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WEIR OIL & GAS LAUNCHES KEY INITIATIVES TO PROPEL INDUSTRY FORWARD

Offerings Reduce Down Time, Extend Equipment Life, Lower TCO, Enhance Safety

HOUSTON (May 2, 2016)- Today, Fort Worth, Texas-based Weir Oil & Gas, one of the world's largest suppliers of

pressure pumping equipment to the upstream market, announced several initiatives in a multi-faceted strategy that

reflects its commitment to bringing efficiencies to the upstream market.

“Our industry is facing many challenges, but as a business with an almost 150-year history of innovative

engineering, we know the importance of accelerating momentum when times are tough,” said Paul Coppinger,

divisional managing director for Weir Oil & Gas, “markets are changing and our industry needs to adapt by becoming

even more efficient so that it can fully benefit when markets recover.”

“That’s why Weir has increased research and development investment and delivered a broad range of new

products and services which substantially improve our customers’ performance and reduce their total cost of

ownership,” said Coppinger.

Among the Weir Oil & Gas innovations announced at OTC 2016:

A Seaboard™ wellhead solution, engineered in collaboration with customers, to reduce the amount of time,

labor, cost and exposure to risk associated with the installation and operation of the wellhead system. Weir Oil &

Gas has taken a customized approach to designing critical service equipment utilizing a Seaboard™ two-stage,

single bore wellhead system, and mandrel casing hangers through BOP installed lockdown seal assemblies and

the Seaboard™ versatile quick-connect hub. This allows operators to run the pre-assembled wellhead system

through the rotary- table, landing on the conductor, with no flame cutting, welding, grinding or other on-line, time

intensive, installation techniques. This effectively reduces the amount of time, labor and cost, associated with

wellhead installations, while also mitigating risk by reducing time in the cellar below the deck. Weir’s unique

approach to design eliminates lock down screws by utilizing an integral lockdown seal assembly rather than

traditional hanger lock-down screws, subsequently removing multiple potential leak paths.

The Mathena™ Electric-Actuated Choke (EAC) the first hydraulic-equivalent electric drilling choke engineered to

provide precise flow and pressure control in any type of environment, particularly colder ones. This is the third

technology to be launched in the last 12 months as part of Weir Oil & Gas’ intelligent systems, designed to

provide quick and accurate visibility to operational and equipment performance data. The results from this

approach include improved environmental controls for drilling and surface pressure control operations.

The SPM® 2.0 Valve and Seat technology is designed to offer two times more operational life and even in the

harshest of environments. SPM® 2.0 valves and seats offer significant advantages over traditional valves

including reduced vapor fraction, increased impact resistance, and improved flow. This offering was field tested

to deliver a remarkable 50 percent reduction in stress and strain, more than 50 percent reduction in total erosion

and more than 75 percent reduction in seat erosion.

In addition to product innovation, Weir Oil & Gas is moving the industry forward by working in partnership

with other leading solution providers. In conjunction with Rolls Royce subsidiary MTU America, Weir Oil & Gas has

signed an agreement to solidify their joint venture, pending anti-trust. The newly formed company will be named EPIX

and will showcase its first product, a fully integrated power system designed purposely for hydraulic fracturing, at

OTC.

Weir’s latest technologies and innovations will be available during OTC in booths 1849 and 4362 at NRG

Center May 2 - 5.

About Weir Oil & Gas

Weir Oil & Gas provides superior products and service solutions which make our upstream customers more efficient.

More customers choose our pressure pumping solutions than any other. We provide well service & stimulation

pumps, flow control products and replacement expendable parts from leading brands including SPM, Mesa and

Novatech. Pressure Control includes trusted brands such as Seaboard™, which provides wellheads, valves and frac

trees, and Mathena™, which delivers drilling mud-gas separation equipment including chokes, separators, &

environmental containment equipment. Engineered mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, oilfield

and drilling equipment repair and certification, rapid prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management and field

engineering services, are delivered globally by Weir Oil & Gas Services based in Dubai, UAE.

Founded in 1871, The Weir Group PLC is one of the world’s leading engineering businesses. Weir designs,

manufactures and services innovative solutions for minerals, oil and gas, power and other process markets. The

Group aims to be a partner of choice to our customers with a worldwide network of around 200 manufacturing and

service facilities. Weir employs over 14,000 people serving customers in more than 70 countries. For more

information please visit www.global.weir.

