diff --git a/mlprec/mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb.F90 b/mlprec/mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb.F90
index 5ae31b83..4e2ed84b 100644
--- a/mlprec/mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb.F90
+++ b/mlprec/mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb.F90
@@ -124,16 +124,16 @@ subroutine mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb(a,desc_a,ilaggr,nlaggr,p,info)
        & naggr, nzl,naggrm1,naggrp1, i, j, k, jd, icolF, nrt
   integer ::ictxt,np,me, err_act, icomm
   character(len=20) :: name
-  type(psb_dspmat_type) :: am1,am2, af, ptilde, rtilde
+  type(psb_dspmat_type) :: am1,am2, af, ptilde, rtilde, atran, atp, atdatp
   type(psb_dspmat_type) :: am3,am4, ap, adap,atmp,rada, ra, atmp2
   real(psb_dpk_), allocatable :: adiag(:), pj(:), xj(:), yj(:), omf(:),omp(:),omi(:),&
        & oden(:), adinv(:)
-  logical            :: ml_global_nmb, filter_mat
+  logical            :: filter_mat
   integer            :: debug_level, debug_unit
   integer, parameter :: ncmax=16
   real(psb_dpk_)   :: omega, anorm, tmp, dg, theta, alpha,beta, ommx
 
-  name='mld_aggrmat_minnrg_asb'
+  name='mld_aggrmat_minnrg'
   if(psb_get_errstatus().ne.0) return 
   info=0
   call psb_erractionsave(err_act)
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ subroutine mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb(a,desc_a,ilaggr,nlaggr,p,info)
   call psb_nullify_sp(Adap)
   call psb_nullify_sp(Atmp)
   call psb_nullify_sp(Atmp2)
+  call psb_nullify_sp(Atran)
+  call psb_nullify_sp(Atp)
+  call psb_nullify_sp(atdatp)
   call psb_nullify_sp(AF)
   call psb_nullify_sp(ra)
   call psb_nullify_sp(rada)
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ subroutine mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb(a,desc_a,ilaggr,nlaggr,p,info)
   nglob = psb_cd_get_global_rows(desc_a)
   nrow  = psb_cd_get_local_rows(desc_a)
   ncol  = psb_cd_get_local_cols(desc_a)
-  
+
   theta = p%rprcparm(mld_aggr_thresh_)
 
   naggr  = nlaggr(me+1)
@@ -181,18 +184,15 @@ subroutine mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb(a,desc_a,ilaggr,nlaggr,p,info)
 
   naggrm1 = sum(nlaggr(1:me))
   naggrp1 = sum(nlaggr(1:me+1))
-  ml_global_nmb = .true.
 
   filter_mat = (p%iprcparm(mld_aggr_filter_) == mld_filter_mat_)
 
-  if (ml_global_nmb) then 
-    ilaggr(1:nrow) = ilaggr(1:nrow) + naggrm1
-    call psb_halo(ilaggr,desc_a,info)
+  ilaggr(1:nrow) = ilaggr(1:nrow) + naggrm1
+  call psb_halo(ilaggr,desc_a,info)
 
-    if (info /= 0) then
-      call psb_errpush(4010,name,a_err='psb_halo')
-      goto 9999
-    end if
+  if (info /= 0) then
+    call psb_errpush(4010,name,a_err='psb_halo')
+    goto 9999
   end if
 
   ! naggr: number of local aggregates
@@ -221,34 +221,21 @@ subroutine mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb(a,desc_a,ilaggr,nlaggr,p,info)
   ! 1. Allocate Ptilde in sparse matrix form 
   ptilde%fida='COO'
   ptilde%m=ncol
-  if (ml_global_nmb) then 
-    ptilde%k=ntaggr
-    call psb_sp_all(ncol,ntaggr,ptilde,ncol,info)
-  else 
-    ptilde%k=naggr
-    call psb_sp_all(ncol,naggr,ptilde,ncol,info)
-  endif
+  ptilde%k=ntaggr
+  call psb_sp_all(ncol,ntaggr,ptilde,ncol,info)
+
 
   if (info /= 0) then
     call psb_errpush(4010,name,a_err='spall')
     goto 9999
   end if
 
