Houston Contracting Company, Inc.

Houston Contracting Company, Inc. Overview AES - Houston Contracting Company (HCC), our union subsidiary, provides pipeline construction and maintenance, building and trades construction, and equipment services. HCC is one of the oldest union pipeline construction companies in the U.S. HCC began as a partnership to build oil and gas pipelines in Texas and Louisiana in the 1930s and came to Alaska during the development of Prudhoe Bay in the 1970s. HCC was one of the first pipeline companies to construct the infrastructure and in-field pipelines for the Prudhoe Bay oil fields. Today, HCC builds pipelines, refineries, gathering centers, flow stations, compressor stations, ice roads, drilling pads, and other industrial facilities. HCC offers turnkey construction services, including: Pipeline construction Pipeline maintenance Building and trades construction - Electrical and Instrumentation Equipment services We also offer: Project management Quality management Material and logistics management Constructability review and FEED teams Health, safety, environmental, and training management HCC focuses on continual improvement to meet the demands of a competitive industry. We have a strong safety and environmental performance record, and have been recognized with numerous industry awards, including BP s Technical Achievement Award, a BP Environmental Green Star Award, Alyeska President s Awards, and Governor s Safety Awards.

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Houston Contracting Company, Inc. Pipeline Construction HCC s pipeline construction services include cross-country pipelines, river crossings, and oil field pipelines (above and below ground). HCC has constructed pipelines in Alaska, the U.S., South America, Africa, and the Middle East which range in diameter up to 60 inches. Capabilities include construction of compressor stations, gathering centers, flow stations, and process modules for oil and gas industry clients. HCC built the first sub-sea pipeline ever constructed in the Alaskan Arctic.

Houston Contracting Company, Inc. Building and Trades Construction HCC s building and trades construction services include gathering centers, oil refineries, industrial process facilities, module installation, and electrical infrastructure installation. HCC completed some of Alaska s largest building and trades projects. We first earned a reputation for efficiency and quality by constructing the low pressure separation facility at Gathering Center 2 in 1984. HCC has since built two oil refineries, repaired three waste-gas incinerators, and performed extensive module installations.

Houston Contracting Company, Inc. Pipeline Maintenance HCC s maintenance services include oil and gas pipelines in process and transportation facilities. HCC has provided pipeline and process facility maintenance for more than 20 years, including maintenance services for the 800-mile Trans Alaska Pipeline, the Valdez Marine Terminal, and the extensive equipment fleet used for maintaining the pipeline system. The work included major repairs to the crude oil tanks and oil loading berths, repairs to and replacement of corroded large bore mainline pipe and valve components, and upgrades to complex electrical, communications, and mechanical systems. HCC also provided complete materials logistics, Operator Qualification (OQ) training, and human resources to meet federal regulations, as well as oil spill contingency response teams for the entire Trans Alaska Pipeline System.

Houston Contracting Company, Inc. Equipment Services HCC s fleet includes heavy construction equipment and specialized pipeline equipment. Our equipment list details our heavy equipment, lifting equipment, and rolling stock. In 2005, the HCC equipment maintenance shop in Fairbanks received the coveted Fleet Masters Award, recognizing efficiency and innovation in maintaining more than 1500 pieces of equipment for the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. HCC is a factory authorized General Motors Warranty Service Center and has two ASE certified maintenance facilities.