Press Contact:

Weir Oil & Gas

April Lynch, Pennebaker

[email protected]

Phone: 1+ 713-922-1895

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WEIR AND ROLLS-ROYCE SUBSIDIARY MTU REVEAL THEIR JOINT VENTURE WILL BE NAMED EPIX

The new company will provide the industry’s first integrated system for hydraulic fracturing

HOUSTON (May 2, 2016) Weir Oil & Gas, the world’s leading provider of upstream

pressure pumping equipment, and Rolls-Royce Power Systems subsidiary MTU, a market

leader in heavy-duty industrial power systems based on diesel and gas engines, have

announced their joint venture is to be named EPIX.

EPIX will provide the industry’s first integrated system for hydraulic fracturing.

Commenting as the new company made its debut at OTC 2016, new EPIX CEO Douglas

Schwedland said: “By leveraging the expertise of our founding companies, EPIX will initially

deliver integrated power system solutions that are specifically engineered for hydraulic

fracturing and then apply these same principles of integrated systems to other applications.”

Schwedland has more than 20 years’ experience in the diesel engine and business

systems industries. He most recently served in the dual role of CEO of MTU Middle East FZE

and business development director, Middle East, Africa and Central Asia for Rolls-Royce Power

Systems AG, and has held various leadership positions with Detroit Diesel Corporation, MTU

Detroit Diesel, and Tognum AG.

Schwedland’s vast sales and distribution experience will lead EPIX in its mission to

answer an industry demand for greater efficiency in fracturing operations.

He continued: “The industry is asking for comprehensive solutions that will remain

productive in harsher, continuous operation environments, and we are answering with

innovations that deliver on all levels, from productivity and efficiency to reduced total cost of

ownership.”

EPIX and its founding companies have seen firsthand the demands continuous duty

operations put on fracturing equipment through longer lateral runs, increasing flow rates and

higher pressures.

With engine, transmission, and pump components designed to work together, EPIX’s

first product offering, a purpose-built power system, will optimize longevity and performance,

while lowering total cost ownership for operators during well completion operations.

The system features an MTU FracPack, (Series 4000 engine combined with ZF 8 TX

gear box) coupled with the SPM® QEM 3000 hydraulic fracturing pump. ZF Friedrichshafen

Group, a key supplier to the EPIX solution, developed the ZF 8 TX transmission to work

seamlessly with the engine and pump as a true fully integrated system.

In addition to offering the first completely integrated system for fracking, EPIX is also

committed to delivering a warranty and service promise for the life of its products. All

components are designed to work together mechanically to deliver more operating hours per

unit. By allowing operators to align maintenance schedules and warranties across the entire

power system, downtime is reduced and efficiencies are gained.

Future enhancements for the first system include integrated monitoring controls which

will provide intelligence for predictive and preventative maintenance.

Weir’s global service network will manage all aspects of maintenance and service for

EPIX, bringing together the vast technical expertise of Weir, MTU and their partners for a

seamless, one-stop customer experience.

“The opportunities for a streamlined system are limitless. EPIX will keep our customers

productive not only with world-class products, but with a service model that streamlines

maintenance for the pump, transmission, and engine. One supplier – one contract – one true

partner, EPIX,” Schwedland concluded.

EPIX plans to begin operations following regulatory approvals.

About EPIX

EPIX will be a joint venture between Weir Oil & Gas and Rolls-Royce Power Systems subsidiary

MTU, industry leaders in the design, development and distribution of well service pumps and

heavy-duty industrial power systems based on diesel and gas engines. EPIX harnesses the

expertise of its founding companies to answer an industry need for greater operational efficiency

in harsher environments and the demands placed on equipment in continuous operations.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, EPIX synchronizes performance through integrated systems

and service designed specifically for oil and gas projects. To learn more visit

www.epixpower.com

About Rolls-Royce Power Systems

Rolls-Royce Power Systems is part of Rolls-Royce plc. It is headquartered in Friedrichshafen in

southern Germany and employs around 10,000 people. The product portfolio includes MTU-

brand high-speed engines and propulsion systems for ships, power generation, heavy land, rail

http://www.epixpower.com/

and defence vehicles and for the oil and gas industry. Under the MTU Onsite Energy brand, the

company markets diesel gensets for emergency, base load and peak load applications as well

as cogeneration plants using gas engines for the combined generation of heat and power.

