Earth Biofuels Acquires Apollo LNG.Earth Biofuels Acquires Liquefied Natural Gas liquefied natural gas: see under natural gas. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) A product of natural gas which consists primarily of methane. Its properties are those of liquid methane, slightly modified by minor constituents. Producer, Marketer DALLAS -- Earth Biofuels, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :EBOF) today announced that it has acquired Apollo LNG LNG (liquefied natural gas): see under natural gas. , Inc. from its majority shareholder, Apollo Resources International, Inc. (OTCBB:AOOR AOOR Annals Of Operations Research ) in exchange for common stock of that company. Apollo LNG, Inc., now doing business as "Earth LNG," owns a liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing facility in Topock, Arizona Topock is a small unincorporated community in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It lies between Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City and southeast of Needles, California on the California-Arizona border. that currently produces over 80,000 gallons of transportation-grade LNG per day, and has a capacity of 86,000 gallons of LNG per day. LNG produced by the plant is sold primarily to municipal fleet customers located along the west coast of California. Liquefied natural gas is produced by cryogenically transforming natural gas into a liquid state at a temperature of minus 260 degrees Fahrenheit. The LNG is then transported to markets in specialized cryogenic tanker trucks where it is used as a transportation fuel, mainly by larger vehicles in municipal fleets that utilize a centralized fueling facility. Earth LNG owns 14 of its own cryogenic transportation tanker trucks. The majority of Earth LNG's customers are in California. The primary customers are municipal fleets such as Omnitrans in the San Bernardino Valley The San Bernardino Valley is the hub of Southern California's Inland Empire. It is drained by the Santa Ana River. It is bordered on the north by the San Bernardino Mountains and the eastern San Gabriel Mountains, on the east by the San Jacinto Mountains, and on the south and west , Orange County buses and garbage trucks, Orange County Transportation (city buses), as well as commercial vehicles such as United Parcel Service United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company, delivering more than 15 million packages[1] a day to 6.1 million customers in over 200 countries and territories around the world. in the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. area, and Waste Management's fleet at various locations up and down the California coast. "The domestic LNG business is in line with the core focus of Earth Biofuels, which is the production and marketing of clean burning alternative fuels that help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil," said Earth Biofuels CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Dennis McLaughlin. "One of the attractive features of the LNG business is that the margins are effectively locked in. The cost of the plant operations is relatively fixed, and our contracts are structured such that our LNG sales pricing fluctuates proportionately as the cost of our natural gas feedstock goes up or down. This transaction helps to expand and diversify Earth Biofuels' revenues and profitability." An independent fairness opinion Fairness Opinion A report put together by qualified analysts or advisors providing to key decision makers an evaluation of and facts about a merger or acquisition. Notes: A fairness opinion serves as a document used for guidance in a merger, takeover, or acquisition. was rendered prior to the transaction by the independent business valuation firm, Bernstein Conklin & Balcombe, who concluded that the market value of Apollo LNG was approximately $36 million, and that the consideration being paid was fair. "We believe the LNG industry will begin to see new plants supplied by stranded natural gas from sources such as landfills and dairy farm waste manure. By liquefying this natural gas and getting it to transportation markets, LNG can further evolve into a renewable, clean burning fuel," stated Mr. McLaughlin. Transportation grade LNG is different from most imported LNG in that the former is of superior quality sufficient to be used as a fuel for vehicles, while the latter is typically of lesser quality and is re-gasified to be transported through natural gas pipelines. About Earth Biofuels Earth Biofuels produces and distributes biodiesel fuel through the company's network of wholesale and retail outlets. The fuel is sold under Willie Nelson's brand name, "BioWillie([R])." Earth Biofuels also now produces and markets liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Company is focused on capitalizing on the growing demand for alternative and renewable fuels in the domestic market. The Company's website is www.earthbiofuels.com. Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. In this context, forward-looking statements may address the Company's expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "seeks," "will," and other terms with similar meaning. These forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Although the Company believes that the assumptions upon which its forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, it can provide no assurances that these assumptions will prove to be correct. In connection with the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, important factors that, among others, could cause or result in actual results and experience to differ materially from the Company's anticipated results, projections, or other expectations are disclosed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this press release are expressly qualified by such cautionary statements, risks, and uncertainties, and by reference to the underlying assumptions. |
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