Algasol, collaborating with NASA and Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, will bundle its offering with OriginOil’s Algae Appliance(TM)

Los Angeles, California and Palma De Mallorca, Spain – May 3, 2012 – OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB: OOIL), developer of breakthrough technology to convert algae into renewable crude oil, and Algasol Renewables, a technology company with a unique patented technology for low-cost cultivation of micro algae for biofuels and high value products, today announced that they intend to collaborate on the development of an integrated algae growth and harvesting system. By bundling their products, the two companies plan to achieve new levels of cost and performance in micro algae cultivation for biofuels and high value products.

“Algasol’s patented system focuses on how to grow algae in floating bags, and their testing has indicated this can be much more efficient than other cultivation methods,” said Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil’s CEO. “Now with NASA and Lawrence Berkley working with Algasol, we are excited and eager to contribute our own breakthrough harvesting system to help us collectively achieve a cost breakthrough in the race to compete with petroleum.”

Algasol’s floating bags or photobioreactors (PBRs) can operate in the ocean or in salt water ponds on land. Because they float, Algasol believes their PBRs achieve optimal light exposure with outstanding productivity results and avoid the high temperature and excess salinity often encountered in solar growth systems. Algosol has received a patent in 70 countries for its unique method of floating bags using relative water density.

“With customer demand for an integrated algae production process rising, we need to offer our customers a means of harvesting as well,” said Miguel Verhein, executive director of Algasol Renewables. “We plan to recommend OriginOil’s field-proven chemical-free, high flow and low-energy harvesting system, and once available, the integrated biocrude system they are developing with the Department of Energy.”

Algasol recently entered into a partnership with NASA and the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy. In addition, Algasol has collaborated and maintains a close relationship with Arizona State University (ASU), and is a cornerstone of the recently inaugurated Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation (AzCATI).

OriginOil is working with the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory to implement a downstream fuel conversion process which it plans to offer as part of the Algasol-OriginOil bundle.

About OriginOil, Inc.
OriginOil® helps algae growers extract oil from algae for use as a feedstock for the commercial production of transportation fuels, chemicals and foods. In a single step, our breakthrough technology efficiently dewaters and breaks down algae for its useful products, overcoming one of the greatest challenges in making algae a viable replacement for petroleum. As a pioneer and the emerging leader in the global algae oil services field, OriginOil supports its core algae extraction technology with an array of process innovations for some of the world’s most successful algae growers and refiners, just as pioneers like Schlumberger and Halliburton have done in the oilfield services industry. To learn more about OriginOil®, please visit www.originoil.com.

About Algasol Renewables
Algasol Renewables is a technology company with a unique patented technology for low-cost cultivation of micro algae for biofuels and high value products. The technology is a flexible polymer film photobioreactor (PBR) floating on water that can be deployed in ponds, on non-arable land, and in the ocean. A patent, based on density difference, in 70 countries covers key aspects of the PBR technology. Frost & Sullivan awarded Algasol Renewables the prestigious Global Algae Biofuels Award. To learn more about Algasol Renewables, please visit: www.algasolrenewables.com.

Potential “game-changer” algae harvesting process appears to ‘break the emulsion’ to easily remove petroleum organics in frac flowback water

Los Angeles, CA – 25 April, 2012 – OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB: OOIL), developer of a breakthrough technology to convert algae into renewable crude oil, announced today that in recent independent third-party testing OriginOil’s algae harvesting process was able to remove 98% of hydrocarbons from a sample of West Texas oil well ‘frac flowback’ water in the first stage alone. The results point to a potentially valuable application of the company’s core water processing technology, originally invented for algae harvesting.

Frac flowback describes water used in a drilling process called ‘hydraulic fracturing’, or ‘fracking’. This test sample was taken from an oil well from which 200,000 gallons of oil-rich water flowed back over a period of two weeks. The water resources firm PACE Engineering supplied the sample and analyzed the results shown in this photo.

“The test results surpassed what we expected of OriginOil when we sent them the sample,” said Andrew Komor , vice president for environmental water at PACE Engineering. “The first pass results showed not 70-75% removal of hydrocarbons as is typical of current technology, but 98%. We realized then that this could be a game-changer for the oil and gas industry.”

Riggs Eckelberry, CEO of OriginOil, commented, “Oil well water cleanup is a multi-stage process. We work at the first stage to ‘break the emulsion’ and quickly remove nearly all of the petroleum without chemicals. We could contribute to the economical re-use of oil well water, a win for the industry and the environment.”

