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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (49698)	9/22/2005 7:49:54 AM
From: Ed Ajootian	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 206114

Elroy, there is a company called SulphCo (SLPH) that is working on a process to desulpherize heavy oil much more economically than presently, through the use of ultrasound technology. If you (or anyone else here) could take a look at them and offer your thoughts on the chances of their technology working it would be greatly appreciated. I am not even remotely qualified to make this sort of judgement. Here is a brief description of SulphCo's process, taken from their Yahoo profile: "Its Sonocracking process is based upon the use of ultrasonics that include the application of energy and frequency sound waves to effect beneficial changes, such as reduction in the weight percentage of sulfur, as well as a reduction in the parts per million of nitrogen in the chemical composition of crude oil. The company’s target customers include crude oil producers and refiners. SulphCo has a collaboration agreement with ChevronTexaco Energy Technology Co. to develop and commercialize Sonocracking ultrasound technology." Their web site is at sulphco.com . Given that they have a market cap of a quarter billion $$$ but still have not achieved commercial success, it seems that someone with big bucks has bought into the story.