BIOKONVERSION APPROVED FOR SOIL POLLUTION REMEDIATION.

The Nopal Group, Houston, Texas, a bioremediation environmental services company, has received Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division, approval for their BioKonversion technology for remediation of hydrocarbon polluted soils. A key ingredient in Nopal's BioKonversion technology is kenaf, a naturally oleophylic (oil absorbing) species of the hibiscus.

In making the announcement, David A. Thomas, CEO of The Nopal Group, stated that, "Although much of the world depends on the production or the trade of oil to fuel its economies, these activities cause severe damage to the environment. BioKonversion technology is both economical and environmentally safe for remediating and renewing hydrocarbon polluted lands and the hydrocarbon contaminated wastes associated with onshore and offshore drilling."

Nopal's BioKonversion technology encapsulates the hydrocarbons in contaminated soil and renders them non-detectible and non-leachable, so that naturally occurring bacteria in the environment can break down and consume the hydrocarbons in a short period of time.

Alternatively, through an extraction process, the salt water and some of the hydrocarbons can be removed from the polluted soil and then the BioKonversion process can be used to encapsulate the small amount of hydrocarbons still remaining, allowing the naturally occurring bacteria in the environment to quickly break down and consume the hydrocarbons.

"For too many years, drilling waste has been discarded in the environment, left in pits or evaporation ponds at land-based operations, and discharged to the sea at offshore operations," continued Thomas. "Tougher disposal regulations are being prompted, and in some cases mandated, in countries throughout the world by growing concerns about the health and environmental impact of oil waste. We are working to make BioKonversion technology available to these countries that are desperately seeking to achieve their goals of clean water, non-polluted land and recovery of increasingly scarce hydrocarbons."

The Nopal Group is ready to accept and treat hydrocarbon contaminated oilfield waste at their facility in Raymondville, Texas, which has the capacity for an estimated 480 cubic yards, or 24 tank trucks full of waste on a daily basis.

About The Nopal Group

The Nopal Group is a global private investment company possessing a diversified portfolio of interests. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, The Nopal Group has attracted a wide range of industry experts, investors and advisors, including a former Fortune 500 CEO and the former global Fortune 100 CEO.

Nopal Resources is one such interest, specializing in the remediation of hydrocarbon polluted soils derived from the drilling industry's oil-based cuttings, muds, spills, and dumping. A green technology, BioKonversionT is a proprietary process that offers a complete, preventative solution to the environmental waste that is created by the drilling, exploration and production industry.

For more information, visit http://www.nopalresources.com or call 512/218-0401.