OilandGasInvestor.Com Takes Top Honors for Best B-to-B Website at 2008 FOLIO: Awards

HOUSTON, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ — OilandGasInvestor.com (http://oilandgasinvestor.com/), the interactive news and research tool from the editors of Oil and Gas Investor magazine, is the Gold Winner of FOLIO:’s Eddie Award in the category of Best Business-to-Business Website for editorial excellence.

FOLIO: magazine’s Eddie Awards and Ozzie Awards drew more than 2,800 entries, which more than 100 expert judges spent weeks evaluating.

“I am delighted to see the hard work of the Oil and Gas Investor editorial team recognized with this prestigious award. With its real-time news updates, video content and searchable databases, OilandGasInvestor.com is a must-have for anyone in the oil and gas industry or who invests in the sector,” said Rich Eichler, Hart Energy Publishing LP President and CEO. “To put this in perspective for our oil and gas audience, who may not be familiar with publishing-industry awards, this is the equivalent of winning an Oscar for Best Picture.”

Brion Palmer, Vice President of Publishing, added, “Being recognized for best B-to-B website in the publishing industry, and edging out the likes of Business Week, which took the silver award, takes OilandGasInvestor.com to a whole new level in terms of its prominence and influence. The judges obviously saw what a powerful news and information tool this site represents to the oil and gas industry.”

OilandGasInvestor.com provides a variety of searchable databases, breaking and daily news updates, video exclusives, blogs, and eight years of editorial archives. The site also offers a four-minute automated tour at http://oilandgasinvestor.com/onlinetour.

Headquartered in Houston, Hart Energy Publishing’s market-leading publications include Oil and Gas Investor, E&P, PipeLine and Gas Technology and FUEL. Hart also produces newsletters, including Oil and Gas Investor’s A&D Watch and OilandGasInvestor.com Today, custom publishing products, conferences, electronic media, and unique multi- and single-client consulting services.

    Press Contact:    John Lauletta    Marketing Director    713-260-6476    jlauletta@hartenergy.com  

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