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ShawCor announces contracts to provide pipeline coating services for two Kinder Morgan pipeline projects and the purchase of additional land in Camrose, Alberta

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TORONTO, July 6 /CNW/ - ShawCor Ltd. (TSX: SCL.A, SCL.B) today announced
that its subsidiary, Shaw Pipe Protection Ltd., has received contracts with a
total value in excess of $30 million to provide anti-corrosion coatings and
pipe handling for double jointing along with load in and load out services for
the Kinder Morgan Corridor Pipeline Project and Phase I of the Trans Mountain
TMX Expansion. The pipe will be coated with fusion bond epoxy (FBE) at Shaw
Pipe Protection's Camrose, Alberta facilities and includes a total of 639 km
of pipe in 30", 36" and 42" diameters.
ShawCor has also announced that it has purchased a 130 acre site in
Camrose, Alberta. The Camrose property is zoned for industrial use with
excellent rail and truck access and is located close to Shaw Pipe Protection's
existing large diameter pipe coating facility. The new land will be utilized
to accommodate a double joint welding facility and to expand pipe storage
capacity required for the Corridor and TMX Pipeline Projects and other
projects either under contract or anticipated in the future.
Shaw Pipe Protection is working actively to anticipate market
requirements for new, high performance pipe coatings and to provide the
additional land required to expand pipe coating capacity to meet the future
needs of the oil and gas industry in Western Canada. Shaw Pipe Protection's
High Performance Composite Coatings (HPCC) and proprietary, high-temperature
insulation coatings will provide energy industry customers with the
performance capabilities necessary to serve the increased production of
bitumen and synthetic crude oil in the Alberta tar sands.

ShawCor Ltd. is a growth-oriented, global energy services company that
operates through six divisions which focus on technology-based products and
services for the pipeline and pipe services and the petrochemical and
industrial markets with manufacturing and service facilities located in over
twenty countries around the world.

Shaw Pipe Protection is part of Bredero Shaw, ShawCor's largest division,
which is the global leader in pipe coating solutions and employs approximately
4,000 permanent and contract personnel located at offices and facilities in
fifteen countries. The division provides specialized coating systems and
related services for corrosion protection, insulation and weight coating
applications on land and marine pipelines including highly engineered
corrosion and insulation systems for deepwater applications.

This document contains forward looking statements, which are subject to
certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those reflected in the statements.