Tradition Energy Director of Market Research on CNBC Prime Time Special Tonight

May 27, 2009

STAMFORD, CT (May 27, 2009)—Tradition Energy, one of the nation’s largest energy management advisors, today announced that Addison Armstrong, Director of Market Research, will be live on tonight’s prime time special “CNBC Reports: Breaking the Oil Addiction,” airing at 8 p.m. EDT.

CNBC anchors, reporters and experts, including Armstrong, will give viewers the latest developments on the OPEC meeting, and discuss what rising oil prices mean for the future of alternative and traditional energies and the companies that produce them. Armstrong will be live with CNBC’s Sharon Epperson from the NYMEX trading floor.

Armstrong is one of three exclusive CNBC energy contributors, where he appears regularly to comment on the energy markets.

Media Contact: Scott Merrell, (713) 609-9922, smerrell@traditionenergy.com

About Tradition Energy

Tradition Energy is one of the world’s largest energy management advisors, helping commercial, industrial and governmental organizations manage electricity and natural gas costs in regulated and volatile deregulated energy markets. Tradition Energy is the retail arm of Tradition’s (formerly TFS) award-winning wholesale energy brokerage division, with eight offices worldwide, over 300 energy specialists, and in the energy business since 1986. Recently, Tradition garnered 17 first place awards in Energy Risk and Risk magazine’s 2010 Broker Rankings. Globally, Tradition is a leading inter-dealer broker in financial and commodity-related products with a presence in 27 countries and over 2,400 employees. For more information, please visit www.traditionenergy.com.

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