For Immediate Release

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Volker Rathmann, President
Collarini Energy Staffing
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Collarini Tailors Career Management Services for Oil & Gas Industry

Houston – August 2, 2004 – In response to growing client needs, Collarini now provides comprehensive career management services specialized for the fast-paced and highly skilled nature of the oil and gas industry.

"Until now, career management services have not addressed the unique needs of oil and gas companies and professionals.  We continue to listen to our clients and have discerned unmet needs.  Collarini knows the industry and its people, and our programs meet their needs," said Cheryl Collarini, chairman of Collarini Energy Staffing.

Collarini staffing, career, and technical experts will share industry and market knowledge, as well as practical career guidance, with oil and gas companies and teams, as well as professionals in transition.  The newly formed Collarini Career Management helps companies and professionals master a core set of skills all industry professionals need to succeed through programs tailored for the oil and gas industry and delivered by knowledgeable experts.

"At Collarini, we’ve observed careers in the oil and gas industry are changing at an accelerating pace," said Volker Rathmann, president of Collarini Energy Staffing and of the newly formed Collarini Career Management.  "Many factors contribute to these changes.  Highly skilled work increasingly is performed on a project basis.  Oil and gas companies are continually refining their asset portfolios and therefore their skill requirements."

Rathmann added, "This new reality means careers constantly are in transition, whether within a company or between companies.  Thoughtful, well-informed career management is essential for both employers and professionals in this fast paced and ever changing environment.  Collarini is prepared to help companies and professional master skills needed to succeed in their current organizations or make smooth, well-managed transitions through the marketplace.  Collarini’s programs are designed to meet company and individual needs."

About the Collarini Companies – Collarini serves clients worldwide through the technical expertise of Collarini Associates and the full-service staffing capabilities of Collarini Energy Staffing, in addition to Collarini Career Management.

Collarini Associates provide reservoir solutions the industry trusts.  Through its highly specialized professional staff, CA is a market leader in providing oil and gas evaluation and management services to the upstream sector of the energy industry.

Collarini Energy Staffing is a full-service staffing firm connects the industry’s experts.  Collarini Energy Staffing provides fulltime and temporary personnel to the petroleum industry.  Services include recruiting, interviewing, skill assessment, and matching personnel to customer positions.

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