Trace Maurin, president of Cantex, states, "In today's market, getting a seismic operator is as difficult as trying to get a drilling rig and we are happy to inform our shareholders that we are now very close to proving up the world class potential reserves in the Val Verde play."

This 2D Swath design is licensed by Providence Technologies, which is a unique application that has proved to be effective in the Val Verde Basin where our Prospect is situated. Upon completion of the first swath and data processing it will give a good picture of the structure, and completion of the second swath will give an idea of closure.

Cantex Energy Corp. is an independent, managed risk, oil and gas exploration, development, and production company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The Company's additional focus is the optimal exploitation and development of approximately 1,200 acres known as the West Ant Hills Prospect located in Niobrara County, Wyoming.

London, England (PR WEB) January 23,2006 -- Noozz today announced the appointment of Richard P. Ream to the newly – created position of President, Noozz America. Mr. Ream has also joined the Executive Board of Noozz with immediate effect.

Mr. Ream began his career with IBM, holds a bachelor’s degree from Allegheny College and has completed graduate work at Harvard, University of Michigan, and the California Institute of Technology.

About Noozz.com

Established in London in 2002, Noozz.com specializes upon individual emerging markets and offers decision makers a powerful blend of business, political and economic news, market research, business intelligence and analysis on a daily basis all ‘under one roof’.
Working with premier suppliers of business information such as Reuters, Business Monitor International, Thomson Dialog and The Economist, combined with its own analysis and reporting, Noozz provides the most comprehensive, accurate and cost effective source of trusted information regarding these markets.

Contacts:

Noozz.com
Michael Ward
Chairman & Chief Executive
+44 (0) 20 7259 9000

Noozz America
Richard P. Ream
President, Noozz America
+1 239 690 6660

(PRWEB) January 22, 2006 -- The Gulf of Mexico, one of the most challenging environments in the world for oil and gas exploration, is benefiting from cable gland technology from Hawke International. Major oil and gas companies are leading the exploration of these huge reserves working in partnership with specialist contractors and suppliers in complex multi-national engineering teams.

If evidence were needed of the ferocity of the environment, this came when hurricanes Dennis, Katrina and Rita swept the Gulf in 2005. This caused the destruction of 35 platforms, set 13 rigs adrift and put 20 coastal refineries temporarily out of action.

Products used on the Gulf of Mexico projects include Hawke’s UL listed explosion protected cable glands. These glands use Hawke’s unique rear seal system for ingress protection, which meets IP66/67, NEMA 4X and DTS01 water deluge protection requirements. High visibility deluge seals, that are easy to inspect, are provided on all glands to further safeguard against moisture penetration and to prevent corrosion of cable armour.

A further hard setting compound seal is applied around the cable cores to form an explosion-protected seal at the point of cable entry into the enclosure. This offers the advantage that shortly after compound has hardened, the gland/cable can be easily disassembled for the inspection of the 360-degree ground connection and, if required, removed from the enclosure for maintenance work and upgrade.

Mustang Engineering in Houston (a Wood Group Company) was involved in topside design for all four installations. Additional design work was undertaken at other locations in Texas and Louisiana, where various contractors fabricated topside structures and modules for the production plant. Some heavy fabrications have come from as far as Korea and Norway. Hawke offices in Houston, the UK and Singapore, together with agents throughout the world have worked closely with the many designers and sub contractors involved.

Geologists suggest that the potential of the Gulf of Mexico has barely been tapped. If this is the case, then developments in deeper waters with more extreme conditions will create new challenges. Hawke and their specialist engineers around the world are ready to rise to the challenge.

All Hawke cable glands are designed to protect the integrity of electrical systems from water ingress in extreme conditions. Under normal conditions, continuity of production is critical to ensuring a good return on investment where vast capital expenditures are involved. Interruption from electrical failure of even minor sub-systems is costly. Therefore, the integrity of cable terminations to enclosures, junction boxes, instrumentation, lighting, control panels and other equipment is vital.

Hawke cable glands cover every termination requirement from low voltage instrumentation cables to medium/high voltage large diameter power cables. The cable glands are designed to accept different cable diameters and constructions, providing effective sealing of fire retardant cable and secure clamping of braided, armoured and metal clad cables. International testing and certification standards set the benchmark for such products. With a 50-year pedigree, Hawke pride themselves that their products exceed these standards to provide sustained safety and reliability.