“We intend to aggressively explore oil and gas licensing opportunities while staying the course in algae harvesting,” added Mr. Eckelberry.

This photo depicts samples of the three stages in which OriginOil first removed over 98% of hydrocarbons and other organics (measured by chemical oxygen demand or COD) in the first stage, and clarified the sample in the final stage, eliminating color (PtCo CU) by 99.8%.

Water is produced and used in large quantities in oil and gas operations. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, an average of 3 barrels of contaminated water is generated for each 1 barrel of oil produced. In the United States, the average is 7 barrels of water. Greentech Media reports that energy companies pay between $3 – $12 to dispose of each barrel of produced water, implying a potential world market value between $300 billion and $1 trillion per year.

About OriginOil, Inc.
OriginOil helps algae growers extract oil from algae for use as a feedstock for the commercial production of transportation fuels, chemicals and foods. In a single step, our breakthrough technology efficiently dewaters and breaks down algae for its useful products, overcoming one of the greatest challenges in making algae a viable replacement for petroleum. As an emerging leader in the global algae oil services field, OriginOil supports its core algae extraction technology with an array of process innovations for some of the world’s most successful algae growers and refiners, just as pioneers like Schlumberger, Halliburton and Baker Hughes have done in the oilfield services industry. To learn more about OriginOil®, please visit ww.originoil.com.

In recent tests, a technology developed for algae harvesting has shown promise in reclaiming hydraulic fracturing flowback water

Los Angeles, CA – 18 April, 2012 – OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB: OOIL), developer of breakthrough technology to convert algae into renewable crude oil, announced today that a breakthrough chemical-free process developed for algae harvesting may also help clean up the water produced in oil well water flooding and hydraulic fracturing.

Using a lab prototype of the technology, OriginOil researchers have been able to clarify samples of flowback water from a Texas oil well carrying heavy concentrations of dissolved organics, known as frac flowback. In this photo, the heavy concentration of petroleum in the oil well water samples was easily separated from water and floated to the surface for removal.

The petroleum industry uses large quantities of water to help fracture or “frac” rock formations deep underground to release more oil and gas. According to the energy industry resource Platts, the global hydraulic fracturing market grew 63 percent from $19 billion in 2010 to $31 billion in 2011, and is projected to rise a further 19 percent in 2012.

“Our research team has learned that extracting petroleum and contaminants from water is very much like extracting algae,” said Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil CEO. “They are both very hard to remove without using chemicals and heavy machinery. Our innovative chemical-free, high flow and low-energy process holds promise for the billions of gallons of water used daily in the oil and gas industry worldwide.”

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, for every barrel of oil produced globally, an average of three barrels of contaminated water is produced. In the United States, the water to oil ratio (WOR) averages seven barrels of water to one of oil. In the worst cases, the WOR reaches 50 to 1.

The petroleum must be efficiently reclaimed from this water, and the water itself must be cleaned. Greentech Media reports that energy companies pay between $3 – $12 to dispose of each barrel of produced water, implying a potential world market value between $300 billion and $1 trillion per year.

“It seems that in addition to helping create the renewable energy market of the future, we may add value to a massive existing energy market,” said Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil’s CEO. “We will continue to investigate and report on this promising new application of our technology.”

About OriginOil, Inc.
OriginOil helps algae growers extract oil from algae for use as a feedstock for the commercial production of transportation fuels, chemicals and foods. In a single step, our breakthrough technology efficiently dewaters and breaks down algae for its useful products, overcoming one of the greatest challenges in making algae a viable replacement for petroleum. As an emerging leader in the global algae oil services field, OriginOil supports its core algae extraction technology with an array of process innovations for some of the world’s most successful algae growers and refiners, just as pioneers like Schlumberger, Halliburton and Baker Hughes have done in the oilfield services industry. To learn more about OriginOil®, please visit our website at www.originoil.com.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (April 9, 2012) — It’s about breakthroughs, brainchilds, and bonanzas, and Algae Biosciences Incorporated will be adding its own voice to the buzz.

The Algae Technology Platform Americas conference will be held from Wednesday, April 11 through Friday, April 13 at San Diego’s Kona Kai Spa and Resort, with some of the leading minds from the algae industry arriving from as far away as Belgium, Germany, and Austria. The conference will begin with investors meeting developers for a full day’s worth of presentations, and wrap up with a two-day look at industry-leading technologies as well as market trends, challenges and applications.

