Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC)- Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, with 2.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent of proved reserves as of December 31, 2009. The Company operates in three operating segments: Oil and gas exploration and production, Midstream and Marketing.
Approach Resources, Inc. (AREX)- Approach Resources Inc. (Approach) is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of natural gas
and oil properties. The Company operates or have interests in West Texas, East Texas, Northern New Mexico and Southwest Kentucky.
Apache Corp. (APA)- Apache Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Canada, Egypt, the United Kingdom North Sea, Australia and Argentina. Apache common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and quoted on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol APA.
Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI)- Baker Hughes Incorporated (Baker Hughes) is engaged in the oilfield services industry. The Company is a supplier of wellbore related products and technology services and systems and provides products and services for drilling, formation evaluation, completion and production, and reservoir technology and consulting to the worldwide oil and natural gas industry.
Brigham Exploration Co. (BEXP)- Brigham Exploration Company is an independent exploration, development and production company that utilizes advanced exploration, drilling and completion technologies to systematically explore for, develop and produce domestic onshore oil and natural gas reserves.
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG)- Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the development, exploitation and exploration of oil and gas properties located in North America. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company restructured its operations by combining its Rocky Mountain and Appalachian areas to form the North Region and combining the Anadarko Basin with its Texas and Louisiana areas to form the South Region.
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. (CRZO)- Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (Carrizo) is an independent energy company, together with its subsidiaries is engaged in the exploration, development, production and transportation of natural gas and oil, principally in the United States. Its core area is the Barnett Shale area in North Texas (Barnett Shale or Fort Worth Barnett Shale), with a focus on Southeast Tarrant County, Texas.
Cimarex Energy Co. (XEC)- Cimarex Energy Co. is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The Company's operations are located in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas and Wyoming. As of December 31, 2009, proved oil and gas reserves totaled 1.5 trillion cubic feet equivalent (Tcfe), consisting of 1.2 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas and 58 million barrels of oil and natural gas liquids.
Continental Resources Inc. (CLR)- Continental Resources, Inc. is an independent crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company with operations in the North, South and East regions of the United States. As of December 31, 2009, approximately 76% of its estimated proved reserves were located in the North region.
Concho Resources, Inc. (CXO)- Concho Resources Inc. (Concho) is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development and exploration of oil and natural gas properties. The Company's principal operating areas are located in the Permian Basin region of Southeast New Mexico and West Texas, an onshore oil and natural gas basin in the United States.
ConocoPhillips (COP)- ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company. It has six segments. Its E&P segment explores for, produces, transports and markets crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids and bitumen on a worldwide basis.
Crimson Exploration Inc. (CXPO)- Crimson Exploration Inc. is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploitation, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties, primarily in the United States Gulf Coast and South Texas regions.
Denbury Resources Inc. (DNR)- Denbury Resources Inc. (Denbury) is engaged in the acquisition, development, operation and exploration of oil and natural gas properties in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, primarily in Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Alabama.
Devon Energy Corporation (DVN)- Devon Energy Corporation (Devon), together with its subsidiaries, is an independent energy company engaged primarily in exploration, development and production of natural gas and oil. The Company's oil and gas operations are concentrated in various North American onshore areas in the United States and Canada.
EXCO Resources Inc. (XCO)- EXCO Resources, Inc. (EXCO) is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the exploration, exploitation, development and production of onshore North American oil and natural gas properties.
Forest Oil Corp. (FST)- Forest Oil Corporation (Forest) is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids primarily in North America. Forest's total estimated proved reserves as of December 31, 2009, were approximately 2,121 billion cubic feet equivalent.
GeoResources, Inc. (GEOI)- GeoResources, Inc. is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition and development of oil and gas reserves through an active and diversified program, which includes purchases of reserves, re-engineering, development and exploration activities focused in the Southwest, Gulf Coast and the Williston Basin areas of the United States.
GMX Resources Inc. (GMXR)- GMX Resources Inc. (GMX) is a pure play independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company. The Company is focused on the development of Haynesville/Bossier Shale and Cotton Valley Sands in the Sabine Uplift of the Carthage, North Field of Harrison and Panola counties of East Texas (its core area).
Halliburton Company (HAL)- Halliburton Company provides a variety of services and products to customers in the energy industry related to the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas.
Hess Corporation (HES)- Hess Corporation (Hess) is a global integrated energy company that operates in two segments, Exploration and Production (E&P) and Marketing and Refining (M&R). The E&P segment explores for, develops, produces, purchases, transports and sells crude oil and natural gas.
Linn Energy, LLC (LINE)- Linn Energy, LLC (LINN Energy) is an independent oil and natural gas company. The Company’s properties are located in the United States, primarily in the Mid-Continent, California and the Permian Basin. During the year ended December 31, 2009, its proved reserves were 1,712 billions of cubic feet equivalent (Bcfe), of which approximately 36% were oil, 45% were natural gas and 19% were natural gas liquids (NGL).
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. (MHR)- Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (Magnum Hunter) is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of oil and natural gas, primarily in West Virginia, North Dakota, Texas and Louisiana.
MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU)- MDU Resources Group, Inc. is a diversified natural resource company. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (Montana-Dakota), a public utility division of the Company, through the electric and natural gas distribution segments, generates, transmits and distributes electricity and distributes natural gas .
