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MRE Consulting Ltd. provides information technology services, business consulting and staffing solutions. It offers information technology (IT) consulting services, such as architecture and technical applications design and integration, custom applications development, systems integration, disaster planning, recovery, development of Websites and Web services. The company was founded by Michael K. Short and Shane J. Merz in 1994 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Ares Management Corp., U.S. Energy Partners LLC is a company that provides ethanol processing services. The company is based in Russell, KS. U.S. Energy Partners was acquired by White Energy, Inc., part of Ares Management Corp. from July 06, 2006 on April 20, 2006.

TradeSpark LP provides electronic online trading services. The firm is the marketplace for electricity, natural gas, coal, emission allowances and derivatives traders. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Siberian Energy Group, Inc. was a development stage company which is seeking opportunities for investment in and acquisition of small to medium companies in Russia, specifically in the oil and gas industry. The company was founded on August 13, 1997 and was headquartered in New York, NY.

The Group's principal activity is to provide software solutions and strategic consulting services. Its integrated software solutions enable energy companies to more efficiently and profitably trade energy, streamline transaction management, manage complex risk scenarios and make optimal operational decisions. The Group's software can be used by any entity that buys, sells, trades, or takes a position in energy. It serves customers in every segment of the wholesale energy industry, including traders, marketers, generators, producers, gatherers, processors, pipeline companies, utilities, distribution companies, and public agencies. The Group currently has 300 customers, including British Energy, Consolidated Edison, Conoco, Dynegy, El Paso Energy, Endesa, and Royal Dutch/ Shell. The brand names include ZaiNet, Nucleus, FrontOffice, GasMaster and Weather Delta and others. Software Licensing and Services accounted for 98% of 2002 revenues and Strategic Consulting, 2%.