Dr. Mark Edwards, AlgaeBio’s Vice-President of Corporate Development and Marketing, and Robert Thompson, AlgaeBio’s Chairman, will be making presentations and leading discussions at a gathering that bills itself as the Americas’ leading commercial and technological forum for algae investors, entrepreneurs, process developers, and formulators.

“This conference has a good mix of science, business, and industry,” says Dr. Edwards. “The delegates get a good picture of the industry through various businesses, technologies, and market reviews. And the interaction with investors is critical, of course, because investors enable algae projects.”

Algae Biosciences Incorporated will soon begin commercial production of its ultra-pure omega-3 fatty acid oils, sourced from marine algae and grown in abundant Arizona sunlight, at its production facilities in the high desert plains near Holbrook.

Dr. Edwards will be making a pair of solo presentations at the Algae Technology Platform Americas conference.

On Wednesday, April 11, he’ll be introducing Algae Industry Breakthroughs for 30 minutes, beginning at 11 a.m., and on Thursday, April 12, at 2 p.m., he’ll lead a 30-minute presentation entitled Market Review of Algae-Based Functional Foods Ingredients and Medicines: Antioxidants, Proteins, and Polysaccharides.

Dr. Edwards and Thompson will both be involved in a Wednesday round-table discussion called Venture Capital Opportunities for the New Start-ups and More Mature Established Companies.

Dr. Edwards’ presentation on algae breakthroughs will include: a digital-imaging particle analysis instrument; a bioreactor matrix system; AlgaeBio’s own SAGE (Sunshine to Algae Generates Energy) Solutions model, which minimizes fossil resources and energy costs in its production cycle; and Arizona State University Polytechnic’s Arizona Center for Algae Technology (AzCATI) algae test bed — the only system of its kind in the world.

“That AzCATI test bed is going to give us a lot more answers. It’ll allow us to estimate what a grower can expect in terms of yield,” says Dr. Edwards, “and that’s going to be a huge help. Without those numbers, you simply can’t get financing.”

As for Dr. Edwards’ presentation on algae-based ingredients and medicines, “they’re going to be cheaper to produce, in the not-too-distant future, than through conventional agriculture,” he says. “As the cost of fossil resources goes up, and the ability for us to produce more algae also goes up, we’ll end up with algae-based commodities that are healthier and cheaper for the consumer.”

AlgaeBio and Global Health Trax of Vista, Calif., have in place a sales and distribution contract that gives GHT exclusive rights to purchase and distribute AlgaeBio’s ultra-pure, omega-3 fatty acid oils to the nutraceutical, food additive, and animal feed markets.

Later this spring, AlgaeBio will complete a $5-million, first-phase expansion process at its production facilities, and begin large-scale commercial production of its highly regarded algal oils. The initial output of AlgaeBio’s algal oils will contain equal parts of the long-chain essential fatty acids EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) at a blended ratio of 40 per cent.

While at San Diego, Dr. Edwards and his colleague Robert Henrikson will crown the winners of the 2011 International Algae Competition. In early March, the finalists were named in a trio of categories — Algae Landscape Design, Algae Production Systems, and Algae Foods and Recipes. More than $10,000 in cash prizes will be awarded on Thursday, April 12 at 5:30 p.m.

“The visuals are designed to inspire people in the algae space, and make algae tangible,” says Dr. Edwards. “Thanks to these visualizations of what our future will look like with algae, we believe we’ll get a lot of people on board.”

The 2011 International Algae Competition saw a total of 137 entries submitted by hopefuls from 40 countries.

os Angeles, CA – February 24, 2012 – OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB: OOIL), developer of a breakthrough technology to convert algae into renewable crude oil, today announced a new company study indicating for the first time that algae producers worldwide can now make transportation fuels cost-effectively themselves.

The Company’s analysis points to a potential production cost as low as $2.28/gallon ($0.60/Liter) for gasoline or diesel using a blend of algae and waste feedstocks, using the latest growth, harvesting and fuel conversion technologies from OriginOil and other innovators.

“In his recent energy address, President Obama cast an unconditional vote for U.S. energy security using algae to replace up to 17% of our imported oil,” said Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil’s CEO. “This is no pipe dream: we now know that any algae producer can make gasoline and diesel right at the point of production, and compete with petroleum.

