{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"156308","rtpr_id":"nNFC2x3kzN-20260930","ticker":"ZEFI","exchange":"","all_tickers":["ZEFI"],"title":"Zefiro Completes Second Well-Plugging Project Inside Cuyahoga Valley National Park","author":"Newsfile Corp","published_at":"2026-09-30T09:00:17.324Z","article_body":"Follow-on work builds on Zefiro's first project in the park; National Park\nService counts approximately 1,800 oil and gas wells across at least 47 of its\nparks\n\nBradford, Pennsylvania--(Newsfile Corp. - September 30, 2026) - Zefiro Methane\nCorp. (CBOE CA: ZEFI) (FSE: Y6B) (OTCQB: ZEFIF) (the \"Company\", \"Zefiro\", or\n\"ZEFI\"), a North American environmental services company specializing in\nmethane abatement and the plugging of orphaned and end-of-life oil and gas\nwells, today announced that it has completed the plugging of two oil and gas\nwells located inside Cuyahoga Valley National Park\n(https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/XEMJ4cWKZa) near Cleveland, Ohio, under\na contract awarded in June 2026.\n\nThe project marks Zefiro's second well-plugging engagement within the park,\nthe first of which the National Park Service went on to feature on its website\nin a dedicated profile — Project Profile: Safeguarding Cuyahoga Valley\nNational Park from Abandoned Oil Wells and Environmental Risks\n(https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/DOkEmTYzoz) — outlining the\ncircumstances surrounding the remediation work.\n\nAccording to the National Park Service, approximately 1,800 oil and gas wells\nare located in at least 47 parks, identified through an inventory conducted in\nconnection with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/11799/316518_b2edb456e40a2a44_001full.jpg)\n\nCaption: A Zefiro Crew Member is Pictured at Work During the Company's First\nWell-Plugging Project in Cuyahoga Valley National Park\n\nReaders using news aggregation services may be unable to view the media above.\nPlease access SEDAR+ or the Investors section of the Company's website for a\nversion of this press release containing all published media.\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/11799/316518_b2edb456e40a2a44_001full.jpg\n\nManagement Commentary\n\nZefiro Chief Executive Officer Catherine Flax commented: \"Being brought back\nfor a second project inside Cuyahoga Valley National Park is the kind of\nendorsement that matters most in our business. Repeat work in sensitive,\nhigh-visibility settings like this one is earned on execution, and returning\nto a site the National Park Service chose to showcase speaks directly to the\nquality our crews deliver.\n\n\"The National Park Service still has a meaningful inventory of oil and gas\nwells to address across its parks, and Ohio remains one of our most active\nmarkets. We look forward to continuing to support the agency's restoration\nefforts as the nationwide cleanup of orphaned and abandoned wells gains\nmomentum.\"\n\nZefiro SVP of Corporate Development Luke Plants added: \"Cuyahoga Valley\nwelcomes millions of visitors every year and sits within an hour's drive of\nroughly four million people across greater Cleveland, Akron and Canton, so the\nwells inside this park carry real consequences for the surrounding communities\nas well as for the people who come to enjoy it. At least one leaking well in\nthe park was identified by backpackers who could hear the hiss of its methane\nplume from a nearby trail — a helpful reminder that plugging hazardous wells\nis ultimately a community effort.\n\n\"Our team takes great pride in the work we perform for government agencies at\nall levels, and we look forward to taking on more projects that help preserve\nAmerica's natural landscapes.\"\n\nAbout Zefiro Methane Corp.\n\nZefiro Methane Corp. (CBOE CA: ZEFI) (FSE: Y6B) (OTCQB: ZEFIF) is a North\nAmerican environmental services company specializing in methane abatement and\nthe plugging of orphaned and end-of-life oil and gas wells. Through operating\nsubsidiary Plants & Goodwin, Inc., a third-generation well services company\nwith a 50-plus-year operating history, Zefiro is vertically integrated across\nthe well lifecycle — measurement and monitoring, plugging and abandonment,\nsite restoration, and carbon credit origination — serving government and\nprivate-sector customers across 15 U.S. states. For more information, visit\nzefiroglobal.com (https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/rpMB4Ua8Vw).\n\nInvestor Relations Contact\n\nLucas A. Zimmerman\nManaging Director\nMZ Group - MZ North America\n(949) 259-4987\nZEFIF@mzgroup.us\nwww.mzgroup.us\n\nNotice Regarding References to Zefiro Entities\n\nIn this press release, the standalone name/term \"Zefiro\" collectively refers\nto both (i) Zefiro Methane Corp. (incorporated in the province of British\nColumbia, Canada) and (ii) Subsidiaries of Zefiro Methane Corp. unless\nexplicitly stated or otherwise implied by the context. Likewise, first-person\nlinguistic mechanisms such as \"We\", \"Our\", and \"Us\" also collectively refer to\nZefiro Methane Corp. and its subsidiaries unless explicitly stated or\notherwise implied by the context.\n\nFor instances in which a precise entity must be identified, the exact legal\nname of the entity in question will generally be stated (e.g., \"Zefiro Methane\nCorp.\" would refer to this entity only and not any of its subsidiaries).