Petroleum Geo-Services sends shockwaves around the world. Petroleum Geo-Services ASA provides seismic data and other oil and gas data services to customers operating mainly in the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Geophysical services include acquiring and processing 2-D, 3-D, and 4-D seismic data, 4-D reservoir imaging, and reservoir characterization studies. Petroleum Geo-Services operates 15 seismic vessels, and 23 seismic data processing centers. To raise cash to invest in its core offshore business, in 2009 Petroleum Geo-Services sold its onshore seismic data acquisition business to leading US seismic firm Geokinetics for $184 million, and a 12% stake in the company. PGS has offices in over 25 countries with regional centers in London, Houston and Singapore. Our headquarters is in Oslo, Norway and the PGS share is listed on the Oslo stock exchange (OSE:PGS).

Oil and chemicals group OMV is Austria's largest industrial company. It explores for natural gas and crude oil, refines crude oil, and imports, transports, and stores gas. A leading oil and gas company in Central and Eastern Europe, OMV has proved reserves of 1.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent. OMV has a 20% retail market share in Central and Eastern Europe. The bulk of OMV's sales comes from refining and marketing. It produces about 320,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day and sells 13 billion cubic feet of gas annually. OMV's largest shareholders are Austrian state holding company �IAG (32%) and the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of Abu Dhabi (18%).

CNPC is China's largest oil and gas producer and supplier, as well as one of the world's major oilfield service providers and a globally reputed contractor in engineering construction. With a presence in almost 70 countries, China National Petroleum Corporation are seeking an even greater international role. China National Petroleum Corporation provide energy in a profitable manner, and always attach great importance to our social and environmental responsibilities. CNPC has exploration and production projects in China and 26 other countries, including operations in Azerbaijan, Canada, Indonesia, Iraq, Myanmar, Oman, Peru, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. The company also operates some older refineries and an extensive oil and gas pipeline network in China. CNPC also operates a network of 1,650 gas stations. In 2007 CNPC reported estimated reserves of 3.1 billion metric tons of oil and 2.3 trillion cu. meters of natural gas.

Guardian Exploration Inc. is a junior oil and gas exploration company operating primarily in Montana's Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Guardian Exploration Inc. has relinquished its rights to the western block of the reservation, which contained 150,000 tribal mineral acres. But Guardian Exploration Inc. retains exploration rights on the east side of the reservation for 100,000 tribal mineral acres. The firm has not commercially produced in the area, and plans to seek new opportunities in Western Canada. In 2009 Guardian Exploration Inc. agreed to merge with fellow explorer Luxor Oil & Gas, but the deal fell through.

EV Energy Partners is a natural gas and oil exploration and production company, which operates in the Appalachian Basin, primarily in West Virginia and Ohio, as well as in Louisiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Texas. In 2007 EV Energy Partners reported estimated proved reserves of 250 billion cu. ft. of natural gas and 4.5 million barrels of oil. Its base in the Appalachian Basin puts EV Energy Partners in close proximity to the nation's major consuming markets, allowing for stronger pricing power. EV Energy Partners was formed in 2006 by Canadian energy industry investment group EnerVest, which owns 71% of EV Energy Partners' general partner.

Florida Gas Transmission gasses up the Gulf Coast. The company transports natural gas to cogeneration facilities, electric utilities, independent power producers, municipal generators, and local distribution companies through a 5,000-mile natural gas pipeline extending from south Texas to south Florida. It delivers 2.3 billion cu. ft. of natural gas a day to more than 250 delivery points consisting of more than 50 natural gas-fired electric generation facilities. Florida Gas Transmission is operated by Citrus Corp., which is a joint venture of Southern Union and El Paso Corp.

Enogex keeps the pipelines gassed up. The company, a subsidiary of OGE Energy, provides natural gas gathering, processing, transportation, and storage services, primarily in Arkansas and Oklahoma. It operates more than 7,800 miles of interstate pipeline, six processing plants, and storage facilities capable of holding 23 billion cu. ft. of natural gas. Enogex is connected to 15 other major pipelines at 65 pipeline interconnect points providing access to markets in the western United States, the Midwest, Northeast, and Gulf Coast in addition to Oklahoma and adjoining states.

SeaEnergy PLC (formerly Ramco Energy plc), a Scottish public limited company, and its subsidiaries and associates form an energy group, headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland. Through subsidiaries and affiliates, the holding company explores for oil and gas in the UK North Sea, the Irish Sea, Central Europe (Bulgaria), and Iraq. SeaEnergy PLC has also entered the renewable energy field and is looking for global opportunities for large-scale offshore wind farm development through its 88%-owned SeaEnergy Renewables. Because of SeaEnergy PLC new focus on offshore wind power, SeaEnergy PLC changed its name from Ramco Energy in 2009.

Zapata Energy Corporation is a Calgary-based junior oil and gas exploration and production company. Zapata Energy Corporation has oil and gas production and processing facilities as well as undeveloped petroleum and natural gas rights in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Financially sound and conservatively managed, Zapata Energy Corporation acquires and develops promising energy assets offering reasonable risks and the potential for strong, stable cash flow and competitive rates of return. Zapata Energy Corporation has about 251,400 net acres in Alberta and 5,200 net acres in British Columbia. Zapata Energy has a large inventory of oil projects and its looking to team up with other oil firms and investors in order to exploit them.

NOCO owns and operates a diverse group of businesses primarily focused on the sale and distribution of energy and petroleum products. For over 75 years, NOCO has provided quality energy products and services to a wide variety of residential and commercial customers. NOCO is loco for fuel. NOCO Energy distributes residential heating oil, industrial lubricants, gasoline, and diesel fuel to customers located throughout the Eastern US. Through its heating and cooling division, NOCO Energy Corp. sells, installs, and services air conditioning equipment and oil, natural gas, propane, and electric heaters. Through NOCO Energy Corp. recovery division, NOCO Energy Corp. provides oil removal, filter collection, and reclamation services. NOCO also operates about 30 gasoline and convenience stores in Buffalo and Rochester. NOCO Energy Corp. is controlled by the founding Newman family.

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