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CALGARY MANUFACTURER COMPLETES FOUR MEGA VAPOUR

RECOVERY UNITS FOR OIL SANDS PROJECT.

CALGARY, AB: HC Piper Manufacturing Inc. (HCPM) has announced the completion offour proprietary HC Series 5 Vapour Recovery Units (VRU). The last two units will soonbe transported to a major project site in Albertas oil sands near Ft. McMurray. Themove-out from the companys staging yard onto the highway will be a dramatic eventdue to the size of the units and the complexity of the transport system.

HC Piper is an integrated engineering and fabrication company specializing in themanufacture of process modules that are assembled into complete units. The companyis the recognized leader in developing innovative technologies that respond to theunique requirements involved in the removal of gas vapours from bitumen storage

tanks. Each VRU is custom built to meet varying customer requirements for safety,performance, operation, and maintenance (see How They Work).

HCPM provides complete inhouse services from concept to engineering tomanufacturing to site installation. Engineering design support includes process,mechanical, structural, and piping. HCPMs head office and manufacturing plants arelocated on the east side of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In early 2012 the company willmove into a 44,000 sq. ft. complex now under construction (see The Company).

Albertas oil sands are one of the most challenging mining areas in the world. HCPipers VRUs, using Liquid Ring Compressors (LRC), have earned a solid reputation for

durability, reliability and rugged performance in applications where processing wet, dirty,or corrosive vapours are the norm. The company has manufactured approximately 75%of the major liquid ring vapor recovery units used in SAGD bitumen recovery operationsin Alberta (see Everything Is Big In the Oil Sands).

The designs feature multiple LRCs that maximize system flexibility and reliably. Extremeoperating conditions dictate that equipment must function at optimum levels and be asmaintenance free as possible. The systems can be started and stopped independentlywithout operator intervention.

HC Pipers engineered designs are fabricated into modular sections which are then

assembled inside metal buildings. The buildings are placed on skids to allow easymovement into and out of the companys fabrication plant. The plant has doors tallenough and wide enough to accommodate two story high structures. The units areapproximately 110 ft. long and 24 Ft. wide. They typically weigh around 300,000 lbs.

HC Pipers modular approach allows the installation of various equipment, piping,instrumentation, wiring, and ventilation systems in controlled factory conditions. It alsomakes stringent quality control monitoring possible (see Quick Facts).

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The efficiencies produced by this approach produce dramatic transportation, installationand labor cost savings. Calgary labor and related overhead costs are significantly lower

than those of the oil sands. Of equal importance to typical oil sands projects is the abilityto control manufacturing and shipping schedules (see Benefits, Quick Facts).

At the project site, units are installed on pilings or foundations ready for startup.Custom engineering to exact specifications and pretesting allows for seamlessintegration into process systems. Pretesting is critical as the various components mustcomply with 50-60 engineering protocols and government regulations.

The competitive advantage of HC Piper is the ability to provide start-to-finish serviceswhich fast tracks the communication process at all levels of project development.Decision making time is reduced as owners, engineers, technicians and project

managers are close to the action. Customers are able to conveniently monitor thevarious stages of development and address any issues that may emerge before theybecome major problems.

It normally takes 3 days to transport a single unit from Calgary to the Ft. McMurray areausing a network of secondary highways. Entire sections must be closed toaccommodate the extremely wide loads. Routes must be carefully planned tocircumvent narrow bridges, low overpasses or highways with heavy load restrictions.

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Robyn Braley,UniMark Creative Services, Charles Dean, President, HC PiperH.C. Piper Manufacturing Tel: (403) 280-1093 Tel: (403) 212-5750 Loc: 225Cell: (403) 829-3340 Website: www.hcpiper.comEmail: robyn@unimarkcreative.ca Email: cdean@hcpiper.com