SemGroup, L.P., our parent company, is one of SemGroup Energy Partners’ principal strengths. SemGroup, L.P., is a privately held midstream company providing the energy industry means to move products from the wellhead to the wholesale marketplace. SemGroup has five main energy stream business markets – crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, natural gas liquids and asphalt – and serves them through its various subsidiaries. SemGroup has operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Wales (U.K.), Switzerland and Vietnam. SemGroup employs approximately 2,200 people. Founded in 2000, SemGroup has been ranked among the top 14 on Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies since 2004. SemGroup is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P. is owned 36.4 percent by SemGroup, L.P., 2 percent by our general partner and 61.6 percent by public unitholders.