| 1. Eni S.p.A. (E) is an integrated energy company. The | | | | low-carbon businesses and options outsideoil and gas |
| Company’s activities include finding,producing, | | | | and is referred as Other Businesses and Corporate. |
| transporting, transforming and marketing oil and gas. | | | | Exploration and Production’sactivities include oil |
| During the year ended | | | | and natural gas exploration, development and |
| December 31, 2007, the Company’s oil and | | | | production (upstreamactivities), together with related |
| natural gas production averaged 1.736 millionbarrels of | | | | pipeline, transportation and processing activities |
| equivalent per day (mmboe/d). During 2007, | | | | (midstreamactivities and the natural gas liquids (NGLs), |
| estimated net proved reserves amountedto 6.37 | | | | liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas, and |
| billion barrels of equivalent (bboe). The Company | | | | powermarketing and trading businesses. The activities |
| operates through three divisions: | | | | of Refining and Marketing include the oilsupply and |
| Exploration & Production Division, Gas & Power | | | | trading, refining, marketing and transportation of |
| Division and Refining & Marketing Division. | | | | crude oil, petroleum and chemicalproducts. In April |
| In November 2008, Eni announced that it has | | | | 2008, BP registered in Russia its subsidiary BP |
| completed the acquisition of First Calgary | | | | Exploration Services. |
| Petroleums Ltd. | | | | 7. China Mobile Limited (CHL) is an investment holding |
| 2. Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. (TNH) is a limited | | | | company and a mobile servicesprovider in China. Its |
| partnership that produces and distributesnitrogen | | | | principal activity is providing mobile |
| fertilizer products. Its principal products are anhydrous | | | | telecommunications and relatedservices in 31 |
| ammonia (or ammonia) andurea ammonium nitrate | | | | provinces, autonomous regions and directly |
| solutions (UAN), which the Company manufactures at | | | | administered municipalities in |
| its facility in | | | | Mainland China and Hong Kong. As of April 30, 2008, |
| Verdigris, Oklahoma. The Company conducts its | | | | the total number of subscribers reached |
| operations through an operating partnership, | | | | 399.5 million. The Company’s businesses can be |
| Terra Nitrogen, Limited Partnership (TNLP or the | | | | primarily divided into voice business andvalue-added |
| Operating Partnership). Terra Nitrogen GP | | | | business. |
| Inc. (TNGP or General Partner) is the general partner | | | | 8. Vimpel-Communications (VIP) is a |
| of both TNCLP and TNLP and owns aconsolidated | | | | telecommunications operator, providing voice and |
| 0.05% interest in the Partnership. The General Partner | | | | dataservices through a range of wireless, fixed and |
| is an indirect, wholly ownedsubsidiary of Terra | | | | broadband technologies. The VimpelCom groupof |
| Industries Inc. (Terra). Terra is a producer and | | | | companies includes companies operating in Russia, |
| marketer of nitrogen products,serving agricultural and | | | | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, |
| industrial markets. | | | | Armenia, Tajikistan and Georgia. The Company |
| 3. TOTAL S.A. (TOT), together with its subsidiaries | | | | operates its mobile telecommunications servicesin |
| and affiliates, is an integrated internationaloil and gas | | | | Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Armenia, Tajikistan, |
| company. With operations in more than 130 countries, | | | | Uzbekistan and Georgia primarily underthe Beeline |
| TOTAL engages in all aspectsof the petroleum | | | | brand name. On February 28, 2008, the Company |
| industry, including Upstream operations (oil and gas | | | | completed the acquisition of |
| exploration, developmentand production, liquefied | | | | Golden Telecom, Inc. a provider of fixed-line |
| natural gas (LNG)) and Downstream operations | | | | telecommunications and Internet services inpopulation |
| (refining, marketingand the trading and shipping of | | | | centers throughout Russia and other countries in the |
| crude oil and petroleum products). The Company also | | | | Commonwealth of Independent |
| producesbase chemicals (petrochemicals and | | | | States. In Russia and other countries in the |
| fertilizers) and specialty chemicals for the industrial | | | | Commonwealth of Independent States, the |
