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To: LostHillsGuy who wrote (253)	3/12/2000 12:06:00 PM
From: Dav!d	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275

Anyone have a guess who their potential partners are? Ballard? Ford? Who? After watching a BS stock like ASRF move from $0.20 to $2 I am now watching this stock very closely. Actually, I was going to buy some ASRF at $0.20 but couldn't find any info so I thought it was a BS stock. Still do. But, OILS seems like it has something. Question: How would their product work with Ballard? Does it supply the Hydrogen for Ballards product to work? I thought Ballard's fuel cell converted the gas to hydrogen. I think I'm confused. But, this stock might get interesting. david

To: LostHillsGuy who wrote (253)	3/12/2000 12:30:00 PM
From: Salt'n'Peppa	Respond to of 275

Interesting quote by Sir John Browne (president BPAmoco), taken from a conversation in Fortune magazine. Q: What about alternative fuels for cars? A: It's too early to tell. Right now there are all these competing technologies: Fuel cells, methanol, or some form of hydrogen, which will require a whole new fuel infrastructure. One way of producing hydrogen is through natural gas, called syngas production. It's a very clean fuel, but you have to figure out what to do with the carbon monoxide you produce as a byproduct. But these technologies do work--they just need to be scaled up and made effective economically. We hope to begin producing on a small scale in Alaska. But it is clear that we will have new, cleaner forms of gasoline and diesel. We already do. And they make good business sense. All things being equal, people prefer to buy environmentally friendly products. When we introduced our clean fuels in Atlanta, we saw an immediate increase in volume. That's given us a competitive advantage; none of our competitors are selling similar gasoline, but how long that advantage is sustainable, we don't know. Well, Sir John, if you want to retain your competitive advantage, you'd better talk to Synergy. LOL! S&P

To: LostHillsGuy who wrote (253)	9/7/2000 12:43:38 PM
From: Salt'n'Peppa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275

Found this OILS news on the internet! OILS is presenting in Edmonton on September 18th, amid some very illustrious company. They are alongside Suncor, Syncrude, Shell, Chevron and Purvin & Gertz. ------------------------------------- CALL FOR REGISTRATION THE 2nd WORKSHOP ON UPGRADING AND REFINING OF HEAVY OIL, BITUMEN, AND SYNTHETIC CRUDE OIL A 2-day workshop sponsored and organized by National Centre for Upgrading Technology (NCUT) Delta Edmonton South Hotel & Conference Centre Edmonton, September 17-19, 2000 Background In 1997, NCUT sponsored the first workshop on ''Directions in Upgrading and Marketing of Heavy Oil and Synthetic Crude Oil.'' At that time, the industry was rife with announcements of plans for new oil sands plants and expansions of existing operations, and that industry action has expanded since. As many of those plans start to come to fruition over the next decade, there will be a surge in synthetic crude oil (SCO) production and, when the price is right, expanded heavy oil and bitumen production. Much of the increase in SCO production has been the result of revampings and the debottlenecking of production facilities: the vacuum tower has changed the way companies process and market bitumen; partial deasphalting of bitumen coupled with hydroconversion is about to be commercialized, and trials are underway to produce a partially upgraded heavy oil by in-situ processes. These changes have resulted in and will further result in an expansion of the ways the oil industry markets, transports, and refines heavy oil and bitumen-derived products. Objectives The workshop will provide a forum to bring people up to date on the changes that have taken place and the future plans for production, upgrading, and refining. The participants will help frame the issues surrounding upgrading, transportation, marketing, and quality. Participation Participation is limited by format and objectives to around 100 people, but there will be broad industry representation. Format There will be four technical sessions and one summary session. The technical sessions are comprised of presentations from industry leaders and a question and answer/discussion period at the end of each session. The discussion sessions will first include an opportunity for added information from industry participants who did not present papers. Areas covered by papers are as follows: Partial Upgrading to Pipelineable Products Primary Upgrading – Present and Future Heavy and Synthetic Crudes in the Refinery Market, Transportation, and Quality Issues The summary session is a facilitated open session with a panel consisting of the chairs from the technical sessions. The panel members will summarize the key findings from their sessions and lead the open discussion as participants consider where we go from here. DAY 1: Monday, September 18, 8.00 a.m. start Introduction and welcome NCUT/ Alberta Research Council Links to 1997 Workshop LENEF Consulting Session 1 Partial Upgrading to Pipelineable Products - Chair Richard Luhning PITI Partial Upgrading: Could It Be a Solution? - Alberta Chamber of Resources/ CONRAD Thermal Approaches for Field Upgrading - NCUT The CPJ Process and Its Application to Alberta Heavy Crudes - Synergy Technologies Corp. (HC)3 Process for Partial Upgrading of Bitumen to Meet Pipeline Specifications - ARC Open discussion Luncheon speaker Suncor Energy: What Does the Future Hold? - Gerry Manwell Suncor Energy Inc. Session 2 Primary Upgrading – Present and Future - Chair Al Hyndman Fort Hills Update on Current Bitumen Conversion Activities at Syncrude - Syncrude Canada Ltd. Suncor Energy – Upgrading in the Year 2006 - Suncor Energy Inc. Athabasca Oil Sands Project: Innovations in Processing - Shell Canada Ltd. Combine H-Oil and SDA for Maximum Conversion and Minimum Investment - IFP North America Open discussion DAY 2: Tuesday, September 19, 8.00 a.m. start Session 3 Heavy and Synthetic Crudes in the Refinery - Chair Ron Dickenson SFA Pacific Customized Approaches to High Quality Fuels From Synthetic Crude - Criterion Catalysts The Economics of Asphaltenes - Chevron Research and Technology Optimum Conversion of Oil Sands into High Quality Fuels - Shell Global Solutions Synthetic Crude Oil: Sin or Sinergy? - UOP LLC Additional paper pending Open discussion Luncheon speaker What Will it Take to Make Field Upgrading a Reality? - Roland Moberg PTRC Session 4 Market, Transportation, and Quality Issues - Chair Roger Bailey AOSTRA Market Challenges for SCO and Bitumen - Purvin and Gertz Fitting Partially Upgraded Oils into Pipelines and Refinery Markets - T.J. McCann and Associates Summary Session - Anton Walker Suncor Energy Inc. Review of session presentations Session chairs Facilitated discussion (All participants)