Exploration and Production

Premier Oil plc. Premier Oil plc.- Exploration and production operations in Asia, the Middle East and Pakistan, the North Sea and West Africa. Tundra Oil and Gas, Ltd. Tundra Oil and Gas, Ltd.- Focus in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Canada. Operates approximately 300 wells. Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL- Operating in Australia, New Zealand and Africa. Ranken Energy Corporation Ranken Energy Corporation- Operating in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. MC3 Resources MC3 Resources- Operating primarily in Saskatchewan, Canada. Also provides third party management of hydrocarbons operations. Norwest Energy NL Norwest Energy NL- Operating in the north and west of Australia. Aera Energy LLC Aera Energy LLC- California oil and gas producer with operating properties extending from the LA Basin in the south to the Sacramento Delta in the north. Aruba Petroleum Inc. Aruba Petroleum Inc.- Operations focused on Barnett Shale plays in north Texas, and on the Anakarko Basin in Oklahoma. Pinnacle Energy Ltd. Pinnacle Energy Ltd.- UK based exploration and production, asset management and consulting company. Vista Resources Inc. Vista Resources Inc.- Gas production, pipelining, reserve acquisitions and marketing in the Appalachian Basin. St. Mary Land & Exploration Company St. Mary Land & Exploration Company- Exploration and enhanced recovery in Anadarko, Williston, and Permian basins. Also Arklatex area, West Texas and coastal Louisiana. Compton Petroleum Ltd. Compton Petroleum Ltd.- Calgary-based independent operating in Western Canada. Penneco Oil Company, Inc. Penneco Oil Company, Inc.- Operates in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Investors can participate in drilling partnerships. Oracle Energy Inc. Oracle Energy Inc.- Energy company actively engaged in the exploration and development of a suite of oil prospects situated on Yemen's Red Sea coast proximate to the Saudi Arabian… True companies True companies- Family owned businesses dealing with oil and gas exploration, drilling, brokerage, trucking and ranching. Pioneer Natural Resources Company Pioneer Natural Resources Company- Large independent with operations in the United States, Canada, Argentina, South Africa, Gabon and Tunisia. Continental Energy Corporation Continental Energy Corporation- A small independent operator concentrating on Indonesian concessions which total 3.7 million acres. Soco International Plc Soco International Plc- Production in Yemen, Mongolia, Russia and Tunisia. Exploration in SE Asia. Headquarters in United Kingdom. BreitBurn Energy BreitBurn Energy- Operates primarily in California. Also pursuing exploration in Wyoming, Texas, Louisiana and shallow Gulf of Mexico. Comstock Resources, Inc. Comstock Resources, Inc.- Operating in Texas, Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico. Hydro Oil and Energy Hydro Oil and Energy- Operating on the Norwegian continental shelf. Company also operates in Angola, Canada, Libya and Russia, with prospects in Iran and the Mexican Gulf. Lundin Petroleum Lundin Petroleum- Swedish company operating in Sudan and Iran.