| andconsumer markets. In addition, TOTAL has | | | | Companyoffers many of its other fixed-line |
| interests in the coal mining and power | | | | telecommunications and related services, and Internet |
| generationsectors, as well as a financial interest in | | | | servicesunder the Golden Telecom brand name. |
| Sanofi-Aventis. TOTAL’s worldwide operations | | | | 9. CNOOC Limited (CEO) is a producer of offshore |
| areconducted through three business segments: | | | | crude oil and natural gas and an independentoil and |
| Upstream, Downstream and Chemicals. In August | | | | gas exploration and production company. It mainly |
| 2008, Total E&P Canada Ltd. (Total Canada), a wholly | | | | engages in oil and natural gasexploration, |
| owned subsidiary of TOTAL, had takenup | | | | development, production and sales. The Company |
| approximately 94% interest in Synenco Energy Inc. | | | | has four major oil productionareas offshore China: |
| 4. Nucor Corporation (NUE) is engaged in the | | | | Bohai Bay, western South China Sea, eastern South |
| manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. | | | | China Sea and East |
| The Company operates in two business segments: | | | | China Sea. It is an offshore oil producer in Indonesia. |
| steel mills and steel products. Principalproducts from | | | | The Company also has certain upstreamassets in |
| the steel mills segment include hot-rolled steel and | | | | regions, such as Africa and Australia. As of December |
| cold-rolled steel. Steel millssegment’s hot-rolled | | | | 31, 2007, the Company ownednet proved reserves |
| steel products include angles, rounds, flats, channels, | | | | of approximately 2.6 billion barrels-of-oil (BOE) |
| sheet, wide-flangebeams, pilings, billets, blooms, beam | | | | equivalent and its averagedaily net production was |
| blanks and plate. Principal products from the steel | | | | 469,407 barrels-of-oil equivalent. |
| productssegment include steel joists and joist girders, | | | | 10. Chevron Corp (CVX) manages its investments in |
| steel deck, cold finished steel, steel fasteners, | | | | subsidiaries and affiliates, and providesadministrative, |
| metalbuilding systems and light gauge steel framing. In | | | | financial, management and technology support to the |
| March 2008, Nucor Corporation completedthe | | | | United States and |
| acquisition of SHV North America Corporation, which | | | | International subsidiaries that engage in fully |
| owns 100% of The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ) | | | | integrated petroleum operations, chemicalsoperations, |
| and related affiliates. In April 2008, Nucor Corporation | | | | mining operations of coal and other minerals, power |
| completed theacquisition of substantially all the assets | | | | generation and energy services. |
| of Metal Recycling Services Inc. MRS will | | | | Exploration and production (upstream) operations |
| operateunder the name, Metal Recycling Services, | | | | consist of exploring for, developing andproducing |
| LLC. | | | | crude oil and natural gas, and also marketing natural |
| 5. Pfizer Inc. (PFE) is a research-based, global | | | | gas. Refining, marketing andtransportation |
| pharmaceutical company. The Company | | | | (downstream) operations relate to refining crude oil |
| discovers,develops, manufactures and markets | | | | into finished petroleumproducts; marketing crude oil |
| prescription medicines for humans and animals. It | | | | and the many products derived from petroleum, and |
| operatesin two business segments: Pharmaceutical | | | | transportingcrude oil, natural gas and petroleum |
| and Animal Health. The Company also | | | | products by pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment |
| operatesseveral other businesses, including the | | | | andrail car. Chemical operations include the |
| manufacture of gelatin capsules, contract | | | | manufacture and marketing of |
| manufacturingand bulk pharmaceutical chemicals. In | | | | commoditypetrochemicals, plastics for industrial uses, |
| January 2008, the Company completed the | | | | and fuel and lubricant oil additives. |
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| from January 1, 2008, the Company operates intwo | | | | around the world. |
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| Refining and Marketing. A separatebusiness, | | | | Building information products and services. |
| Alternative Energy, handles the Company’s | | | | |