SUF - Sector: Basic Materials --- Industry: Independent Oil & Gas

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Press Release Source: SulphCo, Inc.


SulphCo Contracts for Manufacture of Sonocracking(TM) Processing Equipment
Tuesday December 20, 7:00 am ET


SPARKS, Nev., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SulphCo, Inc. (Amex: SUF - News) announced that it has entered into an agreement with NTG GmbH ("NTG") of Gelnhausen, Germany to manufacture seven 30,000 bbl/day fully automated, stainless steel Sonocracking(TM) units pursuant to SulphCo's design and specifications. The reactors to be included in the units are being manufactured by Markisches Werk GmbH. The agreement calls for NTG to manufacture and assemble the units and have them ready for containerized shipment to SulphCo's joint venture partner Fujairah Oil Technology, LLC ("FOT") in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates on or about April 15, 2006.


FOT will have constructed a protective steel building with foundations, piping and utilities ready for installation of the Sonocracking(TM) units upon their arrival in Fujairah. The building will be built to have the capacity to potentially house Sonocracking(TM) units capable of processing up to 500,000 bbl/day of medium or heavy crude oil.

Sulphco's high-powered ultrasound process upgrades heavy sour crude oils into lighter sweeter crudes. It increases gravity and reduces sulfur, nitrogen and viscosity, producing more usable oil per barrel of crude.

About SulphCo, Inc.

SulphCo has developed a patented safe and economic process employing ultrasound technology to desulfurize and hydrogenate crude oil and other oil related products. The company's technology upgrades sour heavy crude oils into sweeter, lighter crudes, producing more gallons of usable oil per barrel.

From time to time, the company may issue forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. This statement may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as actual results could differ and any forward-looking statements should be considered accordingly.




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Source: SulphCo, Inc.

[setravis]

Looks to be holding up,and wanting to bounce
from this 32.2% Fibonacci retracement.

Support @ $9.11...7.70...6.08
Resistance @ $10.56
Recent CandleStick Analysis
Bullish
Dec-20-2005 Homing Pigeon 

Technicals
MACD is Bullish
Stochastic is bearish
Percentage Gainer

Last Price Quote is:
8.78%above 13-day EMA

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Sometimes we find a nice one.... 
It isn't being manipulated by the big boys yet.
Last Price @ $11.41.........+6.74%.......Volume @......489,300   

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Company Overview
SulphCo, Inc. (AMEX: SUF), headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, was founded by Dr. Rudolf Gunnerman to develop and commercialize its revolutionary technology, which uses high-powered ultrasound to significantly reduce sulfur content in crude oil while simultaneously increasing the amount of usable oil that can be refined from any given barrel of crude. 

Company Background
Dr. Rudolf W. Gunnerman funded research at the University of Southern California for the removal of sulfur from oil using ultrasound technology. This project was led by Dr. Teh Fu Yen, a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at USC. 

Intellectual Property
SulphCo has several patents issued and others pending on its unique technology.
Intellectual Property...
To date, SulphCo, Inc. has been granted five U.S.A. patents, and multiple international patents to protect its core technologies. Current patent list includes:

U.S. patent no. 6,402,939, issued June 11, 2002 to Dr. Teh Fu Yen and assigned to SulphCo, Inc.
 
U.S. patent no. 6,500,219, issued December 31, 2002 to Dr. Rudolf W. Gunnerman, and assigned to SulphCo, Inc.
 
U.S. patent no. 6,652,992, issued November 25, 2003 to Dr. Rudolf W. Gunnerman, and assigned to SulphCo, Inc.
 
U.S. patent no. 6,827,844 was issued on Dec. 7, 2004.  Dr. Rudolf W. Gunnerman, listed as the inventor, assigned the patent to SulphCo.
 
U.S. patent no. 6,897,628 was issued on May 24, 2005.  Dr. Rudolf W. Gunnerman and Dr. Charles Richman, listed as co-inventors, assigned the patent to SulphCo.
 
In addition, SulphCo, Inc. has applied for several additional patents to protect other aspects and applications of the company's technologies. These include, but are not limited to, new processes and procedures, developed by SulphCo personnel, required to manufacture higher power ultrasound equipment for use in SulphCo's desulfurization units.


Management & Board of Directors
SulphCo's management team has extensive experience. 
   * Code of Ethics...
Management...

Dr. Rudolf Gunnerman, Chairman & CEO

Dr. Rudolf W. Gunnerman, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director, is a 77-year-old inventor and entrepreneur who has devoted his life to developing products to help the environment and mankind.  After studying mathematics and physics in Germany, he immigrated to the United States.  Dr. Gunnerman has invented a series of successful technologies, including fireproof building materials and wood pellets.  Thereafter, in his quest to reduce nitrous oxide, a major source of ozone depletion, Dr. Gunnerman invented A-55 Clean Fuels.  Dr. Gunnerman holds three honorary doctorate degrees.  Dr. Gunnerman's credentials verify his business acumen and scientific skills.

