Baytex Energy Trust company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.Baytex Energy Trust, an open-end unincorporated investment trust, through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploitation, development, acquisition, and production of oil and natural gas in Canada. Baytex Energy Trust principal properties are located in Ardmore, Carruthers, Celtic, Cold Lake, Dodsland, Marsden/Epping/Macklin/Silverdale Seal, Tangleflags, Bon Accord, Darwin/Nina, Leahurst, Pembina, Richdale/Sedalia, Red Earth/Goodfish/Lafond, Stoddart, Turin, and Lindbergh in Canada, as well as in North Dakota and Wyoming in the United States. In addition, Baytex Energy Trust holds interests in heavy oil assets located in the Kerrobert and Coleville areas of southwest Saskatchewan, as well as certain natural gas assets located in the Ferrier area of west central Alberta.

Black Raven Energy (formerly PRB Energy) is engaged in coal-bed methane production in the Rocky Mountains. Black Raven Energy, Inc. focuses on natural gas gathering and exploration and production. Black Raven Energy, Inc. exploration and gathering and processing operations are primarily located in the Powder River Basin. In 2007 PRB Energy was targeting reserves of about 100 billion cu. ft. of natural gas equivalent, before deteriorating finances hurt its expansion plans. Black Raven Energy, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2008. In preparation to emerge from bankruptcy Black Raven Energy, Inc. reorganized as Black Raven Energy in 2009.

Oakridge Energy, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is based in Wichita Falls, Texas.Oakridge Energy, Inc. engages in the exploration for, development, production, and sale of oil and gas primarily in Texas. Oakridge Energy, Inc. owns a 25% working interest in the BSR field consisting of 23 producing wells in Madison County, Texas. Oakridge Energy, Inc. also owns interest in a gravel property, which consists of gas, coal, and other mineral deposits on approximately 63.5 acres of land in La Plata County, Colorado. As of February 28, 2009, Oakridge Energy, Inc. owned working and overriding royalty interests in 8,884 gross acres of developed oil and gas leases, and 51 gross productive oil and gas wells.

SmartestEnergy is licensed as an electricity supplier, a natural gas supplier and a natural gas shipper. The company began trading in October 2001, primarily to enable smaller embedded generators of primarily renewable energy to gain access to the deregulated energy market in the UK. SmartestEnergy relies on its quick-wittedness to survive in the highly competitive UK energy trading sector. The company, a subsidiary of leading Japanese trading company Marubeni, primarily markets electricity in the deregulated UK market through partnerships with independent power producers, including its sister company Marubeni Europower. SmartestEnergy also trades natural gas and other energy commodities, provides market analysis and risk management services, and provides retail energy supply services to commercial and industrial customers.

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.

Chevron Corporation (Chevron) manages its investments in subsidiaries and affiliates, and provides administrative, financial, management and technology support to the United States and International subsidiaries that engage in fully integrated petroleum operations, chemicals operations, mining operations of coal and other minerals, power generation and energy services. Exploration and production (upstream) operations consist of exploring for, developing and producing crude oil and natural gas, and also marketing natural gas. Refining, marketing and transportation (downstream) operations relate to refining crude oil into finished petroleum products; marketing crude oil and the many products derived from petroleum, and transporting crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products by pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment and rail car. In April 2009, Reliance Industries Limited bought back Chevron Corporation's 5% stake in Reliance Petroleum Limited.

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.

Webber Oil Company provides home heating oil and propane in Maine and New Hampshire. Webber Oil has 18 heating oil and propane supply locations in Maine, and three in New Hampshire. Webber Oil Company, which was founded in 1935 by Alburney Webber, also rents and installs energy efficient space heaters and hot water heaters, and provides other energy-related services. Webber Oil Company once owned and operated more than a dozen gas stations and convenience stores in the region, but in late 2008 decided to exit that business. Webber Energy Fuels remains one of the largest and most progressive fuel companies in New England.

The SoCo Group is that it does more than simply distribute commercial and industrial petroleum products and lubricants to customers in Southern California. SoCo Group also operates cardlock, fleet fueling, and a network retail brand gasoline stations and dealers stations that sell gasoline under the Chevron, Shell, SoCo and Valero brands, and others. The SoCo Group operates a fleet of more than 40 bulk delivery trucks that carry a range of fuels, including jet fuels and marine diesel. The SoCo Group can also monitor the level of products in customers' fuels and lubricant tanks via the Internet.

J-W Operating Company designs, manufactures, and distributes oilfield equipment and provides oilfield services used to expedite the production of oil and natural gas wells. Through subsidiaries Cohort Energy, Excell Services, J-W Gathering, J-W Measurement, J-W Power, and J-W Wireline, J-W Operating Company provides gas gathering and processing, gas compression and measurement, oil and gas exploration, and drilling and production services across the US. J-W Operating Company is an Energy Development and Energy Services company that specializes in natural gas compression, gathering, exploration and production, well servicing and gas measurement. J-W Operating Company various businesses operate in the states of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, California, Montana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and North Dakota. J-W Operating is owned by the family of CEO Howard G. Westerman, Jr.

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