\n\nThis convention is used only for convenience to facilitate simple and\nplain-language disclosures to investors, and a comprehensive overview of\nZefiro Methane Corp.'s subsidiaries that are collectively referred to with the\n\"Zefiro\" name/term can be found in the Company's most recent MD&A, which can\nbe accessed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca/.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of\napplicable securities laws, including U.S. and Canadian securities regulations\nand laws. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations,\nestimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions of management, including\nthose of Zefiro Methane Corp., as of the date of this news release.\nForward-looking statements typically include words such as \"anticipates,\"\n\"outlook\", \"seeks\", \"expects,\" \"intends,\" \"plans,\" \"believes,\" \"estimates,\"\n\"may,\" \"will,\" \"should,\" \"could,\" \"would,\" \"continue,\" \"forecast,\"\n\"potential,\" \"targets,\" \"goals,\" \"vision,\" \"strategy,\" and similar expressions\nor variations thereof. These statements may relate to, among other things, the\nCompany's operational outlook, expansion plans, future direction, strategic\ninitiatives, business plans, regulatory environment, growth prospects,\npipeline, financial performance, timing and scope of projects, future market\nconditions, funding and capital requirements, partnerships, or other business\ndevelopments. The forward-looking information reflects management's current\nexpectations based on information currently available and are subject to a\nnumber of risks and uncertainties that may cause outcomes to differ materially\nfrom those discussed in the forward-looking information. Although the Company\nbelieves that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the\nforward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be\nplaced on such information and no assurance can be given that such events will\noccur in the disclosed timeframes or at all.\n\nIn addition, any statements made in this news release are not guarantees of\nfuture performance and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks,\nuncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside the Company's\ncontrol, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from\nthose expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors\ninclude, but are not limited to: fluctuations in commodity prices, changes in\nregulatory or political environments, operational risks, financing risks,\nmarket demand for emissions reduction or environmental services, delays in\nproject execution, reliance on third-party partners or vendors, competition,\nand the overall economic environment. For a more detailed discussion of these\nfactors and other risks, see the section entitled \"Financial Risks\" in\nZefiro's management's discussion and analysis for the year ended June 30, 2025\nand \"Risk Factors\" in Zefiro's annual information form for the year ended June\n30, 2025, each of which is available under Zefiro's profile on SEDAR+ at\nwww.sedarplus.ca/.\n\nFactors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from\ncurrent expectations include, but are not limited to: (i) Adverse general\nmarket and economic conditions; (ii) Changes to and price and volume\nvolatility in the carbon market; (iii) Changes to the regulatory landscape and\nglobal policies applicable to the Company's business; (iv) Failure to obtain\nall necessary regulatory approvals; (v) The Company's ability to secure\nadditional well-plugging work from the National Park Service, its prime\ncontractors or other federal agencies; (vi) The Company's reliance on prime\ncontractors and other third parties for the award of subcontracted work; (vii)\nThe continued availability and deployment of federal and state funding for\norphaned and abandoned well remediation, including funding under the\nBipartisan Infrastructure Law; (viii) The timing of commencement, duration and\ncompletion of the Company's other Ohio projects referenced in this press\nrelease, which remain subject to weather, permitting, site conditions and\nscheduling; (ix) Variability in the revenue and margin ultimately realized on\nthose projects relative to the amounts described herein; (x) Operational,\nsafety and environmental risks associated with well-plugging work in\nenvironmentally sensitive areas; (xi) The Company's ability to realize the\nanticipated benefits of the Viking Well Service equipment acquisition; as well\nas other risk factors set forth in the Company's most recent Prospectus under\nthe heading \"Risk Factors\". The Company operates in a rapidly evolving\nenvironment where technologies are in the early stage of adoption. New risk\nfactors emerge from time to time, and it is impossible for the Company's\nmanagement to predict all risk factors, nor can the Company assess the impact\nof all factors on Company's business or the extent to which any factor, or\ncombination of factors, may cause actual results to differ from those\ncontained in any forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in\nthis news release is based on the opinions and assumptions of management\nconsidered reasonable as of the date hereof, including, but not limited to,\nthe assumption that general business and economic conditions will not change\nin a materially adverse manner. Although the Company believes that the\nassumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in\nthis news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such\ninformation. The forward-looking information included in this news release is\nmade as of the date of this news release and the Company expressly disclaims\nany intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking\ninformation whether as a result of new information, future events or\notherwise, except as required by applicable law.