Digital Gas, Inc.(fka DIGGQ)

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2006-05-17 15:45 ET - News Release



NEW YORK -- (Business Wire) -- May 17, 2006

Digital Gas, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets:DIGG) announced that
its Synfuel Corporation oil and gas production enhancement subsidiary
has named Paul McConnell of Lansing, Michigan as its Executive
Director of Exploration & Production.
¶ Mr. McConnell, who formerly worked for Shell Oil Company as an
engineer, has hands-on experience in all forms of operations,
supervision and engineering associated with the oil and gas business
including drilling, completions, pipelines, facilities, reservoir, and
operations. He has a BS in Petroleum Engineering from the University
of Oklahoma.
¶ Mr. McConnell, who has significant experience working on difficult
shale, coal, and heavy oil projects, will be in charge of Digital's
day-to-day oil and gas business. He is also an OSHA certified
environmental specialist.
¶ Mr. McConnell currently runs his own engineering and consulting
companies, McConnell Engineering and McConnell Consulting Inc. of
Lansing, Michigan. He specializes in conventional, directional, and
horizontal drilling; well completions; stimulation and fracture
techniques; pipeline design and construction supervision; oil and gas
facilities; oil and gas performance predictions, economic forecasts
and reserve estimates; flow and injection testing; injection and
disposal wells; supervision of operations and cost control;
groundwater and soil pollution investigation and remediation;
hydro-geologic studies; and environmental investigations and reports.
¶ Commenting on the appointment, Mr. McConnell stated, "I am pleased
to be part of the Digital Gas team. I will immediately utilize my
industry contacts to assist the company in developing a world class
oil and gas exploration and production capability."
¶ Stating his reasons for joining Digital Gas, Mr. McConnell
indicated that he was, "impressed by the wide array of clearly
advanced energy products and technologies that Digital Gas and its
operating subsidiaries will deploy in solving modern energy problems."
He added, "the fuel cell oil and gas recovery enhancement technology
is decidedly a superior system to all conventional systems which must
be continuously supplied with fuel considering both economic and
environmental factors."
¶ On a related matter, Digital Gas is pleased to announce that
Benelux Capital is proceeding with the first three proposed financings
for Digital Gas subsidiaries. Mark Watson, Managing Director of
Benelux Capital commented, "we are impressed with the business of
every subsidiary presented to us by Digital Gas and are anticipating
early closings on all pending fundings."
Contacts:

Digital Gas, Inc.
Brian Smith, 732-927-4073
Source: Digital Gas, Inc.