“The Administration’s policy commitment, combined with the U.S. Defense Department’s long-term commitment to include biofuels in its operations, will help bring about the wide adoption of algae-based fuel in this decade,” added Eckelberry.

The company cautions that this is a first look at the impact of these new technologies that is subject to large-scale revision. OriginOil will make the model available to algae producers at no charge for their business planning and intends to solicit private input from the algae industry to improve it continuously.

“Yesterday President Obama spoke about the potential of algae biomass to displace 17% of our current consumption of petroleum”, said OriginOil scientific advisor, Dr. Thomas H. Ulrich, previously an Advisory Scientist at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL). “This is not unreasonable given recent improvements in biomass harvesting and collection efficiencies and other technology enhancements being made by companies like OriginOil in partnership with the INL for further developing and validating these technologies.”

OriginOil’s comprehensive model analyzes the entire algae production process at scale, integrating the latest advances in growth, harvesting and fuel conversion. In the lowest-cost scenario, algae harvested using OriginOil’s Algae Appliance™ is blended with waste feedstocks and converted onsite to achieve a modeled production cost of $2.28 per gallon for gasoline or diesel. This cost roughly doubles to $5.44/gallon ($1.44/Liter) when using pure algae feedstocks. The model assumes a production footprint of at least 50 hectares (124 acres).

Low cost and ready availability of waste products are behind U.S. plans to implement a blending strategy that includes algae for its high energy content and petrochemical profile. In December 2011, the Defense Logistics Agency announced the single largest purchase of biofuel in US history, using a blend of algae and waste cooking oil.

Dr. Ulrich, a key contributor to developing the Blendable Feedstock Standard in which OriginOil is collaborating with the Department of Energy, went on to say, “The lowering of these costs is the result of integrating harvesting and collection preprocessing strategies that can benefit from the blending of the physical and chemical properties of different combinations of biomass feedstocks and other waste products”.

“What we need now are well funded and coordinated efforts by industry and government to integrate and test the best of these diverse technology enhancements. It is very important to validate these promising technologies at the pilot as well as at the commercial production scales. Government support of such scaled projects is appropriate and critical to our nation’s energy independence,” concluded Ulrich.

In addition to providing local job development and environmental and balance of trade benefits, the domestic production of renewable liquid transport fuels is a strategic focus for U.S defense planning as a method to mitigate the effects of a possible loss of foreign petroleum supplies.

About OriginOil, Inc.

OriginOil helps algae growers extract oil from algae for use as a feedstock for the commercial production of transportation fuels, chemicals and foods. In a single step, our breakthrough technology efficiently dewaters and breaks down algae for its useful products, overcoming one of the greatest challenges in making algae a viable replacement for petroleum. As an emerging leader in the global algae oil services field, OriginOil supports its core algae extraction technology with an array of process innovations for some of the world’s most successful algae growers and refiners, just as pioneers like Schlumberger, Halliburton and Baker Hughes have done in the oilfield services industry. To learn more about OriginOil®, please visit our website at www.originoil.com.

Australian engineering firm is first Certified Support Partner to provide full range of field engineering and technical services for OriginOil customers

Los Angeles, California & Melbourne, Australia – 15 February, 2012 – OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB: OOIL), a leading developer of next-generation algae oil technologies for the transportation fuel, chemicals and foods markets, today announced that it has named Melbourne-based Frontline Engineering Australia as OriginOil’s first Certified Support Partner worldwide.

Building on a successful collaboration to date, Frontline will help algae producers and integrators install, engineer and operate OriginOil systems in Australia and also the Asia-Pacific region.

“Frontline has been an effective and innovative support partner beginning with our first commercial customer, MBD Energy,” said Ken Reynolds, OriginOil’s vice president of marketing. “As we prepare to expand our sales channel and customer base throughout the Asia-Pacific region, working with MBD and others, we expect that our customers will have prompt access to trained and certified technical staff close to their own time zone.”

Mark Ellison, managing director of Frontline Engineering Australia, stated, “We are very pleased that OriginOil chose our firm as its first Certified Support Partner. Algae production is one of the fastest growing new industries in Australia, with the potential to dramatically impact our production of carbon-neutral foods and fuels. We look forward to playing a key role in the development of that industry both here and in the rest of the region.”

