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Shell Oil Company is a leading oil and gas producer in the deep water Gulf of Mexico, a recognized pioneer in oil and gas exploration and production technology and one of America s leading oil and natural gas producers, gasoline and natural gas marketers and petrochemical manufacturers. The company operates in 50 states and employs more than 22,000 people delivering energy in technically innovative ways. As one of the largest providers of transport fuels, the company is committed to helping drivers use less energy and reduce emissions with advanced fuels and lubricants, leading the search for better biofuels and promoting government policies to reduce CO2 emissions from transport. In the United States, Shell is involved in the protection of the unique ecosystem of coastal Louisiana and has partnered with several local and national groups, such as America s Wetland Campaign, working to preserve the state's natural assets. It is an affiliate of the Shell Group, a worldwide group of energy and petrochemical companies that operate in more than 140 countries and territories. The Shell Group was started from an alliance made in 1907 between Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and The Shell Transport and Trading Company. Shell Oil Company maintains a location in Houston.

ConocoPhillips Company is an international energy company. It is the third-largest integrated energy company in the United States, based on market capitalization, oil and gas proved reserves and production and one of the largest refiners in the United States. It is a non-government controlled company and recognized for its technological expertise in deepwater exploration and production, reservoir management and exploitation, 3-D seismic technology, high-grade petroleum coke upgrading and sulfur removal throughout the world. James J. Mulva has been the chief executive officer of ConocoPhillips for more than seven years. He has been with the company for 33 years. Mulva holds a BBA and MBA from the University of Texas El Paso. Headquartered in Houston, the company has nearly 35,800 employees throughout the world and assets of $104 billion. ConocoPhillips stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol COP. The company has four core activities throughout the world, which include petroleum exploration and production; petroleum refining, marketing, supply and transportation; natural gas gathering, processing and marketing, including a 50-percent interest in Duke Energy Field Services; and chemicals and plastics production and distribution through a 50 percent interest in Chevron Phillips Chemical Company.