TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2007--Syntroleum
Corporation (NASDAQ: SYNM) today reported that Louisiana Governor
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco and Dynamic Fuels, LLC have announced
Geismar, Louisiana, as the site for Dynamic Fuels' new plant to
produce renewable diesel and jet fuel. The $135 million facility will
have a capacity of 5,000 barrels per day and is scheduled for
completion in 2010.
Dynamic Fuels, LLC is a 50/50 venture between Syntroleum
Corporation and Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TYS) to construct and operate
multiple renewable synthetic fuel facilities. Dynamic Fuels selected
Lion Copolymer's Geismar plant as the site for their first facility.
The Geismar plant will have a capacity of 75 million gallons per year
and will utilize Syntroleum's Biofining(TM) technology and feedstock
supplied by Tyson Foods, Inc.
"The site provides excellent people, infrastructure and utilities
with an outstanding safety and environmental record," said Jeff
Bigger, senior vice president of Syntroleum Corporation. "We look
forward to working with Lion and expect that installing our plant
within the existing complex will minimize cost while keeping Dynamic
Fuels on schedule for production in 2010."
In a press release issued yesterday by the State of Louisiana
Economic Development office, Governor Blanco said, "I want to thank
Dynamic Fuels for choosing Louisiana to create high-paying technical
jobs and making the capital investment necessary to employ this new
proprietary technology. This decision will allow even more Louisiana
agricultural by-products to be converted into premium value-added
products."
"The state of Louisiana, including Governor Blanco, the economic
development team and local officials, have been outstanding partners
to work with throughout our site selection process," said Jeff
Webster, senior vice president of Tyson Renewable Products Division.
"This marks another important milestone in the execution of our
strategy of leveraging access to animal by-products, our trading
skills and industry relationships to become a premier player in
renewable energy."
About Syntroleum
Syntroleum Corporation owns the Syntroleum(R) Process for
Fischer-Tropsch (FT) conversion of synthesis gas derived from biomass,
coal, natural gas and other carbon-based feedstocks into liquid
hydrocarbons, the Synfining(R) Process for upgrading FT liquid
hydrocarbons into middle distillate products such as synthetic diesel
and jet fuels, and the Biofining(TM) technology for converting animal
fat and vegetable oil feedstocks into middle distillate products such
as renewable diesel and jet fuel. Together with Tyson Foods,
Syntroleum is focused on siting, engineering and constructing a plant
that produces clean renewable synthetic diesel and jet fuel using low
grade fats and greases as feedstock. The 50/50 venture - known as
Dynamic Fuels - was formed to construct and operate multiple renewable
synthetic fuel facilities, with production on the first site beginning
in 2010. The Company plans to use its portfolio of technologies to
develop and participate in synthetic and renewable fuel projects. For
additional information, visit the company's Web site at
www.syntroleum.com.
This document includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as
well as historical facts. These forward-looking statements may include
statements relating to the Syntroleum(R) Process, the Synfining(R)
Process, our renewable fuels Biofining(TM)technology, plans to use the
Company's various technologies, , commercialization of the Company's
technologies, and future investor relations activities of the Company.
When used in this document, the words "anticipate," "believe,"
"estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "should" and
similar expressions are intended to be among the statements that
identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the
expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are
reasonable, these kinds of statements involve risks and uncertainties.
Actual results may not be consistent with these forward-looking
statements. Syntroleum undertakes no obligation to update or revise
forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the
occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating
results over time. Important factors that could cause actual results
to differ from these forward-looking statements include the potential
that debt or equity financing for anticipated plants or related
natural gas liquids or oil and gas projects may not be available, the
schedule for development, construction and operation of proposed
plants may not be met, anticipated appropriation and expenditure of
federal monies does not occur, commercial-scale plants do not achieve
the same results as those demonstrated on a laboratory or pilot basis
or that such plants experience technological and mechanical problems,
the potential that improvements to Syntroleum's various technologies
currently under development may not be successful, the impact on plant
economics of operating conditions (including energy prices),
construction risks, risks associated with investments and operations
in foreign countries, our dependence on strategic relationships with
manufacturing and engineering companies, volatility of energy prices,
the ability to implement corporate strategies, including the continued
availability of adequate working capital, competition, intellectual
property risks, our ability to obtain financing and other risks
described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
(R) "Syntroleum" is registered as a trademark and service mark in
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
CONTACT: Syntroleum Corporation, Tulsa
Ron Stinebaugh, 918-764-3406
www.syntroleum.com
or
Halliburton Investor Relations, Dallas
Geralyn DeBusk/Jeff Elliott/Casey Stegman, 972-458-8000
www.halliburtonir.com
SOURCE: Syntroleum Corporation
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