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ANNUAL
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF
1934
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Delaware
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98-0231607
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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Smaller
reporting company x
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Page
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PART
I
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2
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ITEM
1.
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DESCRIPTION
OF BUSINESS
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2
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ITEM
1A
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RISK
FACTORS
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8
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ITEM
2.
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DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTY
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16
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ITEM
3.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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16
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ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITYHOLDERS
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16
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PART
II
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17
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ITEM
5.
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MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND
SMALL
BUSINESS ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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17
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ITEM
6.
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SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
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18
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ITEM
7.
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
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18
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ITEM
7A.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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23
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ITEM
8.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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24
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ITEM
9.
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CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
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25
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ITEM
9A(T).
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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25
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ITEM
9B.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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26
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PART
III
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27
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ITEM
10.
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DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE
WITH SECTION
16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
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27
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ITEM
11.
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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29
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ITEM
12.
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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30
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ITEM
13.
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
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31
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ITEM
14.
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
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31
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ITEM
15.
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EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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32
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Distribution
and sale of compressed natural gas (CNG) through Company-owned
CNG filling
stations for hybrid (natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles
(24 stations
as of December 31,
2007);
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Distribution
and sale of piped natural gas to residential, commercial
and industrial
customers through Company-owned pipelines. The Company distributes
and
sells natural gas to approximately 84,500 homes and businesses;
and
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Conversion
of gasoline-fueled vehicles to hybrid (natural gas/gasoline)
powered
vehicles at our Auto Conversion
Division.
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Qualified
Urban Fuel Operator Business License authorized by the Shaanxi
Construction Bureau, the local office of the Ministry of Construction,
effective from January 2, 2004 to January 2, 2009.(License
number
SHAANRANZHI 166)
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License
to Supply, Install Equipment and Maintain Gas Fuel Lines issued
by the
local Gas Fuels for Heating Bureau, an agency of the Ministry
of
Construction and the Xi’an Natural Gas Management Bureau. License number:
XIRAN 136)
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Safety
and Inspection Regulation for Special Equipment Safety Inspection
Standards for High Pressure Pipeline and Technical Safety Inspection
Regulations from the Shaanxi Quality and Technology Inspection
Bureau for
compressor stations and pressure storage tank system. (Approval
letter
reference: 2004SHAANGUOCHUHAN033)
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Annual
Safety Inspection of Lightning Conductor Equipment approved
by the Shaanxi
Meteorology Bureau. (Certificate number 0005274) The City-gate
and
Compressor Stations are approved by the local office of the
Ministry of
Construction.
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· |
Business
license to operate Xilan Equipment effective from February
22, 2006 to
February 21, 2021.
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Business
license to operate Xilan Liquified Natural Gas effective from
October 24,
2006 to October 23, 2036.
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Business
license to operate Xi’an Xilan Auto Bodyshop effective as of May 15,
2007.
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Business
license to operate Xi’an Xilan Natural Gas effective as of January 8,
2000.
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Judgments
of United States courts obtained against us or these non-residents
based
on the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of
the United
States or any state; or
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In
original actions brought in the Republic of China, liabilities
against us
or non-residents predicated upon the securities laws of the
United States
or any state. Enforcement of a foreign judgment in the Republic
of China
also may be limited or otherwise affected by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, liquidation, arrangement, moratorium or similar
laws relating
to or affecting creditors' rights generally and will be subject
to a
statutory limitation of time within which proceedings may be
brought.
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·
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we
only have contractual control over XXNG. We do not own it due
to the
restriction of foreign investment in Chinese businesses;
and
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uncertainties
relating to the regulation of the natural gas business in China,
including
evolving licensing practices, means that permits, licenses
or operations
at our company may be subject to challenge. This may disrupt
our business,
or subject us to sanctions, requirements to increase capital
or other
conditions or enforcement, or compromise enforceability of
related
contractual arrangements, or have other harmful effects on
us.
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investors
may have difficulty buying and selling or obtaining market
quotations;
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market
visibility for our common stock may be limited;
and
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a
lack of visibility for our common stock may have a depressive
effect on
the market for our common
stock.