“Frontline Engineering Australia is a reliable provider of engineering services and is especially well qualified in the field of ‘smart’ power supplies, which is key to supporting OriginOil’s customers in the field,” said Larry Sirmans, CEO of Future Energy Systems and previously Technical Director at leading Australian algae producer MBD Energy. “I am very happy to see that OriginOil has selected them to provide field services to algae producers throughout Australia and in Asia-Pacific.”

A number of commercial algae producers, such as MBD Energy, are taking advantage of Australia’s ideal growing conditions in terms of sunlight and available land, combined with strong industry support from the Australian government and leading algal research facilities such as James Cook University and University of Queensland. Last year Finland’s Neste Oil, together with a consortium of 17 other companies known as the AlgaePARC project, announced announced plans to expand research and development of renewable algae biofuels with a focus on production in Australia.

About OriginOil, Inc.
OriginOil helps algae growers extract oil from algae for use as a feedstock for the commercial production of transportation fuels, chemicals and foods. In a single step, our breakthrough technology efficiently dewaters and breaks down algae for its useful products, overcoming one of the greatest challenges in making algae a viable replacement for petroleum. As an emerging leader in the global algae oil services field, OriginOil supports its core algae extraction technology with an array of process innovations for some of the world’s most successful algae growers and refiners, just as pioneers like Schlumberger, Halliburton and Baker Hughes have done in the oilfield services industry. To learn more about OriginOil®, please visit our website at www.originoil.com.

Development of dry-land aquaculture could transform desert farm economies of the American Southwest and Mexico

Mexicali Valley, Mexico and Los Angeles, CA February 3, 2012 – Algae producer Aquaviridis and OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to extract oil from algae and an emerging leader in the global algae oil services industry, today announced that Aquaviridis has signed a commercial agreement with OriginOil to help develop the multi-phase algae production rollout at its Mexicali, Mexico site, a potential model for algae sites throughout the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) region, with a focus on desert areas of the American Southwest and Mexico.

OriginOil will provide its expertise to help develop growth and harvesting solutions and implement appropriate OriginOil technologies. The facility will also serve as a test bed for OriginOil innovations.

In announcing the agreement, Aquaviridis president Thomas Byrne stated, “After evaluating OriginOil’s portfolio, our technical team felt that OriginOil had some novel, scalable, and potentially game-changing technologies for algae harvesting and growth enhancement. We are excited about the opportunity to work closely with them as a partner during our research and planning stage. Having the right partners and technologies is critical, as our expectation is to have this facility in revenue this year.”

Aquaviridis is backed by private sector funding, with plans to immediately scale up from research and development to ten acres of pilot algae production by the middle of this year. Commercial scale production capacity is expected by the second quarter of 2013. Aquaviridis selected the Mexicali Valley as a strategic location due to favorable growing conditions, strong local and governmental support, and available sources of carbon dioxide.

OriginOil’s vice president of marketing, Ken Reynolds added, “The Mexicali Valley is a great place to develop an algae industry, given its climate and access to industry research and resources throughout North America. With the U.S. as a neighboring market for high value exports, Mexico is in an excellent position to take the lead in areas such as research and production of algae for nutritional products, animal feed, and oil for biofuels, which would create long-term regional economic growth and job production.”

About Aquaviridis, Inc.
Aquaviridis is a commercial algae grower headquartered in Preston, Minnesota with production facilities in the Mexicali Valley of northern Mexico. Its focus is on the production of algae feedstocks for high value markets such as nutriceuticals, human food, animal/aquaculture feed, and renewable biofuels. Aquaviridis intends to partner with leading algae industry researchers, equipment vendors, and government and local organizations to develop best-in-class products and solutions for these markets.

About OriginOil, Inc. (www.originoil.com)
OriginOil helps algae growers extract oil from algae for use as a feedstock for the commercial production of transportation fuels, chemicals and foods. In a single step, our breakthrough technology efficiently dewaters and breaks down algae for its useful products, overcoming one of the greatest challenges in making algae a viable replacement for petroleum. As an emerging leader in the global algae oil services field, OriginOil supports its core algae extraction technology with an array of process innovations for some of the world’s most successful algae growers and refiners, just as pioneers like Schlumberger, Halliburton and Baker Hughes have done in the oilfield services industry. To learn more about OriginOil®, please visit our website at www.originoil.com.