-  if (ml_global_nmb) then 
-    do i=1,ncol
-      ptilde%aspk(i) = done
-      ptilde%ia1(i)  = i
-      ptilde%ia2(i)  = ilaggr(i)  
-    end do
-    ptilde%infoa(psb_nnz_) = ncol
-  else
-    do i=1,nrow
-      ptilde%aspk(i) = done
-      ptilde%ia1(i)  = i
-      ptilde%ia2(i)  = ilaggr(i)  
-    end do
-    ptilde%infoa(psb_nnz_) = nrow
-  endif
+  do i=1,ncol
+    ptilde%aspk(i) = done
+    ptilde%ia1(i)  = i
+    ptilde%ia2(i)  = ilaggr(i)  
+  end do
+  ptilde%infoa(psb_nnz_) = ncol
 
   call psb_spcnv(ptilde,info,afmt='csr',dupl=psb_dupl_add_)
   if (info==0) call psb_spcnv(a,am3,info,afmt='csr',dupl=psb_dupl_add_)
@@ -267,7 +254,7 @@ subroutine mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb(a,desc_a,ilaggr,nlaggr,p,info)
     call psb_errpush(4010,name,a_err='symbmm 1')
     goto 9999
   end if
-    
+
   call psb_sp_clone(ap,atmp,info)
 
 
@@ -287,7 +274,7 @@ subroutine mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb(a,desc_a,ilaggr,nlaggr,p,info)
   call psb_symbmm(am3,atmp,adap,info)
   call psb_numbmm(am3,atmp,adap)
   call psb_sp_free(atmp,info)
-  
+
 !!$  write(0,*) 'Columns of AP',psb_sp_get_ncols(ap)
 !!$  write(0,*) 'Columns of ADAP',psb_sp_get_ncols(adap)
   call psb_spcnv(ap,info,afmt='coo')
@@ -297,18 +284,19 @@ subroutine mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb(a,desc_a,ilaggr,nlaggr,p,info)
   if (info /= 0) then 
     write(0,*) 'Failed conversion to CSC'
   end if
-  
+
   call csc_mat_col_prod(ap,adap,omp,info)
   call csc_mat_col_prod(adap,adap,oden,info)
   call psb_sum(ictxt,omp)
   call psb_sum(ictxt,oden)
-  
+!!$  write(debug_unit,*) trim(name),' OMP :',omp
+!!$  write(debug_unit,*) trim(name),' ODEN:',oden
   omp = omp/oden
 !!$  write(0,*) 'Check on output prolongator ',omp(1:min(size(omp),10))
   if (debug_level >= psb_debug_outer_) &
        & write(debug_unit,*) me,' ',trim(name),&
        & 'Done NUMBMM 1'
-  
+
   ! Compute omega_int
   ommx = -1d300
   do i=1, ncol
@@ -323,7 +311,7 @@ subroutine mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb(a,desc_a,ilaggr,nlaggr,p,info)
     end do
     omf(i) = max(dzero,omf(i))
   end do
-  
+
 
   if (filter_mat) then
     !
@@ -364,10 +352,6 @@ subroutine mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb(a,desc_a,ilaggr,nlaggr,p,info)
   end if
 
   omf(1:nrow) = omf(1:nrow) * adinv(1:nrow)
-!!$  if (filter_mat) call psb_sp_scal(adinv,af,info)
-!!$
-!!$  call psb_sp_scal(adinv,am3,info)
-!!$  if (info /= 0) goto 9999
 
