WHAT’S INSIDE

▪ Who we are

▪ What we do

▪ Delivering Value

▪ Global Presence

▪ Upstream Applications

▪ Downstream Applications

▪ Application Highlights

– Dewatering Solutions

– Desalting Solutions

– Well Monitoring & Testing

▪ Product Highlights

– Oil/Water Meters 200 & 300 Series

– Interface Detection 200 Series

– MultiPhase Meters

▪ Media Release

– Foam Detection

▪ Product Announcements

▪ Publications

▪ Company Contacts
Process Measurement and
Control Solutions

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Houston, Texas USA
Founded in 1980, Agar Corporation Ltd. (“Agar”
or the “Company”) (www.agarcorp.com) is an
industry leading engineered solutions provider of
process measurement and control systems and
services within the energy sector. The Company’s
solutions increase the efficiency of oil production
and processing in applications where hydrocarbons
and aqueous mixtures are present.
Over its almost 30 year history, Agar has continually
developed patented instruments and interface
control systems that reduce oil being discharged
with water and improve effluent water quality. This
technology optimizes the use of chemicals in oil
production and processing as well as providing
accurate measurement of in-situ oil wells to
maximize oil production.
Agar maintains six operational centers around
the world including offices in the United States,
the Cayman Islands, Venezuela, Malaysia,
Indonesia and the Middle East and maintains a
core, technologically advanced presence through
its over 50 business partners and representatives
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Who We Are
Venezuela, S. America
in North America, South America, Europe, Africa,
Asia, The Middle East and Australia.
Employing upwards of 100 employees world-wide,
Agar offers products and services which provide an
engineered solution for applications such as heavy
oil well testing, waste water treatment, automatic
tank dewatering, desalter controls, and foam
detection/control systems. The Company’s family
of products include multi-phase flow meters, water
cut meters, interface detectors, and the newly
introduced, hydrate detectors.
Winning several industry awards, Agar has been
recognized for its continued advancement of
products which minimize air and water pollution.
Agar products have been documented to reduce
the amount of hydrocarbons being discharged to
the sewer in excess of 80%.
 WHAT WE DO

Agar Corporation provides Measurement & Control Systems for the Upstream & Downstream Industries including
Interface Detectors, Oil/Water Monitors and MultiPhase Flow Meters. Our industry-leading solutions are used in
Dehydration, LACT Units, Well Testing and Waste Water Treatment.

Through our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Houston, Agar’s product development and testing procedures
exceed industry standards. Featuring a Multi-Phase Flow Loop, which has been utilized by customers and end-
users, Agar can simulate customer’s applications/problems to develop engineered solutions.

One of the few companies providing non-nuclear, versatile, multi-phase flow meters used in well testing to
optimize oil well production, Agar’s meters are designed for real time measurement of water, oil, and gas flow
rates simultaneously without separation of the phases. These real-time capabilities allow for optimization of all
types of critical oil-production enhancement techniques in the oil and gas industry.

Manufacturing & Testing Facility Test Loop

TRADITIONAL INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS

▪ Gas-lift operators use Agar’s meters as a diagnostic tool to find problems in the field such as choke
manifolds and gas lift valve failures.
▪ Agar’s interface detection systems have been used for over 25 years by all major oil companies
and many independent refiners and oil producers with installations in over 250 desalters and over
5,000 process vessels worldwide.
▪ Because of the ability to detect small amounts of oil in water, Agar systems are typically used to
control the oil/water interface and reduce oil under carry and product loss.
▪ The same technology can be used to control the amount of water in the product to assure product
specifications are met.
▪ Because of Agar’s use of the energy absorption principle, the company’s systems are unaffected
by coatings or build-up and can be inserted and extracted while the process is under pressure and in
service.

Agar’s measurement solutions and services are perfect for oil and gas companies wanting to optimize their
upstream and downstream processes.

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 DELIVERING VALUE

Agar continually strives to provide a culture of excellence by developing products and services that meet or exceed
customer expectations and the requirements of environmental regulatory agencies. Through our extensive
knowledge base of process, mechanical, chemical and design engineers and our team of field service technicians
and support staff, Agar offers customized solutions and services for our customer’s process challenges. By
focusing on product improvement and innovation, and by focusing on quality in design, Agar has successfully
met our customer’s need for close to three decades.

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 GLOBAL PRESENCE

Agar maintains six operational centers around the world including offices in the United States, the Cayman
Islands, Venezuela, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Middle East and maintains a core, technologically advanced
presence through its over 50 business partners and representatives in North America, South America, Europe,
Africa, Asia, The Middle East and Australia.

