SOCO International plc is the independent oil and gas exploration and production concern. SOCO International plc operates in a number of high-risk oil patches in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, including Thailand, Vietnam, and Yemen. SOCO International plc has sold its interests in Mongolia to Daqing for $93 million and is pursuing other exploration opportunities in West Africa, primarily in the Republic of Congo and neighboring Congo. In 2006 SOCO International had proved and probable reserves of 62.7 million barrels of oil equivalent. That year it produced an average of 6,766 barrels of oil per day.

GCA is an international advisory firm focused on the provision of integrated technical and managerial services and independent advice to all sectors of the oil and gas industry. Gaffney, Cline & Associates provides technical, operational, management, and commercial consulting services to the global oil and gas industry. Gaffney, Cline & Associates Ltd. portfolio includes reservoir appraisal, advice about field development, and refining and marketing, as well as integrated technical and management services. Gaffney, Cline & Associates Ltd. also provides independent certifications of oil and gas reserves and expert witness services or arbitration services for projects that involve legal, technical, or contractual disputes. Gaffney, Cline & Associates Ltd. has offices throughout the world, and clients include global oil and gas companies, national oil companies, governments, and private investors. Executives Peter Gaffney and Ben Cline founded the firm in 1962.

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

Peak Energy Services Trust helps oil and gas firms reach peak production levels. Peak Energy Services provides drilling and well completion and production services to oil and gas customers in Western Canada and the US Midwest. Peak Energy Services Trust offers fluid handling, access matting, oil and gas equipment rentals, and wastewater treatment services. Peak Energy Services Trust has expanded rapidly through the acquisitions of gas compression equipment provider Cobalt Rentals; access matting provider Mighty Mats; wastewater treatment firm Whitefox Environmental; and oil and gas service provider BF Oilfield Services. Peak Energy reorganized into an income trust structure in 2004. In 2008 Peak Energy Services Trust acquired fluids handling firm Amwest Transport.

KBC Advanced Technologies provides technical consulting services to the hydrocarbon processing industry. The company provides capital expense consulting, and process improvement services, including clean fuels programs, design services, oil storage optimization, and loss control services. KBC also provides in-depth strategic analysis of all aspects of a company's oil refining, petrochemical, or processing businesses to find opportunities to improve operational efficiencies. The company's extensive global base of customers includes Exxon Mobil, Huntsman, Husky Energy, and PETROBRAS. KBC combines independent, impartial advice supported by deep industry knowledge and market insight with technical process engineering skills, best-in-class models and simulation capabilities, and a suite of implementation services to provide clients with practical solutions for improving strategic decisions, benefiting from market opportunities, increasing operating performance, and complying with environmental regulations. Our goal is to help clients take strategic and tactical actions today to produce tangible results that will position the organisation for NextGen Performance in the future.

Marathon is a company that strives to bring value and values together. We create value for our shareholders and provide quality products and services for our customers. In doing so, we act responsibly toward those who work for us, the communities in which we operate and our business partners.In the long-running competition for profits in the oil and gas industry, Marathon Oil is keeping up a steady pace. Through its Marathon Oil Company subsidiary, the company explores for and produces oil and gas primarily in Angola, Canada, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Norway, Indonesia, the UK, and the US. It has net proved reserves of 1.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent and 299 million barrels of bitumen (oil sands). Marathon Oil's Marathon Petroleum operates seven refineries with a total capacity of 1 million barrels of crude oil a day. Marathon Petroleum supplies about 4,600 Marathon-branded US retail gas outlets. Marathon Oil also services 1,620 Speedway SuperAmerica gas stations.

Allied Resources has allied with Allstate Energy to get the most out of its Appalachian energy resources. Allied Resources, Inc. is an oil and natural gas exploration and production enterprise with primary operations in West Virginia (in Calhoun and Ritchie counties). Allied Resources produces oil and natural gas from 145 wells, which are maintained and operated by Allstate Energy. The depth at which the wells produce ranges from 1,730 feet to more than 5,470 feet. The company also owns 13 gross wells in Goliad, Edwards and Jackson Counties, Texas. In 2008 Allied Resources reported proved reserves of 18,950 barrels of oil, and 1.4 billion cu. ft. of natural gas. CEO Ruairidh Campbell owns 27% of the company. Allied Resources, Inc. was formerly known as General Allied Oil and Gas Co and changed its name to Allied Resources, Inc. in August 1998. Allied Resources, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dragon Oil plc is an independent oil development and production company, registered in Ireland and listed under a dual primary listing on the London and Irish Stock Exchanges. Approximately 52% of the Company’s equity is held by the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) L.L.C. (“ENOC”), a company owned by the Government of Dubai. Dragon Oil is headquartered in Dubai and its principal development and production activity is the development of its asset in the Cheleken Contract Area, offshore Turkmenistan by a Group subsidiary, Dragon Oil (Turkmenistan) Limited. Dragon Oil had proved and probable oil reserves at 30 June 2008 of 645 million barrels and 3.2 trillion cuft of gas resources. The company reports recoverable proved and probable reserves of 645 million barrels of oil and condensate in the Cheleken area. Dragon Oil PLC is a subsidiary of the Emirates National Oil Company. Dragon Oil PLC owns a 52% stake in Dragon Oil, but in 2009 bid to acquire 100%. Shareholders rebuffed the offer.

Continental Resources, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is based in Enid, Oklahoma.Continental Resources, Inc. engages in the exploration, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties primarily in the Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent, and Gulf Coast regions of the United States. Continental Resources, Inc. primarily sells its oil and natural gas production to end users, as well as to midstream marketing companies or oil refining companies at the lease. As of December 31, 2008, Continental Resources, Inc. estimated proved reserves were 159.3 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBoe), with estimated proved developed reserves of 106.0 MMBoe. Continental Resources owned 1,114,445 net undeveloped and 399,825 net developed acres, as well as had interests in 2,192 wells and operated 1,657 of these wells.

Berry Petroleum company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.Berry Petroleum Company engages in the production, development, acquisition, exploitation, and exploration of crude oil and natural gas in the United States. The company's properties are located in California, Texas, Utah, and Colorado. As of December 31, 2008, it had estimated proved reserves of 245.9 million barrels of oil equivalent. Berry Petroleum company also engages in the generation and sale of electricity. Berry Petroleum Company markets its crude oil to oil refiners or third party marketers.

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