For over 11 years, Lear Industries, LLC has been delivering quality corrosion related services to over 3,700 miles of pipeline. Some of the services that Lear provides are Pipe Anomaly Dig, Assess, and Repair; Design and Installation; Cathodic Protection Systems; Pipeline Coating Repair and Rehabilitation; and Internal and External Corrosion Assessment, to name but a few. Some of Lear's existing customer base includes Apache Corporation, Black Hawk Pipeline Company, Harvest Pipeline Company, TEPPCO, Oneok Field Services, and Texas Southeastern Gas Gathering Company.

EMS's existing Consulting Services team and Lear Industries will combine together to form a new Engineering and Consulting Services Division. This new division, under the leadership of Lawrence Rearick, President of Lear Industries, and Lance Jameson, VP Operations, will report directly to Tim Nesler, Chairman and CEO of EMS Pipeline Services.

"With the wealth of experience from both the Lear team and our own existing Consulting Services Division, we will be able to offer our customers a more comprehensive range of pipeline operations and maintenance services," said Tim Nesler, CEO of EMS Pipeline Services, LLC. "This is in keeping with our business strategy of becoming a leading provider of pipeline services and technology and becoming known as one of the top 5 growth companies in energy operations and maintenance in the U.S. over the next 5 years."

"Lear Industries is excited about becoming part of EMS", said Lawrence Rearick of Lear Industries. "The combination of our Pipeline Integrity expertise with the wide range of EMS's existing service offerings and their state of the art products allows us to provide our clients a full range of critical services. This partnership with EMS will allow our customers to more effectively manage their pipeline operations and risk portfolio in today's challenging market environment."

About Lear Industries LLC
Lear Industries has a reputation of providing quality pipeline integrity management services within the Gulf Coast Region of the U.S. Focusing on NACE training and certification, its employees are some of the most highly qualified individuals in the field of pipeline integrity management.

    


About EMS Pipeline Services
EMS Pipeline Services is an established energy operations and maintenance services company with over 150 professionals. EMS provides pipeline integrity management services, pipeline management services, (such as field measurement support, consulting services, and technologies), and production / pipeline project solutions to major pipeline operators, local distribution companies, and independent power, oil, and gas producers. EMS's technology offering includes data management and Web-based communications. For more information, visit www.emspipeline.net.