Peter Gunnerman, President

Prior to joining SulphCo, Mr. Gunnerman headed Global 6, LLC, a consulting company he founded in 2004 that assists national and international technology companies with a variety of business functions, including marketing and financial support.  Mr. Gunnerman spent the majority of his career with Clean Fuels Technology, Inc., which develops and markets emulsified fuels.  He served as President of its Residual Oil Division, where he was responsible for product development and product verification testing at domestic and foreign trial sites.  Mr. Gunnerman graduated from the University of Oregon with degrees in History and German.  Fluent in German, he spent a year during his studies at the University of Heidelberg in Germany.  He has authored and co-authored several papers on emulsified fuels.

Loren J. Kalmen, CFO

Loren J. Kalmen, a Director since June 2003, received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 1974, and his license as a Certified Public Accountant in 1978. Mr. Kalmen has maintained his own public accounting practice in Reno, Nevada, since 1988.


Board of Directors...

Dr. Rudolf Gunnerman, Chairman of the Board

Dr. Rudolf W. Gunnerman, our Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director, is a 77-year-old entrepreneur who studied mathematics and physics at the University of Munich, Germany before he immigrated to the United States. Dr. Gunnerman has invented a series of successful technologies, including fireproof building materials and wood pellets. Thereafter, in his quest to reduce Nitrous Oxide, a major source of ozone depletion, Dr. Gunnerman invented a new range of clean fuel products known as A-55 Clean Fuels. Dr. Gunnerman founded Clean Fuels Technology, Inc. in 1997 to develop and commercialize A-55 Clean Fuels, and served as its CEO from 1997 to 2000, and as its Chairman from 1997 to 2003. Dr. Gunnerman holds three honorary doctorate degrees. Dr. Gunnerman has served as a director and Chairman of the Board of SulphCo since December 2000 and has served as our CEO since July 2001.


Dr. Hannes Farnleitner, Director

A former federal minister for economic affairs for the country of Austria, Farnleitner has served in policy-making roles in Austria involving economics and international trade for more than 40 years. Since 2002, he has served as a member of the Convent of the European Union and representative of the Federal Chancellor of Austria. He earned his Juris Doctor degree at the School of Law of the University of Vienna.


Richard L. Masica, Director

Richard L. Masica, a Director since November 2004, served as the President of Texaco Chemical, Inc. from 1994 to 1997. During his 39-year career at Texaco (now ChevronTexaco Corporation), Mr. Masica also held other positions, including the position of Vice-President-Business Management of Texaco Chemical Company from 1992 to 1994, and Plant Manager of Texaco Refining & Marketing, Inc. from 1985 to 1992. During his tenure with Texaco, Mr. Masica participated in a leadership role in two major divestitures, as well as other domestic and foreign reorganizations, mergers and startups. Since retiring from Texaco in 1998, Mr. Masica founded and is the President of Peak One Consulting, Inc., a private management consulting firm.


Robert Henri Charles van Massdijk, Director

             Robert Henri Charles van Maasdijk, a Director since April 2005, is the chairman and CEO of Attica Alternative Investment Fund, Ltd. (AAI), a private investment fund which he has headed since 1999. For the previous 16 years, he served as managing director and CEO of Lombard Odier Investment Portfolio Management Ltd., one of the oldest and largest private banks in Switzerland. Over his 35-year career, he has held executive, portfolio management and research positions with Ivory & Sims, Edinburgh; Banque Lambert, Brussels; Pierson Heldring Pierson, Amsterdam; and with Burham and Company, New York.


Dr. Raad Alkadiri, Director

              Dr. Raad Alkadiri, a Director since May 2005, has been with the international energy advisory firm PFC Energy, Inc. since 1998. Dr. Alkadiri is director of PFC's markets and countries group and heads its Iraq advisory service. Dr. Alkadiri focuses on the political, economic and sectoral factors that influence oil and gas producing states, particularly those in the Middle East. Prior to joining PFC Energy, Dr. Alkadiri served as policy advisor and assistant private secretary to the United Kingdom's special representatives to Iraq from 2003 -2004. In this role, he assisted in shaping UK policy toward Iraq during the occupation, as well as planning Iraq's transition to sovereignty. He received the Order of the British Empire for his work in Baghdad. Prior to re-joining PFC Energy in 1998, Alkadiri was Middle East analyst at the UK-based consultancy Oxford Analytica, where he focused on political and economic developments in the northern Persian Gulf states. From 2000 to 2001, he was associate professor at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. He was a teaching fellow of politics at the University of St. Andrews from 1990 to 1991.


