FOR RELEASE: October 3, 1994                   CONTACT:  Lee Scurry
                                                     (202) 208-3983



                 MMS AWARDS $400,000 TO TECHNOR, INC. (#40073)


      The U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management
Service (MMS) has awarded a $399,980 contract to Technor, Inc. of
Livermore, California, to continue work on a process to reduce
nitrogen oxide gas emissions from engines operating on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS), MMS Acting Director Cynthia Quarterman
announced today.

      "In our effort to ensure safe and clean operations on the
OCS," said Quarterman, "MMS constantly seeks out improvements that
will reduce environmental risks.  Reducing nitrogen oxide gas
emissions would greatly improve industry's ability to meet the
emissions requirements of the Clean Air Act.

      "Technor previously demonstrated that their process can be
applied successfully to gas turbine exhaust in a laboratory," she
said.  "This two-year study should result in those concepts being
formulated into an actual turbine installation."

      The study is a continuation of previous work to evaluate a
process, which was developed and patented by Technor's founder and
president, Robert Perry.  Including the previous award, Technor has
received nearly $700,000 in MMS funding.

      MMS administers the federal offshore minerals programs and
manages the mineral royalty collection program for federal and
Indian lands.

                                 -MMS-

Subject: PR-10/3/94 Technor, Inc./MMS Awards $400K to Technor, Inc.
(#40073)