Company partners with Idaho National Laboratory to enable algae growers to enter the global crude oil market

LOS ANGELES–January 13, 2012– OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB:OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to extract oil from algae and an emerging leader in the global algae oil services industry, today announced its plans to co-develop an integrated system with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for direct conversion of raw algae into a renewable crude oil that can be used by existing petroleum refineries.

“We believe this is a major breakthrough for OriginOil and a major step forward for the algae industry,” said Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil CEO. “We already lead the industry with our chemical-free, low-energy, continuous high-flow harvesting system.

“From there it’s a natural step to helping algae growers make a direct crude oil replacement right on site, giving them direct access to the existing world market for transportation fuels, including jet fuel. That’s an instant upgrade from what is now a niche market, to the immediate 86 million barrel per day global crude oil market.”

OriginOil’s planned Biocrude System(TM) will integrate its own harvesting system with state-of-the-art biomass processing technology being developed under the recently-announced research agreement with INL, to convert raw algae into barrels of renewable crude oil.

This much cleaner replacement for conventional petroleum will be designed to be compatible with conventional petroleum refineries. Renewable algae crude could also be blended with other biomass sources to improve their performance.

Dr. Deborah T. Newby, Project Manager at DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL), commented, “We are excited to work with OriginOil on its Biocrude System and leverage its algae processing expertise and technology. Algae is a high energy biomass and can function as a force multiplier to blend in other biomass waste such as from forestry and agriculture into a uniform renewable crude oil substitute. This may well support the U.S. military’s strategic fuels diversification program.”

In operation since 1949, the Idaho National Laboratory (www.inl.gov) is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the DOE on energy research and national defense. Its mission is to ensure the nation’s energy security with safe, clean, competitive, and sustainable energy systems and unique national and homeland security capabilities.

About OriginOil, Inc.

OriginOil helps algae growers extract oil from algae for use as a feedstock for the commercial production of transportation fuels, chemicals and foods. In a single step, our breakthrough technology efficiently dewaters and breaks down algae for its useful products, overcoming one of the greatest challenges in making algae a viable replacement for petroleum. As an emerging leader in the global algae oil services field, OriginOil supports its core algae extraction technology with an array of process innovations for some of the world’s most successful algae growers and refiners, just as pioneers like Schlumberger, Halliburton and Baker Hughes have done in the oilfield services industry. To learn more about OriginOil®, please visit www.originoil.com.

JV receives preliminary funding commitment of $4.5 million to carry out bankable feasibility studies

LOS ANGELES, Deccember 15, 2011 — OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to extract oil from algae and an emerging leader in the global algae oil services industry, today announced it has co-founded a new joint venture (JV), to develop biorefineries serving U.S. and NATO military requirements for alternative fuels.

The JV, Future Energy Solutions Unlimited, Inc. (FES), with its wholly owned Australian subsidiary, Alternate Energy Systems Pty Ltd (AES), plans to carry out bankable feasibility studies supporting project development and project delivery for diversified biofuel refining centers in strategic locations around the world.

OriginOil intends to contribute its proprietary systems and process knowledge to help develop multi-feedstock blending standards that will be needed for the new biorefineries. OriginOil recently announced a research agreement with the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory, in part to tackle these standards.

The Energime Group of Companies has given preliminary commitments to provide $1.5 million in matching funds to AES and $3 million to FES, for a total of $4.5 million. The investments, to be finalized in early 2012, are intended to fund the planned bankable feasibility studies, leading to a key role for Energime in designing, building, operating and owning these refineries.

“We are excited to be involved in this dramatic development in biofuels production,” said Bill Sosinsky, CEO of Energime. “We look forward to co-developing projects with Larry Sirmans throughout the world in this fast growing space. We believe other key players in private industry will soon be joining OriginOil in this venture, which responds to a mission-critical need of the U.S. and NATO for strategic fuels independence.”

“Through its massive commitment to alternative fuels, the U.S. military has provided the market both opportunity and challenge, which we intend to meet,” said Larry Sirmans, CEO of FES. “Our project delivery team has a unique blend of industry-specific knowledge and experience as well as very relevant military experience. We know and understand what both the military and the industry face to make this a reality. We are focusing on projects initially in the U.S. and Australia. Longer term, we see tremendous opportunity for Asia, Europe and Africa.”

A veteran of large-scale biofuels project development, Sirmans was Projects Director for Agri Energy and project developer for Australian Biofuels-Swan Hill Ethanol. He is the outgoing Technical Director of Australia’s MBD Energy Ltd, a leading player in Australia’s fast-growing algae biofuels sector.

