EXHIBIT 99.1

Environmental Oil Processing Technology Corporation (OTC: "EVOP") news release -
                               September 20, 2001.


               ENVIRONMENTAL OIL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                 SUED BY FORMER OWNERS OF SUBSIDIARY TO RESCIND
                                   ACQUISITION


Nampa, Idaho, September 20, 2001 - Environmental Oil Processing Technology
Corporation (the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: EVOP) announced today that it
had recently received notice that a civil action was filed on August 29, 2001 in
the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado by the former owners of the
Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Project Development Industries, L.L.C.
("PDI"). The plaintiffs are seeking a judgment declaring that the Share Purchase
Agreement (the "Agreement") entered into in August 1999 by the parties and that
resulted in the Company's acquisition of PDI, was validly rescinded and that
such Agreement is null and void, and as a result of such rescission plaintiff's
be restored to their original position of ownership of PDI. In addition,
plaintiffs are asking for injunctive relief that the Company return to the
plaintiffs the ownership interests in PDI. The individual plaintiffs currently
own approximately 7 million shares of common stock of the Corporation and are
maintaining that they should retain ownership of such shares after the return of
the ownership interest of PDI. The Corporation has defenses and counterclaims
available to it in this matter, which it intends to actively pursue.

In addition, on August 28, 2001, the Corporation received the resignation from
the Board of Directors of Mr. Grayson Evans, Chief Executive Officer of PDI and
one of the individual plaintiffs in the civil action described above.

ENVIRONMENTAL OIL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, with its headquarters in
Nampa, Idaho, has developed a process and facilities, which virtually





minimizes waste oil disposal, as it is known today. Their plant utilizes proven
technology to convert waste oil into environmentally friendly products such as
naphtha (gasoline), #2 diesel, electrical power, residuum burner fuel, and
co-generation.


CONTACT: N. Tod Tripple of Environmental Oil Processing Technology Corporation,
208-463-0063, fax 208-463-7601, or email, tripple@environmentaloil.com