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Austin, TX — Tanknology Inc., (www.tanknology.com) the world’s largest Underground Storage Tank (UST) environmental compliance services company, has introduced a comprehensive online training and management system for Class C operators. The new system enables fueling facility operators to conveniently train all of their Class C operators, in accordance with new regulatory requirements, and keep track of them all with sophisticated administrative tools. This new computer based-system can be accessed either via the Internet, or licensed by companies to operate on their internal Intranet. Per federal regulation, all states must implement specific training and certification programs for Class A, B and C operators. Class C operators are the front-line personnel at a fueling facility, frequently a cashier or store attendant at a service station or convenience store. The training covers the essentials of how such front-line personnel should appropriately respond to a spill, leak, fire or other emergency at the site. Tanknology also offers comprehensive training and compliance programs for Class A and B operators, in addition to on-site training for Class C operators, where required. Many states are in the process of developing their regulations in response to the federal mandate and some are already in place. In states which have implemented Class C Operator Training Programs and have a certification/approval process for online training, Tanknology has secured approval and will continue to obtain individual approvals as the programs are implemented. Currently, the Tanknology course is an accepted training method in the states of Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington DC and Wisconsin. Several additional state approvals are in process. Tanknology has partnered in this program with Petroleum Training Solutions, Inc., (PTS), the petroleum industry leader in training and certification programs for Class A, B and C Operators. Allen Porter, the President and CEO of Tanknology, noted that there is a lot of interest in Class C operator training programs across the industry. “This is a very topical issue right now,” Porter said. “States are rolling out their specific requirements and in many cases they vary from state-to-state. For large operators, spanning multiple states, this is a real challenge to manage. That’s where we can help them, as our compliance management programs already address unique requirements down to the state and local level, so we track the regulations, obtain necessary certifications and structure an operator training process that suits the customer’s specific needs. We are working with many of our customers on all three classifications of operators – Class A, B and C, so this computer-based option for front-line Class C operators provides a convenient and cost-effective addition to our services.” Porter added that the administrative management tools of the new Tanknology program are an enormous advantage to customers will multiple facilities. “Many of our customers have from hundreds to thousands of facilities, across several states, each with potentially unique training requirements. Each of those facilities will ultimately need to have a trained Class C operator on site during all working hours. That’s a lot to keep track of, so our system is specifically designed to help such operators manage that information.” Customers can run reports on who has been trained and who hasn’t, add and delete personnel as staffing changes; print copies of course completion certificates, and much more. The Tanknology course is an Internet-based program, allowing access at any time from a computer with access to the web. It can also be licensed to companies to run on their internal Intranet system, for situations where Internet access is not available to front-line personnel. More information about the Tanknology course, a demo of the system and an up-to-date database of state regulatory approvals can be found at www.tanknology.com/class-c-operator-training.html. Visitors to the site can also sign up, complete a training course and become certified within a matter of minutes. “We are very excited about this addition to our comprehensive array of UST compliance management services,” Porter said. “We can be of tremendous value to operators in this area of their compliance programs, providing a first-rate training program, in-depth regulatory knowledge and unmatched back-end management tools.” Based in Austin, Texas, Tanknology operates across America and around the world, providing UST environmental compliance testing and related services at more than 50,000 sites per year, for more than 3,000 customers. Internationally, Tanknology licensees span 30 countries, providing services to the largest petroleum retailers in the world. For more information about Tanknology’s services worldwide, call us at 1 (800) 964-1250 or visit us online at www.tanknology.com.

