ATCO Energy Solutions Secures Industrial Water Contract

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Dec. 18, 2013) - ATCO Energy Solutions announced today that it has signed an agreement with Air Products Canada Ltd. to provide water services to the company's new hydrogen facility that will be constructed adjacent to the Shell Scotford site in Strathcona County.

"ATCO Energy Solutions recently expanded its Heartland Industrial Water System to serve the growing demand for industrial water infrastructure and energy-related services in the region," said Pat Creaghan, President, ATCO Energy Solutions. "We are pleased to provide Air Products with a secure source of water for their operations from ATCO's multi-user water system."

ATCO Energy Solutions will further expand its Heartland Industrial Water System with additional pipeline, pumping, and storage facilities to supply the Air Products facility. Construction on the expanded water system will begin in 2014 and is anticipated to be complete by mid-2015.

ATCO Energy Solutions builds, owns and operates non-regulated energy and water-related infrastructure. The company focuses on offering industrial water infrastructure solutions; natural gas gathering, processing and storage and natural gas liquids extraction, transportation and services to the energy industry. To learn more visit www.atcoenergysolutions.com.

ATCO Energy Solutions is part of the ATCO Group of Companies. ATCO Group, with more than 9,400 employees and assets of approximately $16 billion, delivers service excellence and innovative business solutions worldwide with leading companies engaged in Structures & Logistics (manufacturing, logistics and noise abatement), Utilities (pipelines, natural gas and electricity transmission and distribution), Energy (power generation, natural gas gathering, processing, storage and liquids extraction) and Technologies (business systems solutions).

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