News Articles http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/ 12/11/2008 9:45:00 AM Lighthouse Petroleum, Inc. is pleased to announce the results of the Geosensing report conducted by Hawkeye Geosensing Ltd. of Calgary, Canada on the Diamond Springs Prospect, located within the prolific Wind River Basin http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/Lighthouse-Petroleum-Inc-Releases-Positive-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/11/2008 9:45:00 AM daratechPLANT, announced today that it will be expanding its content in 3D imaging and laser scanning for the power/energy, petrochemicals/chemicals, oil & gas and shipbuilding industries with its new Plant Asset Scanning Summit. http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/daratechPLANT-2009-Conference-Launches-Plant-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/9/2008 12:30:00 PM Neal & Massy Wood Group Ltd. ("NMWG"), a Trinidadian company jointly owned by a John Wood Group PLC ("Wood Group") subsidiary and Neal & Massy Energy Ltd., has been awarded a five-year, performance-based contract by Methanex Trinidad Ltd. ("Methanex") to provide maintenance services for its Titan and Atlas methanol production facilities in Trinidad http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/Neal-Massy-Wood-Group-To-Provide-Maintenance-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/9/2008 4:07:00 AM Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and American Shale Oil, LLC (AMSO), a subsidiary of IDT Corporation, announced recently that they have entered into a technical cooperation agreement to develop carbon sequestration technologies for in ground shale oil production processes http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/Livermore-Lab-And-American-Shale-Oil-Team-To-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/8/2008 12:00:00 AM Adwest Technologies' RETOX Dual Chamber Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTOs) provide cost effective 99% and greater VOC Abatement for point source VOC abatement applications starting at 500 scfm and greater. http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/Adwest-Provides-Regenerative-Thermal-Oxidizer-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/3/2008 9:25:30 AM PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and their environment, today announced the acquisition of Arnel Inc., a recognized leader in custom engineered solutions for gas chromatography applications in the petrochemical, food and beverage, and industrial hygiene markets. http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/PerkinElmer-Announces-Strategic-Acquisition-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/3/2008 9:00:00 AM In the United Kingdom, Murco Petroleum Limited's Milford Haven refinery recently announced a new wireless network to assist in monitoring offsite operations that deal with large amounts of flammable gas and liquid. http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/Wireless-Mesh-Helps-UK-Petroleum-Refinery-Inc-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/2/2008 8:00:00 AM ION Geophysical Corporation recently announced that its Concept Systems software group has signed a five-year agreement with Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), one of the leading geophysical companies in the world http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/ION-And-PGS-Sign-Fleet-Wide-Agreement-For-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/2/2008 12:23:00 AM Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has started up its California LNG Plant at Boron, California, the largest LNG (liquefied natural gas) production plant in the Southwest and the first large-scale plant in California. http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/Clean-Energy-Opens-First-Large-Scale-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/24/2008 8:00:00 AM The global financial crisis will be a key topic for discussion as industry leaders gather at the Third Annual GPCA Forum, which is organized by the GPCA and co-organized by Chemical Week, on December 2 - 4, 2008 at Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, UAE. Attendees at the Middle East's largest petrochemicals conference will have much to discuss as the global economic crisis has exacerbated the cyclical decline which was already forecast for late 2008. http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/Third-Annual-GPCA-Forum-to-Debate-the-Impact-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/21/2008 1:27:00 PM N.A. Water Systems, a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, announced the groundbreaking of a $25 million project to design and build a water treatment plant at the Minera Chinalco Peru S.A. Kingsmill Tunnel Water Treatment Plant site east of Lima near the border of Junin Province. N.A. Water Systems is partnered with Cosapi S.A. Ingenieria Y Construccion, a Peruvian engineering and construction company. http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/NA-Water-Systems-Water-Clean-Up-Project-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/21/2008 11:39:00 AM BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc., a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, has been invited to present at the Cellulosic Ethanol Summit at the Westin Colonnade Hotel in Coral Gables, FL, November 17 - 19, 2008 http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/BlueFire-Ethanol-To-Present-At-The-Cellulosic-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/17/2008 4:56:00 AM The 2009 renewable fuel standard (RFS) will be 10.21 percent to ensure that at least 11.1 billion gallons of renewable fuels be blended into transportation gasoline. http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/Renewable-Fuel-Standard-Increased-For-2009-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/17/2008 2:58:00 AM Following the acquisition of Rock Solid Images in August of 2007 by Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping plc, the company recently announced the release of the latest enhancement to its flagship iMOSS modelling application. http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/OHM-Rock-Solid-Images-Release-Of-iMOSS-em-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/11/2008 3:58:00 AM The Shaw Group Inc. announced today that its Energy & Chemicals Group has been awarded contracts by Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. to provide its proprietary ethylene technology, including its Ultra Selective Conversion furnace equipment, basic engineering and technical services for a 1,000 KTA ethylene plant in Brazil http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/Shaw-Selected-By-Petrobras-To-Provide-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/5/2008 6:46:31 AM As the petrochemical industry intensifies its global search for new chemical feedstock sources, a growing number of companies are looking closely at Africa's largely underdeveloped and potentially vast hydrocarbon and mineral resources as an alternative source of supply http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/Nexant-Sees-Bright-Future-For-African-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/5/2008 6:40:32 AM Chiyoda Corporation announced the award of an EPC Competition Contract for participation in an EPC design competition of the LNG Plant and associated facilities for an ExxonMobil-operated Papua New Guinea (PNG) Liquefied Natural Gas Project http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/Chiyoda-Awarded-EPC-Competition-Contract-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/5/2008 6:37:45 AM Gulf Publishing Company will host over 1,000 businesswomen, executives and industry leaders from top energy companies worldwide for the Fourth Annual Women's Global Leadership Conference in Energy & Technology at the Westin Galleria in Houston http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/Gulf-Publishing-Companys-Womens-Global-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/5/2008 6:33:35 AM RAE Systems Inc., introduced MeshGuard a rugged single- sensor, battery-powered toxic gas detector integrated with a wireless mesh radio modem for detecting hazardous levels of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) or carbon monoxide (CO). http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/RAE-Systems-Introduces-MeshGuard-Wireless-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 10/28/2008 11:52:00 PM ION Geophysical Corporation and Guide Geoscience Technologies (GGT), a Cairo-based seismic data processing company, announced the formation of an alliance to provide advanced imaging and reservoir-related services to oil & gas companies operating in North Africa http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/article.mvc/ION-And-Guide-Announce-Geophysical-Alliance-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 10/27/2008 6:19:00 AM