Contact Edsel R. Burns
For Immediate Release                                             (304) 522-3868
July 15, 2008


                        Energy Services Acquisition Corp.
                         Reschedules Special Meeting of
                          Stockholders to July 31, 2008


Huntington,  West Virginia,  July 15,  2008-Energy  Services  Acquisition  Corp.
(AMEX:  ESA, ESA-U,  ESA-W) ("Energy  Services")  announced today that a Special
Meeting of Stockholders  originally  scheduled to be convened on Thursday,  July
17, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.,  Eastern Time,  will be postponed  until Thursday , July
31,  2008 at 10: 00 a.m.,  Eastern  Time as Energy  Services  continues  to seek
proxies. The Meeting will take place at its original location, The Pullman Plaza
Hotel, 1001 Third Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia 25703.

About Energy Services Corp.

Based in Huntington, West Virginia Energy Services is a publicly traded, special
purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") formed to invest in or acquire companies in
the energy  services  industry.  Energy  Services has entered into agreements to
acquire ST  Pipeline,  Inc.  and C.J.  Hughes  Construction  Company,  Inc.  The
contemplated transactions are subject to shareholder approval, and certain other
closing  conditions.  Upon completion of the contemplated  transactions,  Energy
Services intends to change its name to "Energy Services of America Corporation."

Not a Proxy Statement

This press release is not a proxy  statement or a  solicitation  of proxies from
the holders of common stock of Energy  Services and does not constitute an offer
of any  securities of Energy  Services for sale. Any  solicitation  will be made
only by the definitive  proxy  statement that Energy  Services has mailed to all
stockholders  and filed a definitive  proxy  statement  with the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission.  INVESTORS  AND  SECURITY  HOLDERS ARE ADIVSED TO READ THE
DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION.  Investors
and security  holders may obtain a free copy of the definitive  proxy  statement
and other  documents  filed by Energy  Services at the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission's web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release  includes  forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of
Section 27A of the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the  "Securities  Act"),
and  Section  21E of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as  amended  (the
"Exchange  Act").  These   forward-looking   statements  are  based  on  current
expectations  and  projections  about  future  events  and no party  assumes  an
obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking

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statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions
about Energy Services,  ST Pipeline,  Inc. and C.J. Hughes Construction Company,
Inc. that may cause actual  results to be materially  different  from any future
results expressed or implied by such forward-looking  statements. In some cases,
you can  identify  forward-looking  statements  by  terminology  such as  "may,"
"should,"   "could,"  "would,"   "expect,"  "plan,"   "anticipate,"   "believe,"
"estimate,"  "continue,"  or  the  negative  of  such  terms  or  other  similar
expressions.  Factors  that might cause our future  results to differ from those
statements  include,  but are not limited to, delays may require Energy Services
to obtain an extension  from ST  Pipeline,  Inc.  and C.J.  Hughes  Construction
Company,  Inc. and its  stockholders  to the date by which the acquisition of ST
Pipeline,  Inc. and C.J. Hughes Construction  Company, Inc. must be consummated,
which  ST  Pipeline,  Inc.  and  C.J.  Hughes  Construction  Company,  Inc.  and
stockholders  may be  unwilling  to  provide;  the  failure of Energy  Services'
stockholders  to  approve  the  acquisition  and the  transactions  contemplated
thereby;  the number and  percentage  of Energy  Services'  stockholders  voting
against  the  acquisition  and  electing to exercise  their  redemption  rights;
changing  interpretations of generally  accepted  accounting  principles;  costs
associated with continued compliance with government regulations; legislation or
regulatory  environments,   requirements  or  changes  adversely  affecting  the
businesses in which ST Pipeline, Inc. and C.J. Hughes Construction Company, Inc.
are  engaged;  the  continued  ability  of ST  Pipeline,  Inc.  and C.J.  Hughes
Construction Company, Inc. to successfully execute their business plans; as well
as other relevant risks detailed in Energy Service's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.