Bergen medium-speed engines power ships and power generation applications. L’Orange

completes the portfolio with fuel injection systems for large engines.

About Weir Oil & Gas

Weir Oil & Gas provides superior products and service solutions which make our upstream

customers more efficient. More customers choose our pressure pumping solutions than any

other. We provide well service & stimulation pumps, flow control products and replacement

expendable parts from leading brands including SPM, Mesa and Novatech. Pressure Control

includes trusted brands such as Seaboard, which provides wellheads, valves and frac trees,

and Mathena, which delivers drilling mud-gas separation equipment including chokes,

separators, & environmental containment equipment. Engineered mechanical and rotating

equipment repairs and upgrades, oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, rapid

prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management and field engineering services, are

delivered globally by Weir Oil & Gas Services based in Dubai, UAE.

Founded in 1871, The Weir Group PLC is one of the world’s leading engineering businesses.

Weir designs, manufactures and services innovative solutions for minerals, oil and gas, power

and other process markets. The Group aims to be a partner of choice to our customers with a

worldwide network of around 200 manufacturing and service facilities. Weir employs over

14,000 people serving customers in more than 70 countries. For more information please visit

www.global.weir.

Press Contacts: EPIX April Lynch, Pennebaker [email protected] Phone: 1+ 713-922-1895

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Executive Biographies

Paul Coppinger Divisional Managing Director, Weir Oil & Gas Paul is the Divisional Managing Director of Weir Oil & Gas, based in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He has held this position since January 2015. Prior to this, he held the position of president of the Pressure Pumping business within the Oil & Gas Division. He joined Weir in 2011 as president of SPM. Prior to joining Weir, Coppinger was the president of the Energy Group for ten years at Circor International, Inc., a diversified manufacturer of valves and related products. He has been a director of the Petroleum

Equipment & Services Association since 2007 and served as Chairman in 2015.

Franck Degueure Pressure Control President, Weir Oil & Gas Franck is the President of the Weir Oil & Gas Pressure Control business, based in Houston, Texas, USA. The Pressure Control business is a global supplier of mud-gas separation equipment, wellheads and well completion services. He has held this position since May 2014.

Prior to this, Degueure held numerous positions over a twenty year career with Dresser-Rand, most recently as Vice President of U.S. Services, then as Vice President Engineered solutions worldwide. He holds a BSc in

Mechanical Engineering and an MBA.

David Paradis Pressure Pumping President, Weir Oil & Gas David Paradis is the President of the Weir Oil & Gas Pressure Pumping business, based in Fort Worth, Texas. The Pressure Pumping business is the world’s leading supplier of well service pumps. He has held this position since January 2015, after initially joining Weir in May 2012 as the executive vice president of Global Sales and Service. Paradis is also slated to serve as Chairman of the Board of EPIX, a soon to be formalized Weir and Rolls-Royce Power Systems subsidiary MTU joint venture.

Prior to Weir, Paradis had a successful twenty-two year career with Tyco International's flow control business. Throughout his career, he has held roles within sales, marketing, global strategy development and deployment, and general management. Paradis is an advisory board member in the May's Business School at his alma mater, Texas A&M University. He is also a member of the PESA Advisory Board.

An Intelligent AlternativeDelivering precise flow and pressure control, Weir proudly introduces its Mathena Electric-Actuated Choke—the first hydraulic-equivalent actuator on the market. It represents Weir’s ongoing evolution of intelligent systems to help our customers with their operational, safety and environmental challenges.

The EAC was initially engineered to address customers’ concerns regarding slow choke performance in cold weather and to alleviate maintenance issues with basic hydraulic systems.

