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To: scion who wrote (16795)	1/17/2006 12:39:47 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 19428

Microcap Industry Trade Groups Optimistic About OTC Bulletin Board and Pink Sheet Stocks in New Year; Plan to Push for Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC Rule 504 Government Reforms in '06 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2006--The economic outlook in 2006 for America's OTC Bulletin Board and Pink Sheet public companies will once again exceed Wall Street expectations, said Frank Speight, Chairman of American Capital Partners Ltd., Inc. and spokesman for the Microcap Company Political Alliance Corp. (MCPAC) and The National Small Public Company Leadership Council (Leadership Council) based in West Palm Beach, Fla. Speight is one of the nation's top financial and investment experts specializing in smaller "microcap" public companies and recently created and organized MCPAC as the first political action group representing microcap publicly-traded companies. "Microcap companies (i.e., Pink Sheet and OTC Bulletin Board public companies worldwide) are buoyed by the strong U.S. economy of low inflation and low interest rates," said Speight. "Low-priced microcap stocks have outperformed so-called small cap stocks in three of the past four years and could do the same in '06. The recent launch of three promising exchange-traded funds (EFTs) targeting microcap stocks is another indicator that Wall Street sees this small business sector as a fast growing one," he added. Speight stated that a recent research report by Roxbury Capital Management LLC entitled "Why Microcaps are the Preferred Alternative to Private Equity" finds that roughly 59 percent of all publicly-traded companies are "microcaps," these stocks have outperformed most market indexes and private equity alternatives over time, and microcaps provide much more liquidity than private equity vehicles. "There are thousands of microcap Pink Sheet and OTC Bulletin Board companies out there that are creating the jobs and potentially new products and technologies in our economy and it's time for our federal government to acknowledge this fact and begin to help these firms thrive and grow in '06 by reforming harmful and unfair government regulations," he added. "In my opinion, smaller technology and biotech start-up companies look especially good in '06," said Speight. "We're seeing a large cadre of new investment money now flowing into these two sectors where the financial payoff could be tremendous. Pink Sheet public companies, in particular, are now gaining increasing respect and credibility as an efficient electronically quoted market worldwide." Speight acknowledged that Pink Sheet companies (named for the pink newsprint on which quotations were published for over 101 years) continue to have a negative image as investment "scams." "Only a small percentage of Pink Sheet public companies are involved in these investor scams," commented Speight. "The vast majority of these microcap Pink Sheet companies are honest and law-abiding firms." Speight pointed out that MCPAC and the Leadership Council intend to fight for fairer treatment of both Pink Sheet and OTC Bulletin Board public companies when the 109th U.S. Congress reconvenes in January. Pink Sheet companies have been under increasing Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulation because of a number of so-called "pump and dump" investor scams. "MCPAC and the Leadership Council want to work with Congress and the SEC to protect investors from illegal scams, but at the same time we need to protect the majority of Pink Sheet public companies that are part of the engine of economic growth in America," said Speight. Speight concluded that the key government reforms needed in '06 to help OTC Bulletin Board and Pink Sheet public companies with the capital necessary to help grow the U.S. economy include the following: -- Reinstatement of SEC Rule 504 which would allow microcap companies to sell freely tradable securities to an unlimited number of both accredited and non-accredited investors; increase the $1 million cap to $2 or $3 million. -- Reform the high cost of compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of '02, seeking exemptions for companies with less than $100 million in annual revenue. "The outlook in '06 has all the makings for the dawn of a new and exciting microcap investing age," Speight said, "but only if Congress and the SEC begin to open up the capital markets to Pink Sheet and OTC Bulletin Board public companies." About Microcap Company Political Alliance Corp. (MCPAC) Microcap Company Political Alliance Corp. (MCPAC) was formed in April 2005 as the first advocacy group representing the interests of the nation's microcap publicly-traded companies to securities regulators and policy makers in Washington. Please visit our website: microcappac.org. About National Small Public Company Leadership Council The National Small Public Company Leadership Council, which was formed in 2000, seeks to educate and inform the White house, U.S. congress, federal agencies, industry trade groups and political organizations based in Washington about the economic contributions of the nation's entrepreneurial public companies. Please visit our website: nspclc.com. Contacts Microcap Company Political Alliance Corp., West Palm Beach, Fla. Frank Speight, 561-366-9211 fspeight@microcappac.org

To: scion who wrote (16795)	1/17/2006 12:55:49 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 19428

