Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
http://www.adnoc.com/

"Abu Dhabi National Oil Company was established in 1971, to operate in the oil and gas industry in the United Arab Emirates. ADNOC has become one of the world's leading oil companies, with substantial business interests in upstream exploration, development, production and marketing of oil and gas, and downstream refining, distribution and marketing of petroleum products, as well as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and marketing. ADNOC owns and operates two refineries at Umm Al Nar and Ruwais, Gas treatment plant at Habshan, Gas pipelines distribution network and the chlorine industries at Umm Al Nar. ADNOC Group of Companies operates in all sectors of the oil and gas industry, including drilling, construction, marine services, fertilizers, shipping and distribution."

Alberta Energy Company Ltd.
http://www.aec.ca/

"Alberta Energy Company Ltd.'s (TSE:AEC) (NYSE:AOG) high-impact growth in its upstream and midstream divisions has created one of the largest independent oil and gas companies in North America. The Company is currently Canada's largest natural gas exploration, production and storage player, and the fourth largest among upstream companies in North America. AEC is also a major developer and pipeliner of conventional, synthetic and heavy oil in Canada. AEC has set a vision to become one of the "global super-independents" in the oil and gas business, and now has growing investments in Ecuador, Argentina, Australia, and the Caspian region. AEC's disciplined adherence to its "Growth, Value, Performance" investment criteria has resulted in a Company with an enterprise value of approximately C$9 billion, the largest in Canada's independent sector and the fourth largest in North America."

Amerada Hess Corporation
http://www.hess.com/

"Our business is petroleum. At home and abroad, we explore millions of promising acres both onshore and offshore. Thousands of wells produce oil and gas from our substantial reserves. The company's refineries, among the industry's most sophisticated and efficient, produce quality fuel oils, gasoline and other petroleum products. To move crude oil and refined products, we operate a large fleet of tankers and other specialized vessels. We have extensive storage capacity, the largest on the East Coast of the United States, made up of strategically placed terminals distributing Amerada Hess products to customers from Boston to Houston and beyond. We market our high quality fuels to industry and consumers. Our retail outlets provide both gasoline and convenience store items through the most modern and sparkling clean facilities."

American International Petroleum Corporation
http://www.aipcorp.com/

"American International Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ/NMS: AIPN) is a diversified petroleum company which, through various wholly owned subsidiaries, is involved in oil and gas exploration and development in Kazakhstan, and in refining, marketing and transportation of petroleum products in the United States."

Aurora Power Resources, Inc.
http://www.aurorapower.com/

"Aurora Power Resources, Inc. is a privately held Alaskan corporation with offices in Anchorage, Alaska and Houston, Texas. The company was formed in 1994 and pioneered competitive retail sales of natural gas in Southcentral Alaska. Aurora Gas, LLC was formed to pursue natural gas exploration and production opportunities in the Cook Inlet of Alaska. The company holds oil and gas mineral leases covering approximately 15,000 net acres. Our most prospective holding is 100% interest in the Nicolai Creek Unit. This field contains proved, but undeveloped reserves of natural gas and has significant upside potential for additional reserves."