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Merit Oil to Distribute Southern States Power Company's OXyGB-60 Biodiesel for Southern California

8 June 2000

Merit Oil to Distribute Southern States Power Company's OXyGB-60 Biodiesel for Southern California

    SHREVEPORT, La. - Southern States Power Company is pleased to announce the 
appointment of Merit Oil of Bloomington California as its OXyGB-60 Biodiesel 
distributor for Southern California.  Merit Oil is a distributor for Shell Oil 
, Texaco, and Pacific Pride.  Pacific Pride operates fleet card lock stations 
located on the Interstate Clean Transportation Corridor (ICTC) route in the San 
Bernardino Inland Empire, Riverside and Desert Areas.  Greg Batten, Vice 
President of Merit Oil Company said, "The Inland Empire region of Southern 
California has the largest concentration of rail and truck traffic in California
.  SSPC's marketing of OXyGB-60 Biodiesel will be a relief to the environment 
because it is a clean burning reduction of particulate matter and emissions 
control.  We are confident of marketing at least one to two million gallons of 
OXyGB-60 Biodiesel over the next year."

    Harrison A. McCoy, III, Executive Vice President of SSPC said, "Quality
distributors pledging their commitment with us shows the potential growth of
the Biodiesel market."  "This continues to show that SSPC will be the leader
in the expanding market place."

    Southern States Power Company is an energy resource company that entered
the alternative fuels market during fiscal year 1999 by commencing with the
development of a Biodiesel fuel division.  Biodiesel fuel is a cleaner
burning, environmentally friendly alternative to diesel fuel that is produced
from renewable and recycled vegetable oils instead of petroleum.  SSPC is
proud to announce that they have been profiled by Global Media Corporate
Relations.