Eden Energy Rated ?Hold/3? Due To Lack Of Drillling News By Investrend Research Analyst Daniel Capo, CFA / FinancialWire® January 17, 2006 ?(FinancialWire) ? (Investrend Research Syndicate) ?Eden Energy Corporation (OTCBB: EDNE) is rated a Hold/3 ?as we see no compelling factors to either buy or sell additional shares given the lack of significant news, and the minimum 9 month lead time to the start of drilling on Eden?s prospects,? according to Investrend Research analyst Daniel Capo, CFA. January 17, 2006 (FinancialWire) (Investrend Research Syndicate) Eden Energy Corporation (OTCBB: EDNE) is rated a Hold/3 ?as we see no compelling factors to either buy or sell additional shares given the lack of significant news, and the minimum 9 month lead time to the start of drilling on Eden?s prospects,? according to Investrend Research analyst Daniel Capo, CFA. The analyst also stated: In November, Eden entered into a Participation Agreement with Merganser Limited, in which Merganser acquired a fifty percent (50%) interest in Eden?s Southern Frontier oil and gas leases for $2,667,000. This agreement is for a term of ten years. Since the last update, Eden acquired an additional 8,439 acres and now has 90,439 acres under lease on the Southern Frontier prospect. The company established a new project with Cedar Strat for the exploration and development of a prospect called the Northern Frontier, also located in Nevada. The Company will pay approximately $675,000 for exploration, and must begin drilling within 18 months of receipt of exploration data from Cedar Strat. To date, the Company has advanced $216,000 to Cedar Strat for expenses. The field operations of the seismic program for the Noah Project were completed in early December and the data is at the processing house. The company doesn?t anticipate making any announcements about the data until processing is complete. Based on company estimates, drilling is expected to begin on the Northern Frontier Prospect first. Best guess from the company is 3rd quarter 2006, but this is only an estimate. The company is not committing to any drilling start dates on the Noah or Southern Frontier prospects at this time. Eden closed on an additional $9,075,000 round of financing in August 2005, and has approximately $19,000,000 in working capital. Eden?s stock price continued its decline since the last update. A lack of news coupled with newly registered 144 stock sales, has caused the price to trade near $2.00. Both of these items were raised as concerns in the last update report. There has been no significant developments since the last update report regarding Eden?s progress towards getting these prospects to drillable stages. The last operational update was released on September 9th and its content was addressed in October?s report. This lack of news may be the reason many investors have lost interest in the stock and trading volume has decreased. The company has not given any estimates on drilling dates on the Noah Project other that it should commence within a 12 month time frame. Eden Energy is a high-risk, speculative investment with high investment return potential. Despite its strong balance sheet, oil field service costs are rising throughout the industry and the company has estimated a spending program of nearly 25M in 2006. With 19M in cash as of 9/30/2005, the company will need to seek outside financing to fully fund operations. The full report, including important disclosures and disclaimers, is at investrendresearch.com and at the company?s InvestorPower page at investrend.com and investors are advised to read those disclosures carefully before trading in the equities of any enrolled company. The analyst?s credentials are at investrend.com Eden Energy is enrolled in Investrend Research?s pioneering professional research program, which facilitates independent analysts to provide coverage for shareholders in companies that otherwise would have little or no analyst following. Enrollment fees for Benchmark coverage are $24,800 and the fees are being paid by the company. Analysts are paid in advance of initial reports by Investrend Research to eliminate pecuniary interest, and neither the analyst nor principals of Investrend Research may own or trade in the stocks of companies under coverage. Investrend subscribes to the ?Standards For Independent Research Providers? at firstresearchconsortium.com Eden Energy has been enrolled for investor-monitoring by the Shareholders Research Alliance (http://www.shareholdersresearch.com) . Anyone interested in receiving alerts regarding Eden Energy should e-mail contact@investrend.com with ?EDNE? in the subject line, or click on investrend.com For up-to-the-minute news, features and links click on financialwire.net FinancialWire is an independent, proprietary news service of Investrend Information, a division of Investrend Communications, Inc. It is not a press release service and receives no compensation for its news or opinions. Other divisions of Investrend, however, provide shareholder empowerment platforms such as forums, independent research and webcasting. For more information or to receive the FirstAlert daily summary of news, commentary, research reports, webcasts, events and conference calls, click on investrend.com The FinancialWire NewsFeed is now available in multiple formats to your site or desktop, free. Click on: investrend.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRINT THIS PAGE \| SEND IT TO A FRIEND

To: scion who wrote (16795)	1/17/2006 12:57:21 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 19428

