VICKSBURG, Miss. - Ergon has announced that the scheduled maintenance at its naphthenic refinery in Vicksburg, Mississippi, has been successfully completed. The planned event began October 23, and downtime for operating units was varied as reliability improvements were made to further support secure supply of products to customers.

"All units are up and running as planned, and there were no supply interruptions for our customers," stated Lance Puckett, president of Ergon Refining Inc. "Prior to the maintenance period, product inventory levels were increased in order to support sales."

About Ergon:
Ergon Inc. is a privately owned company that operates in six primary business segments: Refining & Marketing, Specialty Chemicals, Asphalt & Emulsions, Midstream & Logistics, Oil & Gas, and Construction & Real Estate. Within Ergon's refining segment, Ergon Refining Inc. is the world's leading producer of specialty naphthenic oils and Ergon - West Virginia Inc. is a major manufacturer of Group I and Group II paraffinic base oils. Product lines include HyGold base oils, HyPrene process oils, HyVolt dielectric fluids and HyPrint ink oils.

Contact:
Kathy Potts
Director of Marketing Communications
kathy.potts@ergon.com
601-933-3000