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COMMON
STOCK
MARKET PRICE
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HIGH
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LOW
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FISCAL
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007:
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Fourth
Quarter
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$
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14.95
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$
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6.50
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Third
Quarter
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$
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8.34
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$
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4.39
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Second
Quarter
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$
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5.06
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$
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1.85
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First
Quarter
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$
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3.16
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$
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1.65
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FISCAL
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006:
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Fourth
Quarter
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$
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3.46
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$
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2.51
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Third
Quarter
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$
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3.24
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$
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2.60
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Second
Quarter
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$
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4.45
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$
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2.05
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First
Quarter
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$
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5.67
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$
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3.00
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Distribution
and sale of compressed natural gas (CNG) through Company-owned
CNG filling
stations for hybrid (natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles (24
stations
as of December 31, 2007);
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· |
Distribution
and sale of piped natural gas to residential, commercial and
industrial
customers through Company-owned pipelines. The Company distributes
and
sells natural gas to approximately 84,500 homes and businesses;
and
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Conversion
of gasoline-fueled vehicles to hybrid (natural gas/gasoline)
powered
vehicles at our Auto Conversion
Division.
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2007
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2006
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Revenues
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$
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35,392,053
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$
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18,828,790
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Cost
of Revenues
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$
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18,025,075
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$
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9,718,000
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Operating
Expenses
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$
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6,288,929
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$
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2,596,199
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Income
from Operations
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$
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11,078,049
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$
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6,514,591
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Net
Income
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$
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9,116,070
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$
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5,451,095
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Pages
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Reports
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
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F-1
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006
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F-3
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Consolidated
Statements of Income and Other Comprehensive income for the
years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006
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F-4
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Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006
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F-5
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2007
and
2006
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F-6
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31,
2007
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F-7 –
F-22
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2007
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2006
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS:
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Cash
& cash equivalents
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$
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13,291,729
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$
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5,294,213
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Short-term
investments
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238,554
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-
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Accounts
receivable
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306,179
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569,037
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Other
receivable
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824,020
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711,279
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Inventories
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231,339
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285,537
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Advances
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663,041
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960,681
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Prepaid
expense and other current assets
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109,722
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304,620
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Total
current assets
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15,664,584
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8,125,367
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PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, net
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32,291,995
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17,193,728
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CONSTRUCTION
IN PROGRESS
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2,210,367
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2,343,499
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OTHER
ASSETS
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3,123,052
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803,757
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TOTAL
ASSETS
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$
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53,289,998
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$
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28,466,351
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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$ |
487,710
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$
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406,212
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Other
payables
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55,979
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279,236
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Unearned
revenue
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327,220
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284,011
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Taxes
Payable
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1,211,775
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1,866,688
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Total
current liabilities
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2,082,684
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2,836,147
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COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
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-
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-
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STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY:
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Preferred
stock, $0.0001 per share; authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued
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-
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-
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Common
stock, $0.0001 per share; 45,000,000 authorized shares 29,200,304
and
24,210,183 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2007
and 2006,
respectively
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2,920
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2,421
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Additional
paid-in capital
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32,046,879
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18,223,911
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Cumulative
translation adjustment
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3,477,025
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839,452
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Statutory
reserves
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1,802,735
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750,886
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Retained
earnings
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13,877,755
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5,813,534
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Total
stockholders' equity
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51,207,314
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25,630,204
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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$
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53,289,998
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$
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28,466,351
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Years
Ended December 31,
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2007
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2006
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Revenue
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|||||||
Natural
gas revenue
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$
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28,278,033
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$
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13,713,145
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Installation
and other
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7,114,020
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5,115,645
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|||||