Heartland Oil & Gas Corp. Rated ?Neutral/3? In Final Investrend Research Update / FinancialWire® January 17, 2006 ?(FinancialWire) ?(Investrend Research Syndicate) ?Heartland Oil & Gas Corp. (OTCBB: HOGC) has been rated ?Neutral/3? by Investrend Research analyst Daniel Capo, CFA, in a final Update following the company?s decision to discontinue coverage. January 17, 2006 (FinancialWire) (Investrend Research Syndicate) Heartland Oil & Gas Corp. (OTCBB: HOGC) has been rated ?Neutral/3? by Investrend Research analyst Daniel Capo, CFA, in a final Update following the company?s decision to discontinue coverage. The analyst also stated: The entire northern Forest City Basin acreage has been deemed uneconomic and Heartland has began plugging and restoration work on wells and locations in the Forest City Basin project area, including "Soldier Creek? For the period ending 9/30/2005, Heartland posted its largest quarterly loss to date of ($ 0.56) per share due to impairments and lease expirations, representing a $17,523,851 impairment charge on oil and gas leases abandoned in the Forest City Basin and impairment of $3,881,427 on two pilots in the southern area. The dispute with FEIPCO over the Iraqi venture remains unresolved and Heartland has decided to expense the entire $ 4,105,500 advanced to Arabian The company has shifted its strategy away from developing its northern properties, and is currently concentrating its efforts on the southern properties acquired from Evergreen Resources. The company announced the resignation of its President Richard Coglon effective January 1, 2006. The company appointed its COO Phil Winner to the position of President and CEO. The company also appointed Charles B. Willard as COO, and Robert L. Poley, CPA as CFO. Heartland announced progress on the construction of the natural gas sales pipeline tap from the Lancaster pilot to a tie in with a gas transportation line. The company expects gas sales to start in January 2006. Since the last Benchmark Report, Heartland?s stock price has traded significantly lower on increased selling pressure. The stock is currently trading near a 52 week low. The company has suspended Investrend Benchmark Research Coverage. The only positive note in the recent update involved the Bourbon Arch area, where Heartland holds interests in approximately 130,000 acres. This area holds the ?The Lancaster Pilot?, which is producing approximately 350 mcfgpd. Also, eight additional wells on the ?Jake?, ?Beagle? and ?Osawatomie? Pilots combined for 225 ? 250 mcfgpd; bringing a total production of approximately 600 mcfgpd. Heartland has added 10 wells and has done a good job revitalizing these assets that were acquired from Evergreen. Gross production is up near 1000% from 60 mcfgpd to 600 mcfgpd. Heartland announced progress on the construction of the five mile long pipeline which will connect these producing pilots into a gas transportation line. Due to the large write downs recorded this quarter, the company currently has $7,771,069 in property assets on the balance sheet and approximately $3M in cash. Revenues continued to be nil as the company remains in the exploratory phase as of September 30, 2005. The company has announced that they believe that gas revenues will be booked in January 2006, however without additional visibility into Heartland?s progress developing these properties and construction of the pipeline, we can not make any estimates on future revenue streams. Heartland Oil & Gas is a high-risk, speculative investment that is trading near an all time low. The company is in the process of restructuring operations and has recently reported its largest quarterly loss due to significant property impairments. The company is now concentration on revitalizing southern property wells to initiate gas sales and book revenues. According to the company, first sales will be recorded in January 2006. If this projection is realized it will be a significant development for Heartland, and shareholders may observe a renewed interest in Heartland?s equity. If revenues are not realized, the company?s shrinking property base and working capital may make it difficult for Heartland to continue operating into 2007. The full report, including important disclosures and disclaimers, is at investrendresearch.com and at the company?s InvestorPower page at investrend.com and investors are advised to read those disclosures carefully before trading in the equities of any enrolled company. The analyst?s credentials are at investrend.com Heartland is enrolled in Investrend Research?s pioneering professional research program, which facilitates independent analysts to provide financial coverage for shareholders in companies that otherwise, would have little or no analyst following. Enrollment fees for Benchmark basic coverage are $21,800 and the fees were paid by the company. Analysts are paid in advance of initial reports by Investrend Research to eliminate pecuniary interest, and neither the analyst nor principals of Investrend Research may own or trade in the stocks of companies under coverage. Investrend subscribes to the ?Standards For Independent Research Providers? at firstresearchconsortium.com and the company?s research is enrolled for investor monitoring at shareholdersresearch.com Anyone interested in receiving alerts regarding Heartland Oil & Gas research should email contact@investrend.com with ?HOGC? in the subject line. For up-to-the-minute news, features and links click on financialwire.net FinancialWire is an independent, proprietary news service of Investrend Information, a division of Investrend Communications, Inc. It is not a press release service and receives no compensation for its news or opinions. Other divisions of Investrend, however, provide shareholder empowerment platforms such as forums, independent research and webcasting. For more information or to receive the FirstAlert daily summary of news, commentary, research reports, webcasts, events and conference calls, click on investrend.com The FinancialWire NewsFeed is now available in multiple formats to your site or desktop, free. Click on: investrend.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRINT THIS PAGE \| SEND IT TO A FRIEND