North American Energy Partners Inc. (NAEPI) provides a range of heavy construction and mining, piling and pipeline installation services to customers in the Canadian oil sands, mineral mining, commercial and public construction and conventional oil and gas markets. Its primary market is the Alberta oil sands, where it supports its customers’ mining operations and capital projects. NAEPI provides services through all stages of an oil sands project’s lifecycle, its core focus is on providing recurring services, such as contract mining, during the operational phase. As of March 31, 2009, the Company’s recurring services represented 65% of its oil sands business. NAEPI’s principal oil sands customers include four of the producers that are mining bitumen in Alberta: Syncrude Canada Ltd.1, Suncor Energy Inc., Albian Sands Energy Inc.2 and Canadian Natural Resources Limited. The Company’s business is organized into three operating segments: Heavy Construction and Mining, Piling and Pipeline.