Austin, TX — Tanknology Inc., (www.tanknology.com) the world’s largest provider of UST compliance solutions, announced today that the company’s third-party certification of its VacuTect® UST testing system has been updated to include the ability to test empty tanks. The third-party certification was performed by Ken Wilcox Associates, one of the nation’s leading evaluators of UST leak detection systems, in accordance with EPA standard test procedures. The updated certification has been accepted by the National Work Group on Leak Detection Evaluations and now appears on the organization’s website of listed evaluations. According to Allen Porter, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tanknology, it is convenient to test empty tanks in several situations: At the time of a change-in-ownership of a property, to verify the current condition of an empty tank for the protection of both the buyer and seller of the property; at the time of a new installation, to verify tightness prior to the introduction of fuel; and following tank repairs, again to verify tightness before adding fuel back into the tank. Porter said currently, the largest application for the testing of empty tanks is at the time of property transfer. “We’re seeing an unprecedented number of fueling facilities changing ownership,” Porter said. “In many cases, the facilities have been taken out of service and fuel has been removed from the tanks. Historically, in most cases, fuel must be added back into the tanks, just for the purpose of performing a tightness test. This certification now allows us to perform EPA third-party certified tests on those tanks without the cost, time and potential liability associated with temporarily adding, then removing fuel, merely to test them.” Porter said the convenience afforded by the ability the test tanks without having to add fuel is as applicable in other parts of the world as it is in the US. “Our international licensees, now spanning more than 30 countries, will see tremendous benefit from this new capability with our VacuTect system,” he said. “Many countries are experiencing the same trends in increased divestiture of retail stations by major oil companies, so a lot of facilities are changing hands around the world. Like in the US, a significant percentage of the sites have been closed and fuel removed, so the ability to test the tanks in that state will provide significant cost savings to our customers.” Based in Austin, Texas, Tanknology has regional offices covering all areas of the United States, in addition to international licensees throughout the world, providing UST environmental compliance testing and related services at more than 50,000 sites per year, for more than 3,000 customers. Internationally, Tanknology licensees span 30 countries, providing services to the largest petroleum retailers in the world.  Visit www.tanknology.com for more information. For more information about Tanknology’s services worldwide, call us at 1 (800) 964-1250 or visit us online at www.tanknology.com. More information about the National Work Group on Leak Detection Evaluations can be found on the group’s website at www.nwglde.org.

Austin, TX — Tanknology Inc., the world’s largest Underground Storage Tank (UST) environmental compliance services company, today announced CarterEnergy Corporation has selected the company as a Preferred Vendor for UST Compliance Services. As a Preferred Vendor, Tanknology’s complete portfolio of UST environmental compliance services will be provided to Carter’s entire fuel distribution network, encompassing more than 700 sites across nine states in the central US. Key components of this program will include preferred customer pricing and support on all of Tanknology’s services. “We are honored to have been selected by CarterEnergy as their UST compliance partner,” said Allen Porter, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tanknology. “CarterEnergy has been a dominant force in their markets for nearly 50 years, and a true pioneer of multi-branded fuels marketing. It’s a well-respected company with a strong portfolio of fuel retailing customers. We are excited about this opportunity to partner with their customers in the environmental compliance protection of their facilities.” According to Jim Thomas, CarterEnergy’s Retail Support Manager, who heads up the Preferred Vendor Program, Tanknology was the ideal choice for CarterEnergy’s customers. “Tanknology is, without question, the country’s leader in UST compliance services,” Thomas said. “They provide a total compliance solution for fuel operators, bringing value and affordability to the management of all the compliance issues related to a site. It’s an area of the business with extraordinary risk and a lot of complexity and there simply is not a company in the business that manages it all as effectively as Tanknology does. It’s a perfect fit for our customers and we are excited about the value this partnership will provide to them.” Based in Austin, Texas, Tanknology operates across America and around the world, providing UST environmental compliance testing and related services at more than 50,000 sites per year, for more than 3,000 customers. Internationally, Tanknology licensees span 30 countries, providing services to the largest petroleum retailers in the world. For more information about Tanknology’s services, call us at 1 (800) 964-1250 or visit us online at www.tanknology.com. CarterEnergy Corporation is a leader in the marketing and distribution of transportation fuels, distributing 141 different energy products within the Midwest and Gulf regions of the U.S. The company provides end-to-end business solutions to both retail and commercial fuel operators, from chain multi-store operators to single-store owners. CarterEnergy also provides fleet and commercial fueling services and operates a fleet of fuel transports in several metropolitan markets. Visit www.carterenergy.com for more information.

