For Immediate Release
Friday, August 15, 2008


Energy Services
Ed Burns
Huntington, West Virginia
(304) 355-2318


     Energy Services Acquisition Corp Announces Approval of Acquisitions of
          C.J. Hughes Construction Company, Inc. and ST Pipeline, Inc.


Huntington,  West Virginia.  Energy Services Acquisition Corp. (the "Company" or
"ESAC")  (Amex:   ESA)  announced   today  that,  at  its  special   meeting  of
stockholders,  stockholders  approved ESAC's acquisitions of each of C.J. Hughes
Construction Company, Inc. and ST Pipeline,  Inc. Holders of approximately 76.2%
of ESAC's votes cast, voted in favor of each of the acquisitions. In addition to
approving  the  acquisitions,  ESAC  stockholders  also  approved the  following
related  proposals:  (i)  adoption of an amendment  to the ESAC  certificate  of
incorporation, effective upon consummation of the acquisitions, to change ESAC's
name to  "Energy  Services  of  America  Corporation"  and (ii)  adoption  of an
amendment  to  the  ESAC  certificate  of  incorporation,   effective  upon  the
consummation  of the  acquisitions,  to eliminate  Article V of the  certificate
which  provided for special voting  requirements  relative to ESAC's status as a
special purpose  acquisition  corporation.

A total of  approximately  1,622,600  shares  issued  in ESAC's  initial  public
offering were cast at the annual  meeting of  stockholders  in opposition to the
acquisitions and elected to be converted into a pro rata portion of the proceeds
from ESAC's initial public offering held in trust, representing less than 20% of
the shares issued in the ESAC initial public offering.

The  acquisitions  are  expected to become  effective on August 15, 2008.