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A new crop of studies offering competing takes on Texas electricity markets has been released in recent weeks.

For the third time in as many months, OPEC’s ability to stem plummeting crude prices amid a global economic meltdown will be tested during a meeting Saturday. But the outcome of the meeting, called to assess the impact of earlier production cuts, likely hinges on a key issue with which the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has had a checkered past: unity.

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Attention business/financial editors and reporters:

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Eurogas Corporation ("Eurogas" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: EUG) announces reporting its financial results as at and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements, along with management's Discussion and Analysis as at and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 have been filed on SEDAR on november 28, 2008. Interested parties may access these statements at www.sedar.com or www.eurogascorp.com.

TORONTO, CANADA (MARKET WIRE) Eurocontrol Technics Inc. (TSX VENTURE: EUO), a Canadian public company specializing in the acquisition, development and commercialization of innovative authentication, verification and energy security technologies, is pleased to report second quarter results for the company's fiscal second quarter 2009 ending September 30, 2008.

The price has bounced around all week — up 9 percent Monday, down 7 percent Tuesday, up again Wednesday more than 7 percent — before retreating today in light trading that tends to be more volatile.

The Internal Revenue Service has tweaked standard mileage deductions for 2009.

CENTENNIAL, COLORADO (MARKET WIRE) Admiral Bay Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: ADB) announces that in accordance with National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities of the Canadian Securities Administrators, the Company has filed its reserves data and other oil and gas information (51-101F1, F2 & F3) for the year ended July 31, 2008. Copies of may be obtained on www.sedar.com or by contacting the Company.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. (NGP) (TSX VENTURE: NGP)(OTCBB: NGLPF) announced that its board of directors has adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan (the "Rights Plan"). The objectives of the Rights Plan are to ensure, to the extent possible, that all shareholders of the Company are treated equally and fairly in connection with any take-over bid for the Company. Currently securities legislation only requires a take-over bid to remain open for 35 days. The Board believes that this period may be insufficient for the shareholders to evaluate a bid, or for the Board to pursue alternatives which could

LONDON (MARKET WIRE) Acergy S.A. (NASDAQ: ACGY) (OSLO: ACY) issues this Pre-Close Trading Update and Outlook ahead of results for the fourth quarter ended november 30, 2008, which are expected to be announced on February 18, 2009.