Bob G. Puchniak

Petrobank Energy & Resources Ltd. operates as a heavy oil exploration and production company with operations in Western Canada. It operates through two business units: Whitesands and Archon. The Whitesands unit focuses on developing Petrobank's oil assets located in the Peace River, Alberta area and Saskatchewan's heavy oil belt. The Archon unit focuses on pioneering new and improved methods of finding and producing oil. The company was founded by James D. Tocher and Jerald Lindsay Oaks on December 1, 1983 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Western Oil Sands Inc. designs, constructs and operates the principal facilities needed to mine, extract, transport, and upgrade the recoverable bitumen reserves found in certain oil sands deposits in northeastern Alberta

CNOOC Canada, Inc. develops integrated oil sand projects. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Trident Resources Corp. provides natural gas exploration services. It focuses on the exploration for and exploitation of unconventional natural gas resources, primarily in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin ('WCSB'). The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

James Richardson & Sons Ltd. engages in international grain trade and agri-food business, energy, real estate, financial services and investments. It offers agriculture and food processing, energy exploration, development and marketing, financial services, and real estate services. The company was founded by James Richardson in 1857 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

Moffat Communications Ltd. provides internet; digital television cablevision; and television broadcasting. Its brands include Videon, Videon @ Home, PowerSurfr, Kingwood Cablevision, Inc. and wtn. The company is located in Winnipeg, Canada.

Part of Pembina Pipeline Corp., Richland Petroleum Corp. explores for, produces, and develops oil and gas properties. The company is based in Calgary, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Paul C. Stamino. Richland Petroleum was acquired by Provident Energy Trust on January 16, 2002 for $56.21 million.

Richardson International Ltd. operates as an agricultural and food industry company. It offers production, facility management, logistics, product sourcing, and processing. The company was founded by James A. Richardson in 1857 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

Value Creation Inc. (VCI) is a private Alberta company established in 1998. VCI is part of the Value Creation Group of Companies (the 'Group'), which is focused on transforming the oil sands industry by applying its breakthrough proprietary technology to resource development and to bitumen upgrading. The Group's vision is to be a pre-eminent oil sands developer, differentiating itself with innovative technologies and creative applications to create enhanced value in the full oil sands development value chain.