Total
revenue
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35,392,053
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18,828,790
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|||||
Cost
of revenue
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|||||||
Natural
gas cost
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14,838,997
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7,663,060
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|||||
Installation
and other
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3,186,078
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2,054,940
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|||||
Total
cost of revenue
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18,025,075
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9,718,000
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Gross
profit
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17,366,978
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9,110,790
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|||||
Operating
expenses
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|||||||
Selling
expenses
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3,451,161
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1,308,464
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|||||
General
and administrative expenses
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2,837,768
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1,287,735
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|||||
Total
operating expenses
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6,288,929
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2,596,199
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|||||
Income
from operations
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11,078,049
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6,514,591
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|||||
Non-operating
income (expense):
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|||||||
Interest
income
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70,697
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41,109
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|||||
Other
income
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39,076
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-
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|||||
Other
expense
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(7,100
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)
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(79,021
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)
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Foreign
exchange loss
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(150,729
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)
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-
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Total
non-operating expense
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(48,056
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)
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(37,912
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)
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Income
before income tax
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11,029,993
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6,476,679
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|||||
Provision
for income tax
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1,913,923
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1,025,584
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Net
income
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9,116,070
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5,451,095
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|||||
Other
comprehensive income
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|||||||
Foreign
currency translation gain
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2,637,573
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610,705
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|||||
Comprehensive
Income
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$
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11,753,643
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$
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6,061,800
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Weighted
average shares outstanding
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|||||||
Basic
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26,200,679
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23,872,936
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Diluted
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26,301,802
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23,872,936
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Earnings
per share
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|||||||
Basic
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$
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0.35
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$
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0.23
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Diluted
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$
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0.35
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$
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0.23
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Common
Stock
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Additional
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Accumulative
Other
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Total
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Shares
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Amount
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Paid
in
Capital
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Comprehensive
Gain
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Statutory
Reserve
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Retained
Earnings
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Stockholders'
Equity
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||||||||
Balance
December 31, 2005
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20,204,088
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$
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2,020
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$
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8,331,458
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$
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228,747
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$
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169,722
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$
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943,603
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$
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9,675,550
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|||||||||
Shares
issued for cash, at $2.80
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3,714,428
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371
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10,399,629
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10,400,000
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||||||||||||||||||
Offering
costs
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(1,557,147
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)
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(1,557,147
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)
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||||||||||||||||||
Cashless
exercise of warrants
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291,667
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30
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1,049,971
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1,050,001
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Cumulative
translation adjustment
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610,705
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610,705
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Net
Income
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5,451,095
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5,451,095
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||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer
to statutory reserve
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581,164
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(581,164
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)
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-
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|
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Balance
December 31, 2006
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24,210,183
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$
|
2,421
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$
|
18,223,911
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$
|
839,452
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$
|
750,886
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$
|
5,813,534
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$
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25,630,204
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|||||||||
Shares
issued for cash, at $3.25
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4,615,385
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462
|
14,999,538
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15,000,000
|
||||||||||||||||||
Offering
costs
|
(1,176,533
|
)
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(1,176,533
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)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Cashless exercise
of warrants
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374,736
|
37
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(37
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)
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-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Cumulative
translation adjustment
|
2,637,573
|
2,637,573
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Income
|
9,116,070
|
9,116,070
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer
to statutory reserve
|
1,051,849
|
(1,051,849
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Balance
December 31, 2007
|
29,200,304
|
$
|
2,920
|
$
|
32,046,879
|
$
|
3,477,025
|
$
|
1,802,735
|
$
|
13,877,755
|
$
|
51,207,314
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
9,116,070
|
$
|
5,451,095
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,639,685
|
731,723
|
|||||
Change
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
290,660
|
(550,831
|
)
|
||||
Other
receivable
|
36,929
|
(636,262
|
)
|
||||
Inventory
|
71,226
|
(233,582
|
)
|
||||
Advances
|
245,514
|
(1,611,967
|
)
|
||||
Prepaid
expense and other current assets
|
(11,113
|
)
|
(282,103
|
)
|
|||
Accounts
payable
|
(130,228
|
)
|
201,661
|
||||
Accrued
expense
|
158,759
|
-
|
|||||
Other
payables
|
(208,669
|
)
|
1,352,866
|
||||
Unearned
revenue
|
22,425
|
(28,882
|
)
|
||||
Taxes
payable
|
(754,817
|
)
|
(8,194
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
10,476,441
|
4,385,524
|
|||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(14,180,053
|
)
|
(9,192,482
|
)
|
|||
Purchase
short term investments
|
(229,106
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Additions
to construction in progress
|
(519,309
|
)
|
(545,987
|
)
|
|||
Prepayment
on long term assets
|
(1,914,343
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Payment
for land use rights
|
(42,529
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(16,885,340
|
)
|
(9,738,469
|
)
|
|||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Stock
issued for cash
|
15,000,000
|
10,400,000
|
|||||
Proceeds
from exercise of warrants
|
-
|
1,050,001
|
|||||
Payment
for offering costs
|
(1,176,533
|
)
|
(1,557,147
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
13,823,467
|
9,892,854
|
|||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
582,948
|
78,680
|
|||||
NET
INCREASE IN CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
7,997,516
|
4,618,589
|
|||||
CASH
& CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
|
5,294,213
|
675,624
|
|||||
CASH
& CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR
|
$
|
13,291,729
|
$
|
5,294,213
|
|||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
|||||||
Interest
paid
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Income
taxes paid
|
$
|
2,387,487
|
$
|
-
|
a.