Hawke International is a Hubbell Group Company and part of Hubbell Electrical Products (HEP) division.

More information:
Phil O’Connor, Hawke International
Tel. +44 (0)161 308 3611 Fax. +44 (0)161 308 5831
Web: www.ehawke.com

Colour separation, advertising and other commercial enquiries:
Gill Bancroft, Hawke International
Tel. +44 (0)161 308 3611 Fax. +44 (0)161 308 5831
Web: www.ehawke.com

High/low resolution images are on the web at www.ainsmag.co.uk/ha218/4081ha1a.htm

January 20, 2006

Gloucester, GL (PRWEB) January 21, 2006 -- Watkins Hire Ltd: Hire 30 tons hr – 200 psi Oil Fired Steam Boilers

Watkins Hire received an enquiry from major European Chemical producer.

British businesses face paying record gas prices for the foreseeable future after November saw the biggest monthly rise since records began. Statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the price of gas for businesses rose by 44.9% last month as companies pay the price for the UK’s lack of fuel reserves.

The shortages of natural gas and strict targets on carbon dioxide emissions are threatening those in the chemical or industrial sectors with interruptions to supply or paying sky-high prices for the next two years, the Commons trade and industry committee has warned.

Over the last 18 months or so, many industry voices warning the Government of the potential threat to UK manufacturing from rising gas prices and security of supply. The current energy market is posing a particular threat to energy intensive manufacturers within the chemical and refining industries.

Due to the ongoing gas price hikes and the lack of gas supply, our client carried out a price comparison for operating on (diesel) light oil. With the knowledge of the significant savings that could result, after considering the feasibility of hiring in steam raising boilers, capable of providing an output of 30 tons hr at 200 psi.

After the pricing exercise was carried out, the manufacturer decided to source steam boiler rental equipment and turned to industry leaders Watkins Hire. Mark Whittle (Technical Sales Engineer Manchester) responded to the enquiry immediately with a formal quotation and confirmed availability of the plant. Watkins Hire attended a site meeting the following day. Time was of the essence with the pending Christmas break, the client agreed to proceed with a view to complete Installation works in Early January 2006. All parties involved decided and agreed on location to site the plant. Watkins Hire followed up by providing draft location drawings and boiler data to the M & E contractor for reference purposes, including Health & Safety Method Statements and Risk Assessments, which are imperative on a project of this nature.

The boiler plant and fuel tanks were delivered on the 15th / 16th December 05. Installation work and commissioning are on course and due for completion Week 2 Jan 2006.

Mark Hills, Watkins Hire Managing Director, said: “We believe the savings that will be made are substantial, but the final decision by the customer was not only economical but one of necessity. If the MET office fears for this winter’s weather are realised then many UK manufacturing companies will be face very difficult choices regarding production; measures that can be taken to reduce energy consumption will no doubt be vital. We have over 350 boilers within our boiler rental fleet, we can respond to any request for boiler plant. Every need is individual, so our expertise and experience prove vital to the provision of immediate solutions to the manufacturing industries requirements - from planned shutdowns to emergency situations and long term solutions, with our comprehensive range.”

New York (PRWEB) January 19, 2006 -- According with http://www.investmentu.com , Ben Bernanke (a.k.a. “Helicopter Ben”) -- who takes over from Greenspan in less than two weeks’ time -- earned his nickname when he suggested dropping money onto household lawns from helicopters. In his own words:

Not so.

It may not cost the government much, but cranking up the money machine costs Americans plenty, as it dilutes the dollar.

This, in turn, continues to impact gold prices. In fact, since Bernanke’s nomination as our next Fed Chairman, gold has gained 15.9% and recently hit a 25-year high.

“We believe that now is a good time to buy gold. The fundamentals spell a strong bull market for gold, and Bernanke is certainly doing his part to fan those fires with his weapon of choice -- the printing press,” says Rich Checkan, advisory panelist for Investment U, a free, educational, financial e-letter with more than 275,000 subscribers.

What’s behind Bernanke’s willingness to ramp up the money supply?

His problem is that he’s facing government deficits in excess of $8 trillion. That’s about $27,000 for every man, woman and child living in the United States. And it’s growing… Secretary John Snow has just asked Congress to raise the national debt ceiling, which 14 months ago was set at $8.1 trillion.

