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HOVENSA is among the top ten largest refineries in the world. The company became the owner and operator of the former Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp. (HOVIC) refinery on October 30, 1998. HOVIC, a wholly owned Virgin Islands subsidiary of Hess Corporation, was established to construct and operate an oil refinery in coordination with the Virgin Islands Government’s efforts in the 1960’s to diversify the economy of the islands. HOVENSA provides employment to approximately 2,500 people in a culturally diverse workforce through its payroll and that of several maintenance contractors.

Hydrodec was born out of an eight year industrial research and development program implemented by Australia's Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) and the Australian power industry. CSIRO is Australia's government backed and leading industrial technology research and development organisation. Initial research was directed at the development of advanced refining technology for use with used electrical insulating oils. The research and development program was so successful that it produced a new refining process with application across the petrochemical and oil refining industries. The technology was patented and in 2001, was rolled into a commercial licence held by Hydrodec Development Corporation (HDC). Hydrodec Development Corporation was formed with global rights to commercialise the technology and know how behind the technology. The company was initially established using venture capital funding from Virotec International, an Australian environmental technology company. A first demonstration refining facility commenced construction in 2002. Successful start up of the demonstration facility accelerated the growth of Hydrodec ultimately resulting in the formation of Hydrodec Group plc, a company listed on the AIM in the London Stock Exchange in late 2004.

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.

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. was founded in Moji, Kita-Kyushu, in 1911 under the name of Idemitsu Shokai to engage in oil distribution. Since its foundation, Idemitsu has worked hard under the fundamental principle of social contribution through business, always maintaining respect for human beings in carrying out business operations. During its 97-year history, the Company has deployed its expertise globally in a wide range of strategic businesses, such as Core Businesses, including fuel products and basic chemicals; High Value- Added Businesses, including lubricants, performance chemicals, engineering plastics and such electronic materials as organic light emitting diode (OLED) materials, developed based on its own technologies cultivated in the Core Businesses; and Resource Businesses, including coal, uranium and geothermal energy in addition to oil exploration and production. As long as Japanese drive Toyotas, there will be a role for Idemitsu Kosan. The company is the #2 oil refiner in Japan (behind Nippon Oil). At its four refineries in Japan (processing 640,000 barrels per day) Idemitsu Kosan produces petroleum products, such as gasoline and other fuels, kerosene, and lubricants. It markets its fuel products through a network of 4,600 service stations. Idemitsu Kosan sells heavy oil and jet fuels to industries and kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to the residential sector. The company also has interests in oil exploration and production, as well as in other energy sources, including coal and uranium.

Imperial Oil Limited engages in the exploration, production, and sale of crude oil and natural gas in Canada. The company operates through three segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Chemical. The Upstream segment engages in the exploration and production of conventional crude oil, natural gas, synthetic oil, and bitumen primarily in the Western Provinces, the Canada Lands, and the Atlantic Offshore. Its primary conventional oil producing asset includes the Norman Wells oil field in the Northwest Territories. The Downstream segment engages in the transportation and refining of crude oil, as well as blending, distribution, and marketing of refined products. It owns and operates crude oil, and natural gas liquids and products pipelines in Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario. The Chemical segment engages in the manufacture and marketing of various petrochemicals, including ethylene, benzene, aromatic and aliphatic solvents, plasticizer intermediates, and polyethylene resin. As of December 31, 2009, Imperial Oil Limited had 1,204 million oil-equivalent barrels of proved undeveloped reserves; maintained a nation-wide distribution system, including 24 primary terminals, to handle bulk and packaged petroleum products moving from refineries to market by pipeline, tanker, rail, and road transport; and sold petroleum products through 1,850 Esso retail service stations, of which about 540 were company owned or leased. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Imperial Oil Limited is a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation.

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