Newfield Exploration Co. (NFX)- Newfield Exploration Company is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of oil and gas properties. The Company's domestic areas of operation include the Anadarko and Arkoma Basins of the Mid-Continent, the Rocky Mountains, onshore Texas and the Gulf of Mexico..
Newfield Exploration Co. (NFX)- Newfield Exploration Company is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of oil and gas properties. The Company's domestic areas of operation include the Anadarko and Arkoma Basins of the Mid-Continent, the Rocky Mountains, onshore Texas and the Gulf of Mexico..
Nexen Inc. (NXY)- Nexen Inc. (Nexen) is an independent, Canada-based global energy company. It operates in three segments: oil and gas, energy marketing, and chemicals. The oil and gas operations include the UK North Sea, Canada, Syncrude, US Gulf of Mexico, Yemen and Other International (Colombia, offshore West Africa and Norway).
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NOG)- Northern Oil & Gas, Inc., is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation and development of oil and natural gas properties. It is focused on the activities primarily on projects based in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States, specifically the Bakken and Three Forks/Sanish formations within the Williston Basin.
Newfield Exploration Co. (NFX)- Newfield Exploration Company is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of oil and gas properties. The Company's domestic areas of operation include the Anadarko and Arkoma Basins of the Mid-Continent, the Rocky Mountains, onshore Texas and the Gulf of Mexico.
Oasis Petroleum Inc. (OAS)- Oasis Petroleum Inc. is an independent exploration and production company focused on the acquisition and development of unconventional oil and natural gas resources. It has accumulated approximately 292,000 net leasehold acres in the Williston Basin.
Oceaneering International, Inc. (OII)- Oceaneering International, Inc. is an oilfield provider of engineered services and products to the offshore oil and gas industry, with a focus on deepwater applications. Through the use of its applied technology, it also serves the defense and aerospace industries.
Petrohawk Energy Corporation (HK)- Petrohawk Energy Corporation is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of predominately natural gas properties located onshore in the United States.
Petroleum Development Corporation (PETD)- Petroleum Development Corporation (PDC), doing business as PDC Energy, is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration for and the acquisition, development, production and marketing of natural gas and oil.
Penn Virginia Corp. (PVA)- Penn Virginia Corporation is an independent oil and gas company primarily engaged in the development, exploration and production of natural gas and oil in various domestic onshore regions including East Texas, the Mid-Continent, Appalachia, Mississippi and the Gulf Coast.
Pioneer Drilling Co. (PDC)- Pioneer Drilling Company provides drilling and production services to oil and gas exploration and production companies throughout the United States and internationally in Colombia. The Company operates in two segments: Drilling Services Division and Production Services Division.
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (PXD)- Pioneer Natural Resources Company (Pioneer) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, South Africa and Tunisia. The Company explores, develops and produces oil and gas reserves.
Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP)- Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP) is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the activities of acquiring, developing, exploring and producing oil and gas properties primarily in the United States.
Range Resources Corporation (RRC)- Range Resources Corporation is an independent natural gas company, engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of primarily natural gas properties, mostly in the Southwestern and Appalachian regions of the United States.
Rex Energy Corporation (REXX)- Rex Energy Corporation (Rex) is an independent oil and gas company operating in the Appalachian Basin and the Illinois Basin. In the Appalachian Basin, the Company is focused on the Marcellus Shale drilling projects.
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (ROSE)- Rosetta Resources Inc. (Rosetta) is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development, acquisition and production of oil and gas properties. The Company's operations are concentrated in the areas of the Sacramento Basin of California, the Rockies, and South Texas.
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (SD)- SandRidge Energy, Inc (SandRidge) is a natural gas and oil company. The Company is engaged in the exploration, development and production activities related to the exploitation of its holdings in West Texas. Its areas of focus are the West Texas Overthrust (the WTO) and the Permian Basin.
Schlumberger Limited (SLB)- Schlumberger Limited (Schlumberger) is a supplier of technology, integrated project management and information solutions to customers working in the oil and gas industry.
Southwestern Energy Co. (SWN)- Southwestern Energy Company (Southwestern Energy) is an independent energy company engaged in natural gas and crude oil exploration, development and production (E&P). The Company also focuses on creating and capturing additional value through its natural gas gathering and marketing businesses, which it refers to as Midstream Services.
Stone Energy Corp. (SGY)- Stone Energy Corporation (Stone Energy) is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development and operation of oil and gas properties located primarily in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Swift Energy Co. (SFY)- Swift Energy Company is engaged in developing, exploring, acquiring, and operating oil and natural gas properties, with a focus on oil and natural gas reserves onshore and in the inland waters of Louisiana and Texas.
Venoco, Inc. (VQ)- Venoco, Inc. is an independent energy company primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation and development of oil and natural gas properties. The Company's principal properties are located both onshore and offshore Southern California, onshore in California's Sacramento Basin and onshore along the Gulf Coast of Texas.
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (WLL)- Whiting Petroleum Corporation is an independent oil and gas company. The Company is engaged in acquisition, development, exploitation, production and exploration activities primarily in the Permian Basin, Rocky Mountains, Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast and Michigan regions of the United States.
Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB)- The Williams Companies, Inc. (Williams) is a natural gas company. The Company primarily finds, produces, gathers, processes and transports natural gas. Its operations are concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountains, Gulf Coast, Eastern Seaboard, and the province of Alberta in Canada.
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