Austin, TX — Tanknology Inc., the world’s largest Underground Storage Tank (UST) environmental compliance services company, today announced that it has joined forces with Gulf Oil, L.P. as a member of Gulf’s Preferred Vendor Program. As a Preferred Vendor, Tanknology’s full range of UST environmental compliance services will be made available in a specialized program for Gulf’s 1,800 Gulf-branded gas and service stations across the Northeastern US. To be selected for the Gulf Oil Preferred Vendor Program, companies must undergo a rigorous multi-point evaluation, be a leader in its market segment and maintain exceptional service standards. Gulf-branded operators receive preferred member pricing for all Tanknology services. “We are excited to have been selected to partner with Gulf Oil in this program,” said Allen Porter, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tanknology. “Gulf Oil has a rich history in our industry and is a well respected oil company. They do their homework before selecting members for this exclusive group of vendors and we are honored to be a part of it. We are confident that we will be of valuable support helping Gulf operators with their ever-increasing environmental compliance needs.” Based in Austin, Texas, Tanknology operates across America and around the world, providing UST environmental compliance testing and related services at more than 50,000 sites per year, for more than 3,000 customers. Internationally, Tanknology licensees span more than 25 countries, providing services to the largest petroleum retailers in the world. For more information about Tanknology’s services worldwide, call us at 1 (800) 964-1250 or visit us online at www.tanknology.com. Gulf Oil Limited Partnership, based in Framingham, Massachusetts, is one of the Northeast’s largest wholesalers of refined petroleum products. Gulf Oil distributes motor fuels through a network of more than 2,400 Gulf-branded gasoline retail centers, 12 proprietary oil terminals, and a network of more than 50 other supply terminals. Gulf Oil supplies heating oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel and kerosene to these branded retail outlets through its Gulf Oil brand. Through its unbranded subsidiary, Great Island Energy, Gulf Oil L.P. also supplies petroleum products as well as risk management and financial services to industrial, commercial, and independent retail firms. Visit www.gulfoil.com for more information.

Combination of UST Services the Largest of Its Kind Austin, TX and Farmingdale, NY – Two of the most dominant players in the country’s Underground Storage Tank (UST) services market are joining forces in a strategic alliance to provide petroleum operators throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern US with turn-key UST compliance, repair and maintenance and construction solutions. Tanknology Inc, the nation’s largest provider of environmental compliance testing services for petroleum systems, and Tyree, one of the country’s largest multi-dimensional petroleum and environmental services companies, have formalized an alliance to bring the services of each company together to – for the first time – provide a complete compliance testing, maintenance and environmental services program for petroleum operators in the Eastern US. Tanknology provides compliance testing and related services, including UST tank and line tests, Stage I and II vapor recovery system testing, cathodic protection services, PetroScope® visual internal tank inspections, and much more. Tyree’s business focuses on petroleum site investigations; tank, pump and related equipment maintenance services; emergency response and remedial programs; and site design and construction. “The combination of Tanknology and Tyree services is a perfect fit for the petroleum operator,” according to Richard Oswald, the President and COO of Tyree. “Tanknology is the recognized leader in the environmental compliance services and testing side of the business, while Tyree’s expertise includes construction planning through site development, full petroleum-related maintenance services, and site remediation – in other words, handling the site issues that Tanknology uncovers. There is virtually no overlap in our services, which will greatly expand the value we each bring to our customers.” Allen Porter, President and CEO of Tanknology, echoed the synergies of this partnership. “This alliance will bring turn-key solutions to our customers in the Eastern US. When our testing uncovers an issue that requires attention, we have an extremely well-respected partner that can immediately go to work solving it for our customers. Conversely, Tyree’s clients will benefit from integrated compliance testing and inspection programs, as