So what does a Fed Chairman do to get control of the largest debt in all of history? Simple: devalue the currency and you devalue the debt.

As the Fed starts flooding the market with new dollars, the price of gold will continue its march upward.

How high can we expect gold to be driven by this unending supply of new money?

We could see gold reach more than $3,000 an ounce. If that sounds outrageous, just consider that gold’s all-time high was $850 in 1980. Adjusted for inflation, that’s $2,159 an ounce. Advisory Panelists for Investment U agree: The likelihood of gold surpassing its all-time high is not only likely, but a highly conservative estimate…

For more on “Precious Metals – The Bull Market Confirmed,” click below:
http://www.investmentu.com/research/PreciousMetals.html

For more information about our editors, or to set up an interview, please contact Juan Muñoz at 410.223.2693
http://www.investmentu.com

Washington, DC (PRWEB) January 19th, 2006 -- Energy Companies and investors are turning to the ComLinks team for GeoPolitical Intelligence to warn of breaking political, business and investment risks. As relations between the United States and Oil producing countries become strained and unstable they need to plug into the “Back Channel Whispers” inside the Beltway and ensure better warning of upcoming political intentions and decisions. Thousands of lives, and billions of dollars ride on this often unreported political process, and it’s consequences.

The real valuable, and time sensitive pointers come from personal contacts, interviews and lots of follow up telephone calls. Energy is seen as the most critical area, and least understood sector of political intelligence, especially as hostility to the United States, and widespread political unrest is threatening many of the major oil and gas producing areas. The simplistic view is that the US should not deal with these countries, or listen to these political groups, but to follow that course would starve the United States of Oil and Gas. Oil companies have to work with, or around these political entities, and protect their personnel and investments. Suppliers need to monitor the process and identify opportunities. Above all they need to know the intentions of politicians in Washington as regards sanctions, tariffs, legislation and military intentions.

Besides providing the “Before it’s News” service to energy companies, suppliers, developers and investors the team are hitting the road advising and helping companies develop their own internal competitive and political intelligence operations. They are briefing key executives and providing companies with an insight into the volatile geopolitical world, an insight devoid of political and lobbyists spin. Without the clear insight into the hidden political process in Washington, as well as into the thoughts and intentions of leaders, and political groups in capitals around the world executive decisions are made in a vacuum.

Speakers and experienced Intelligence Analysts are available to speak at conferences, and as guests on radio and television.

For further information visit: http://www.ComLinks.com

“If you are reading about it in the Wall Street Journal, you are reading about what has happened, not what will happen.” (The Hill, February 15, 2005)

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 19, 2005 -- The R.S. Andrews Technicians provide tips on how you can save money and ensure your comfort with your home's heating system this winter:

- Caulk around all your exterior door trim and windows. While you're at the doors, check to see if they need new weather-stripping.

- Check your attic, attached garage walls and basement to be sure you have adequate insulation.

- Use a programmable thermostat while you're not at home or asleep at night. They assure your comfort and save on energy bills. The newest generation can store six or more settings per day.

- Consider a Hybrid Heating System. With prices of heating your home with gas up almost 70% over last year, a Hybrid System allows you to run your heat on electricity until the coldest weather, and then switches over to gas heating. This is the ideal for optimal efficiency and comfort.

- If your heating system is over ten years old, switching to a new, efficient system could pay for itself with the money you'll save on utilities. With 90% Variable speed furnaces, you get maximum gas efficiency, low electricity usage and even delivery of warm air - no more hot and cold spots.

- Change your ceiling fan switches to rotate in reverse (clockwise). This pulls the warmer air down into the living zone.

- Install foam gaskets on all your exterior wall outlets, light switches and receptacles. This prevents air/wind leaks from competing with your furnace. Be sure to turn off the electricity at the breaker box before installing the gaskets.

- Have a whole-house humidifier installed on your home heating system. Humidity levels have a great impact on your comfort. You can dial down your thermostat four degrees and feel just as comfortable.

- Switch to a tankless water heater. Why pay to heat and reheat your old tank water heater...even when you're not at home? Switch to an on-demand water heater and save up to 70% on your gas usage.

- Check any exposed heating ducts for loose joints and leaks. If you find any, call a professional to repair your duct system.