Houston Contracting Company, Inc. Clients HCC s client list includes many of Alaska s large oil, gas, electric, and communications companies; contract values have ranged up to $139 million. Clients have included: Agi-Petco of Ghana Alyeska Pipeline Service Company American Louisiana Pipe Line Company Amoco Anchorage Telephone Utility ARCO Alaska, Inc. ARCO Shared Services Baroid Bechtel Big Three Industries British Petroleum Chico Corp. Chugach Electric Association City Services Pipeline Company Colonial Pipeline Company Columbia Gulf Transmission Company ConocoPhillips Copper Valley Electric Creole Gas Pipeline Corp. Department of Energy, Louisiana East Austrailian Pipeline Company Explorer Pipeline Company Exxon Pipeline Company Florida Gas Company Florida Power & Light General Communications, Inc. Golden Valley Electric Gulf Central Pipe Line Company Gulf Oil Company Home Oil Company Houston Lighting & Power Company Humble Gas Transmission Company Humble Pipeline Company Kenai Kachemak Pipeline Kerr-McGee Corp. Lakehead Pipe Line Company MAPCO Alaska Petroleum, Inc. Marathon Oil Company Matanuska Electric Association Matanuska Telephone Association Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company MFS Network Technologies Mobile Oil National Iranian Oil Company National Ports Authority (Nigeria) Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Nigerian AGIP Oil Company, Ltd. Nigerian Cement Company Nigerian National Paper Company Nigerian National Petroleum Company North Slope Borough Northern Natural Gas Oil Service Company of Iran Olympic Pipeline Company Pacific Telecom, Inc. Pan American Petroleum Corp. Pan Ocean Oil Company Pennzoil Pipeline Co. Petro Star Petrobras (Brazil) Petromin (Saudi Arabia) Petroperu Phillips Alaska, Inc. Plantation Pipeline Company Sabine Pipe Line Company Sea Robin Pipeline Company Seaway Pipeline, Inc. Shell Pipeline Company SOHIO Construction Company Southern Natural Gas Company Standard Alaska Production Company Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Texaco Texas Eastern Transmission Corp Texas Gas Company Texas-New Mexico Pipline Company Texas Pipe Line Company Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp. Trans-Ecudorian Pipeline Trunkline Gas Company TSVETMETROMEXPORT (Russian) Union Texas Petroleum United Texas Transmission Wanda Petroleum Williams Northwest Pipeline Corp White Shoal Pipeline Corp.

Houston Contracting Company, Inc. Safety Awards and Recognition Awards 2011 Governor s Safety Award, Valdez projects, Alyeska contract 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 Automotive Excellence Blue Seal Recognition Program, Alyeska Pipeline 2008 Governor s Safety Award Fleet and Warehouse Operations, Alyeska Pipeline 2008 Letter of Recognition for Ten Years Without a Recordable, Alyeska Pipeline 2008 Letter of Appreciation for Oil Transit Line Renewal Projects, BP Exploration Alaska 2008 Letter of Appreciation for Successful Pipeline Construction Season, BP Exploration Alaska 2005, 2007 Top 100 Fleets Recognition, Alyeska Pipeline 2007 Preventive Maintenance Program Shines, Alyeska Pipeline 2007 Warehousing Equipment Manager Recognition, Alyeska Pipeline 2005 President s Environmental Award of Excellence, Alyeska Pipeline 2005 Fleet Master s Award, Alyeska Pipeline Recognition Since June 2009, TAPS workforce has worked 10,000,000 man-hours without an OSHA DAFW injury. AES HCC went 1,647 days and 2.76 million man-hours without a Days Away from Work case on the Alyeska TAPS Contract through the end of May 2011. AES HCC went from June 23, 2007 through June 4, 2011 without an OSHA Recordable on the Alyeska TAPS Contract. AES HCC had Zero Recordables and Zero Days Away from Work cases on the Alyeska TAPS Contract in 2010 and worked 1,071,751 man-hours. AES HCC had Zero Recordables and Zero Days Away from Work cases on the Alyeska TAPS Contract in 2009 and worked 413,510 man-hours. AES HCC had Zero Recordables and Zero Days Away from Work cases on the Alyeska TAPS Contract in 2008 and worked 320,009 man-hours. AES HCC had Zero Recordables and Zero Days Away from Work cases on the BPXA TIK Pipeline Demo/OT-501, Y-36, and F-Pad Pipeline Replacement projects in 2010 and worked 84,396 man-hours. As of August 2011, AES HCC currently has Zero Recordables and Zero Days Away from Work cases on the BPXA Well Line Replacement Project and has worked 45,206 man-hours.

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