The story of CITGO Petroleum Corporation as an enduring American success story began back in 1910 when pioneer oilman, Henry L. Doherty, created the Cities Service Company.When Cities Service determined that it needed to change its marketing brand, it introduced the name CITGO in 1965, retaining the first syllable of its long-standing name and ending with "GO" to imply power, energy and progressiveness. The now familiar and enduring CITGO "trimark" logo was born. Occidental Petroleum bought Cities Service in 1982, and CITGO was incorporated as a wholly owned refining, marketing and transportation subsidiary in the spring of the following year. Then, in August, 1983, CITGO was sold to The Southland Corporation to provide an assured supply of gasoline to Southland's 7-Eleven convenience store chain.

In May 2000, IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) was established, with its founding shareholders representing some of the world's largest energy companies and global banks. ICE's mission was to transform OTC energy markets by providing an open, accessible, around-the-clock electronic energy marketplace to a previously fragmented and opaque market. ICE offered the energy community price transparency, more efficiency, greater liquidity and lower costs than manual trading, such as voice or floor markets. Working together with participants in the energy markets, ICE developed the leading electronic marketplace for energy commodities, along with the leading electronic trade confirmation platform. ICE Data was launched in 2002 to meet the demand for increased market data in the OTC energy markets, and is today one of the leading providers globally. ICE has developed and maintained its state-of-the-art technology infrastructure for trading, trade processing, clearing, market data and risk management, investing over $120 million in technology since inception. In June 2001, ICE expanded its business into the futures markets by acquiring the International Petroleum Exchange (IPE), now ICE Futures Europe, Europe's leading regulated energy futures exchange. ICE Futures Europe's markets today account for approximately 50% of the world's crude oil and refined futures traded each day. In April 2005, ICE Futures Europe became the first fully electronic energy exchange. Since 2003, ICE has partnered with the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) to host its OTC emissions markets, and today offers the leading European emissions futures in conjunction with the European Climate Exchange (ECX) ¿ the ICE/ECX carbon futures contracts are the most widely relied upon carbon contracts globally.

Every day across North America, more than five million residential and business customers turn to Direct Energy for their electricity and natural gas, home energy services, energy efficient solutions and more. We are the largest competitive retailer of energy and related services in North America. At Direct Energy, we source, generate, trade, service and supply energy to meet your current and future energy needs.

The Lykins family first took a liking to petroleum and petroleum products marketing when Guy Lykins founded the enterprise in 1948. The Lykins Companies serves as a marketer for large oil companies such as BP, Exxon Mobil, Marathon Oil, and Royal Dutch Shell, and supplies more than 130 independent dealers. Products hauled by its trucking unit include gasoline, heating oil, diesel, biodiesel, and kerosene. Lykins Companies, Inc. has operations in 14 states. Lykins Companies, Inc. also serves more that 25,000 homes with heating oil. Most its customers are located in southwestern Ohio, northern Kentucky, and eastern Indiana. Lykins D&L Leasing unit provides daily, weekly, and monthly leases on cars, trucks, and vans.

DONG Energy doesn't mind expending energy to make energy. Through four business segments, the company procures, produces, distributes, and trades in energy and related products in Northern Europe. Its top segment, Energy Markets, sells electricity and gas mainly to wholesale customers. Its Sales & Distribution unit distributes power and gas to residential, business, and public-sector customers. Its Generation segment produces more than 50% of Denmark's power and about 40% of its heat through thermal and offshore wind power plants. Its Exploration & Production segment, responsible for producing oil and gas, rounds out the company's operations. DONG Energy was founded in 1972 as Dansk Naturgas A/S.

A proud member of the GDF SUEZ group of companies, GDF SUEZ Energy North America is uniquely positioned to create value for its customers throughout the energy value chain. From the development, acquisition, and operation of electricity and cogeneration facilities, to the marketing and sales of products and services, to help businesses control costs when purchasing electricity, to the import and distribution of natural gas and LNG, this site describes our companies and activities. GDF SUEZ Energy Resources (formerly SUEZ Energy Resources ) helps companies get on track with their energy needs. The firm provides retail electricity supply solutions to more than 12,000 commercial and industrial clients in 10 deregulated US states and Washington, DC. It is working towards expanding its offerings into additional states and plans to enter the retail natural gas market. The company manages budgeting, price structure, and risk management issues involved with corporate energy purchases. Its customers include retail and manufacturing firms, real estate properties, educational facilities, and municipal authorities. GCF SUEZ Energy Resources is the retail subsisdiary of GDF SUEZ Energy North America.

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.

World Energy Solutions offers its customers some protection from the world of hurt that is rising energy prices. The company offers energy procurement, market analysis, and risk management services for industrial and commercial customers and government entities in deregulated regions of the US. World Energy Solutions analyzes clients' energy needs and provides savings on electricity and natural gas supply contracts through its online reverse auction platform; it also manages bill payments and monitors energy usage after the auction process. The company's more than 300 customers include Cargill Energy Marketing, Ford, SAIC, and the US Postal Service.

Ellora Energy was founded in 1995. Ellora Energy is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of low risk onshore domestic oil and gas properties. The firm owns properties in the Haynesville Play and other assets in East Texas (including adjacent property in western Louisiana), and in Kansas (the Hugoton field). Ellora Energy Inc. has built up a land base of 910,000 gross acres with about 1,060 identified drilling locations. In 2008 Ellora Energy reported that Ellora Energy Inc. was operating 426 gross (319 net) producing wells and controlled proved reserves of approximately 194 billion cu. ft. of natural gas equivalent. Investment firm Yorktown Energy Partners owns about 64% of the company.

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.

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