an expanded option of their existing Tyree relationship. “Tyree is a large, well-established petroleum services company, with more than 75 years of history serving this marketplace,” Porter said. “We are excited about the potential that this alliance brings to our two companies and the greatly enhanced value proposition for our clients.” Oswald said both he and Porter see the potential for immediate increases in sales for both companies through this alliance, and look forward to creating new client relationships as a result of their combined capability. “This is great marriage, that we are extremely excited about,” Oswald said. With combined annual revenue of more than $100 million, Tanknology and Tyree are two of the largest companies in the UST services and testing marketplace. Farmingdale, NY-based Tyree has six regional offices in the Northeastern US and one in Southern California. Founded in 1930, Tyree has evolved from a family-run construction company into one of the largest petroleum services contractors in the country. With some of the largest petroleum retailers in the Northeastern US as its long-standing clients, Tyree is recognized as a quality-driven, highly responsive service provider. Based in Austin, Texas, Tanknology has regional offices covering all areas of the United States, in addition to international licensees throughout the world, providing UST environmental compliance testing and related services at more than 39,000 sites per year, for more than 3,000 customers. Internationally, Tanknology licensees span more than 20 countries, providing services to the largest petroleum retailers in the world. For more information about Tyree’s services, call John Kiely of Tyree at (631) 249-3150 or visit the company on the web at www.tyree.com.   For more information about Tanknology’s services worldwide, call Tanknology at 1 (800) 964-1250, or visit the company’s website at www.tanknology.com.

Austin, TX – Tanknology Inc. announced today that a new licensee in South Africa has joined its international network. Tanknology SA (Pty) Ltd, is a new company, formed by Maintenance Technologies Solutions (Pty) Ltd (MTS), specifically to provide underground storage tank (UST) and line testing services, utilizing Tanknology’s proprietary systems. MTS, based in Cape Town, is a leading South African fuel services company, which provides tank inspections, tank cleaning, and fuel filtration services, in addition to a Total Fuel Management System, which coordinates stock control, management information, leak detection and remote site monitoring. With the creation of Tanknology SA, MTS will be adding Tanknology’s patented UST tank and line testing technologies to its fuel services offerings, specifically, the VacuTect® tank tightness testing and TLD1 line testing systems. “MTS is an exceptional fit for Tanknology’s international licensee program,” said Ignacio Allende, Tanknology’s Director of International Operations. “They provide in South Africa many of the same services Tanknology provides in the US. Their current involvement in tank inspections, tank cleaning and fuel filtration, position them perfectly in the market for the addition of tank and line testing using Tanknology’s industry-leading systems. Their existing strength in the market, combined with an increasing focus on UST environmental compliance in the region, position Tanknology SA and MTS very well for success.” The Tanknology VacuTect tightness testing system that MTS will employ utilizes a vacuum-based approach. It is the world’s leading tank testing technology. Developed and patented by Tanknology, the VacuTect system has been used on more than 1 million UST tests around the world. With locations in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Natal, MTS services large clients across a broad spectrum of industry, including major oil, transport, mining and marine companies. Directors Adrian Fourie, Anton Steenkamp and Leonard Kitching, lead the company’s efforts in this market sector.  Their team is currently completing training and certification on the Tanknology systems and will be fully operational within weeks.  They can be reached via email at adrianf@mts.co.za, leonardk@mts.co.za and antons@mts.co.za  or phone at +27 21 987-7366. Based in Austin, Texas, Tanknology operates across America and around the world, providing UST environmental compliance testing and related services at more than 50,000 sites per year, for more than 3,000 customers. Internationally, Tanknology licensees span more than 25 countries, providing services to the largest petroleum retailers in the world. For more information about Tanknology’s services worldwide, call us at 1 (800) 964-1250 or visit us online at www.tanknology.com.

