Gasmig Starts Bidding Process for Natural Gas Pipeline in Brazil

CORDOBA, ARGENTINA--May 20, 2008--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Minas Gerais Gas Company (Gasmig), owned by Cemig (NYSE:CIG) (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais) and Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), began the bidding process on May 9, 2008, for the construction of a natural gas distribution line.