Features

• Reliable pressure and flow control, with the ability to make precise flow area changes

• Fully open to fully closed at 10,000 psi (API 16C) in less than 30 seconds

• Choke adjustments in as little as 50 microseconds

• Choke velocity can be quickly or slowly adjusted

• Remote choke-performance monitoring

• Manual choke override with over-torque protection

• Reads physical and digital local choke position

Applications

• Cold-weather environments

• To meet performance requirements of existing hydraulic actuators

• Intelligent choke automation for Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD)

• Changing operating conditions requiring highly responsive and precise control

• Class 1 Div 2 area classified systems components

• API 16C-0336 monogrammed actuator

• WITS communication capability for EDR integration (choke position and performance)

Sizes/Availability• 10,000 psi-rated electric actuator

• 3 1/16” 10,000 psi choke

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Seaboard™ Multi-Bowl Lock Ring Wellhead SMB-22-LR

From Custom Innovations to Commercial SolutionsWeir collaborates with its customers to develop fit-for-purpose solutions to reduce time, labor, cost, and help with safety challenges for customers. Among these solutions, which have been developed for specific applications and subsequently commercialized, are eight new streamlined wellhead systems that have dramatically reduced the amount of time, labor, cost and involvement beneath the platform.

These customized improvements include a Seaboard two-stage, single-bore wellhead system, mandrel casing hangers, thru-BOP installed lockdown seal assemblies, and a Seaboard versatile quick-connect hub. Together, they help limit exposure to a traditionally dangerous environment, mitigating the need for multiple assemblies and wellhead penetrations. Moreover, operators no longer must wait for cement to cure before resuming operations.

Design Features

• Quick-connect hub—allowing the operator to align, land, and secure the BOP on the wellhead up to four times faster than with a conventional flange fitting

• Mandrel casing hangers—providing the means to run, land, circulate and cement the casing through the rotary table and BOP with no cutting, welding, or grinding required

• Integral lock-down seal assembly—reducing multiple potential leak paths from traditional lock-down screws

Applications

• Surface Wellhead Drilling and Completions

Sizes/Pressure

• 13-5/8” – 5,000psi

• 13-5/8” – 10,000psi

• 11” – 5,000psi

• 11” – 10,000psi

The quick make connector helps with many conventional surface wellhead systems

Comprehensive product line offering customized solutions

Reliability and performance in major oil and gas locations and conditions

Proven technology based on the

guidelines of API-6A certification

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Size Pressure

13-5/8” 5,000 PSI

13-5/8” 10,000 PSI

11” 5,000 PSI

11” 10,000 PSI

Weir Oil & Gas 13815 South FreewayHouston, TX 77047USA

Tel: +1.713.644.3535 Fax: +1.713.644.3737

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4. SQC Quick Connect-BOP Adapter

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7. SMB-22-LR Seal Assembly

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Product Development

• 2 years research and development

• Optimized design with patents pending

• Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Engineered

• Validation through in-house testing* and customer field trials show:

Reduced total cost of ownership

Vapor fraction and vorticity significantly reduced

Increased Impact Resistance

Reduced Stress

Improved Flow

50%

reduction in stress & strain

50%+

reduction in total erosion

75%+

reduction seat erosion

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* Actual results may vary depending upon field usage.

SPM® 2.0 Valve & SeatEngineered to last 2x longer.

Our Advances. Your Advantage.To help you achieve the lowest total cost of ownership possible, our engineers put pens to paper with two years of rigorous R&D including more than one million dollars in investments to produce an impressive outcome – the new SPM® 2.0 Valve & Seat featuring an optimized design with patents pending, proprietary molded urethane and superior material bonding. It’s time your ROI advanced, too.

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SPM® 2.0 Valve & Seat Parts Reference Guide

SP4

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NA 2A141812 2.0 Valve and Seat Assembly - SP4

P105751 2A141807 2.0 Seat - SP4

P118484 2A141810 2.0 Molded Valve - SP4

NA 2A1418432.0 Valve and Seat Assembly - SP4

22K RD

P105751 2A141807 2.0 Seat - SP4

P112642 2A141827 2.0 Molded Valve - SP4 22K RD


Duralast

2A121169 2A141845 2.0 Seat - SP4 Duralast



22K RD Duralast



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NA 2A141868 2.0 Valve and Seat Assembly - SP5

P105753 2A141841 2.0 Seat - SP5



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Erosion -52% Seat Erosion -78%

Vapor Fraction -18% Max Strain -57%

Vorticity -23% Max Stress -48%

Product Development (Cont.)

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