Dow Oil & Gas Debuts Expanded Portfolio at SPE ATCE 2010

Houston, TX - Dow Oil & Gas, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, will present its broad portfolio of solutions for exploration, production and enhanced oil recovery at the 2010 Society of Petroleum Engineers’ Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (SPE ATCE) on September 20-22 in Florence, Italy. Dow Oil & Gas will also introduce its newest offerings - the EMBARK™ line for exploration, the ACCENT™ line for production, and the ELEVATE™ line for enhanced oil recovery at Booth #2001.

Visitors to the Dow Oil & Gas booth at SPE ATCE will have the opportunity to learn more about the new offerings:

* EMBARK™ Rheology Modifier - Designed to protect equipment and enhance drilling operations in high-temperature, high-pressure drilling environments, serving to increase production and reduce operating costs.
* ACCENT™ Traditional and Traceable Scale Inhibitors - Innovative polymers designed to help assure flow cost effectively in producing wells.
* ELEVATE™ CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Conformance Solution - Designed to help producers reach and recover more oil from existing wells, while simultaneously reducing operating expenditures and overcoming well-known challenges associated with CO2 EOR.

“Staying competitive in the oilfield means finding efficient ways to make incremental gains in yield, while also preserving equipment,” said Craig Arnold, general manager of Dow Oil & Gas. “Our broad portfolio and new offerings help our customers overcome common - but critical - drilling and production challenges and deliver a positive impact on the bottom line.”

Since the mid-1920s, Dow has been selling products into the oilfield. Today, Dow Oil & Gas offers a substantial portfolio of upstream solutions, including products for drilling and completions, stimulation, cementing, production and enhanced oil recovery. Additional solutions offered by Dow for oil and gas exploration and production include: HYPERLAST™ flow assurance insulation systems, AQUCAR™ Water Treatment Microbiocides, DOW FILMTEC™ SR90 nanofiltration membranes, and much more.

For more information on the overall capabilities of Dow Oil & Gas, please visit www.DowOilandGas.com.

About Dow Oil & Gas

Dow Oil & Gas is committed to maximizing value for our customers by offering innovative, customized solutions tailored to the ever-evolving needs of the oil and gas industry. Backed by the proven resources of The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Oil & Gas offers advanced chemical innovation, intimate industry knowledge and exceptional service. More information can be found at www.DowOilandGas.com.

About Dow

Dow combines the power of science and technology with the “Human Element” to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world’s most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow’s diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2009, Dow had annual sales of $45 billion and employed approximately 52,000 people worldwide. The Company’s more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 214 sites in 37 countries across the globe. References to “Dow” or the “Company” mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.