EcoSeed – December 15, 2011: "OriginOil, Inc. and Energime, Inc. will jointly develop refineries that can convert algae into biofuels to help the United States Department of Defense and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization be less dependent on oil imports...."

Los Angeles Business Journal – December 15, 2011: "The venture hopes to build biofuel refining centers in strategic locations around the world that would serve military customers, said OriginOil, which is working on standards for such fuels with the Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory...."

Algae Industry Magazine – December 15, 2011: "OriginOil, Inc has announced it has co-founded a new joint venture (JV), to develop biorefineries serving U.S. and NATO military requirements for alternative fuels...."

GreenBang – December 8, 2011: "Still, it’s not for lack of trying that we aren’t yet filling up our cars on 15-percent kelp blends. Companies like California’s OriginOil envision being at the forefront of ambitious biofuel goals, such as..."

Algae Industry Magazine – December 8, 2011: "OriginOil, Inc. has announced the funding of a new research agreement with the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Under the agreement, OriginOil and INL will collaborate with a goal..."

ABC Rural – December 2, 2011: "It grows at a phenomenal rate, can be harvested daily and can be turned into almost anything from fuel to food to medicine. It's algae, and a company which has invested in producing it from carbon emissions has been awarded a major industry prize for innovation...."

BiofuelsDigest – December 1, 2011: "In California, OriginOil announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas H. Ulrich to its Board of Advisors. Dr. Ulrich was most recently an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Advisory Scientist and worked closely with OriginOil to create a strategic partnership between INL and OriginOil, as well as launching the first Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between OriginOil and INL...."

Algae Industry Magazine – December 1, 2011: "OriginOil, Inc. has announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas H. Ulrich to its Board of Advisors. Dr. Ulrich was most recently an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Advisory Scientist and worked closely with OriginOil to create a strategic partnership between INL and OriginOil, as well as launch the first Cooperative Research..."

Biodiesel Magazine – November 28, 2011: "After two years of research and development performed in part with Australia’s MBD Energy and James Cook University, OriginOil has designed and built a three part algae harvesting system that will be commercially available in early 2012...."

theAtlantic – November 25, 2011: "The CEO and president of OriginOil, Riggs Eckelberry is leading the charge to extract oil from algae to use in commercial fuels as a viable replacement for petroleum..."