\n\nZefiro Methane Corp. does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or\nrevise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,\nfuture events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Readers are\ncautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.\n\nAlso, this news release may include market and industry data obtained from\nvarious publicly available sources and other sources believed by the Company\nto be true. Although the Company believes it to be reliable, the Company has\nnot independently verified any of the data from third-party sources referred\nto in this presentation or analyzed or verified the underlying reports relied\nupon or referred to by such sources, or ascertained the underlying assumptions\nrelied upon by such sources. The Company does not make any representation as\nto the accuracy of such information.\n\nThis news release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute\nan offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Zefiro\nMethane Corp., nor shall it form the basis of or be relied upon in connection\nwith any investment decision.\n\nStatement Regarding Third-Party Investor Relations Firms\n\nDisclosures relating to investor relations firms retained by Zefiro Methane\nCorp. can be found under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca/.\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/316518","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nNFC2x3kzN-20260930","title":"Zefiro Completes Second Well-Plugging Project Inside Cuyahoga Valley National Park","author":"Newsfile Corp","ticker":"ZEFI","created":"2026-09-30T09:00:17.324Z","tickers":["ZEFI"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Follow-on work builds on Zefiro's first project in the park; National Park\nService counts approximately 1,800 oil and gas wells across at least 47 of its\nparks\n\nBradford, Pennsylvania--(Newsfile Corp. - September 30, 2026) - Zefiro Methane\nCorp. (CBOE CA: ZEFI) (FSE: Y6B) (OTCQB: ZEFIF) (the \"Company\", \"Zefiro\", or\n\"ZEFI\"), a North American environmental services company specializing in\nmethane abatement and the plugging of orphaned and end-of-life oil and gas\nwells, today announced that it has completed the plugging of two oil and gas\nwells located inside Cuyahoga Valley National Park\n(https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/XEMJ4cWKZa) near Cleveland, Ohio, under\na contract awarded in June 2026.\n\nThe project marks Zefiro's second well-plugging engagement within the park,\nthe first of which the National Park Service went on to feature on its website\nin a dedicated profile — Project Profile: Safeguarding Cuyahoga Valley\nNational Park from Abandoned Oil Wells and Environmental Risks\n(https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/DOkEmTYzoz) — outlining the\ncircumstances surrounding the remediation work.\n\nAccording to the National Park Service, approximately 1,800 oil and gas wells\nare located in at least 47 parks, identified through an inventory conducted in\nconnection with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/11799/316518_b2edb456e40a2a44_001full.jpg)\n\nCaption: A Zefiro Crew Member is Pictured at Work During the Company's First\nWell-Plugging Project in Cuyahoga Valley National Park\n\nReaders using news aggregation services may be unable to view the media above.\nPlease access SEDAR+ or the Investors section of the Company's website for a\nversion of this press release containing all published media.\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/11799/316518_b2edb456e40a2a44_001full.jpg\n\nManagement Commentary\n\nZefiro Chief Executive Officer Catherine Flax commented: \"Being brought back\nfor a second project inside Cuyahoga Valley National Park is the kind of\nendorsement that matters most in our business. Repeat work in sensitive,\nhigh-visibility settings like this one is earned on execution, and returning\nto a site the National Park Service chose to showcase speaks directly to the\nquality our crews deliver.\n\n\"The National Park Service still has a meaningful inventory of oil and gas\nwells to address across its parks, and Ohio remains one of our most active\nmarkets. We look forward to continuing to support the agency's restoration\nefforts as the nationwide cleanup of orphaned and abandoned wells gains\nmomentum.\"\n\nZefiro SVP of Corporate Development Luke Plants added: \"Cuyahoga Valley\nwelcomes millions of visitors every year and sits within an hour's drive of\nroughly four million people across greater Cleveland, Akron and Canton, so the\nwells inside this park carry real consequences for the surrounding communities\nas well as for the people who come to enjoy it. At least one leaking well in\nthe park was identified by backpackers who could hear the hiss of its methane\nplume from a nearby trail — a helpful reminder that plugging hazardous wells\nis ultimately a community effort.\n\n\"Our team takes great pride in the work we perform for government agencies at\nall levels, and we look forward to taking on more projects that help preserve\nAmerica's natural landscapes.\"\n\nAbout Zefiro Methane Corp.