Natural gas and petroleum in Oakland, CA

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. ConocoPhillips has a facility in Rodeo, Calif. 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.

Airgas Inc. is one of the United States' largest distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases and related equipment, and the third largest distributor of safety supplies, has a franchise consisting of approximately 700 locations, including branch locations, distribution centers, and inbound and outbound telemarketing operations. Based in Berkeley, Calif., it offers products and services to industrial and commercial markets. The firm is additionally one of the largest United States producers of nitrous oxide and dry ice and one of the largest liquid carbon dioxide producers in the Southeast.