Austin, TX — Tanknology Inc. announced today that UETL, of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has joined its expanding network of International Licensees. UETL is a subsidiary of Saudi Company for Environmental Works Ltd (SEW), the largest environmental services company in Saudi Arabia. According to Ignacio Allende, Tanknology’s Director of International Operations, UETL is offering the company’s proprietary underground storage tank testing technology, its VacuTect® system, as well as its TLD1 line testing technology. The VacuTect system, which utilizes a vacuum-based approach, is the world’s leading tank testing technology. Developed and patented by Tanknology, the VacuTect system has been used on more than 1 million UST tests around the world. UETL is led by Abdul Hakim Sahab, the Managing Director. Its team is currently completing training and certification on Tanknology’s testing systems, and will be fully operational later this month. “The UST environmental testing market is in its infancy in Saudi Arabia, where there are approximately 7,000 sites,” Allende said. “UETL, as part of the largest environmental services and waste management company in the country, is perfectly positioned for success as a licensee of Tanknology’s industry-leading compliance testing services. We are excited about the prospects for significant growth in Saudi Arabia and surrounding countries in the region.” Abdul Hakim Sahab of UETL can be contacted in Jeddah via telephone at +966 (266) 36021 or email at ahsahab@hotmail.com. Based in Austin, Texas, Tanknology operates across America and around the world, providing UST environmental compliance testing and related services at more than 50,000 sites per year, for more than 3,000 customers. Internationally, Tanknology licensees span more than 25 countries, providing services to the largest petroleum retailers in the world. For more information about Tanknology’s services worldwide, call us at 1 (800) 964-1250 or visit us online at www.tanknology.com.

Austin, TX – Tanknology Inc., the world’s largest Underground Storage Tank (UST) environmental compliance services company, today announced the promotions of five executives into key regional and sales management positions. Kevin Callaway has been named Regional Manager of the company’s Gulf Coast region, which is based in Austin, TX. Callaway brings six years experience as an Operations Manager in Tanknology’s Ohio Valley office. In his new role, Callaway will oversee all operations of the Gulf Coast region, which comprises Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Also promoted to Regional Manager for the company’s Southeast Division is Eddie Campbell. A five-year Tanknology veteran, Campbell was previously an Operations Manager and QC Manager in the Eastern Division. In his new assignment, Campbell directs operations in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, North and South Carolina and Tennessee. Three divisional sales managers have also been named: Ron Raleigh has joined Tanknology as Eastern Division Sales Manager. Most recently in a sales capacity for a northeast environmental services company, Raleigh will be based in Tanknology’s Cherry Hills, NJ office. Blaine Garwood has become Tanknology’s Northern Division Sales Manager, based in Elgin, IL. Garwood was most recently an Environmental Compliance Director for a regional oil company and has an extensive professional and educational background in the company’s compliance services industry. Kevin O’Hearn has been named Gulf Coast Sales Manager. Based in Austin, O’Hearn brings more than 20 years of experience in the compliance testing industry, beginning his career as one of Tanknology’s first field technicians. He has held additional positions in operations, technical training and sales development. Based in Austin, Texas, Tanknology operates across America and around the world, providing UST environmental compliance testing and related services at more than 50,000 sites per year, for more than 3,000 customers. Internationally, Tanknology licensees span more than 25 countries, providing services to the largest petroleum retailers in the world.  Visit www.tanknology.com for more information.

