Investment Opportunities in Natural Gas and Oil O-P:


Oakridge Energy, Inc. (OAKR) was incorporated in 1969 and for the past 35 years has been engaged in the exploration, development, production and sale of oil and gas, primarily in Texas.

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is involved in the oil and gas and chemicals industry. The company explores, develops, produces and markets crude oil and natural gas; as well as manufacturing and marketing basic chemicals, vinyls and performance chemicals. Occidental’s domestic oil and gas operations are located in Elk Hills and other smaller locations in California, the Hugoton field in Kansas and Oklahoma, the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico, and the Gulf of Mexico. International operations are located in Colombia, Ecuador, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Occidental also has exploration interests in several other countries. The Company, through its affiliates, owns and operates chemical manufacturing plants at 24 sites in the United States.

Oceaneering International Inc (OII) is a highly developed applied technology company which offers engineering and hardware services to customers who operate in space, marine and other harsh environments. The company’s products and services are marketed on a global scale to gas/oil companies, government agencies and construction engineering industries.

Odyssey Petroleum Corp. (PINK:ODEFF) is an emerging oil and gas exploration company focused on developing significant oil and natural gas reserves in the southern United States. When oil and gas prices were low, the company aggressively bought participation in exploration and development fields located primarily in the Mississippi Interior Salt Basin.

Oil States International Inc. (NYSE: OIS) is a leading manufacturer of deepwater production products and subsea pipelines and is located in many countries around the world. The company is a global provider of products and services to the offshore oil and gas, onshore oil and gas, defense and general industries. These markets are serviced by the company’s three subsidiaries, Offshore Construction, Marine Pipelines and Elastomers.

Oracle Energy Corp. (CVE:OCL) is an international junior oil and gas exploration company with assets in Texas, Romania, Italy and Peru.

Pacific Asia Petroleum, Inc. (PFAP.OB) is engaged in the business of oil and gas development, production and distribution in Pacific Rim countries, with an initial focus on developing a broad range of energy opportunities in China. The company’s primary focus is identifying and managing low-risk, high-return projects.

Panhandle Royal (AMEX: PHX) is a mineral holding company involved in fee mineral acquisition, ownership, management and development. The company vigorously takes part in the surveying, drilling, production and attainment of hydrocarbons on producing properties.

PanTerra Resource Corporation (PAN.V) is an independent resource company focused on the exploration and development of Shale Gas in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada. PanTerra is committed to explore for and develop shale gas on its extensive land holdings in the Province of Saskatchewan – where it hold all rights from surface to basement – and to create a solid asset base with an established Net Asset Value “NAV”.

Paramount Energy Trust (TSE:PMT.UN) began operations as Canada’s only 100% natural gas royalty energy trust in February 2003. The company generates cash flow from the production and sale of natural gas from assets that are primarily located in Alberta and southern Saskatchewan. PET produces from two core areas identified as the Northern District and the Southern District. The company also owns 93% of a private exploration company, Severo Energy Corp. which produces natural gas in central Alberta.

Paramount Resources LTD (POU.TO) is a Canadian-based petroleum and natural gas exploration, development and transportation energy company. The company has four operating units with distinct operating staff, capital budgets and targets in Kaybob; Grande Prairie; the Northern area which includes Northwest Alberta, the Liard Basin in the Northwest Territories and Northeast British Columbia; and the Southern area which includes production from southern Alberta, Montana and North Dakota. Paramount has adapted to a multitude of operating climates over the past 30 years and continues to record sustainable growth in value for shareholders.

Parker Drilling Co. (PKD) is an international offshore drilling and work over service energy company, based in Houston, Texas. Primary areas of interest are in the Gulf of Mexico and international land/offshore regions. The company also owns Quail Tools, a provider of premium industry rental tools.

Pebercan, Inc. (TSE:PBC) is engaged in the exploration, development and operation of oil reserves. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Peberco Limited, the company holds exclusive oil and gas exploration and operation rights to the Canasi, Seboruco and Santa Cruz concessions located in the Republic of Cuba.

Pemberton Energy Ltd (CVE:PBT) is a publicly held independent energy company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties. The company leverages its 200+ years of combined experience to increase shareholder value through the consistent identification of oil and gas assets with relatively low geological risk, yet substantial reserve potential.

PenGrowth Energy Trust (TSE:PGF.UN) is one of North America’s largest energy income trusts and have developed a solid base of high quality oil and natural gas assets with a large extended inventory of low risk projects. The company continues to seek opportunities through acquisition, industry consolidation, development, synergies and all other means to maximize returns to shareholders.

Petrobank Energy & Resources LTD (TSE:PBG) is a natural gas and oil exploration and production company with operations throughout western Canada and Colombia. Light oil operations are focused on the Bakken play in SE Saskatchewan. In 2006, the company applied new technology which greatly improved well productivity and expected recoveries. Natural gas operations are focused in central Alberta, and the unit has recently added a significant base of light oil production from our extensive land position in southeast Saskatchewan. The business unit’s proved plus probable plus possible reserves total 12.7 million boe. The company’s Canadian Business Unit is developing a solid production platform from low risk gas opportunities in central Alberta and an extensive inventory of Bakken light oil locations in southeast Saskatchewan, matched by new exploration projects and a large immature land foundation. Their Latin American Business Unit is operated by Petrobank’s 80.7% owned, TSX-listed subsidiary, Petrominerales Ltd. (trading symbol: PMG), which produces oil through two Incremental Production Contracts in Colombia and has exploration contracts covering 1.5 million acres in the Llanos and Putumayo Basins. WHITESANDS Ltd., Petrobank’s 84% owned subsidiary, owns 39,680 acres of oil sands leases with an estimated 2.6 billion barrels of gross bitumen in place.

PetroFalcon Corporation (TSE:PFC.TO) is an independent oil and gas company with exploration and production assets in Venezuela.

Petroquest Energy (PQ) is an independent energy company involved in the exploration, development, acquisition and production of oil and natural gas reserves in East Texas, Arkoma Basin, South Louisiana and the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Peyto Energy Trust (TSE:PEY.UN) is a natural gas weighted energy trust, dedicated to sustaining its importance on building value through the exploration and development of high quality gas assets.

Pioneer Drilling Co. (PDC: AMEX) offers land drilling services to oil and gas exploration and production companies, as well as supplimentary equipment and drilling crews.

Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) is a large independent exploration and production company with procedures in the United States Gulf coast and Alaska, Argentina, Canada, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, South Africa and Tunisia.

Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) is a publicly traded master limited partnership (MLP) engaged in the transportation, storage, terminalling and marketing of crude oil, refined products and liquefied petroleum gas and other natural gas related petroleum products. The company is also involved in the development and operation of natural gas storage, through their 50% indirect ownership in PAA Natural Gas Storage, LLC.

Prospex Resources LTD (TSE:PSX), based in Calgary, Canada, is a junior oil and gas exploration company, primarily involved in natural gas surveying throughout the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

Provident Energy Trust (TSE:PVE.UN) is a diverse energy company with high quality upstream oil and gas assets as well as midstream assets that include NGL extraction, fractionation, storage, transportation and marketing with access to markets across North America.

These stock suggestions are based on many factors, including company growth and stock market trends. O-Z oil and gas investment company picks to follow shortly!

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