|
Xian
Xilan Natural Gas holds the licenses and approvals necessary to
operate
its natural gas business in China.
|
b.
|
Xilan
Equipment provides exclusive technology consulting and other general
business operation services to Xian Xilan Natural Gas in return
for a
consulting services fee which is equal to Xian Xilan Natural Gas’s
revenue.
|
c.
|
Xian
Xilan Natural Gas’s shareholders have pledged their equity interests in
Xian Xilan Natural Gas to the
Company.
|
d.
|
Irrevocably
granted the Company an exclusive option to purchase, to the extent
permitted under PRC law, all or part of the equity interests in
Xian Xilan
Natural Gas and agreed to entrust all the rights to exercise their
voting
power to the person appointed by the
Company.
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Materials
and supplies
|
$
|
109,333
|
$
|
283,997
|
|||
Natural
gas and gasoline
|
122,006
|
1,540
|
|||||
$
|
231,339
|
$
|
285,537
|
Office
equipment
|
5
years
|
Operating
equipment
|
5-20
years
|
Vehicles
|
5
years
|
Buildings
|
30
years
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Office
equipment
|
$
|
163,432
|
$
|
73,636
|
|||
Operating
equipment
|
22,413,270
|
13,219,979
|
|||||
Vehicles
|
1,484,892
|
1,210,552
|
|||||
Buildings
|
11,943,006
|
4,559,003
|
|||||
36,004,600
|
19,063,170
|
||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
(3,712,605
|
)
|
(1,869,442
|
)
|
|||
$
|
32,291,995
|
$
|
17,193,728
|
For
the Years
Ended
December 31,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Tax
provision (credit) at statutory rate
|
34
|
%
|
34
|
%
|
|||
Foreign
tax rate difference
|
(1
|
)%
|
(1
|
)%
|
|||
Effect
of favorable tax rate
|
(15
|
)%
|
(14
|
)%
|
|||
18
|
%
|
19
|
%
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|||||
Prepaid
rent – natural gas stations
|
$
|
225,924
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Prepayment
for acquiring land use right
|
993,975
|
128,200
|
|||||
Advances
on purchasing equipment/construction in progress
|
1,501,443
|
341,333
|
|||||
Refundable
security deposits
|
356,460
|
333,320
|
|||||
Others
|
45,250
|
904
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
3,123,052
|
$
|
803,757
|
|
|
Warrants
Outstanding
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||
Outstanding,
December 31, 2005
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Granted
|
1,431,953
|
$
|
3.60
|
-
|
||||||
Forfeited
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Exercised
|
(291,667
|
)
|
$
|
3.60
|
-
|
|||||
Outstanding,
December 31, 2006
|
1,140,286
|
$
|
3.60
|
-
|
||||||
Granted
|
767,308
|
$
|
7.79
|
-
|
||||||
Forfeited
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Exercised
|
(819,110
|
)
|
$
|
3.60
|
-
|
|||||
Outstanding,
December 31, 2007
|
1,088,484
|
$
|
6.55
|
$
|
376,977
|
Outstanding
warrants
|
Exercisable
Warrants
|
||||||||||||
Exercise
Price
|
Number
|
|
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
|
|
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
Number
|
||||||
$3.60
|
321,176
|
1.03
|
$
|
3.60
|
321,176
|
||||||||
$7.79
|
767,308
|
4.59
|
$
|
7.79
|
767,308
|
||||||||
$6.55
|
1,088,484
|
3.54
|
$
|
6.55
|
1,088,484
|
i.