Facilities
Corporate headquarters, laboratory, and manufacturing facility are located in Sparks, Nevada.

What We Do
Our principal business is to develop and build proprietary technologies that upgrade "sour heavy" crude oils into "sweeter lighter" crudes.   

SulphCo Technology
SulphCo's technology will increase oil refining efficiency, improve crude oil product yields, lower refinery operating costs, and contribute to meeting worldwide governmental mandates for low sulfur and ultra-low sulfur fuels which are needed to protect the environment.

SulphCo's Benefits
Benefits of SulphCo's technology include low equipment and processing cost, quick installation and setup, easily transportable, high output potential, and increased profit margins.

Regulatory Agencies
Worldwide regulatory bodies responsible for promulgating and enforcing air quality standards.

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What We Do
Our principal business is to develop and build proprietary technologies that upgrade "sour heavy" crude oils into "sweeter lighter" crudes.   

SulphCo Technology
SulphCo's technology will increase oil refining efficiency, improve crude oil product yields, lower refinery operating costs, and contribute to meeting worldwide governmental mandates for low sulfur and ultra-low sulfur fuels which are needed to protect the environment.

SulphCo's Benefits
Benefits of SulphCo's technology include low equipment and processing cost, quick installation and setup, easily transportable, high output potential, and increased profit margins.

Regulatory Agencies
Worldwide regulatory bodies responsible for promulgating and enforcing air quality standards.

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Moving on up.....

[Terliso]

Applaud again with this great pick... unstoppable rise!!

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Moving to higher ground in the pre-market.....

SULPHCO INC (AMEX:SUF) Delayed quote data 

Pre-Market (RT-ECN): 12.30  1.00 (+8.85%)

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Stacked G-Patterns......

Technicals
Record Price High
Most Actives
Gap Up
Percentage Gainer

Last Price Quote is:
27.23%above 13-day EMA

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I have a thing for this stock...... Stacked G-Patterns
Block trades appear to be in the accumulation, rather than selling at this point.

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SUF really rocks baby!!!! more than 300% rise

[dennis67]

do you guys think its to late to get in this ? its up 5% today while the market are down. thanks in advance for any opions.

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do you guys think its to late to get in this ? its up 5% today while the market are down. thanks in advance for any opions.

My thinking is another run started yesterday to the $17/17.50 area.
I suppose we shall see.

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Press Release Source: SulphCo, Inc.


SulphCo Expands Management Team, Appoints Michael Applegate COO
Tuesday January 10, 7:00 am ET


SPARKS, Nev., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SulphCo, Inc. (Amex: SUF - News), a leader in developing and marketing high-powered ultrasound technology and equipment for the petroleum industry, has expanded its management team with the appointment of Michael Applegate as chief operating officer, responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations at the company.
 
Peter Gunnerman, who held the title of COO, continues as president of the company, focusing on strategy, implementation of the company's recently- announced ventures and on the commercialization of SulphCo's ultrasound desulfurization process worldwide.

Applegate spent the majority of his career at Applegate Drayage Company, a tractor-trailer fleet operator in California, Nevada and Utah. The company employed more than 100 drivers, dock workers, mechanics and administrative staff. Applegate served as president, a position he held since 1988. Applegate has served as both president and chairman of the board of the California Trucking Association, the largest state trucking association in the United States. He also served on the board of the Nevada Motor Transportation Association.

"Mike has extensive management experience, which will prove valuable to our company," said Rudolf Gunnerman, SulphCo chief executive officer. "Expanding SulphCo's senior management team is an important priority for the company which we intend to address in 2006."

Applegate also has been active on the local, state and national levels concerning environmental regulations surrounding the use of petroleum fuels. He has worked with the Cleaner Air Partnerships, a joint partnership of the American Lung Association and the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, with the goal of working with the Sacramento Air Quality District for better regional air quality. As the California representative of the American Trucking Association Environmental Policy Committee, Applegate helped to establish the concept of a national fuel standard.

Applegate is a graduate of the University of California at Davis.

Sulphco's high-powered ultrasound process upgrades heavy sour crude oils into lighter sweeter crudes. It increases gravity and reduces sulfur, nitrogen and viscosity, producing more usable oil per barrel of crude.

About SulphCo, Inc.

SulphCo has developed a patented safe and economic process employing ultrasound technology to desulfurize and hydrogenate crude oil and other oil related products. The company's technology upgrades sour heavy crude oils into sweeter, lighter crudes, producing more gallons of usable oil per barrel. From time to time, the company may issue forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. This statement may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as actual results could differ and any forward-looking statements should be considered accordingly.

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Source: SulphCo, Inc.

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