NOVATEK is a major player in the Russian natural gas market . OAO NOVATEK is the country's largest independent gas producer and second largest producer of natural gas (behind state-owned Gazprom). Established in 1994, NOVATEK explores for and processes natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons, boasting 4.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent reserves. OAO NOVATEK sells natural gas directly throughout the country. NOVATEK focuses its production on the prolific Yamal-Nenets region, the world's largest natural gas area. Power generation plants, metallurgical plants, and wholesale gas suppliers are among the company's main customers.

TransGlobe Energy Corporation was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. TransGlobe Energy Corporation engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Yemen. TransGlobe Energy Corporation has interests in two production sharing concessions in Egypt; and five production sharing agreements in Yemen. The company was formerly known as Dusty Mac Mines, Ltd. and changed its name to TransGlobe Energy Corporation in April 1996 as a result of its business focus shift from mineral exploration and extraction to oil and gas business. TransGlobe Energy Corporation has interests in seven international blocks totaling 4.9 million acres, with active programs of exploration and development drilling underway.

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.

Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC, through its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, and exploitation of natural gas and oil properties. Vanguard Natural Resources properties are located in the southern portion of the Appalachian Basin, primarily in southeast Kentucky and northeast Tennessee; and the Permian Basin, primarily in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico, and in south Texas. As of December 31, 2008, Vanguard Natural Resources owned working interests in 958 net productive wells, and had estimated proved reserves of 108.5 billion cubic feet equivalents of natural gas and crude oil. Vanguard Natural Resources also has a 40% working interest in approximately 109,500 gross undeveloped acres surrounding or adjacent to its wells located in southeast Kentucky and northeast Tennessee. Vanguard Natural Resources was founded in 2006 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Pulse Seismic maintains a seismic data library of about 257,300 net kilometers of 2-D data and more than 12,800 net sq. km. of 3-D data covering primarily Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin plays. The information is sold to oil and gas companies to assist them in seeking commercially viable drilling locations. Pulse Data changed its name to Pulse Seismic in 2009 in order to promote its primary focus as a pure-play seismic data provider. Pulse Seismic Inc. proven business model includes continually augmenting its data library through acquisitions and participation surveys Pulse's business model is based on the enduring value of seismic data, which can be repeatedly re-used by the oil and natural gas industry. Continuous library expansion enables Pulse to generate increased revenues and improve operating efficiencies, supporting high cash operating margins and driving growth in cash EBITDA. Pulse's data library has an estimated replacement value of over $1 billion based on current field replacement cost.

Weatherford International Ltd. provides equipment and services used in the drilling, evaluation, completion, production, and intervention of oil and natural gas wells to independent oil and natural gas producing companies worldwide. Weatherford International Ltd. primarily offers artificial lift systems, which include progressing cavity pumps, reciprocating rod lift systems, gas lift systems, hydraulic lift systems, plunger lift systems, and hybrid lift systems, as well as wellhead systems and production optimization. Weatherford International Ltd. also designs and manufactures drilling jars, rotating control devices, and other pressure-control equipment used in drilling oil and natural gas wells; and provides a selection of in-house or third-party manufactured equipment for the drilling, completion, and work over of oil and natural gas wells for operators and drilling contractors. In addition, Weatherford International offers a line of completion tools and sand screens; wireline and evaluation services; re-entry, fishing, and thru-tubing services; pipeline and specialty services; and drilling and well construction services. Further, it provides chemical technology and services, including fracturing technologies, coiled tubing technologies, cement services, chemical systems, and drilling fluids; and operates land drilling rigs. Weatherford International Ltd. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

FairWest Energy, formerly Fairstar Explorations, is currently being steered by the fair winds of oil and gas exploration. FairWest Energy Corporation was exploring for precious metals at the Fenelon Property (38%-owned) located in northwestern Quebec, but the company disposed of those operations in 2005. (The company sold its West African mining assets in 2004.) In 2005 FairWest Energy Corporation bought Western Energy's oil and gas exploration business (located in Alberta and Saskatchewan), becoming a new entity called FairWest Energy. In 2007 and 2008FairWest Energy Corporation reported about 100 drilling locations on 72,640 undeveloped net acres and production of 528 barrels of oil equivalent per day. In 2008 FairWest Energy Corporation acquired private Canadian oil firm ExploreCo Energy Inc

Bridgeline Holdings, L.P. owns and operates natural gas intrastate pipeline and storage facilities located along Southern Louisiana and serves the Mississippi River industrial, utility, power generation and LDC marketplace between Baton Rouge and New Orleans Louisiana. With more than 1,000 miles of pipeline, over 10 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of salt dome storage capacity and 37,500 horsepower of compression, Bridgeline provides a diversified natural gas supply portfolio and transportation and storage services to the South Louisiana marketplace. The partnership provides high- and intermediate-pressure operating capabilities to provide full-service access to the interstate pipeline grid in South Louisiana and at the Henry Hub. Within near proximity of several sited LNG re-gasification terminals, Bridgeline is well positioned to play a key role in this rapidly developing marketplace.

Arawak Energy reserves its energy for former Soviet Union countries. An oil and gas exploration and production company, Arawak's assets include six properties in the Pre-Caspian Basin in western Kazakhstan, as well as four properties in the Komi Republic in Russia. Arawak Energy Ltd. also has exploration operations on properties in Azerbaijan. In 2008 the company's total proved and probable reserves were 61.8 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe); that same year, its total production topped 4 million boe, most of which was produced by its operations in Kazakhstan. Formerly a publicly-owned company, Arawak was acquired by a subsidiary of Vitol Group in 2009.

CSV markets and distributes finished petroleum products for home and industry, as well as for resale through a network of retailers and associate marketers. CityServiceValcon name represents the combination of two long-standing petroleum marketers, City Service and Valcon Distributing, with roots in Kalispell, Montana dating to the 1930's. The companies joined forces in October of 2003, combining facilities, product lines and personnel to strengthen CityServiceValcon long-term position in a shrinking field of peers. CityServiceValcon corporate office is located in picturesque Kalispell, near Glacier National Park. Through strategically positioned plants and support offices, CityServiceValcon serve customers from the Pacific Northwest to the Rockies and Plains states.

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