   if (filter_mat) then
     !
@@ -454,32 +438,145 @@ subroutine mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb(a,desc_a,ilaggr,nlaggr,p,info)
   !
   ! Ok, let's start over with the restrictor
   ! 
-  call psb_transp(ptilde,rtilde,fmt='CSR')
+  if (.false.) then 
+    i = 4
+    select case (i)
+    case(1)
+
+      call psb_transp(ptilde,rtilde,fmt='CSR')
+      call psb_spcnv(a,atmp,info,afmt='CSR')
+
+      am4%fida='COO'
+      am4%m=ncol-nrow
+      am4%k=ncol
+      call psb_sp_all(ncol,ntaggr,am4,ncol,info)
+
+      do i=1,ncol-nrow
+        am4%aspk(i) = dzero
+        am4%ia1(i)  = i
+        am4%ia2(i)  = nrow+i
+      end do
+      call psb_sp_setifld(nrow-ncol,psb_nnz_,am4,info)
+      call psb_spcnv(am4,info,afmt='CSR')
+      if (info == 0) call psb_rwextd(ncol,atmp,info,b=am4)      
+      if (info == 0) call psb_sp_free(am4,info)
+
+    case(2)
+
+      call psb_transp(ptilde,rtilde,fmt='CSR')
+      call psb_spcnv(a,atmp,info,afmt='CSR') 
+      call psb_sphalo(atmp,desc_a,am4,info,&
+           & colcnv=.true.,rowscale=.true.)
+      nrt  = psb_sp_get_nrows(am4) 
+      call psb_sp_clip(am4,atmp2,info,1,nrt,1,ncol)
+      call psb_spcnv(atmp2,info,afmt='CSR')
+      atmp2%aspk(:) = dzero
+      if (info == 0) call psb_rwextd(ncol,atmp,info,b=atmp2)      
+      if (info == 0) call psb_sp_free(am4,info)
+      if (info == 0) call psb_sp_free(atmp2,info)
+
+    case (3)
+
+      ! We are doing the product only on the local
+      ! rows, the non-local contributions will be handled
+      ! through the global sum. 
+      call psb_transp(ptilde,am4,fmt='CSR')
+      nrt  = psb_sp_get_nrows(am4) 
+      call psb_sp_clip(am4,rtilde,info,1,nrt,1,nrow)
+      call psb_spcnv(a,atmp,info,afmt='CSR') 
+
+    case(4)
+
+      call psb_transp(ptilde,rtilde,fmt='COO')
+      do i=1, psb_sp_get_nnzeros(rtilde)
+        if (rtilde%ia2(i) > nrow) then 
+          rtilde%aspk(i) = dzero
+        end if
+      end do
+      call psb_spcnv(rtilde,info,afmt='CSR') 
+      call psb_spcnv(a,atmp,info,afmt='CSR') 
+      call psb_sphalo(atmp,desc_a,am4,info,&
+           & colcnv=.true.,rowscale=.true.)
+      nrt  = psb_sp_get_nrows(am4) 
+      call psb_sp_clip(am4,atmp2,info,1,nrt,1,ncol)
+      call psb_spcnv(atmp2,info,afmt='CSR')
+!!$    atmp2%aspk(:) = dzero
+      if (info == 0) call psb_rwextd(ncol,atmp,info,b=atmp2)      
+      if (info == 0) call psb_sp_free(am4,info)
+      if (info == 0) call psb_sp_free(atmp2,info)
+
+    case default
+      write(0,*) 'Not building rtilde/atmp, this will blow up'
+      info = 4010
+      goto 9999 
+    end select
+
+    if (info == 0) call psb_symbmm(rtilde,atmp,ra,info)
+    if (info == 0) call psb_numbmm(rtilde,atmp,ra)
+    if (info /= 0) then 
+      write(0,*) 'From symbmm 1:',info
+      goto 9999
+    end if
+    call psb_sp_scal(adinv,atmp,info)
+    if (info == 0) call psb_symbmm(ra,atmp,rada,info)
+    if (info == 0) call psb_numbmm(ra,atmp,rada)
+    if (info /= 0) then 
+      write(0,*) 'From symbmm 2:',info
+      goto 9999
+    end if
 
-  call psb_spcnv(a,atmp,info,afmt='CSR') 
-  call psb_sphalo(atmp,desc_a,am4,info,&
-       & colcnv=.true.,rowscale=.true.)
-  nrt = psb_sp_get_nrows(am4) 
-  call psb_sp_clip(am4,atmp2,info,1,nrt,1,ncol)
-  call psb_spcnv(atmp2,info,afmt='CSR')
-  if (info == 0) call psb_rwextd(ncol,atmp,info,b=atmp2)      
-  if (info == 0) call psb_sp_free(am4,info)
-  if (info == 0) call psb_sp_free(atmp2,info)
-  call psb_symbmm(rtilde,atmp,ra,info)
-  if (info == 0)   call psb_numbmm(rtilde,atmp,ra)
-  if (info /= 0) then 
-    write(0,*) 'From symbmm :',info
-    goto 9999
-  end if
-  call psb_sp_scal(adinv,atmp,info)
-  call psb_symbmm(ra,atmp,rada,info)
-  call psb_numbmm(ra,atmp,rada)
+    call csr_mat_row_prod(ra,rada,omp,info)
+    call csr_mat_row_prod(rada,rada,oden,info)
+    call psb_sum(ictxt,omp)
+    call psb_sum(ictxt,oden)
+  else
+
+    call psb_transp(ptilde,rtilde,fmt='CSR')
+    call psb_spcnv(a,atmp,info,afmt='CSR') 
+    call psb_sphalo(atmp,desc_a,am4,info,&
+         & colcnv=.true.,rowscale=.true.)
+    nrt  = psb_sp_get_nrows(am4) 
+    call psb_sp_clip(am4,atmp2,info,1,nrt,1,ncol)
+    call psb_spcnv(atmp2,info,afmt='CSR')
+    if (info == 0) call psb_rwextd(ncol,atmp,info,b=atmp2)      
+    if (info == 0) call psb_sp_free(am4,info)
+    if (info == 0) call psb_sp_free(atmp2,info)
+    ! This is to compute the transpose. It ONLY works if the
+    ! original A has a symmetric pattern.
+    call psb_transp(atmp,atmp2) 
+    call psb_sp_clip(atmp2,atran,info,1,nrow,1,ncol)
+    call psb_sp_free(atmp2,info) 
+    ! Now for the product. 
+    call psb_symbmm(atran,ptilde,atp,info)
+    if (info == 0) call psb_numbmm(atran,ptilde,atp)
+    call psb_sp_clone(atp,atmp2,info)
+    call psb_sp_scal(adinv,atmp2,info)
+    call psb_sphalo(atmp2,desc_a,am4,info,&
+         & colcnv=.false.,rowscale=.true.,outfmt='CSR  ')
+    if (info == 0) call psb_rwextd(ncol,atmp2,info,b=am4)      
+    if (info == 0) call psb_sp_free(am4,info)
+    
+    call psb_symbmm(atran,atmp2,atdatp,info)
+    call psb_numbmm(atran,atmp2,atdatp)
+    call psb_sp_free(atmp2,info)
+    
+    call psb_spcnv(atp,info,afmt='coo')
+    if (info == 0) call psb_spcnv(atp,info,afmt='csc')
+    if (info == 0) call psb_spcnv(atdatp,info,afmt='coo')
+    if (info == 0) call psb_spcnv(atdatp,info,afmt='csc')
+    if (info /= 0) then 
+      write(0,*) 'Failed conversion to CSC'
+    end if
+    
+    call csc_mat_col_prod(atp,atdatp,omp,info)
+    call csc_mat_col_prod(atdatp,atdatp,oden,info)
+    call psb_sum(ictxt,omp)
+    call psb_sum(ictxt,oden)
+    
  
