EXHIBIT 99.1



For Immediate Release
Tuesday, October 3, 2006


For further information contact
Edsel R. Burns
Energy Services Acquisition Corp.
(304) 528-2791

Press Release

Energy Services Acquisition Corp. announces separate trading of its Common Stock
and Warrants

Huntington,  West Virginia,  October 3, 2006 - Energy Services Acquisition Corp.
(the  "Company";   AMEX:  ESA-U)  announced  today  that  Ferris,  Baker  Watts,
Incorporated,  lead underwriter for the initial public offering of the Company's
initial  public  offering of  8,600,000  units,  has  notified  the Company that
separate  trading of the common stock and  warrants  included in the units would
commence on or about  October 3, 2006.  The common stock and warrants will trade
on  the  American   Stock   Exchange  under  the  symbols  "ESA"  and  "ESA-WS,"
respectively.

A  registration  statement  relating to these  securities was filed and declared
effective by the  Securities and Exchange  Commission.  This press release shall
not  constitute  an  offer  to sell or the  solicitation  of an offer to buy the
securities of Energy Services  Acquisition Corp., nor shall there be any sale of
these  securities  in  any  state  or  jurisdiction  in  which  such  an  offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to  registration  or  qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Energy Services  Acquisition Corp.
Energy  Services  Acquisition  Corp.  is a newly  organized  blank check company
formed for the purpose of acquiring,  through a merger,  capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition or other similar business combination,  an operating business.
The Company intends to focus their efforts on acquiring an operating business in
the energy services sector  headquartered in North America, but their efforts in
identifying  a prospective  target  business will not be limited to a particular
industry.