White Rose Energy Ventures is a company focussed on taking equity positions in non-OECD oil and gas opportunities where there is a clear value opportunity and where the opportunity is in need of expertise to move it to the next stage and where we believe we have the capabilities and contacts to achieve this. We help our clients accelerate their vision. SCOPE The projects we manage are those where private clients or governments have had problems in making progress for technical, commercial, financial or political reasons and where we feel our unique combination of experience can be used effectively to unlock the opportunity. We will happily work with National Oil Ministries and Companies, Indigenous Companies and small private companies to align the interests of the relevant parties. We will take positions either as operator or as a minority Joint Venture participant and will work with all parties to structure an approach that meets the needs of the key stakeholders.

http://www.whiteroseenergy.com/

The Petroleum, Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (SOC) Limited (PetroSA), is South Africa's national oil company. It owns, operates and manages South Africa's petroleum industry commercial assets. PetroSA is registered under South African law, employs about 2000 people and has its headquarters in Cape Town. PetroSA vigorously pursues investment opportunities both internationally and within South Africa, with a special focus on Africa. A pioneer in Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) technology, PetroSA owns and operates one of the world's largest GTL refineries. GTL technology is recognized throughout the world for producing the ‘cleanest’ fuels, through an environmentally friendly process. PetroSA is currently at an advanced stage of a project that could see the establishment of a world-class crude refinery in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. The project, known as Project Mthombo, will create the biggest refinery in Africa.

http://www.petrosa.co.za/

Our vision is to be amongst the top 5 back office design engineering support services companies in Nigeria, providing quality engineering services to a global customer base. We have been providing technical support to the oil and gas industry for 8 years now for companies in Nigeria, USA and other international markets. We also provide technical services for both onshore and offshore projects. We are currently serving most oil and gas companies both major and independent.

http://www.atlas-nigeria-engineering.com/

Noble Energy, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading independent energy companies engaged in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of crude oil and natural gas. Our goal is to deliver superior returns to our shareholders relative to our peers.

http://www.nobleenergyinc.com/neiweb/index.htm

Eunisell is a leading African chemical and specialty fluid management company, supplying key products and solutions to a wide base of customers operating in Africa.

http://www.eunisell.com/

Operating across the globe, Marathon is among the world’s leading integrated energy companies – applying innovative technologies to discover and develop valuable energy resources, providing high-quality products to the marketplace and delivering value to all of the Company’s stakeholders. Marathon, which is based in Houston, Texas, has principal operations in the United States, Angola, Canada, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Indonesia, Ireland, Libya, Norway and the United Kingdom. Marathon is the fourth largest United States-based integrated oil company and the nation's fifth largest refiner.

http://www.marathon.com/

EG LNG has delivered a new plant in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa. First LNG Cargo was delivered on May 24, 2007. One of the world’s fastest ever LNG projects, EG LNG Train 1 ranks Equatorial Guinea among an elite group of LNG suppliers and positions it as a competitive force in the Atlantic Basin market. EG LNG is ideally positioned in the Gulf of Guinea to become a regional gas hub, unlocking the value of stranded gas resources in Equatorial Guinea and neighboring countries.

http://www.eglng.com/

Tenaris is a leading supplier of tubes and related services for the world’s energy industry and certain other industrial applications. Our mission is to deliver value to our customers through product development, manufacturing excellence, and supply chain management. Tenaris employees around the world are committed to continuous improvement by sharing knowledge across a single global organization. Our customers include most of the world’s leading oil & gas companies as well as engineering companies engaged in constructing oil & gas gathering, transportation and processing facilities. Our principal products include casing, tubing, line pipe, and mechanical and structural pipes. All around the world, we offer our employees, community and institutions an active participation in a long-term, sustainable industrial project. The capacity for innovation and specialization of products and services, optimizing and integrating resources at a global level, enable Tenaris to maintain our competitive position in national and global markets.

http://www.tenaris.com/default.aspx

Since the Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone was officially opened in March 1997 it has gone from strength to strength. More than 30 international oil and gas companies, including many of the world’s largest corporations, are now registered as Free Zone users and cargo throughput has increased rapidly. Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone, managed by DMS International Ltd, is the only Free Zone in the world dedicated solely to the oil and gas industry. This bold initiative is a major success story for Nigeria. It is also very important for the local community, where it supports numerous jobs and has helped to drive forward infrastructural development.

