Big Oil in Japan means Nippon Oil (formerly Nippon Mitsubishi Oil), the country's largest oil importer and distributor. Nippon Oil operates seven refineries with a total capacity of more than 1.2 million barrels per day. It has exploration activities in Canada, the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, South America, Australia, and Southeast Asia. Nippon Oil, which has a 25% share of the Japanese gasoline market, operates 10,400 service stations across Japan. It also generates and sells electricity and has extensive petrochemical operations. The company has a broad cooperation pact with Cosmo Oil.

Texalta Petroleum Ltd. is an oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, acquisition and development of prospective oil & gas properties, primarily in Saskatchewan, and an 82% interest in Exploration Permits EP 103 and EP 104 in the Northern Territory of Australia. Texalta Petroleum also has an interest in exploration permits in the Northern Territory of Australia, but it is focusing on its Canadian activities.In Canada, Texalta's main focus at this time is in the Wordsworth and West Queensdale project areas in southeast Saskatchewan. A new horizontal well in the Wordsworth area was completed on June 9, 2006 resulted in a new pool discovery where Texalta as Operator holds a 47.5% working interest. At the present time exploration activities are being directed at the Mississippian Alida, and deeper Palaeozoic plays of Southeastern Saskatchewan as well as Leduc Reef and Mesozoic plays in Central Alberta. Texalta Petroleum Ltd. also has a working interest in a project in the Wordsworth area of Saskatchewan and also works as that project's operator.

The Olympic Pipe Line Company, operated by BP Pipelines, North America, is a 400-mile interstate pipeline system that includes 12-inch, 14-inch, 16-inch, and 20-inch pipelines. The pipeline runs along a 299-mile corridor from Blaine, Washington to Portland, Oregon. The system transports gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. This fuel originates at four Puget Sound refineries, two in Whatcom County and two in Skagit County, and is delivered to Seattle's Harbor Island, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Olympia and Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. BP Pipelines (North America) is the second largest liquids pipeline company in the U.S. transporting over 450 million barrel-miles of oil, refined products, natural gas liquids, carbon dioxide, and chemicals daily - about 9 percent of the U.S. Liquids pipeline market. Beyond our core operations, we participate in various joint venture pipelines, several of which we operate.

Faroe Petroleum plans to parlay its access to the reserve-rich Atlantic margin region around the Faroe Islands into major revenue growth. Faroe Petroleum plc has exploration licenses in the Faroes, in the UK west of the Shetland Islands, and in the UK sector of the North Sea. Faroe Petroleum plc oil and gas assets include interests in the Clair, Foinaven, and Schiehallion fields, which collectively hold estimated reserves of 1.6 billion barrels of oil. Net reserves attributable to Faroe Petroleum in respect of Minke Main in the Southern North Sea are estimated to be 2.6 billion cu. ft. of gas. Faroe Petroleum plc works with oil majors to develop its oil and gas properties. Faroe Petroleum is listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange and has its headquarters in Aberdeen, UK Faroe Petroleum has a highly experienced team of professionals focused on creating exceptional value for its shareholders.

Santos is an Australian oil and gas exploration and production company with high quality assets and projects throughout Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Santos Ltd supplies over 20% of eastern Australia’s domestic gas and produced 54.4 million barrels of oil equivalent in 2008. Santos has the largest Australian exploration portfolio by area of any company – 192,000 square kilometres. Santos is developing a multibillion-dollar project to build an LNG facility at Gladstone, Queensland – the world’s first project to convert coal seam gas to LNG on a large scale. Santos Ltd is already a producer of LNG through the Darwin LNG project, which has been exporting to Japan since 2006. Santos has interests in all major oil basins in Australia, including those offshore. Santos Ltd also operates in other countries, including Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Papua New Guinea, and Vietnam. At 31 December 2009, Santos had a total market capitalisation of approximately $12 billion, making it one of Australia’s Top 30 companies.

Bolt Technology Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of marine seismic data acquisition equipment to the oil and gas industry worldwide. Bolt Technology Corporation operates in three segments: Seismic Energy Sources, Underwater Cables and Connectors, and Seismic Energy Source Controllers. The Seismic Energy Sources segment develops, manufactures, and sells marine seismic energy sources (air guns) and replacement parts. The Underwater Cables and Connectors segment provides underwater cables, connectors, hydrophones, depth and pressure transducers, and seismic source monitoring systems. The Seismic Energy Source Controllers segment offers air gun controllers/synchronizers, data loggers, and auxiliary equipment. The company serves marine seismic exploration contractors and oil and gas companies. Bolt Technology was founded in 1960 and is based in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Greenergy International Limited, founded in 1992, supplies more than 50% of all biofuel sold in the UK.Green is the theme for Greenergy International, which is the UK's largest independent low-emission fuels supplier. Greenergy International Limited focuses on developing low-carbon fuels that blend biofuels (biodiesel or bioethanol) with mineral fuel. Green"ergy" buys rapeseed for biodiesel production from UK farmers.Greenergy International Limited also supplies its industrial and commercial clients with biodiesels made from waste oils and other virgin oils. Among its branded products is GlobalDiesel, which is sold by UK retail giant Tesco. Green"ergy" also offers carbon emission tracking and reduction services.

TransMontaigne Partners L.P. is a terminaling and transportation company with operations along the Gulf Coast, in the Midwest, in Brownsville, Texas, along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and in the Southeastern United States. We provide integrated terminaling, storage, transportation and related services for customers engaged in the distribution and marketing of light refined petroleum products, heavy refined petroleum products, crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers and other liquid products. Light refined products include gasolines, diesel fuels, heating oil and jet fuels. Heavy refined products include residual fuel oils and asphalt. We do not purchase or market products that we handle or transport. TransMontaigne Partners, formed by parent TransMontaigne Inc. in 2005, provides integrated terminaling, storage, and pipeline services for companies engaged in refined petroleum products and crude oil distribution and marketing. Products handled include light refined products (gasolines, heating oils, and jet fuels), heavy refined products (asphalt and residual fuel oils), and crude oil. The company's petroleum products terminaling and transportation operations are located along the Gulf Coast, in Brownsville, Texas, along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, and in the Midwest.

Although it may sound odd, but it's the pipe dreams of oil and gas exploration and production businesses that keep this company going. British Pipeline Agency manages onshore pipelines and oil and gas storage systems that transport refined petroleum products and natural gas to customers in the UK. IT also provides oil and gas support services including engineering, technical consulting, and oil and gas transport operations. The company, founded in 1969, is a joint venture between BP and Royal Dutch Shell. It has partial ownership of the Buncefield oil storage site, which experienced a massive fire in 2005.

Hiland Partners is looking for the higher ground of increased profits. Hiland Partners, LP was formed through the combination of Hiland Partners LLC and Continental Gas, a former subsidiary of Continental Resources. Hiland provides natural gas gathering and processing services to customers in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions of the US through 14 gas gathering systems with 2,024 miles of pipeline, five natural gas processing plants, seven natural gas treating facilities, and three NGL fractionation plants. Hiland Partners, LP also provides air compression and water injection services for oil and gas recovery operations in North Dakota. Chairman Harold Hamm owns 61% of the company, but has made a bid for total ownership.

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