With over 20 years of experience, Windward continues to expand. We recently ventured into CBM (Coal Bed Methane).

"With roughly 30 pilot projects under way in Canada, some of North America's top oil and gas producers are due to make decisions this year on the country's first commercial coal-bed methane projects. Leading the charge is Canada's biggest natural-gas producer, EnCana Corp. of Calgary, whose creation in April brought together Alberta Energy Co. and PanCanadian Energy Corp., the two leaders in Canada's fledgling coal-bed methane sector...

Analysts conservatively estimate Canada's recoverable reserves of coal-bed methane at 19.5 trillion cubic feet -- a volume equivalent to 3.25 billion barrels of oil. If these numbers are even close to accurate, coal-bed methane will be "a major industry in Canada," says Jill Angevine, an analyst with FirstEnergy Capital Corp. in Calgary."

Article Quoted: CARLISLE,TAMSIN, "Methane From Canadian Coal Could Fill U.S.'s Energy Needs",THE WALL STREET JOURNAL JUNE 05, 2002