Universal Petroleum

Universal Petroleum is a faction in Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. They are the third faction that the player encounters, and the first they work for (not counting the player faction, the PMC). The company is apparently run by Lorraine Rubin, a Texan businesswoman. The UP is being backed by the Allied Nations (specifically the US) to provide oil for the west and to prevent Solano from taking the oil from UP. Their massive HQ is located in Maracaibo.

Description
The UP is an American oil company, presumably based in Texas, judging by what is said by certain UP NPCs, and by the player character.

Because Venezuela had become such a hostile place to operate, especially after Ramon Solano came to power, UP hired Tactical Solutions mercenaries to protect their interests and their staff. These mercenaries represent the most commonly seen side of Universal Petroleum, its 'military'.

According to other dialogue (mostly from the UP CFO, who is rescued during a contract), the Venezuelan government was paying UP for its own oil. This is an obvious cause to Solano's plan.

Equipment and Vehicles
Most UP soldiers can be seen using: Their vehicles include:
 * Carbine
 * Light MG
 * RPG
 * Russian Sniper
 * Grenade Launcher
 * Raven series (includes MG, GL and TOW Launcher variants)
 * Rogue series (includes Anti-Tank, Combat and Assassin variants)
 * Archer Guntruck
 * Mantis Light Tank