|
Making
up cumulative prior years’ losses, if
any;
|
ii.
|
Allocations
to the “Statutory surplus reserve” of at least 10% of income after tax, as
determined under PRC accounting rules and regulations, until the
fund
amounts to 50% of the Company's registered capital;
|
iii.
|
Allocations
of 5-10% of income after tax, as determined under PRC accounting
rules and
regulations, to the Company's “Statutory common welfare fund”, which is
established for the purpose of providing employee facilities and
other
collective benefits to the Company's employees; and
|
iv.
|
Allocations
to the discretionary surplus reserve, if approved in the shareholders’
general meeting.
|
Year
Ended December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Basic
earning per share
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
9,116,070
|
$
|
5,451,095
|
|||
Weighted
shares outstanding-Basic
|
26,200,679
|
23,872,936
|
|||||
Earnings
per share-Basic
|
$
|
0.35
|
$
|
0.23
|
|||
Diluted
earning per share
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
9,116,070
|
$
|
5,451,095
|
|||
Weighted
shares outstanding-Basic
|
26,200,679
|
23,872,936
|
|||||
Effect
of diluted securities-Warrants
|
101,123
|
-
|
|||||
Weighted
shares outstanding-Diluted
|
26,301,802
|
23,872,936
|
|||||
Earnings
per share -Diluted
|
$
|
0.35
|
$
|
0.23
|
Year
ended December 31, 2008
|
$
|
529,921
|
||
Year
ended December 31, 2009
|
532,236
|
|||
Year
ended December 31, 2010
|
534,621
|
|||
Year
ended December 31, 2011
|
531,874
|
|||
Year
ended December 31, 2012
|
477,156
|
|||
Thereafter
|
2,665,256
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
5,271,064
|
· |
Inadequate
US GAAP expertise - The current staff in the accounting department
is
inexperienced and they were primarily engaged in ensuring compliance
with
PRC accounting and reporting requirement for our operating subsidiaries
and was not required to meet or apply U.S. GAAP requirements. They
need
substantial training to meet the higher demands of being a U.S.
public
company. The accounting skills and understanding necessary to fulfill
the
requirements of US GAAP-based reporting, including the skills of
subsidiary financial statements consolidation, are
inadequate.
|
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
|
Held
Position Since
|
Qinan
Ji
|
|
50
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
|
|
2005
|
Lihong
Guo
|
|
41
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
2007
|
Zhiqiang
Wang
|
|
67
|
|
Director
|
|
2006
|
James
Garner
|
|
62
|
|
Director
|
|
2006
|
Name and Principal
Position
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
|
Total
($)
|
||||||||
Qinan
Ji, Chief Executive
Officer
and Chairman of the Board
|
2007
|
15,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
15,000
|
Name
|
Fees
Earned
or
Paid in
Cash
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||||
James
Garner
|
36,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
36,000
|
|||||||||||
Qinan
Ji(1)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Zhiqiang
Wang(2)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Patrick
McManus(3)
|
15,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
15,000
|
(1)
|
Ji
Qinan, our Chief Executive Officer, does not receive any compensation
for
his service as a director.
|
(2)
|
Zhiqiang
Wang was appointed as a director in September 2006; he receives
no
compensation for his service as a director.
|
(3)
|
Patrick
McManus resigned as a director in July 2007.
|
Name
of Beneficial Owner (1)
|
Number
of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
|
|
Percentage
Of
Common
Stock
Outstanding(2)
|
||||
Executive
Officers and Directors
|
|
|
|||||
Qinan
Ji
|
5,931,596
|
(3)
|
20.3
|
%
|
|||
Lihong
Guo
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
All
officers and directors as a group (2 persons)
|
5,931,596
|
(3)
|
20.3
|
%
|
|||
5%
holders
|
|||||||
Yangling
Bodisen Biotech Development co, Ltd.
c/o
New York Global Group, Inc.
