"We are very pleased that Gastem has chosen ESRI Canada's solutions," said Alain Dombrowski, Regional Manager Quebec Region, ESRI Canada. "We look forward to working with them successfully implement the solution, and helping them become leaders in leveraging the technology."

Hydrocarbon exploration requires the analysis and manipulation of various types of data including seismic profiles, satellite and digital images, surface geology and topography, subsurface and cross section interpretations, well data, and existing infrastructure information. GIS provides the tools to tie these datasets together, overlay, view, manipulate, and analyze the data geographically. Using ESRI Canada's GIS solution will allow Gastem to better understand certain geographic, infrastructure, business conditions, and environmental factors about the area in question.

"As a Junior Oil and Gas exploration company we have grown rapidly into a significant player in Appalachian hydrocarbon exploration," said Geraint Lloyd, Vice President Exploration, Gastem. "ESRI's GIS solutions will enable us to overhaul our current geospatial analysis capacity, through the application of cutting edge technology."
 
About ESRI Canada:
Established in 1984, ESRI Canada is a Canadian owned company specializing in geographic information systems (GIS) solutions. ESRI Canada distributes the world's leading GIS software solutions from ESRI Inc., Miner and Miner, and Azteca. In order to provide organizations with complete industry-specific solutions ESRI Canada has established an extensive business partner program that includes more than 125 Canadian organizations. ESRI Canada also provides professional services including consulting, training, technical support, and enterprise GIS implementation. ESRI Canada is a leader in providing world-class enterprise GIS solutions for many industries including local government, utilities, public safety and defence, business demographics, education, natural resources, and transportation. ESRI Canada has fifteen regional offices across the country, with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. For more information, please visit www.esricanada.com or call 1-800-447-9778.

About Gastem Canada:
Gastem (49 M shares outstanding) is an independent oil and gas exploration company based in Montreal. The company holds exploration and storage rights to over a million acres (3,135 km˛) of land in the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec as well as rights and interests in Alberta, New York State and West Virginia. Gastem also collects revenues from a participation in the Amber Bank shale gas project with Epsilon Energy in West Virginia. For more information, please visit www.gastem.ca.