To speak to an R.S. Andrews Technician about your home heating, please call 770-454-1800, or go to our website http://www.rsandrews.com

ROCK ISLAND, IL (PRWEB) January 18, 2006 -– Inpro/Seal Company, the Rock Island, IL, based manufacturer of bearing isolators reports record sales for calendar year 2005. In addition, the company reports that advance orders, shipments and projections are far ahead of last year.

Product Enhancements From A Very Active R & D Program
Their R & D program, conducted from the worlds largest campus devoted to bearing isolation technology, continues to develop new products and enhancements to existing products that increase plant productivity with measurable bottom line results. To illustrate how active their R & D is, these are a few examples announced during 2005:
- MGS Motor Grounding Seal - a revolutionary new product that stops the damaging effects caused by destructive residual shaft currents on AC motors. Specifically developed for VFD controlled motor applications, the MGS prevents pitting, fluting, fusion craters and eliminates catastrophic motor failure while permanently protecting bearings from contamination.
- Articulating Powder Seal - Inpro/Seal now offers two sealing solutions the Air Mizer™-PS and the Articulating Air Mizer™- PS™ that provide a positive seal in applications were dry particulates, powders and bulk solids are handled, processed, packaged and stored.
- Oil Mist – significant enhancements and improvements were made to their tried and proven oil mist bearing isolator, renaming it the OM 32 Oil Mist Bearing Isolator Series. The OM 32 is the only known method that solves housekeeping issues to contain and keep stray most from entering the environment.
- VBXX-MT™ Series Bearing Isolators – offers machine tool users protection from coolant, chips, humidity and heat, that can cause spindle malfunction and expensive, unscheduled downtime. The highest performance is assured with a reverse interface that avoids direct impingement of coolant and chips.
- Plus –the only product that protects rolling element bearings on paper machines from the wet end to the dry end; IEEE-841 motors that use bearing isolators as part of their specification and the standard for bearing protection; ad hoc designs for gear boxes, axial shaft movement and one of a kind projects and more.

Important To Educate And Inform
According to David C. Orlowski, President and founder of Inpro/Seal Company and considered by many as the “father” of bearing isolation technology, “More and more lip seal users at the plant maintenance level (and above) have learned that there are misconceptions when it comes to sealing devices and that contact seals are not the only option when it comes to protecting bearings.”

Orlowski continued, “Over the last couple of years, we have conducted extensive research into the use of bearing protection on a market-by-market, application by application basis and found that people wanted to know more about bearing isolators. As a direct result, in 2005 we published a brochure entitled Introduction To Bearing Isolators……A Short Lesson In Bearing Isolation which has become the most successful literature we have ever developed.”

Maintenance People Are Fast Becoming Converts To Bearing Isolators
Orlowski went on to say that, “When lip seals were first introduced more than 70 years ago, they were the only kind of sealing device available. Convenient and inexpensive, they went on to capture a 99% market share. Today, lip seal manufacturers state that at best, they have a median, average life cycle of 1,844 hours or 77 days of operation, though some may survive up to 3,000 hours. This means that, in the real world, lip seals are not meant for heavy duty, industrial applications where rotating equipment is designed to run, uninterrupted for five years. Once end users find out that bearing isolators provide levels of protection unavailable in any kind of bearing protection device with bottom line implications, they get fed up with the 70-year-old technology they had been using and quickly become an Inpro/Seal convert. Another in-demand brochure, Are Lip Seals Obsolete?, provides more in-depth information.

Energy Aspects
Orlowski concluded, “When engaged with a rotating shaft, each contact seal, (lip seal and face seal) consumes, on average, 147 watts of power while operating. To show how significant this is, a plant with 600 operating pumps, can run up annual costs in excess of $117,000 for energy to drive the lip seals. Add to that the costs associated with downtime and you can again see why more and more end users are switching to Inpro/Seal bearing isolators.”

More On Motors
Since the Federal mandate for the use of premium efficiency motors (EPAct) was put into effect, more and more end users have opted for a significantly more reliable IEEE-841 Motor, developed by the Institute of Electrical Engineers. The IEEE-841 standard was written to establish additional guidelines to improve motor reliability, efficiency and performance. A very important feature of these motors is bearing protection. Realizing that the most economical motor is one that runs reliably and the avoidance of a single motor failure more than pays for the entire motor, the IEEE-841 Motor has become an industry standard.