14
Wall Street, 12th
Floor, New York, NY 10005
|
2,063,768
|
(4)
|
7.1
|
% | |||
Xiang
Ji
|
1,456,232
|
5.0
|
%
|
||||
Robert
Moses
|
2,000,000
|
(5)
|
6.9
|
%
|
|||
Heartland
Value Fund
|
1,725,000
|
(6)
|
5.9
|
%
|
|||
Xi’an
Sunway Technology &
Industry
Co., Ltd
|
2,875,364
|
(3) |
9.8
|
% |
Audit
fees
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Moore
Stephens Wurth Frazen and Torbet, LLP
|
$
|
150,000
|
** | ||||
Kabani
& Company, Inc.
|
$
|
35,000
|
$
|
72,500
|
|||
Manning
Elliott
|
$
|
—
|
|||||
Audit-related
fees
|
$
|
9,000
|
—
|
||||
Tax
fees
|
$
|
—
|
|||||
All
other fees
|
$
|
-
|
10,000
*
|
||||
Total
fees paid or accrued to our principal accountants
|
$
|
150,000
|
$
|
82,500
|
Exhibit
|
|
|
Number
|
|
Description
of Exhibit
|
3.1
|
|
Articles
of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to same exhibit
filed with the
Company's Form 10SB Registration Statement filed September
15, 2000, SEC
file no. 000-31539).
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
|
Registrant's
Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated by reference to
exhibit 3.1
filed with the Registrant's Form 8K filed June 16, 2006, SEC
file no.
000-31539).
|
|
|
|
10.1
|
|
Share
Purchase Agreement made as of December 6, 2005 among Coventure
International Inc., Xi’an Xilan Natural Gas Co., Ltd. and each of Xilan's
shareholders. (incorporated by reference to the exhibits to
Registrant’s
Form 8-K filed on December 9, 2005).
|
|
|
|
10.2
|
|
Return
to Treasury Agreement between Coventure International Inc.
and John
Hromyk, dated December 6, 2005. (incorporated by reference
to the exhibits
to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on December 9, 2005).
|
|
|
|
10.3
|
|
Purchase
Agreement made as of December 19, 2005 between China Natural
Gas, Inc. and
John Hromyk (incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Registrant’s
Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2005).
|
10.4
|
|
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference
to the
exhibits to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 12,
2006).
|
|
|
|
10.5
|
|
Form
of Common Stock Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference
to the
exhibits to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 12,
2006).
|
|
|
|
10.6
|
|
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference
to the
exhibits to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 12,
2006).
|
|
|
|
10.7
|
|
CNG
Product Purchase and Sale Agreement between Xi’an Xilan Natural Gas Co.,
Ltd. and Zhengzhou Zhongyou Hengran Petroleum Gas Co., Ltd.
made as of
July 20, 2006, (translated from the original Mandarin) (incorporated
by
reference to the exhibits to Registrant’s Form 10-KSB filed on April 17,
2007).
|
|
|
|
10.8
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement dated August 2, 2007 between the Company
and the
Investors named therein (incorporated by reference to the exhibits
to
Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on August 8, 2007).
|
|
10.9
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated August 2, 2007 between the Company and
the
Investors named therein (incorporated by reference to the exhibits
to
Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on August 8,
2007).
|
10.10
|
Consulting
Services Agreement dated August 17, 2007 between Shaanxi Xilan
Natural Gas
Equipment Co., Ltd. and Xi’an Xilan Natural Gas Co., Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to the exhibits to Registrant’s Form 10-QSB filed on August 20,
2007).