-  call csr_mat_row_prod(ra,rada,omp,info)
-  call csr_mat_row_prod(rada,rada,oden,info)
-  call psb_sum(ictxt,omp)
-  call psb_sum(ictxt,oden)
-  
+  end if
+!!$  write(debug_unit,*) trim(name),' OMP_R :',omp
+!!$  write(debug_unit,*) trim(name),' ODEN_R:',oden
   omp = omp/oden
 !!$  write(0,*) 'Check on output restrictor',omp(1:min(size(omp),10))
   ! Compute omega_int
@@ -503,7 +600,7 @@ subroutine mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb(a,desc_a,ilaggr,nlaggr,p,info)
   end do
   omf(1:ncol) = omf(1:ncol)*adinv(1:ncol)
   call psb_sp_free(atmp2,info) 
-  
+
 
   if (psb_toupper(atmp%fida)=='CSR') then 
     do i=1,atmp%m
@@ -598,7 +695,7 @@ subroutine mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb(a,desc_a,ilaggr,nlaggr,p,info)
     call psb_errpush(4001,name,a_err='Build b = am2 x am3')
     goto 9999
   end if
-  
+
 
 
   select case(p%iprcparm(mld_coarse_mat_))
@@ -769,13 +866,13 @@ contains
     end if
     csca = (psb_toupper(a%fida(1:3))=='CSC')
     cscb = (psb_toupper(b%fida(1:3))=='CSC')
-  
+
     if (.not.(csca.and.cscb)) then 
       write(0,*) 'Matrices A and B should be in CSC'
       info = -2
       return
     end if
-    
+
     do j=1, nc
       iap  = a%ia2(j)
       nra  = a%ia2(j+1)-iap
@@ -805,13 +902,13 @@ contains
     end if
     csra = (psb_toupper(a%fida(1:3))=='CSR')
     csrb = (psb_toupper(b%fida(1:3))=='CSR')
-  
+
     if (.not.(csra.and.csrb)) then 
       write(0,*) 'Matrices A and B should be in CSR'
       info = -2
       return
     end if
-    
+
     do j=1, nr
       iap  = a%ia2(j)
       nca  = a%ia2(j+1)-iap
@@ -822,7 +919,7 @@ contains
     end do
 
   end subroutine csr_mat_row_prod
-    
+
   function sparse_srtd_dot(nv1,iv1,v1,nv2,iv2,v2) result(dot) 
     integer, intent(in) :: nv1,nv2
     integer, intent(in) :: iv1(:), iv2(:)
@@ -830,7 +927,7 @@ contains
     real(psb_dpk_)      :: dot
 
     integer :: i,j,k, ip1, ip2
-    
+
     dot = dzero 
     ip1 = 1
     ip2 = 1
@@ -848,7 +945,7 @@ contains
         ip2 = ip2 + 1 
       end if
     end do
-    
+
   end function sparse_srtd_dot
 
 end subroutine mld_daggrmat_minnrg_asb