Press Release

Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting.

Helper, UT - September 28, 2006

The College of Eastern Utah's Western Energy Training Center ("WETC"), in conjunction with Southeastern Utah Energy Producers Association's ("SEU-EPA") annual symposium and banquet, is celebrating their Grand Opening. WETC is an industry-driven institution dedicated to providing quality training in coal, gas/oil, utilities, transportation and related industries. It is funded in part by a grant from the Department of Labor, President's High Quality Job Growth Initiative.

The Ribbon Cutting and Symposium will be held at the Western Energy Training Center at 847 North Hwy 191, Helper, UT 84526. You reach it from Highway 6 by turning on Highway 191 toward Duchesne. You drive past the Castle Gate Power Plant and continue about ½ mile. Turn left at the WETC sign (formerly the Willow Creek Mine). The Banquet will be at the Elks Lodge located at 23 East 100 North, Price, UT 84501.

September 28, 2006

• 12:00 pm - WETC Ribbon Cutting, light refreshments served (WETC - Helper, UT)
• 1:00 pm - 1st Session of SEU-EPA Symposium (WETC - Helper, UT)
• 2:30 pm - 2nd Session of SEU-EPA Symposium (WETC - Helper, UT)
• 6:30 pm - Social Hour for SEU-EPA Dinner (Elks Lodge - Price, UT)
• 7:00 pm - SEU-EPA Annual Dinner (Elks Lodge - Price, UT)

Speakers for 1st Session of SEU-EPA Symposium

• Andrew Bremner, IPAMS
• David Litvin, Utah Mining Association
• Mike Hebertson, Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining
• Dr. Robert Topping, WETC

Speakers for 2nd Session of SEU-EPA Symposium

• Gary Swan, National Energy Foundation
• Andrew Blumenfeld, Arch Coal
• Duane Zavadil, Bill Barrett Corporation
• Jim Kohler, Bureau of Land Management

Banquet Keynote Speaker

• Richard Walje, Rocky Mountain Power President

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

• Thomas, Stanley, Joseph, and Boyd Harvey - Mining
• Ken (deceased), Neal, and Luke Savage, Savage Services Corporation - Transportation
• Bill Barrett, Bill Barrett Corporation - Oil, Gas, and Mining
• Gale Chapman -- Power Generation

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