Mattr CorpTSX: MATR

ShawCor Ltd. announces a contract for the coating of the PM-3 to Ca Mau pipeline for Vietsovpetro in Vietnam

· Issued by Mattr Corp via CNW
(TSX: SCL.SV.A, SCL.MV.B)

TORONTO, Aug. 4 /CNW/ - ShawCor Ltd. (TSX: SCL.SV.A, SCL.MV.B) today
announced that its subsidiary, Bredero Shaw (Singapore) Pte Ltd., has signed a
contract with a value of approximately US$33 million for the PM-3 to Ca Mau
project, which requires the application of anti-corrosion coating and concrete
weight coating, the installation of anodes and the provision of marine
transportation of the coated pipe to the offshore laybarge contractor. The
pipeline will consist of approximately 300 kms of 18" pipe offshore and 30 kms
of 18" pipe onshore. The pipe will be coated at Bredero Shaw's full service
pipe coating facility in Kuantan, Malaysia, commencing in November 2005.
The PM-3 to Ca Mau gas pipeline will serve the developed gas fields in
the PM-3 Joint Development Area (JDA) operated by Talisman. Equity holders in
the PM-3 Block are Petronas, Petrovietnam Exploration & Development Company
and Talisman.
Bredero Shaw has provided pipeline coatings for oil and gas projects in
the Asia Pacific region for over twenty years. Due to the increasing demand
for the company's pipe coating services, Bredero Shaw has recently completed
an expansion at its facility in Kuantan, Malaysia and is relocating and
expanding its coating facility on Batam Island, Indonesia at a new site with
direct deepwater port access in the Kabil Industrial Estate. These investments
are part of Bredero Shaw's continuing commitment to serve the growing Asia
Pacific markets with increased capacity for anti-corrosion coatings, concrete
weight coatings and other related services.

ShawCor Ltd. is an energy services company specializing in products and
services for the pipeline, exploration and production, and downstream sectors
of the energy industry wherever these products and services are required.
Bredero Shaw, ShawCor's largest division, 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 such statements.

Company analysis