MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 02/02/12 — ProSep Inc. (TSX: PRP) (“ProSep” or the “Company”), dedicated to providing process solutions to the oil and gas industry, today announced that its majority owned South-Korean joint venture company ProSep Kolon Company Limited (“ProSep Kolon”), was awarded a contract for the supply of a utility gas treatment system valued at $3.3 million. The customer is a South-Korean engineering firm selected to perform engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) of a gas processing facility in Saudi Arabia. Delivery is expected to occur in January 2013.
“This contract marks the first significant commercial success of our newly formed South-Korean joint venture,” said Jacques L. Drouin, President and CEO. “With the support of Kolon Group, one of Korea–s most recognized industrial group, we are in a unique position to serve the growing oil and gas engineering and ship building industries in South Korea and China.”
The scope of supply comprises a nitrogen generation system and a cryogenic liquid nitrogen storage and vaporization system. Nitrogen generation systems allow the production of dry nitrogen from compressed feed air. ProSep–s systems are custom designed to suit customer specifications and site-specific conditions and requirements. This highly efficient equipment is conceived using state-of-the-art hollow fiber membrane technology. The Company–s nitrogen generation systems are easy to install, require low frequency maintenance, and offer adjustable purity.
About Kolon Group
Started in 1954 as a Nylon textile maker, Kolon has since diversified into specialty chemicals, construction and other areas that have lead to the rapid growth and fast development of the Korean economy. Today, it operates twelve subsidiaries and nineteen liaison offices outside of Korea and generates over $10 billion in its three core business domains. For more information, please visit .
About ProSep and ProSep Kolon
ProSep is a technology-focused process solutions provider to the upstream oil and gas industry. ProSep designs, develops, manufactures and commercializes technologies to separate oil, water and gas generated by oil and gas production. ProSep Kolon Company Limited is a Korea-based joint venture Company between ProSep Inc. and Kolon Group. This partnership was initiated in December 2010 and ProSep Inc. owns 51% of its share capital. For more information, please visit .
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