\n\nZefiro Methane Corp. (CBOE CA: ZEFI) (FSE: Y6B) (OTCQB: ZEFIF) is a North\nAmerican environmental services company specializing in methane abatement and\nthe plugging of orphaned and end-of-life oil and gas wells. Through operating\nsubsidiary Plants & Goodwin, Inc., a third-generation well services company\nwith a 50-plus-year operating history, Zefiro is vertically integrated across\nthe well lifecycle — measurement and monitoring, plugging and abandonment,\nsite restoration, and carbon credit origination — serving government and\nprivate-sector customers across 15 U.S. states. For more information, visit\nzefiroglobal.com (https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/rpMB4Ua8Vw).\n\nInvestor Relations Contact\n\nLucas A. Zimmerman\nManaging Director\nMZ Group - MZ North America\n(949) 259-4987\nZEFIF@mzgroup.us\nwww.mzgroup.us\n\nNotice Regarding References to Zefiro Entities\n\nIn this press release, the standalone name/term \"Zefiro\" collectively refers\nto both (i) Zefiro Methane Corp. (incorporated in the province of British\nColumbia, Canada) and (ii) Subsidiaries of Zefiro Methane Corp. unless\nexplicitly stated or otherwise implied by the context. Likewise, first-person\nlinguistic mechanisms such as \"We\", \"Our\", and \"Us\" also collectively refer to\nZefiro Methane Corp. and its subsidiaries unless explicitly stated or\notherwise implied by the context.\n\nFor instances in which a precise entity must be identified, the exact legal\nname of the entity in question will generally be stated (e.g., \"Zefiro Methane\nCorp.\" would refer to this entity only and not any of its subsidiaries).\n\nThis convention is used only for convenience to facilitate simple and\nplain-language disclosures to investors, and a comprehensive overview of\nZefiro Methane Corp.'s subsidiaries that are collectively referred to with the\n\"Zefiro\" name/term can be found in the Company's most recent MD&A, which can\nbe accessed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca/.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of\napplicable securities laws, including U.S. and Canadian securities regulations\nand laws. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations,\nestimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions of management, including\nthose of Zefiro Methane Corp., as of the date of this news release.\nForward-looking statements typically include words such as \"anticipates,\"\n\"outlook\", \"seeks\", \"expects,\" \"intends,\" \"plans,\" \"believes,\" \"estimates,\"\n\"may,\" \"will,\" \"should,\" \"could,\" \"would,\" \"continue,\" \"forecast,\"\n\"potential,\" \"targets,\" \"goals,\" \"vision,\" \"strategy,\" and similar expressions\nor variations thereof. These statements may relate to, among other things, the\nCompany's operational outlook, expansion plans, future direction, strategic\ninitiatives, business plans, regulatory environment, growth prospects,\npipeline, financial performance, timing and scope of projects, future market\nconditions, funding and capital requirements, partnerships, or other business\ndevelopments. The forward-looking information reflects management's current\nexpectations based on information currently available and are subject to a\nnumber of risks and uncertainties that may cause outcomes to differ materially\nfrom those discussed in the forward-looking information. Although the Company\nbelieves that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the\nforward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be\nplaced on such information and no assurance can be given that such events will\noccur in the disclosed timeframes or at all.\n\nIn addition, any statements made in this news release are not guarantees of\nfuture performance and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks,\nuncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside the Company's\ncontrol, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from\nthose expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors\ninclude, but are not limited to: fluctuations in commodity prices, changes in\nregulatory or political environments, operational risks, financing risks,\nmarket demand for emissions reduction or environmental services, delays in\nproject execution, reliance on third-party partners or vendors, competition,\nand the overall economic environment. For a more detailed discussion of these\nfactors and other risks, see the section entitled \"Financial Risks\" in\nZefiro's management's discussion and analysis for the year ended June 30, 2025\nand \"Risk Factors\" in Zefiro's annual information form for the year ended June\n30, 2025, each of which is available under Zefiro's profile on SEDAR+ at\nwww.sedarplus.ca/.