NuVista Energy is the new view of Bonavista Petroleum, which reorganized in 2003 to form an income trust company (Bonavista Energy Trust) and an oil and natural gas exploration company. NuVista focuses on oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production in east-central Alberta and west-central Saskatchewan. Operating in the Oyen, Provost, and Pembina areas, NuVista Energy Ltd. has proved plus probable reserves of 82.2 million barrels of oil equivalent. The group's strategy is to concentrate on its core natural gas-prone areas, drilling medium-risk prospects, and to invest 10% of its capital on higher-risk properties. In 2009 NuVista Energy Ltd. acquired assets in British Columbia and Northwest Alberta for $174 million.

El Paso Corporation conducts meaningful work—day in, day out. We provide natural gas and related energy products in a safe, efficient, and dependable manner. We are organized around two core businesses—pipelines and exploration and production. We own North America’s largest interstate natural gas pipeline system—approximately 42,000 miles—transporting more than a quarter of the natural gas consumed in the country each day. Some of our pipeline assets are owned by El Paso Pipeline Partners, our master limited partnership (Learn more at www.eppipelinepartners.com).Our E&P operation ranks in the top 10 domestic independent producers, operating in high-quality basins across the United States and in Brazil and Egypt.

International Power plc develops, owns, and operates primarily fossil-fueled power plants worldwide. International Power plc has interests in more than 45 power stations in 20 countries, which collectively have a gross generating capacity of more than 33,000 MW. International Power plc also has interests in power plants under construction and it is expanding through acquisitions. International Power sells its electricity through supply contracts and merchant marketing and trading transactions. The company's support activities for its core operations include coal mining, gas transportation, steam supply, and water desalination.

Integrated oil giant Rosneft conducts oil and gas exploration and production activities in Siberia, the Far East, the North Caucasus, Timan-Pechora, the Volga-Urals region, the Black, Caspian, and Azov Seas, and in Kamchatka. OAO Rosneft Oil Company also has exploration projects in Algeria, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. OAO Rosneft Oil Company has proved, probable and possible reserves of 49 billion barrels of oil equivalent. OAO Rosneft Oil Company has seven refineries with an aggregate capacity of 56.7 million tonnes. Rosneft also operates shipping and pipeline companies, as well as a national network of 1,700 gasoline stations. The Russian government owns 75% of Rosneft.

Ultra Petroleum Corp. was founded in 1979 and is based in Houston, Texas. Ultra Petroleum Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, and operation of oil and natural gas properties. Ultra Petroleum Corp. primarily focuses on developing and expanding a tight gas sand trend located in the Green River Basin in southwest Wyoming. As of December 31, 2008, Ultra Petroleum Corp. owned interests in approximately 59,953 net acres in Wyoming; and 152,227 net acres in Pennsylvania. Ultra Petroleum Corp. also owns an interest in 1,000 gross producing wells in this area and is operator of about half of those. Ultra Petroleum Corp. also has assets in Pennsylvania.

Technicoil is an integrated, technology-driven company that provides both primary well drilling and secondary well stimulation services to the oil and gas production industry. Technicoil provides coiled tubing and well-servicing technology to support oil and gas operations in North America. Coiled tubing, originally used for cleaning drilling oil and gas wells, is now used in drilling wells. Technicoil Corporation operates a fleet of 33 well-servicing (coiled tubing) rigs and drilling rigs. Technicoil Corporation has added rigs to its fleet to meet increased demand, driven primarily by more coalbed methane activity in North America. The drilling rigs can perform both directional and vertical drilling. Technicoil, which makes coiled tubing for well cleaning and stimulation, uses three crew members for its slimhole operations.

Located directly between Green Bay and Milwaukee, Quality State Oil is in a good spot to fill up when you're driving through Wisconsin. The company operates a chain of 21 Q Mart gas stations from which it sells BP, Citgo, Exxon Mobil, and Shell gasoline. Quality State Oil operates its own fleet for distribution and supplies gasoline, diesel, Mobil lubricants, kerosene, heating oil, and fuel oil throughout northeast Wisconsin. The company also has three bulk plants, which have the capacity to store a half-million gallons of fuel.

JED Oil's strategy is to develop and operate low risk and low cost oil and natural gas assets in Western Canada, particularly ones near proven fields in Alberta, and in the US Rockies. Subsidiary JED Oil (USA) is developing oil and gas assets in North Dakota and Wyoming. In 2007 JED Oil Inc. reported estimated proved reserves of 3 million barrels of oil equivalent. However, JED Oil's confidence has been shaken; it has been experiencing financial difficulties and in 2008 the company was forced to seek government protection from creditors under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.

Global Energy Development is the international exploration and production arm of US-based HKN. HKN owns 34% of Global Energy Development, which focuses on Latin America. Global Energy Development is active in Colombia, Panama, and Peru, where it has received six contracts and rights to explore for or produce oil and gas. Global Energy Development holds a more than 5 million acre portfolio in Latin America and has proved and probable reserves of 15.2 million barrels of oil equivalent. Global Energy Development core operations are in Colombia, where it has been involved workover and drilling development activities in several fields. Global Energy Development is also active in northeastern Peru and in the Garachine field in Panama.

Hercules Offshore, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides shallow-water drilling and marine services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and internationally. Hercules Offshore, Inc. serves integrated energy companies, independent oil and natural gas operators, and national oil companies. As of March 31, 2009, the company owned a fleet of 31 jackup rigs, 17 barge rigs, 3 submersible rigs, 1 platform rig, and a fleet of marine support vessels operated through Delta Towing, a wholly owned subsidiary, as well as 60 liftboat vessels and 5 liftboat vessels owned by a third party. In addition, Hercules Offshore, Inc. owns 4 retired jackup rigs and 10 retired inland barges located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Hercules Offshore, Inc. was formerly known as Hercules Offshore, LLC and changed its name to Hercules Offshore, Inc. in November 2005. Hercules Offshore, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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