http://www.onnefreezone.com/

Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with nearly 1,000 attorneys among 15 offices in Beijing, Charlotte, Chicago, Geneva, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York, Newark, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C. Our firm serves the needs of enterprises of all types and sizes, in both the private and the public sector. The exceptional depth and geographic reach of our resources enable Winston & Strawn to manage virtually every type of business-related legal issue. We understand that clients are looking for value beyond just legal expertise. With this in mind, we work hard to understand the level of involvement our clients want from us. We take time to learn about our clients’ organizations and their business objectives. And, we place significant emphasis on technology and teamwork in an effort to respond quickly and effectively to our clients’ needs. Winston & Strawn has built its reputation on the quality and character of its lawyers, past and present, many of whom are recognized leaders in the American legal community. Our history of more than 150 years is a chronicle of individuals and events that have helped shape the firm and create the strong foundation on which we continue to build. We remain committed to the traditions of client service, professional development, and community involvement instilled by our leaders of the past, while embracing the innovations driving the legal profession in the 21st century.

http://www.winston.com

WorleyParsonsAtlantic Limited is jointly owned by West Atlantic Energy Limited (Ghanaian company) and WorleyParsons. The company was incorporated under the Federal Republic of Ghana to provide World Class Project Delivery Services in the Oil and Gas Upstream and Downstream sectors. Our full-scope global project services span the entire asset lifecycle from the initial conceptual phase of major greenfield developments to ongoing asset services and brownfield modifications projects. Our capability and experience spans all oil and gas extraction and processing facility types and our global coverage enables us to provide comprehensive Engineering Procurement and Construction Management services to our customers. Office Address: 785/1, 11th Lane, OSU – RE, Accra Ghana. Telephone: +233 21 774 740, +233 21 774 792, +233 21 774 749 Fax: +233 21 774 807 Email: worleyparsonsatlantic@worleyparsonsati.com Website: www.worleyparsons.com

http://www.worleyparsons.com/

Utilizing our global operating locations, network and information resources, we are multilaterally pursuing business that ranges from product sales, worldwide logistics and financing, through to the development of major international infrastructure and other projects in the following fields: Iron & Steel Products, Mineral & Metal Resources, Infrastructure Projects, Motor Vehicles, Marine & Aerospace, Chemicals, Energy, Foods & Retail, Consumer Services, Information, Electronics and Telecommunications, Financial Markets and Transportation Logistics.

http://www.mitsui.com/jp/en/index.html

Without any prejudice to the foregoing, the Department of Petroleum Resources is vested with the necessary powers by various legal provisions to discharge the following functions and responsibilities: • supervising all petroleum industry operations being carried out under licences and leases in the country in order to ensure compliance with the applicable laws and regulations in line with good oil producing practices. • enfocing safety and environmental regulations and ensuring that those operations conform to national and international industry practices and standards. • keeping and updating records on petroluem industry operations, particularly on matters relating to petroleum reserves, production and exports of crude oil, gas and condensate, licenses and leases as well as rendering regular reports on them to Government. • advising Government and relevant Agencies on technical matters and policies which may have impact on the administration and control of petroleum. • processing all applications for licenses so as to ensure compliance with laid-down guidelines before making recommendations to the Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources. • ensuring timely and adequate payments of all rents and royalties as at when due. • Monitors Government Indigenisation policy to ensure that local content philosophy is achievable. These functions cover all activities in petroleum operations; upstream and downstream, as well as petrochemicals.

http://www.dprnigeria.com/

GNPC was established as a State-owned entity and given legal backing by two main statutes i.e. PNDC Laws 64 and 84. The PNDC Law 64 of 1983 mandates the Corporation "to undertake the exploration, development, production and disposal of petroleum" and PNDC Law 84 establishes the legal framework governing the contractual relationship between the State, GNPC and the prospective investor in upstream petroleum operations. These two statutes are supplemented by the Petroleum Income Tax Law, PNDC Law 188 of 1987. The Corporation was established with the following objects: * To accelerate the promotion of petroleum exploration activities to ensure early commercial discovery and production * To undertake the appraisal of existing petroleum discoveries to ensure production to meet national requirements * To ensure that Ghana obtains the greatest possible benefits from the development of its petroleum resources * To obtain the effective transfer to Ghana of appropriate technology relating to petroleum operations * To ensure the training of citizens of Ghana and the development of national capabilities in all aspects of petroleum operations and; * To ensure that petroleum operations are conducted in such a manner as to prevent adverse effects on the environment, resources and people of Ghana.

http://www.gnpcghana.com/home/

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, was established on April 1, 1977, under the statutory instrument-Decree No.33 of same year by a merger of Nigerian National Oil Corporation, NNOC, with its operational functions and the Federal Ministry of Mines & Power with its regulatory responsibilities. This decree established NNPC, a public organization that would, on behalf of Government, adequately manage all government interests in the Nigerian Oil industry. In addition to its exploration activities, the Corporation was given powers and operational interests in refining, petrochemicals and products transportation as well as marketing. Between 1978 and 1989, NNPC constructed refineries in Warri, Kaduna and Port Harcourt and took over the 35,000-barrel Shell Refinery established in Port Harcourt in 1965.