VBXX-D, The Next Generation
When Inpro/Seal introduced their original VBX™ series fifteen years ago, it provided end users with a way to eliminate the root cause of premature equipment failure – contamination entering the bearing environment – while increasing productivity and reliability in the process. Since then, hundreds of thousands have been installed in plants around the world. Today, the VBXX-D the next generation in bearing isolators has taken hold offering the latest and best non-contacting labyrinth sealing technology to improve plant uptime and reliability with an ROI that more than doubles previous results with levels of bearing protection previously unavailable.

Industry Leading Internet Support
Inpro/Seal has also invested heavily into web sites dedicated to the education of bearing isolation technology with much downloadable information. When an end user visits www.inpro-seal.com or www.bearingisolators.com they will find a wealth of information related to both Inpro/Seal and bearing protection, including: specific applications, case histories, data sheets, facts and questions, specifications and more. Interactive spreadsheets include a Cost Justification Worksheet and Contact Seal Energy Consumption Calculator. Simply to complete, an end user merely fills in the blank to calculate ROI and benchmark repair costs.

About Inpro/Seal
Inpro/Seal Company is the originator and the world’s number one manufacturer of bearing isolators, used to protect motor and pump bearings, machine tool spindles, turbines, fans, gear boxes, paper machine rolls and many other types of rotating equipment. Additional applications include the sealing, handling, processing, packing and storage of dry particulates, powders and bulk solids.

Nearly two million of Inpro/Seal’s original bearing isolator designs are in operation in process plants worldwide, where end users continue to report significantly reduced operating costs with increased productivity and reliability. Protected bearings have proven to run 150,000 hours (17 years) or more, eliminating the need for costly maintenance and repair. Documented cases show that a plant can more than double the mean-time-between failure (MTBF) and reduce maintenance costs by at least half, with users reporting an extremely high ROI.

As the recognized global leader in bearing isolator technology, Inpro products are marketed to the aerospace, automotive, petroleum, refining, nuclear, power generation, metalworking, food processing, grain processing, chemical, water, wastewater treatment, metalworking, hydrocarbon processing, HVAC, pulp and paper, mining, mineral, ore processing and general industrial markets.

Signoff
For more information on Inpro/Seal Bearing Isolators, including “Introduction To Bearing Isolators”, “Are Lip Seals Obsolete?” or a complete CD interactive package, contact: Terri Hageman at: Inpro/Seal Company, P.O. Box 3940, Rock Island, Illinois 61204. Phone numbers are: (800) 447-0524 or (309) 787-4971. Fax number is: (309) 787-6114. Website: www.inpro-seal.com or www.bearingisolators.com

Inpro/Seal®, the Inpro/Seal logo and other Inpro/Seal marks are registered® names owned by Inpro/Seal. Air Mizer™- PS; Air Mizer™- PS; Articulating Air Mizer™- PS; Motor Grounding Seal (MGS) ™: OM 32™; STS™; VBX™; VBXX ™; VBXX-D™; VBX-S™; VBX-H™; VBXX-D™ and other trademarks are the property of Inpro/Seal. For more information about Inpro/Seal and its products, visit the Company's web site at www.inpro-seal.com or its companion site www.bearingisolators.com

Old Saybrook, CT. (PRWEB) January 18, 2006 -- Only one-third of employers are fully prepared for important new regulations that become effective this week governing the employment and reemployment rights of military service members, according to a poll at HR.BLR.com.

Asked “How prepared are you for the new USERRA regs that become effective January 18?” just 33 percent of HR.BLR.com visitors responded that they were “Completely prepared” for the regulations. Another 24 percent responded that they were “Somewhat prepared.”

Meanwhile, over a quarter (26 percent) of respondents said that they didn’t know whether they were prepared and 17 percent said they were “Not at all prepared” for the regulations.

The early January poll on the Business & Legal Reports (BLR) website drew responses from 324 human resource professionals.

Almost half are unsure – or unprepared – for important new military reemployment rights changes.

“Nearly half of respondents confessed to either not knowing whether they were prepared or being flat out unprepared,” said Chris Ceplenski, HR.BLR.com editor. “With the deadline now here, these results indicate many employers have their work cut out for them to ensure their policies and practices regarding employees serving in the military are in compliance.”

