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To: Dennis Roth who wrote (254)	8/15/2006 10:58:26 AM
From: Dennis Roth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1740

DKRW and SNC-Lavalin companies form alliance to design and construct coal-to-liquid fuels projects; commence early design of first project prnewswire.com HOUSTON, TX, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - DKRW Advanced Fuels LLC (DKRW), headquartered in Houston, Texas and SNC-Lavalin GDS Inc., of Houston and SNC-Lavalin Constructors Inc. of Bothell, WA, wholly owned subsidiaries of SNC-Lavalin , announced today that they have formed an alliance to develop, design and construct a number of coal-to-liquids fuel projects that are valued in excess of a billion dollars. Robert Kelly, Executive Officer of DKRW and Medicine Bow Fuel & Power LLC (MBF&P) stated, "We selected SNC-Lavalin because of its process engineering expertise in gasification and syngas conversion to fuels, its experience in thermal power plants and for its extensive experience with oil sands in northern Alberta from which we expect to learn a great deal about designing and building a facility of this size in a rather remote region of Wyoming. This selection now enables us to move forward with the design and permitting of the facility. We anticipate there will be significant knowledge gained from Medicine Bow that can be profitably applied to subsequent coal-to-liquid fuels projects." MBF&P, a wholly owned subsidiary of DKRW Advanced Fuels LLC (DKRW), has awarded SNC-Lavalin GDS Inc. and SNC-Lavalin Constructors a contract to execute the feasibility study and to be its engineer and EPC contractor for the future FEED and turnkey portions of the Medicine Bow, Wyoming coal-to-liquids facility project commencing in the 4th Quarter 2006. "We are pleased that DKRW and MBF&P have selected us for this important project, and look forward to a longer term relationship with DKRW," said Jim Walters, President of Houston-based SNC-Lavalin GDS. "This is a natural match for SNC-Lavalin's corporate strategic position in coal-to-liquids, oil sand processing and gasification. We can offer our clients our strong process engineering core resource in gasification, gas clean-up, synthesis gas production of fuels and product finishing, as well as strong project management and controls. In addition, we can count on our close working relationship with our Thermal Power division, which will allow us to provide the resources and project needs of the Medicine Bow project through its various phases." "We are excited to be working with DKRW in conjunction with GDS on this project," said John Gillis, Senior Vice-President and General Manager of Bothell, Washington-based SNC-Lavalin Constructors Inc. "The technology and process for this coal-to-liquids project is another way to reduce our dependency on foreign oil for production of power generation and transportation fuel, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions." In previous announcements, MBF&P announced it has selected GE (NYSE:GE) to provide its coal gasification technology and Rentech, Inc. (AMEX:RTK) to provide their proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology for the project that will initially make about 11,000 bbl/day of transport diesel and other fuels using high Btu, low sulfur coal of the Carbon Basin Coal Reserve from a mine being developed and operated by Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI). Diesel and other transport fuels will be sold to regional customers and the power, carbon dioxide and other products will be sold from the Project. About DKRW Advanced Fuels LLC DKRW Advanced Fuels LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of DKRW Energy LLC, is engaged in developing, managing, and owning projects that utilize coal gasification technology, utilizing coal-to-liquids, methanation and integrated coal gasification combined cycle (IGCC) technologies. The Medicine Bow Project employs coal gasification, coal-to-liquids and IGCC technologies. About SNC-Lavalin SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) is one of the leading groups of engineering and construction companies in the world, a global leader in the ownership of infrastructure, and in operations and maintenance services. The SNC-Lavalin companies have offices across Canada and in 30 other countries around the world and are currently working in some 100 countries. snclavalin.com SOURCE SNC-LAVALIN

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (254)	8/26/2006 8:38:46 AM
From: Dennis Roth	Respond to of 1740

Arch Coal invests in coal-to-liquid Aug. 25, 2006 at 8:42PM washingtontimes.com Arch Coal Inc. of St. Louis, the nation's second-largest coal company, has taken a 25 percent stake in DKRW Advanced Fuels LLC. In exchange, Arch has agreed to extend its existing option agreement with DKRW Advanced Fuels, to secure coal reserves for two additional coal-to-liquid projects outside of the Carbon Basin, and to invest $25 million in the company. DKRW Advanced Fuels is a subsidiary of Houston-based DKRW Energy LLC and the principal developer of the Medicine Bow fuel and power coal-to-liquids project in the Carbon Basin of southern Wyoming. DKRW Advanced Fuels and its units hold various proprietary coal conversion technology licenses and represent all of DKRW Energy LLC's coal conversion technology and development efforts within the group of DKRW Energy companies. Coal conversion technologies are generally viewed as economic when crude oil is trading at prices above $40 per barrel and natural gas is trading at prices above $5 per million Btu.

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (254)	9/14/2006 6:48:31 AM
From: Dennis Roth	Respond to of 1740

Letter backs coal plant tax credit By NOELLE STRAUB Star-Tribune Washington bureau Thursday, September 14, 2006 jacksonholestartrib.com WASHINGTON -- The three Wyoming members of Congress joined forces to request that the Treasury Department approve an application giving a company $350 million in investment tax credits to build the planned Medicine Bow Fuel and Power coal-to-liquids facility. Republican Sens. Craig Thomas and Mike Enzi and Rep. Barbara Cubin sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urging him to approve the tax credits for Houston-based DKRW Energy LLC, the company planning the estimated $1.3 billion project. “Wyoming has abundant natural resources that can further increase the independence of sourcing petroleum products in the United States, and this program is important to developing those resources for the benefit of both the state and the country as a whole,” the trio wrote. The project would expand U.S. refinery capacity, produce products to reduce air emissions, sequester carbon dioxide, produce more oil and increase the tax base and employment in the state, the letter said. It encouraged the department to give “due consideration” to the application filed by the Medicine Bow project. Dale Groutage, a Democrat who is challenging Thomas for his Senate seat, has said while campaigning that for the past 20 years the federal government has been subsidizing the construction of these types of plants, but none has been built in Wyoming. He said bringing such a plant to the state would be one of his first priorities if elected. The facility initially would produce about 11,000 barrels per day of liquid hydrocarbons, mostly ultra-low-sulfur diesel to be sold as fuel in the Rocky Mountain region. Production could expand to 33,000 barrels per day, and the project in the long run would create 300 to 500 high-tech jobs in mining and refining, a DKRW executive has said. The coal-to-liquid technology converts coal into a synthetic gas which is then either available for use or to be converted into materials such as diesel fuel. A coal project tax credit and a gasification credit were included in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which the delegation supported. Medicine Bow Fuel & Power LLC recently awarded a contract to Canadian firm SNC-Lavalin to perform feasibility, engineering and design services for the facility. GE Energy and Rentech Clean Energy Solutions will provide the technical process for converting coal to liquid hydrocarbons, and Arch Coal will supply the coal. The plant would be located at Arch Coal’s Hanna mine facility in Carbon County.