Austin, TX – EPA regulations enacted in 2008 requiring new Stage I Vapor Balancing measures by a large percentage of the country’s UST operators are catching many affected tank owners by surprise, according to the CEO of the nation’s largest provider of environmental compliance services for petroleum systems. “We service UST operators of all sizes, across the entire country,” said Allen Porter, CEO of Tanknology Inc. of Austin, TX, “and we are finding a considerable number of operators who are not fully aware of the new regulations. In particular, many are surprised by how quickly some facilities must be brought into compliance.” The first compliance deadline, a requirement to submit an initial notification to the EPA of existing conditions at affected sites, was in May of last year. For higher volume tanks installed since November of 2006, inspection and testing of specific vapor balancing equipment was required in September of last year. The inspection and testing requirements for older or smaller volume tanks take effect in less than two years. In response to the new rules, Tanknology has rolled out a nationwide capability to test and inspect the equipment necessary to comply with the new federal laws. “In some areas of the country, regulations like these most recently enacted by the EPA, have been in force for quite some time,” Porter said, “So these services are not new to us. We have been providing them for a number of years – we’ve just expanded the capability across the entire country.” Tanknology’s services designed specifically to meet the compliance requirements of the new EPA standards, includes: “It has been clear to us since these new rules were announced, that a large percentage of UST operators across the country would be affected,” Porter said. “Perhaps because these new rules were issued by the Office of Air Quality within the EPA, as opposed to the Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST), where the vast majority of UST-related rules have originated, they seem to be catching operators by surprise. Many are now beginning to learn of their existence, and are quickly working to prepare a compliance strategy.” Tanknology’s services specific to the new requirement consist of a compliance assessment, to determine whether the site is in compliance with the regulations, and, if not, to define the specific upgrades required. The company’s field technicians will then replace the necessary components to bring the site into compliance and conduct all required verification testing. As the regulation also stipulates periodic future testing and inspections, Tanknology has established a program designed to help the operator manage the ongoing system compliance. A complete summary of Tanknology’s services, as well as a copy of the EPA document summarizing the new requirements and the Federal Register publication of the entire regulation, can be found at the company’s website, www.tanknology.com. For more information about Tanknology’s Stage I Vapor Balancing Services, operators may also contact Tanknology by calling 1 (800) 964-1250. Based in Austin, Texas, Tanknology operates across America and around the world, providing UST environmental compliance testing and related services at more than 37,000 sites per year, for more than 3,000 customers. Internationally, Tanknology licensees span more than 20 countries, providing services to the largest petroleum retailers in the world. For more information about Tanknology’s services worldwide, call us at 1 (800) 964-1250 or visit us online at www.tanknology.com.

New system designed specifically for New Stage I Federal EPA rules Austin, TX – Tanknology Inc., the nation’s largest provider of environmental compliance services for petroleum systems, has announced the company has developed and introduced a new system for the testing of pressure/vacuum vent caps. This new proprietary system, which is now available throughout the country, is designed specifically to meet the regulations recently enacted by the US Environmental Protection Agency, as part of its expanded rules governing Stage I Vapor Balancing. According to Brad Hoffman, Tanknology’s Vice President of Engineering, Research and Development, the company’s new PV Vent Cap Tester was engineered to ensure accuracy and durability through extensive field use. “The company certifies the accuracy of each system and calibrates the flow meters and digital manometers prior to use, consistent with CARB TP-201.1E standards,” Hoffman said. “We also train and certify each field technician in the operation of the system, prior to any tests being performed.” Hoffman added that the high quality of the materials used in the testing system helps Tanknology achieve extraordinary accuracy, consistent with the company’s approach to the design of all its testing systems. Tanknology is the only major compliances services testing company in the world that has designed and manufactured the vast majority of its own proprietary testing systems. The new federal pressure/vacuum vent cap testing requirement is part of an EPA Final Rule issued in January of this year, mandating new Stage I vapor balancing equipment at gasoline dispensing stations across the US. In addition to PV vent cap testing, the new regulations also requires pressure decay testing, drop tube length inspection and verification, and includes specific reporting requirements for each of these areas. For more information about Tanknology’s PV Vent Cap Testing services, or the company’s total compliance solution package for the new Stage I Vapor Balancing requirements, contact Tanknology at 1 (800) 964-1250, or via the web at www.tanknology.com, where a copy of an EPA document summarizing these requirements, as well as the Federal Register publication of the regulations can viewed and downloaded. Based in Austin, Texas, Tanknology operates across America and around the world, providing UST environmental compliance testing and related services at more than 37,000 sites per year, for more than 3,000 customers. Internationally, Tanknology licensees span more than 20 countries, providing services to the largest petroleum retailers in the world. For more information about Tanknology’s Tank Deflection and Deformation Testing services, call Tanknology at 1 (800) 964-1250, ext. 228 or visit Tanknology on the web at www.tanknology.com.