USERRA Resource Center
To help employers understand USERRA’s legal requirements, BLR offers a USERRA Resources Center. The Center includes the text of the regulations, a downloadable “USERRA Rights Notification” poster (issued in conjunction with the new regs) as well as news articles, white papers, and sample policies. Visit BLR’s USERRA Resources Center at http://hr.blr.com/collection.cfm/collection/9/source/PRS/effort/812

About BLR
Old Saybrook, Conn.-based BLR produces plain-English compliance and training resources for HR, compensation, safety, and environmental managers. For more information, call 800-727-5257 or visit www.BLR.com.

Contacts:
BLR: Chris Ceplenski
860-510-0100 x2211

Grand Rapids, MI (PRWEB) January 18, 2006 -- OurEnergy.us, a Grand Rapids, MI-based renewable energy group, launches the Million Clean Homes Campaign. The campaign, which empowers U.S. consumers to drive the generation of clean American renewable energy at no cost to them, becomes the centerpiece of OurEnergy for 2006 and beyond.

Participating online retailers, including Staples, Expedia.com, Barnes & Noble, Office Max and hundreds of others, contribute a small percentage, an average of 2%, of each purchase to a renewable energy supplier designated by the OurEnergy member. By participating in the program, energy consumers stand to generate millions of kilowatt-hours a year in renewable energy, helping to offset the higher unit costs faced by the renewables industry, and lessening the demand for foreign and fossil fuels.

“The OurEnergy program enables uncomplicated domestic renewable energy generation,” says OurEnergy founder John Zyskowski. “With the launch of the Million Clean Homes Campaign, we are establishing precedence for energy consumer choice never seen before.”

By supporting local utility green pricing and national energy marketing programs, OurEnergy and the Million Clean Homes Campaign enable every American to participate in demanding more non-polluting domestic renewable energy generation. For further information on OurEnergy and the benefits of domestic renewable energy, please visit us at www.ourenergy.us.

(PRWEB) January 18, 2006 -- Welcome to BioPerformance, the new innovative mileage increasing gas pill that is taking the USA by storm. Let me introduce you to this awesome pill. BioPerformance was introduced to the United States on December 8th, 2005, and is sweeping the nation with its incredible gas saving power.

For further information:

http://www.gastogo.mybpbiz.com
IBO: Lorein Miles
Contact #: 801.226.9045

(PRWEB) January 18, 2006 -- OIGonline.com was formed to be an unbiased connection between Accredited Investors and Prescreened Energy Companies. OIG is not an oil and gas production company. OIG is a specialized company that researches to find quality direct ownership investment opportunities for accredited investors. Investors have the ability to get matched to Energy Company(s) prospects, based on the individual investors goals, needs, and capital requirements. OIG prescreens countless projects and Energy Companies every year. On average, 80% of all submitted projects do not pass prescreening requirements, providing accredited investors lower risk opportunities.

"Good choices are out there if you have the facts and knowledge to find them. OIG gives accredited investors the confidence to be a sound and informed energy industry investor," stated OIG public relations director.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) January 16, 2006 -- On January 9, Stallion acquired the assets of Trail Blazer Hot Shot, Inc. (Elk City, Oklahoma). With service locations in Elk City, Canadian, and Chickasha, Trail Blazer has been a leading provider of surface equipment rental services for the major Oklahoma basins. Assets include over 120 forklifts and man-lifts, 40 generators, and a variety of other surface rental equipment.

Hill Dishman, Stallion’s chief operating officer, commented, “Trail Blazer comes with a great management team and a large inventory of surface rental equipment. We are planning to integrate our current rig housing services with Trail Blazer’s inventory along with our newly launched remote communications services. Our customers continue to request an integrated package of services at the drill site. Trail Blazer supports our strategy of providing Everything but the Rig™ in the Mid-Continent region.”

The Company now provides services in the Gulf Coast, South Texas, ArkLaTex, Ft. Worth Basin, Permian Basin, Anadarko Basin of Western Oklahoma, Arkoma Basin, Rocky Mountains, and Williston Basin. With over 375 employees in 19 locations and over 1,300 land-based rig housing units, an extensive fleet of surface rental equipment, significant solids control capability, and integrated satellite communications services, Stallion is the leading drilling support service provider in the United States.