\n\nFactors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from\ncurrent expectations include, but are not limited to: (i) Adverse general\nmarket and economic conditions; (ii) Changes to and price and volume\nvolatility in the carbon market; (iii) Changes to the regulatory landscape and\nglobal policies applicable to the Company's business; (iv) Failure to obtain\nall necessary regulatory approvals; (v) The Company's ability to secure\nadditional well-plugging work from the National Park Service, its prime\ncontractors or other federal agencies; (vi) The Company's reliance on prime\ncontractors and other third parties for the award of subcontracted work; (vii)\nThe continued availability and deployment of federal and state funding for\norphaned and abandoned well remediation, including funding under the\nBipartisan Infrastructure Law; (viii) The timing of commencement, duration and\ncompletion of the Company's other Ohio projects referenced in this press\nrelease, which remain subject to weather, permitting, site conditions and\nscheduling; (ix) Variability in the revenue and margin ultimately realized on\nthose projects relative to the amounts described herein; (x) Operational,\nsafety and environmental risks associated with well-plugging work in\nenvironmentally sensitive areas; (xi) The Company's ability to realize the\nanticipated benefits of the Viking Well Service equipment acquisition; as well\nas other risk factors set forth in the Company's most recent Prospectus under\nthe heading \"Risk Factors\". The Company operates in a rapidly evolving\nenvironment where technologies are in the early stage of adoption. New risk\nfactors emerge from time to time, and it is impossible for the Company's\nmanagement to predict all risk factors, nor can the Company assess the impact\nof all factors on Company's business or the extent to which any factor, or\ncombination of factors, may cause actual results to differ from those\ncontained in any forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in\nthis news release is based on the opinions and assumptions of management\nconsidered reasonable as of the date hereof, including, but not limited to,\nthe assumption that general business and economic conditions will not change\nin a materially adverse manner. Although the Company believes that the\nassumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in\nthis news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such\ninformation. The forward-looking information included in this news release is\nmade as of the date of this news release and the Company expressly disclaims\nany intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking\ninformation whether as a result of new information, future events or\notherwise, except as required by applicable law.\n\nZefiro Methane Corp. does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or\nrevise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,\nfuture events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Readers are\ncautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.\n\nAlso, this news release may include market and industry data obtained from\nvarious publicly available sources and other sources believed by the Company\nto be true. Although the Company believes it to be reliable, the Company has\nnot independently verified any of the data from third-party sources referred\nto in this presentation or analyzed or verified the underlying reports relied\nupon or referred to by such sources, or ascertained the underlying assumptions\nrelied upon by such sources. The Company does not make any representation as\nto the accuracy of such information.\n\nThis news release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute\nan offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Zefiro\nMethane Corp., nor shall it form the basis of or be relied upon in connection\nwith any investment decision.\n\nStatement Regarding Third-Party Investor Relations Firms\n\nDisclosures relating to investor relations firms retained by Zefiro Methane\nCorp. can be found under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca/.\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/316518"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-30T09:00:17.386000226Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790758817386},"received_at":"2026-09-30T09:00:17.439Z","source_url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/316518"},"analysis":{"id":"145007","press_release_id":"156308","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Commercial Services & Supplies","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":["no contract value or financial terms disclosed","reliance on continued federal/state funding (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) and on prime contractors for awards"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Zefiro Methane completed the plugging of two oil and gas wells inside Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Cleveland, Ohio, under a contract awarded in June 2026.\n\nThis is Zefiro's second project in the park; the National Park Service previously featured the first project on its website, which management cites as an execution-driven endorsement.\n\nThe National Park Service counts roughly 1,800 oil and gas wells across at least 47 parks per its Bipartisan Infrastructure Law inventory, a potential pipeline for further remediation work in Ohio and beyond.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Repeat National Park Service work validates Zefiro's execution in orphan-well plugging, though undisclosed contract size limits the news value."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"wells_plugged":2,"project_contract_award":"June 2026","nps_parks_wells_inventory":"approximately 1,800 oil and gas wells across at least 47 parks"}},"quotedText":"Being brought back for a second project inside Cuyahoga Valley National Park is the kind of endorsement that matters most in our business.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Catherine Flax","role":"CEO"},{"name":"Luke Plants","role":"SVP of Corporate Development"},{"name":"Lucas A. 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