American Piping Products, Inc. Successfully Completes PDVSA Contract

St. Louis, Mo (February 2011) – American Piping Products, Inc. (“APP”) has completed a supply contract of 164,300 ft (81 miles) to PDVSA in record time. APP delivered the 10,515 tons of 26” X 0.469” to the La Salina Project of PDVSA Gas Division Caracas. APP supplied a total of 50 KM in two record scheduled deliveries, the first being 10 KM delivered to the Port of Houston within 30 days and the second being 40 KM within 60 days to the Port. The product supplied was for the ULE-AMUAY pipeline of PDVSA Gas, being installed between Bajo Grande and Ule; which will supply gas to all the refineries in the state of Falcon.

“We were thrilled to participate in a project of this scale for one of the largest energy companies in the world. More importantly, I am proud of the APP team that maintained our service commitment and delivered high quality product within the aggressive time schedule.” said Al Rheinnecker, Chief Operating Officer of APP.

Mike Phelan, Chief Executive Officer of APP, adds “While the lion’s share of our growth comes from projects much smaller than the recent PDVSA project, we are excited to demonstrate our small company service to large projects around the world”.

About American Piping Products
American Piping Products, Inc. headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is primarily engaged in the distribution of carbon, stainless steel and chrome moly pipe, tubing, fittings, and flanges used in the processing, energy, manufacturing, fabrication and construction industries. As one of the leading steel pipe suppliers in the world, American Piping Products utilizes steel processing facilities in Houston, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Chicago, and  Louisiana  that stock over 50,000 tons of material and offers immediate shipment of steel pipe, flanges and fittings to customers across the globe. For more information, please visit www.amerpipe.com or call 1-800-316-5737.