Merit Energy Company is a private firm specializing in direct investments in oil and gas assets. Merit Energy Company acquires, develops, and operates mature producing oil and gas properties on behalf of equity-based limited partnerships. Merit Energy has operations 13 US states (primarily in the Rockies, Midcontinent, and the South and Southwest) and in the Canadian province of Alberta. It also has operations in Michigan and the Gulf of Mexico. In 2008 Merit Energy Company reported proved reserves of 471 million barrels of oil equivalent, and production of more than 94,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day. It has interests in more than 12,500 wells.

Marathon is a supplier of gasoline and distillates to resellers and consumers within our market area in the Midwest, upper Great Plains, Gulf Coast and southeastern regions of the United States. The wholesale distribution of petroleum products to private brand marketers and to large commercial and industrial consumers and sales in the spot market accounted for 69 percent of our refined products sales volumes in 2007. We sold 49 percent of our gasoline volumes and 89 percent of our distillates volumes on a wholesale or spot market basis.

Dawson Geophysical Company provides onshore seismic data acquisition services in the United States. Dawson Geophysical Company acquires and processes two dimensional (2D), three dimensional (3D), and multi-component seismic data for oil and gas companies and independent oil and gas operators, as well as for providers of multi-client data libraries. Dawson Geophysical Company 2-D method involves the collection of seismic data in a linear fashion and generates a single plane of subsurface seismic data. Its 3-D method produces a volume of seismic data, which produces precise images of the earth's subsurface. As of September 30, 2008, Dawson Geophysical Company operated 16 seismic data acquisition crews in the lower 48 states of the United States and a seismic data processing center. Dawson Geophysical Company was founded in 1952. Dawson Geophysical Company is headquartered in Midland, Texas and has additional offices in Houston, Denver, Oklahoma City, and Michigan.

Helmerich & Payne International Drilling was established in 1958, when Helmerich & Payne began drilling for oil and natural gas in Venezuela. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling raises the platform for Latin American crude. The contract oil and gas driller (a subsidiary of Helmerich & Payne) operates 11 drilling rigs in Venezuela. Ecuador is a second core area, with eight rigs in operation there. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling also drills in Argentina (three rigs), Colombia (two rigs), Tunisia (one rig), Bolivia (one rig), and Chile (one rig). In 2007 Helmerich & Payne International Drilling continued operations under a management contract for a customer's rig located offshore Equatorial Guinea, and completed a drilling consulting services contract in Russia.

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.

PetroLiance LLC distributes fuels, lubricants, and petroleum products to customers in the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and Ohio. PetroLiance was founded to anticipate and respond to the fundamental changes that are occurring in the industry, by implementing an innovative new approach to petroleum product distribution and marketing. The ultimate outcome of this endeavor will be improved operations, a higher level of service and responsiveness and, above all, greater profitability for our customers. PetroLiance LLC lubricant products include automotive and aviation lubricants, industrial greases, and metal processing fluids. Boncosky Oil, an authorized distributor of Exxon Mobil brand products in the Chicago area, merged with three other regional ExxonMobil distributors: Commercial Ullman Lubricants Company of Ohio; Lubricant Technologies, active in North and South Carolina, and Georgia; and Young Oil Company of Florida, to form the much stronger national player, PetroLiance.

As one of the fastest growing retail electricity providers in the nation, Gexa Energy has a proven track record of growing its business and providing value to customers. In addition, the company is a great sales platform for the Texas generation portfolio under the FPL Group’s competitive energy subsidiary, NextEra Energy Resources. NextEra Energy Resources is primarily a competitive wholesale power generator. NextEra Energy Resources is the largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun in North America. NextEra Energy Resources has nearly 70 wind facilities in operation in 16 states and Canada, including 11 in Texas, producing more than 6,700 megawatts of electricity, or enough power for more than 1.6 million average homes. The company co-owns and operates the largest solar field in the world in California’s Mojave Desert. Gexa Energy offers NextEra Energy’s wind power and other renewable energy to serve customers throughout Texas. Gexa Green is a product supplied from 100% Texas wind energy. Gexa Energy is a subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE: FPL). FPL Group, with 2008 revenues of more than $16 billion and a presence in 27 states is one of the nation’s leading clean energy providers. FPL Group’s proven resources provide Gexa Energy the opportunity to continue its rapid growth across Texas and the nation, and expand its ability to provide additional offerings to customers.

Double Eagle Petroleum Co. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Casper, Wyoming.Double Eagle Petroleum Co., an energy company, engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of natural gas and crude oil primarily in the Rocky Mountain Basins of the western United States. The company's principal properties include the Atlantic rim coal bed natural gas project located in south central Wyoming; the Pinedale Anticline property in the Green River basin of Wyoming; the Wind River basin in central Wyoming; the Moxa Arch and other areas located in southwest Wyoming; and the Christmas Meadows prospect in Utah. Double Eagle Petroleum Co. also engages in the transportation of gas through its intrastate gas pipeline. As of December 31, 2008, Double Eagle Petroleum Co. had estimated proved reserves of approximately 86.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas and approximately 420 thousand barrels of oil. Double Eagle Petroleum Co. also owned interests in a total of 1,125 producing wells and had an interest in 525,493 gross acres natural gas prone basins of the Rocky Mountains.

Korea Gas Corporation is the world's largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), KOGAS single-handedly helps South Koreans stay warm and chill out. Korea Gas Corporation is the sole provider of LNG to the country (24.6 million tons imported annually), operating three terminals and a nationwide pipeline network. KOGAS supplies LNG to power plants and utility companies throughout South Korea, and produces and supplies LNG products to domestic and overseas markets. Most of its imports come from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Oman, and Qatar. It is seeking new sources in Canada. KOGAS development initiatives include natural gas vehicles, LNG chiller/heater systems for homes, and fuel cells. The Korean government owns about 27% of the company.

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.

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