|
|
10.11
|
Operating
Agreement dated August 17, 2007 between Shaanxi Xilan Natural
Gas
Equipment Co., Ltd. and Xi’an Xilan Natural Gas Co., Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to the exhibits to Registrant’s Form 10-QSB filed on August 20,
2007).
|
|
10.12
|
Equity
Pledge Agreement dated August 17, 2007 between Shaanxi Xilan
Natural Gas
Equipment Co., Ltd. and Xi’an Xilan Natural Gas Co., Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to the exhibits to Registrant’s Form 10-QSB filed on August 20,
2007).
|
|
10.13
|
Option
Agreement dated August 17, 2007 between Shaanxi Xilan Natural
Gas
Equipment Co., Ltd. and Xi’an Xilan Natural Gas Co., Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to the exhibits to Registrant’s Form 10-QSB filed on August 20,
2007).
|
|
10.14
|
Proxy
Agreement dated August 17, 2007 between Shaanxi Xilan Natural
Gas
Equipment Co., Ltd. and Xi’an Xilan Natural Gas Co., Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to the exhibits to Registrant’s Form 10-QSB filed on August 20,
2007).
|
|
10.15
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement dated December 30, 2007 between the Company
and Abax
Lotus Ltd. (incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Registrant’s Form
8-K filed on January 31, 2008).
|
|
10.16
|
Amendment
to Securities Purchase Agreement dated January 29, 2008 between
the
Company and Abax Lotus Ltd. (incorporated by reference to the
exhibits to
Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2008).
|
|
10.17
|
Indenture,
dated January 29, 2008, by and among the Company and DB Trustees
(Hong
Kong) Limited, as trustee, relating to the 5.00% Guaranteed
Senior Notes
due 2014 (incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 31,
2008).
|
|
10.18
|
Warrant
Agreement, dated January 29, 2008, by and among the Company,
Mr. Qinan Ji,
Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch as Warrant Agent and Deutsche
Bank
Luxembourg S.A. as Warrant Agent (incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 31,
2008).
|
|
10.19
|
Equity
Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 29, 2008, by and
between the
Company and Abax Lotus Ltd. (incorporated by reference to the
exhibits to
Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2008).
|
|
10.20
|
Investor
Rights Agreement, dated January 29, 2008, by and among the
Company, its
subsidiaries, Mr. Qinan Ji, and Abax Lotus Ltd. (incorporated
by reference
to the exhibits to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 31,
2008).
|
|
10.21
|
Information
Rights Agreement, dated January 29, 2008. between the Company
and Abax
Lotus Ltd. (incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Registrant’s Form
8-K filed on January 31, 2008).
|
|
10.22
|
Onshore
Share Pledge Agreement, dated January 29, 2008, between the
Company and DB
Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited, as security agent (incorporated
by reference
to the exhibits to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 31,
2008).
|
|
10.23
|
Account
Pledge and Security Agreement, dated January 29, 2008, by and
between the
Company and DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited as Security Agent
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed
on January 31, 2008).
|
14.1
|
|
Code
of Ethics adopted by the Company on June 14, 2006 (incorporated
by
reference to the exhibits to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 16,
2006).
|
|
|
|
21.1
|
|
List
of Subsidiaries. (incorporated by reference to the exhibits
to
Registrant’s Form 10-KSB filed on April 17, 2007).
|
|
|
|
31.1
|
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and
Rule 15d-14(a),
promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended
|
|
|
|
31.2
|
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and
Rule 15d 14(a),
promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended
|
|
|
|
32.1
|
|
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive
Officer)
|
|
|
|
32.2
|
|
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial
Officer)
|
|
CHINA
NATURAL GAS, INC.
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Qinan Ji
|
|
Qinan
Ji
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Lihong Guo
|
|
Lihong
Guo
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
|
/s/
Qinan Ji
|
President
and Chief
Executive
Officer and
Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
|
Qinan
Ji
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Zhiqiang Wang
|
Director
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
|
Zhiqiang
Wang
|
||||
/s/
James A. Garner
|
|
Director
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
James
A. Garner
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Lihong Guo
|
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
|
Lihong
Guo
|