in Indonesia. Continental Energy has production-sharing contracts giving it exclusive petroleum exploration and production rights in two significant exploration concessions, the Bengara-II (with about 1.2 million acres) and the Yapen block. The exploration and production company also had a concession to develop the Bangkudulis Oil Field, but sold it in 2005. In 2007 Continental Energy set up a biofuels subsidiary, Continental Biofuels. Directors and officers own about 24% of the Continental Energy.

Mooncor Oil & Gas Corp. is a junior oil and gas exploration and production company with unconventional shale gas, light oil, and heavy oil projects in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Southwestern Ontario. Mooncor Oil and Gas was acquired by oil and gas exploration firm Mooncor Resources in 2007 via a reverse takeover. Until 2004, Mooncor Oil and Gas Corp.was parent to VPG Video Publishing Group, which offered a range of video production services. Mooncor focuses on unconventional gas projects, most particularly in the Colorado shales in western Canada. In addition to its shale gas projects in Alberta it also explores for conventional oil and heavy oil in British Columbia and Saskatchewan.

Petrobras Distribuidora is the retail distribution arm of Brazil's state-owned oil company, PETROLEO BRASILEIRO (PETROBRAS), which is also the country's largest government-controlled business. From its warehouses and 6,780 service stations, Petrobras Distribuidora (known by the brand name BR) furnishes the nation with petroleum derivative products, including gasoline, lubes, fuel oil, hydrated alcohol, and natural gas. Petrobras Distribuidora is also building up its market position in a number of neighboring countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Uruguay.

Questerre Energy's quest is the exploration for and production of oil and gas in Canada. The company focuses on developing large-scale natural gas projects, in Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. Questerre Energy's key asset is in the shales of the St. Lawrence Lowlands, between Montreal and Quebec City. It also holds assets in the Beaver River field, a large natural gas field in northeastern British Columbia, and has exploration acreage in the Hector and Westlock areas of central and southern Alberta. In 2008 the company reported proved plus probable reserves of 2.9 million barrels of oil equivalent. The Company’s common shares trade on the TSX and Oslo Stock Exchange under the symbol QEC.

Santa Energy, through it subsidiaries, provides home heating fuel delivery (Santa Fuel), commercial fleet fueling services (Santa Fleet Services), and petroleum products distribution services (Santa Buckley Energy, Buckley Energy Group, and Inland Fuel Terminals) to customers in the New England region of the US. Santa Energy Corporation has a 120-vehicle fleet. Santa Energy Corporation also offers air conditioning, heating, air duct cleaning, plumbing repair, and chimney relining services. Santa Energy is controlled by the Santa family.

Mahalo was founded on the industry prediction that the declining availability of conventional natural gas creates a definite need for new and unconventional sources of gas. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Mahalo is already well-positioned as a junior front-runner in the unconventional sector. The Canadian petroleum and natural gas exploration company once owned properties in Alberta as well as in Oklahoma. Mahalo Energy's operations, in the development stage, were engaged in exploring both coal bed methane and shale gas projects. A difficult economic environment prompted the company to sell its Canadian assets in 2008, and in 2009 to place its US subsidiary (Mahalo USA) under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Pan Andean Resources explores for and produces oil and gas from drilling operations in the US and South America. In the US Pan Andean Resources PLC produces gas from seven locations onshore and offshore Texas. In Bolivia Pan Andean Resources PLC produces oil and gas at the Monteagudo field, but taxes have made it difficult for the company to break even in costs. Pan Andean has also started an exploration project in Peru. Pan Andean Resources PLC has proved plus probable reserves of more than 3 million barrels of oil equivalent in the US (65% of all its total reserves are in Texas and the Gulf of Mexico) and more than 2 million barrels of oil equivalent in Bolivia and Peru. Pan Andean was formed in 1988.

The company engages in oil and natural gas exploration and production activities, mainly in the Gulf Coast, Michigan, and the mid-continent, Permian Basin, and Rocky Mountain regions. In 2008 Whiting Petroleum Corporation reported proved reserves of 180 million barrels of oil and 354.8 billion cu. ft. of natural gas. That year Whiting Petroleum operated 3,337 net productive wells. Whiting Petroleum Corporation sells oil and gas production to end users, marketers, and other purchasers that have access to nearby pipeline facilities. Where there is no practical access to pipelines, oil is trucked to storage facilities. Whiting Petroleum Corporation had interests in 9,616 gross productive wells. Whiting Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1983 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Saras, a leading European oil refining company based in Italy, produces an average of more than 300,000 barrels of oil per day at its Sardoch refinery based off the coast of Sardinia. While oil refining represents more than half of its business, Saras also owns other energy-related companies, including a wind farm in Sardinia, a biodiesel plant in Spain, and an industrial engineering research business. The company distributes its finished products -- including gasoline, diesel, kerosene, aviation fuel -- primarily through two subsidiaries: Arcola Petrolifera, which owns several storage facilities in Italy and Spain; and Saras Energia, a chain of owned and leased retail gas stations in Spain.

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