To accommodate continued growth, Stallion also recently relocated its corporate office to 410 Roberts. Just east of downtown Houston and about a mile from Minute-Maid Park, the newly renovated warehouse provides 20,000 square feet of custom-built office space where 40 employees provide corporate sales, finance & accounting, human resources, benefits administration, payroll, and operations support services.

David Schorlemer, Stallion’s CFO, commented, “Our new offices will enable the Company to support our acquisitive strategy with ongoing administrative, accounting support and employee services. The new build-out provides adequate meeting rooms for ongoing training and provides ample room for projected growth in 2006 and beyond.”

Stallion is also pleased to announce the promotion of Michael Moore to Vice President-Sales and Marketing. Mr. Moore will continue to lead the Company’s marketing programs and provide leadership in the corporate sales area as well as digital marketing and branding programs.

Please find additional information at the Company’s newly updated web site: www.stallionoilfield.com

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) January 16, 2006 -- Ben Trowbridge, CEO of Alsbridge, the premier global Outsourcing, Shared Services, and Offshoring advisory firm, will participate in a discussion on January 18, 2006 to a webinar group, about the best way to manage these processes. This free webinar entitled “Managing Multi-Sourced Services: Challenges and Solutions” will be given at 11:00 a.m. EST along with Mitch Shaw of Digital Fuel. This webinar looks at how service level agreements (SLAs) are emerging as one of the most important factors in managing multi-sourced services.

If you’re involved in managing outsourcing or shared services, or want to gain insight about SLA development; this webinar will be time well spent. Please register for this Wednesday’s event at: http://campaigns.digitalfuel.com/StdForm.aspx?cid=27&sid=alsbridge

About Alsbridge
Alsbridge (www.Alsbridge.com) is the premier global Outsourcing, Shared Services, and Offshoring advisory firm with a staff of over 100 advisors with headquarters in Dallas, TX and London, UK. Our consultants average over 15 years experience specializing in Outsourcing and Shared Services transactions, and have served as managing partners and senior executives at leading firms such as Ernst & Young, Capgemini, EDS, Accenture, PwC and KPMG. We provide clients with unmatched experience and in-depth industry knowledge in reducing costs, improving service levels, and maximizing shareholder value through the use of both on and offshore outsourcing and shared services.

Papillion, NE (PRWEB) January 16, 2006 -- Gasoline prices in the last 12 months have sharply focused consumer -- as well as Detroit's -- attention not only on more fuel efficient cars and trucks, but on the larger question of what is oil's future? While ExxonMobil's new CEO, Rex Tillerson, confidently asserts that there is plenty of oil -- both conventional and unconventional -- left to be discovered, other energy analysts and even oil company executives are less sanguine about the future prospects of petroleum.

ASPO USA granted EV World (http://www.evworld.com) -- a respected Internet publication devoted to sustainable transportation and energy technologies -- permission to record the conference for its subscribers and general readers. Many of those speeches are now available to the general public for free download in MP3 audio format on EV World.

The speakers at the conference included:

Matthew Simmons, author of "Twilight in the Desert"
Thomas Petrie, co-founder Petrie Parkman & Co.
Christopher Skrebowski, Editor, Petroleum Review
Jeremy Gilbert, BP chief petroleum engineer (retired)
Henry Groppe, Founder, Groppe, Long & Little
Michael Ashar, Executive VP, Suncor USA (Tar Sands)
Roger Bezdek, Co-Author of "Hirsch Report"
Charles T. Maxwell, Weedon & Company
Steve Mut, CEO, Shell(Shale Oil unit)
Charles Hall, Distinguished Prof. of Environmental Science, SUNY

Also speaking were Maryland Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, Denver mayor John Hickenlooper and Colorado Congressman Mark Udall. The event was organized by Steven Andrews and Randy Udall.

In addition to EVWorld.Com, the speeches are available through Apple's iTunes service by simply pasting the following URL into iTunes window under the Advanced menu item: http://www.evworld.com/rss/futureinmotion.xml.

While EV World's primary editorial focus is on electric-drive vehicles, it also covers topics related to energy and the environment, including global warming and peak oil.

Subscribers to the site's annual $29 Premium subscription service not only have access all of the publication's numerous features, but also participate in periodic drawings for top-of-the-line electric bicycles and motor scooters, the latest being for a brand new E-Max 1500 electric scooter, courtesy of E-Max USA.