Type: Public
On the web: http://www.eogresources.com
Employees: 2,290
Employee growth: 9.0%

EOG Resources hogs a resource -- natural gas. The independent oil and gas company is engaged in exploring for natural gas (and crude oil) and developing, producing, and marketing those resources. In 2010 EOG, an independent offspring of the once powerful Enron, reported estimated proved reserves of 1.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent, including 8.5 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas reserves and 386 million barrels of crude oil, condensate, and natural gas liquid (NGL) reserves. The company operates in major production basins in Canada, offshore Trinidad, the US, the UK sector of the North Sea, and in China (Sichuan basin).

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $6,099.9M
One year growth: 27.4%
Net income: $160.7M
Income growth: (70.6%)

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Mark G. Papa
SEVP Operations: Gary L. Thomas
VP and CFO: Timothy K. Driggers

Competitors:
Anadarko Petroleum
Apache
Sonde Resources Corp.

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