NSF and the USAP have been anchoring the U.S. presence in Antarctica since 1956 through its active and influential scientific research program, supporting fundamental discovery research that can only be done there and studying the Antarctic and its interactions with the rest of the planet. The program goals include:  understanding the region and how its ecosystems depend on the polar environment; understanding its effects on (and responses to) global processes such as climate, and using the region as a platform for fundamental research in every scientific discipline.  Antarctica's remoteness and extreme climate make it a unique and natural laboratory environment.

Kellogg, Brown, and Root - KBR  has been active on the African continent for nearly 60 years and continues to take on complex projects with its customers and partner nations. KBR's major African office is located in Johannesburg, South Africa, and plays a major role in the construction of ammonia plants in Egypt, a GTL facility in Nigeria and two more LNG liquefaction trains at Bonny Island, which will be the largest capacity LNG trains in the world.