New Rail Terminal Facilitates Ethanol Distribution Throughout

Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex

MAY 29, 2008/HOUSTON/ARLINGTON, Texas – U.S. Development Group LLC (USDG) today celebrated the grand opening of the Dallas Fort Worth Rail Terminal LLC (DFWRT), a state-of-the-art ethanol handling and distribution terminal located in Arlington, Texas. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Houston, Texas-based USDG, the rail terminal will distribute a majority of the fuel-grade ethanol for north and central Texas.

“U.S. Development Group recognizes the importance of ethanol to both the environment and to our national energy security,” said Larry Padfield, Vice President of U.S. Development Group. “This terminal will help bring cleaner air to the Dallas-Ft. Worth area by more efficiently distributing fuel-grade ethanol to the metroplex.”

Located on 15 acres within a heavy industrial area, the facility is served by the Union Pacific Railroad and consists of a rail terminal, pipeline operation, truck load operation, and a mass storage facility. The Dallas Fort Worth Rail Terminal features 130,000 barrels of dedicated storage capacity, an 84-railcar high-speed offloading facility, and outbound truck and pipeline capabilities. The terminal also features an allocation program that can be customized to each customer.

“The Dallas Fort Worth Rail Terminal forms a key link in the supply chain needed to meet growing demand for cleaner-burning blended fuel,” said Padfield. “The ability to pump ethanol directly to gasoline blend terminals via pipelines significantly reduces the time and cost associated with secondary trucking.”

Ethanol, a biofuel, can be produced from corn and cellulosic biomass materials. Adding ethanol to fuel increases the oxygen in the fuel and makes it burn cleaner. Gasoline blended with ethanol helps to reduce harmful tailpipe emissions and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming and U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

USDG is an industry leader in ethanol handling and distribution terminals. U.S. Development Group companies are engaged in rail logistics terminalling, as well as designing, developing, owning and managing large-scale ethanol rail logistic centers in the United States. In addition to the Dallas Fort Worth Rail Terminal, USDG has major ethanol hub facilities in Baltimore, Houston, and Linden, New Jersey, and is currently expanding its network of strategically located terminals through North America.

Media Contact: Brent Gooden at 405-818-1900 or Meg Martin at 405-397-6156

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