Turkish-American Pipeline Companies Sign Joint Venture

ISTANBUL--(Business Wire)--
Energy Maintenance Services Group I, LLC (EMS) a leading provider of pipeline
management services announced today it has joined forces on a Joint Venture
Agreement with Turkish based, VASTAŞ Company.

"EMS has strategically chosen Turkey as a pilot region," says EMS`s Chief
Executive Officer, Tim Nesler. He explained, "…Turkey is geographically a prime
location for providing our joint venture services throughout the Middle East,
Western Asia and Eastern Europe."

Vastaş CEO Nedim Ergin said, "Our partnership with EMS will enable the
utilization of high technology in the petroleum and natural gas infrastructure
throughout the Country." He continued, "Bringing specific integrity based
services into the region and training our people on the importance of
persevering and maintaining the Turkish infrastructure will be a huge step."

The signing took place on May 15 at the Vastaş offices in Istanbul, Turkey.
Ayten Ergin, one of the Vastaş executives said, "The partnership of EMS and
Vastaş will ensure the Joint Venture will become one of the largest producing
and service based companies in the region."

The Joint Venture is in the process of finalizing details to establish a
material and service supply network in the near future.

In accordance with the law no. 4646, it is stipulated that Botaş is divided into
three legal entities and that the two legal entities other than the distribution
activity are to remain privatized until 2011.

Osman Yorgancıoğlu, the EMS and Vastaş representative in Turkey said, "…the
traffic of Natural Gas flow through Turkey is increasing; and, the deficiencies
our infrastructure are being eliminated with the volume of pipeline construction
and gas transfer from surrounding countries to the European Union. Timing is
perfect for this Joint Venture."

About VASTAŞ A.S.

Valf Armatür Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (Valve Fittings Industry and Trade
Incorporated Company)

The attempts that started with the laborers working abroad in 1933 following the
foundation of the Republic were registered in 1945 as the first establishment.
The company has been producing valves since 1967 and has now reached to a
production capacity of 10,000 tones per year; the facility in Turkey is 13,000m2
and the facility in Iran is 3500m2.

The company carries out the design and production of up to 100" in Gate Valves
and 60" in Ball Valves and it is the leader in the sector. It also provides
maintenance of valves and their management with its advance service network in
Turkey and the Middle East. www.vastas.com

About EMS

EMS employs more than 2,000 highly qualified pipeline professionals throughout
North America; and provides a full range of O&M services on approximately 20,000
miles of pipeline. EMS serves approximately 500 energy customers including major
pipeline operators, local distribution companies (LDC`s) and independent power,
oil and gas producers. EMS provides these integrated service offerings through
eight service lines: Pipeline Management, Pipeline Integrity, Production and
Pipeline Projects, Power & Mechanical Services, LNG Services, Data Management
Services, LDAR & Analytical Services and Offshore Services. Additional
information about EMS can be found online at www.emsglobal.net.

VASTAŞ
Ayşem Ergin, +9 05322630056
aysemergin@vastas.com.tr
or
EMS
Trevor Eade, +1-713-595-7613
Teade@emsglobal.net

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