Knowledge Reservoir and 3GiG Contract with Hess Corporation for Asset Management Portal Solution.

HOUSTON, July 6, 2010 --- Knowledge Reservoir, a geosciences and engineering consulting company, and 3GiG, a provider of upstream business information and asset management solutions, today announced a collaborative initiative with Hess Corporation to implement a global Asset Management Portal.

The initiative uses 3GiG’s Prospect Director solution in the design and implementation of an enterprise-wide, business information management system to support the global asset management process at Hess.

Commenting on the announcement, Dr. Ivor R. Ellul, CEO of Knowledge Reservoir, stated, "With more oil and gas companies seeking to improve process, knowledge management, and information lifecycle management, the combination of our experienced upstream industry consulting teams with 3GiG’s upstream process and business intelligence gathering technology and expertise is working to create solutions to meet the industry’s information management challenges."

Kandy Lukats, President and CEO of 3GiG, added, “This initiative significantly expands Prospect Director’s capabilities to help our clients intelligently organize and integrate their proprietary and strategic information enabling them to effectively view and manage their business assets and performance."

Knowledge Reservoir is a leading global energy consulting firm headquartered in Houston, Texas, and provides Geoscience and Engineering Consulting and Resourcing solutions to clients worldwide from offices in Texas, California, the United Kingdom, Norway, Oman, and Malaysia. www.knowledge-reservoir.com

3GiG offers adaptable software solutions and complementary consulting services for intelligently centralizing, standardizing and managing asset, process, knowledge, decision, portfolio, and project information for upstream E&P companies. www.3-gig.com

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