Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc. Opens New Facility

    HOUSTON, TX, January 16, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc. ("SPL") is pleased to announce its newest addition to the family of SPL locations - Pleasanton, Texas. This new facility will service the oil and gas production companies, midstream operations, plants, and pipelines in the Eagle Ford shale area.

SPL is not new to the shale play market. In addition to our Pleasanton, TX location, our facilities in Venus, Carthage, and Houston, Texas and Shreveport and Carencro, Louisiana are in close proximity to the Barnett, Eagle Ford, and Haynesville shale areas. With a total of ten facilities in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Michigan, SPL is a one-source service company and is recognized as the industry leader in third-party measurement and analytical needs for the oil and gas industry.

To compliment the full suite of services available from the SPL network, the Pleasanton facility will specifically offer gas analyses, field sampling and measurement, consulting, and measurement parts sales. "We look forward to servicing the shale play market and surrounding areas," said Lowell Chapman, Director of the Pleasanton facility. "As we grow, additional services will be added to the Pleasanton facility lineup." Note: Samples received at the Pleasanton facility for sulfur analyses and ASTM gas and liquid extended analysis will be forwarded to our Houston laboratory for analysis. For more information on the services offered, please visit their website at www.spl-inc.com.

About Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc.:

Established in 1944, SPL was one of the first major suppliers to service the exploration & production, petrochemical, refining, pipeline and retail markets with petroleum and environmental testing services. Today, SPL is recognized globally as an industry leader in oil and gas measurement, allocations, auditing, and laboratory services. The company has performed work throughout the United States as well as international markets that include the China Sea, Kuwait, Libya, Mexico, Peru, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.

As a top supplier in the market sector, SPL's hydrocarbon services include testing of gas and liquid samples, refinery gases, green house gases, sulfur compounds, petroleum fingerprinting, and forensic analysis. SPL field services include liquid and gas measurement accounting, allocations, and consulting services. With over 60 years of accurate analysis and exceptional customer service, SPL has proven that it is a sustained leader in the industry.

For more information about SPL, please visit their website at www.spl-inc.com.

Contact:

Debbi Romero
Director of Marketing
Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc.
Phone: 877-SPL-LABS
Website: www.spl-inc.com

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