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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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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 - employee advances
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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
|
|||||||
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
|
|||||
Income from
operations
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11,078,049
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6,514,591
|
|||||
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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-
|
|||||
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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-
|
||||
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
|
|||||||
Foreign
currency translation gain
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2,637,573
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610,705
|
|||||
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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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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$
|
2,020
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$
|
8,331,458
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$
|
228,747
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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 $2.80
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3,714,428
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371
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10,399,629
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10,400,000
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Offering
costs
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(1,557,147
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)
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(1,557,147
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)
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||||||||||||||||||
Cash
exercise of warrants
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291,667
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30
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1,049,971
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1,050,001
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Cumulative
translation adjustment
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610,705
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610,705
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||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Income
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5,451,095
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5,451,095
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||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer
to statutory reserve
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581,164
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(581,164
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)
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-
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||||||||||||||||||
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|
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Balance December 31, 2006
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24,210,183
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$
|
2,421
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$
|
18,223,911
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$
|
839,452
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$
|
750,886
|
$
|
5,813,534
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$
|
25,630,204
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|||||||||
Shares
issued for cash, at $3.25
|
4,615,385
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462
|
14,999,538
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15,000,000
|
||||||||||||||||||
Offering
costs
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(1,176,533
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)
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(1,176,533
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)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Cashless exercise
of warrants
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374,736
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37
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(37
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)
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-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Cumulative
translation adjustment
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2,637,573
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2,637,573
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Income
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9,116,070
|
9,116,070
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer
to statutory reserve
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1,051,849
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(1,051,849
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)
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Balance December 31, 2007
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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
|
·
|
We
are committed to establishing the internal audit functions but due to
limited qualified resources in the region, we were not able to hire
sufficient internal audit resources before the end of 2007. However,
internally we established a central management center to recruit more
senior qualified people in order to improve our internal control
procedures. Externally, we recently engaged Ernst & Young Hua Ming to
assist the Company in improving the Company's internal control system
based on COSO Framework. We also will increase our efforts to hire the
qualified resources.
|
·
|
Prior
to December 31, 2007, we engaged Pickard & Green, CPAs, a Certified
Public Accounting firm in Valencia, CA, to serve as our accountant. They
are mainly engaged to perform our financial statements consolidation and
to prepare our financial statements. In addition, we are seeking
accountants experienced in several key areas of accounting, including
persons with experience in Chinese and U.S. GAAP, U.S. GAAP consolidation
requirements, and SEC financial reporting requirements. In addition, we
plan to allocate additional resources to train our existing accounting
staff and continue this effort in the
future.
|
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/
Richard Peidong Wu
|
|
Richard
Peidong Wu
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
|
/s/
Qinan Ji
|
President
and Chief
Executive
Officer and
Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
|
|
December
23, 2008
|
|
Qinan
Ji
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Zhiqiang Wang
|
Director
|
|
December
23, 2008
|
|
Zhiqiang
Wang
|
||||
|
|
Director
|
|
December
23, 2008
|
Donald
Yang
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Richard Peidong Wu
|
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
|
|
December
23, 2008
|
|
Richard
Peidong Wu
|
||||
/s/
Carl Yeung
|
Director
|
December
23, 2008
|
||
Carl Yeung | ||||
|
Director
|
December
23, 2008
|
||
Lawrence Leighton |