Red Herring – April 21, 2009: "OriginOil announced Monday that it has made what it calls a breakthrough in the production of oil from algae. The Los Angeles-based company said it has developed a new technology for harvesting oil that is simpler than current systems and promises to drive down costs in the fledgling algae-to-oil market."

Gas2.0 – April 20, 2009: "Harvesting algae is inherently difficult. Once grown, algae must be concentrated and then broken apart to exract the oil from each cell, which leaves a mix of oil, water, and biomass. The process to extract the oil, shown in a time-lapse video on OriginOil's website, purportedly achieves all of the key harvesting steps in a single pass."

New Energy World Network – April 20, 2009: "'Throughout the world, algae production is becoming a fact, but it still has to be harvested efficiently,' said Riggs Eckelberry, CEO of OriginOil. 'Our breakthrough technology accomplishes key parts of the harvesting process in a single, cost-effective step. We are planning to make our new technology available to our fast-growing industry.'"

Sustainable Living with Sustainable Energy – April 20, 2009: "OriginOil’s breakthrough technology, based on algae, is targeted at fundamentally changing the world’s source of oil without disrupting the environment or food resources. An endless supply of this new oil can be used in many of products like diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, plastics and solvents without the global warming effects of petroleum."

Mining Top News – April 20, 2009: "Harvesting algae is a challenge. Algae grow suspended in large volumes of water. Once ready for harvest, the algae culture must be concentrated and the oil extracted from each cell. Then, the oil, water and biomass must all be separated for processing. The new OriginOil process achieves all these steps in one pass."

Consumer Energy Report – April 20, 2009: "In the process, the company’s Quantum Fracturing™ combines with electromagnetism and pH modification to break down cell walls, thereby releasing the oil within these cells. Algae oil rises to the top for skimming and refining, while the remaining biomass settles to the bottom for further processing as fuel and other valuable products."

ReCharge – April 20, 2009: "According to OriginOil, first phase trials suggests the new algae oil extraction process is 'simpler and more efficient than current systems, without requiring chemicals or significant capital expenditure for heavy machinery'. Algae are cultivated suspended in large volumes of water. When ready for harvest, the culture must be concentrated and the oil extracted from each cell before the oil, water and biomass are separated for processing."

Biodiesel Magazine – April 20, 2009: "OriginOil Inc. is making progress towards reducing the cost of harvesting algae and extracting the oil in a rapid, one-step process. In addition to integrating this process into its own algae production system, OriginOil plans to quickly commercialize the patent-pending process for use by others in the algae industry."

CNBC – April 17, 2009: "Big oil companies are betting that algae—that's right, pond scum—is a viable source of renewable energy, and they're joining academics, start-ups and the U.S. government in committing resources to studying its potential."

IndUS Business Journal – April 7, 2009: "Pattarkine is chief technology officer of Origin Oil Inc., a Los Angeles-based company that is developing a technology to transform algae, considered the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor for petroleum. The company’s aim is to produce 'new oil' from algae through a growth-and-extraction process. The oil produced can be used for products such as diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, plastics and solvents."