http://www.nnpcgroup.com/

GEPetrol was established as the National Oil Company of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea by Presidential Decree in February 2001, and became operational in 2002. The company has quickly moved to perform its new duties: * GEPetrol manages the state’s participation as a shareholder and other rights and obligations derived from the CPP (PSCs) signed before its creation. * GEPetrol acts as agents for the sales of the State’s share of hydrocarbons. * GEPetrol is responsible for the promotion of open acreage within Equatorial Guinea. * GEPetrol is responsible for undertaking training programmes to develop the skills of staff and to provide access to the most advanced technologies, techniques and knowledge of the oil industry. * GEPetrol is responsible for environmental policy and implementation. * GEPetrol may participate, either solely or as a partner with other national or foreign companies, in exploration and production activities either within Equatorial Guinea or abroad. GEPetrol interacts with the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy on a regular basis in order to coordinate the affairs of the industry in Equatorial Guinea, but is a separate and autonomous body. The Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy continues as the overall regulatory and administrative body for the petroleum industry in Equatorial Guinea

http://www.equatorialoil.com/pages/GEPetrol%20page.htm

SONAGAS GE is the national gas company created under presidential decree number 45/2005 dated january 24. It's the states representative in all activities related to the development of natural gas resources, SONAGAS is responsible for the diversification of gas as an energy base and for the revenues derived from gas utilization, It promotes opportunities for the development of gas projects throughout the country, but is also allowed to participate in projects outside of equatorial Guinea. Due to the surge worldwide in the demand for gas, and the need to reduce gas-flaring in the productive fields, the government of Equatorial Guinea created SONAGAS as a company in response to the large reservoirs of hydrocarbons gases nationwide which need to be exploit economically and profitably. The principal objetives of our company is to design, create and operate as well as continuosly evaluate any general processing, marketing explortation programs in the subsoil of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Serves as an agent of our governtment in order to revert to the state any benefits obtained from gas marketing and processing. Undertakes, either individually or in partnership whit other entities, within or outside the national territory, any relevant activities by nature and specially any gas processing, marketing, bottling and refinering activities.

http://www.sonagas-ge.com/WEB/sonagas-index.html

The GOC was conceived by a group of Oil, Gas and Energy industry professionals, ahead of Ghana’s new energy sector policy and realization of first oil. It was conceived as an avenue for interactive networking of professionals with mutual interest in the Oil, Gas and Energy industries; thereby the GOC’s activities are Energy-wide focused. We are a non-profit making entity, with the aim to facilitate lively and informed discussions on evolving and topical issues in the Energy sector, as it concerns Ghana, as well as benefitting from networking with others from Energy-related activities. Our goal thus, is to be actively forward thinking about the future of the Ghana’s Energy sector development. And we believe this avenue to be the best method of doing so. Active membership in the GOC is intended not only to be available to corporations, but also individuals and students who are engaged in, or who have an interest in engaging in, Petroleum and Energy upstream and downstream activities. We have currently registered over two hundred members; this number includes corporate members, ranging from Oil and Gas service providers to, individuals who are professionals in the sector as well as students who are currently studying in the field of Energy. Our wide array of services makes us a robust entity whose members benefit on a daily basis. Our services include but are not limited to: • A subscription-based GOC FORUM list-serve; this is an e-interactive forum designed as a place for discussing topical issues, sharing of ideas relevant to oil, gas and energy. • Regular membership engagement through meetings and social events, intended to provide great opportunities for members to gain contact with like-minded individuals and an opportunity to socialise. • Speaker series, as an opportunity for members to gain knowledge from well-renowned industry experts and global players. The speaker series results from the extensive partnerships GOC has been able to garner not only through our expert Advisory Board, but also through our key partnership with the Scottish Oil Club. • Current subscribers also receive our daily news highlight service, this is a service delivered for free as part of our membership subscription, it includes up to date and current local oil and gas and energy sector news, also available to be delivered directly to your mobile communications device • We also offer membership perks, such as a free copy of Upstream Oil and Gas publication (the internationally renowned publication) for each member, delivered straight to your home or office. The GOC, in partnership with UPSTREAM have also secured a subscription deal exclusively for The Ghana Oil Club members. • All these services and many more would be available to subscribers and yourself as members of the Ghana Oil Club. • Members gain password access to our online EXPERTS DIRECTORY as well as PUBLICATIONS SECTIONS

http://www.ghanaoilclub.org/