“Our venture with Larry Sirmans is a game-changer for algae because these biorefineries will rely on algae to provide high energy values and a molecular structure that is virtually identical to petroleum,” said Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil CEO. “It all starts with these feasibility studies and the setting of multi-feedstock standards. We’re excited to be helping out.”

In August, the departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy announced their intent to invest up to $510 million during the next three years in partnership with the private sector to produce advanced drop-in biofuels to power military and commercial transportation.

About Energime, Inc. (www.energime.com)

Energime is a bottom-line solutions provider for businesses looking to lower their operating costs and create a more sustainable business model. Specializing in designing and integrating energy conservation, efficiency, renewable energy generation and high density food growth systems, Energime works with and represents more than 65 companies globally. The company’s goal is to provide its clients with an affordable, money-saving, one-stop answer to rising operating expenses.

About OriginOil, Inc. (www.originoil.com)

OriginOil helps algae growers extract oil from algae for use as a feedstock for the commercial production of transportation fuels, chemicals and foods. In a single step, our breakthrough technology efficiently dewaters and breaks down algae for its useful products, overcoming one of the greatest challenges in making algae a viable replacement for petroleum. As a pioneer and the emerging leader in the global algae oil services field, OriginOil supports its core algae extraction technology with an array of process innovations for some of the world’s most successful algae growers and refiners, just as pioneers like Schlumberger and Halliburton have done in the oilfield services industry. To learn more about OriginOil®, please visit our website at www.originoil.com.

OriginOil will work with DOE’s Office of Biomass Programs to create standards for algal biomass

Los Angeles, CA – December 8, 2011 – OriginOil, Inc. www.originoil.com (OTC/BB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to extract oil from algae and an emerging leader in the global algae oil services industry, today announced the funding of a new research agreement with the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Under the agreement, OriginOil and INL will collaborate with a goal toward establishing industry standards for algal biomass, a critical step toward making algal biofuels a competitive alternative to petroleum.

Under the terms of the new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), OriginOil will provide INL with its Single Step Extraction(TM) technology, and contribute its knowledge of how to stimulate oil production and pre-treat for consistent extraction of the algae and its co-products.

OriginOil expects to benefit from INL’s scientific and engineering expertise and its large Process Demonstration Facility which boasts advanced biofuels processing capabilities and equipment, including biochemical, thermochemical and other downstream conversion technologies. A primary effort will be to integrate algae with terrestrial biomass sources to achieve large-scale biofuels production.

“The US Navy alone plans to achieve 50% use of alternative fuels in just eight years, a goal of eight million barrels of biofuels per year that must be blended from non-food fuels like algae,” said Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil’s CEO. “But to blend, we must standardize, using the latest breakthrough technologies. We are proud to contribute to this effort and will share what we learn with our approved partners worldwide.”

Deborah T. Newby, Molecular Biologist at INL’s Biofuels and Renewable Energy Department, commented, “INL develops tests and deploys advanced renewable energy technology, including research on algae. This agreement is to assist OriginOil by conducting evaluations of processes and technologies that may help find solutions to converting algae into energy feedstocks more efficiently, by optimizing and standardizing various formats. This research may accelerate the pursuit of national energy independence initiatives.”

Paul Reep, OriginOil’s senior vice president of technology and formerly a manager at the Idaho National Laboratory, was responsible for bringing the parties together. Mr. Reep stated, “OriginOil’s focus on developing standards for the industry in partnership with the US Department of Energy will set the stage for a multi-source system that depends heavily on algae, leading to its rapid expansion as a major fuel source alongside petroleum oil and natural gas.”

In operation since 1949, the Idaho National Laboratory (www.inl.gov) is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the DOE on energy research and national defense. Its mission is to ensure the nation’s energy security with safe, clean, competitive, and sustainable energy systems and unique national and homeland security capabilities.

About OriginOil, Inc.
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About Idaho National Laboratory
With more than 300 scientists and engineers, INL’s Energy, Environment Science & Technology Directorate integrates nuclear energy research and its unconventional application with other bio and fossil energy systems, advances renewable energy technologies, and develops alternative energy sources and transportation fuels. With science and engineering capabilities in key areas, the Directorate provides talent to support research efforts in all energy systems and the support research and development needed for national and homeland security technologies. More information is available at www.inl.gov.