Market Wire - Energy and Utilities

American Resource Technologies, Inc.: American Resource Technologies, Inc. Announces Initial Production on Ownbey 9 and 10 - July 1, 2008

LEWISVILLE, TX (MARKET WIRE) American Resource Technologies, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ARUR) reports the operator has notified them that they have put the Ownbey 9 & 10 wells on production. Initial aggregate production from the wells has averaged 10 to 12 barrels of oil per day. The Company is extremely encouraged by the results to date. The Ownbey lease is located in Chautauqua County, Kansas and is part of the Company's ongoing project in the Ownbey-Troyer area.
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PureSpectrum, Inc. : PureSpectrum, Inc. to Launch Road Show With Meetings in Atlanta and New York - July 1, 2008

SAVANNAH, GA (MARKET WIRE) PureSpectrum, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PSPM) has scheduled initial meetings in a series of informative road shows at the request of brokers and institutions with the goal of introducing the company's electronic ballast technology and business model to a broader range of investors.
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Gulf Ethanol Corp.: Gulf Ethanol -- Understanding the Cellulosic Ethanol Fit -- Part 1 - July 1, 2008

HOUSTON, TX (MARKET WIRE) Recent one-dimensional news reports have bashed U.S. ethanol production as the source of high food prices and inefficiency. As is often the case, the headline fails to educate -- it only intends to alarm. It is critical in the analysis of alternative fuels in the U.S. to understand the contrast between corn-based ethanol and cellulosic ethanol. Current ethanol plants in the U.S. use corn to produce ethanol. The next generation of technology is totally different --...
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New Oriental Energy & Chemical Corp. : New Oriental Energy & Chemical Added to the Russell Microcap Index - July 1, 2008

NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) New Oriental Energy & Chemical Corp. (NASDAQ: NOEC), a specialty chemical and emerging alternative fuel manufacturer in The People's Republic of China (PRC), said today that the Company has been added to The Russell Microcap Index.
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Allied Energy, Inc.: Allied Energy Plans Immediate Off-Set to the Smith Peter Hickory 1 in Rogers County - July 1, 2008

BOWLING GREEN, KY (MARKET WIRE) Allied Energy, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AGGI) announced today that it has plans to drill an immediate off-set well to the Smith Peter Hickory 1 on its Hickory Hollow Caney River lease in Rogers County.
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Pantera Petroleum, Inc.: Pantera Petroleum Announces Addition of Senior International Executive - July 1, 2008

AUSTIN, TEXAS (MARKET WIRE) Pantera Petroleum, Inc. (OTCBB: PTPE)(FRANKFURT: 4PP) is pleased to announce the addition of Juan Cabrera to its Board of Advisors.
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Quicksilver Resources Inc.: Quicksilver Resources Notice of Convertibility of Debentures - July 1, 2008

FORT WORTH, TX (MARKET WIRE) Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE: KWK) today announced that, due to the satisfaction of the market price condition to conversion, the company's 1.875% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2024 (the "Debentures") are convertible during the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2008. Pursuant to the terms of the indenture under which the Debentures were issued, the Debentures are currently convertible at a rate of 65.4418 shares of common stock of Quicksilver...
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Industrial Info Resources: Polipetrol Fuel-Oil Plant in Southeastern Argentina Resumes Operation After Closure Caused by Environmental Issues, an Indu - July 1, 2008

CORDOBA, ARGENTINA (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- On June 12, the government of Mendoza province in southeastern Argentina authorized the Polipetrol processing plant, located in Lujan de Cuyo's Provincial Industrial Park, to resume operation 20 days after its closure. The facility, which is located near Repsol YPF's (NYSE: REP) (Madrid, Spain) 107,000 barrel-per-day Lujan de Cuyo Refinery, is operated by Polipetrol S.A, (Lujan de Cuyo) and develops.
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Sustainable Power Corp.: Sustainable Power Corp. Enters Into Strategic Alliance With Pemco Energy AS to Form "SSTP Europe" - July 1, 2008

BAYTOWN, TX (MARKET WIRE) Sustainable Power Corp. (PINKSHEETS: SSTP) is pleased to announce today that it has finalized a strategic alliance with Pemco Energy AS, a Norwegian-based corporation.
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Industrial Info Resources: Cost for PetroSA's Planned Mthombo Refinery Nearly Doubles to $11 Billion After Decision to Increase Capacity, an Industria - July 1, 2008

SUGAR LAND, TX (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- The Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (PetroSA) (Parow) has decided to build a 400,000- to 450,000-barrel-per-day (BBLd) refinery in Coega, South Africa, worth about $11 billion instead of the $5.8 billion, 200,000-BBLd plant originally planned in 2007. After a feasibility study was completed in May by KBR Incorporated (NYSE: KBR) (Houston, Texas), PetroSA decided to process additional...
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