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Upstream Applications
 Multiphase Flow Meter Well Testing
 Two-Phase Test Separators - Watercut Meters
 Production Separators
 Foam Detection & Control
 Amine Contactors, Glycol Dehydration
 Free Water Knockouts and Heater Treaters
 Electrostatic Dehydrators
 Automatic Tank Dewatering
 Waste Water Treatment
 S & W Monitor
 Hydrate Detection

Mobile Multiphase Flow Meter

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Refinery/Chemical Plant Applications

 Automatic Tank Dewatering
 Desalters
 Slop Oil
 Foam Detection
 Amine Contactors & Flash Tank
 Alkylation
 Merox / Caustic Treaters
 Wash Tank
 Ethylene Quench Tower Separator
 Sour Water Tanks

Slop Oil Tank

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DEWATERING SYSTEM

Automatic Tank Dewatering & Oil Skimming

Agar System 1 and 2
 Utilizes Agar's ID 200 Series
 Measures actual water content at differing elevations
 Provides automatic control of the water draw-off valve
 Adjustable probe positions to allow optimum control
 Delivers an excellent Return on Investment
 Integrated into several worldwide environmental projects

O IL

WA T E R HYDROCARBON
A L A RM

EMULSION

WATER

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DESALTING SYSTEM

PROBE #2
OIL PHASE ALARM PROBE
4-20 mA
TO C HEMIC AL
INJEC TION C ONTROL

DUMP VALVE C ONTROLLER

SET POINT 80% - 90%

PROBE #4
WATER PROBE #1
PHASE C ONTROL PROBE
ALARM P+l
PROBE PROBE #3
BRINE EMULSION/WATER-IN-FEED
MONITOR PROBE
(INSTALLED NEAR TANK FARM)

C RUDE

MIX
VALVE C HEMIC AL
WASH INJEC TION
WATER

Desalters - Agar System 3

 Continuous Brine Valve Control
 Directional Control of Emulsion Growth
 Elimination of Routine Free Oil Undercarry
 Advance Warning of Emulsion Growth Below
the Grids
 Advance Warning of Oil/Solids Contamination
of Water Phase
 Advance Warning of Water “Slugging” in the
Feed from the Tank Farm
 Potential to Automate Upset Responses
 Optimization of Chemical Usage and Other
Operating Parameters

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WELL TESTING

Multi-Phase Well Testing

 Measures Oil/Water/Gas without separator
 Optimizes Well Production

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 MULTIPHASE FLOW METERS

MPFM 408

MULTIPHASE FLOW METERS - 50, 300 & 400 SERIES

 No Nuclear radioactive source

 Able to handle all flow regimes
 No knowledge of fluid properties needed
 Self Verification
 Automatic compensation for changing salinities and
densities of flowstream

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INTERFACE DETECTION - 201, 202 & 205 SERIES

Detection, Monitoring & Control Systems

 Interface
 Emulsion
 Foam
 Optimization of Chemical FEED Rates

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OIL/WATER MONITORS - 200 & 300 SERIES

0 - 100% Watercut Range

 Well Testing
 Hydrocarbon in Waste Water

0 - 10% Watercut Range

 S&W / LACT Units / Custody Transfer

 Pipeline Monitoring

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Agar Corporation Introduces a New Solution that Detects Foaming Before Upsets and Compressor
Damage Occurs

HOUSTON, TX USA (April 28, 2008) – In response to the industry’s demand for a more accurate Foam Detector
to minimize or eliminate the presence of foam carryover and the resulting contamination of sales gas and
damage to compressors---Agar introduces its latest technology. The new Agar Foam Detector was developed
to accurately detect the presence of Foam, respond to changing Foam concentrations, and control the defoamer
injection rates in the process separators/contactors before upsets occur.

With early detection, Agar’s system can automatically initiate or increase/decrease

the anti-foam chemical injection rate causing foam to dissipate. As a result, anti-foam
chemical feed rates are optimized, which in turn, reduces overall chemical costs.

Agar Sales Manager, Gary Fransen, notes that by providing a robust instrument that
detects the presence of foam, Agar has been able to assist its customers in recognizing
potential problems well before they become a maintenance expense to downstream
compressors – saving downtime and reducing chemical costs.

Contact:
Roslyn Mokanse, Marketing Manager
Roslyn.mokanse@agarcorp.com
832-476-5105
Agar Corporation, Inc.

Notes to Editors:
Agar Corporation Ltd., founded in 1980, (“Agar” or the “Company”) (www.agarcorp.com) is an industry leading
engineered solutions provider of process measurement and control solutions and services within the energy,
environmental and oil and gas industries. The Company’s solutions increase the efficiency of oil production and
processing in applications where hydrocarbons and aqueous mixtures are present.

Agar maintains six operational centers around the world including offices in the United States, the Cayman
Islands, Venezuela, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Middle East and maintains a core, technologically advanced
presence through its over 50 business partners and representatives in North America, South America, Europe,
Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Australia.

Employing upwards of 100 employees world-wide, Agar offers products and services which provide an engineered
solution for applications such as heavy oil well testing, waste water treatment, automatic tank dewatering,
desalters, and defoaming. The Company’s family of products include multi-phase flow meters, water cut meters,
interface detectors, and the newly introduced, hydrate detectors.

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Agar Corporation Introduces the OW-300 Water Cut Meter at This Year’s Offshore Technology
Conference (OTC)

The Agar water-cut meter OW-300 series is a third-generation oil/water analyzer.

Designed to measure the volumetric concentration of water in the oil stream for low
water cut (WC) ranges, the OW-300 meter is made as an in-line spool meter (1”-4”)
and as an insertion meter whereby the probe can be inserted into a pipeline or a
vessel, through a nozzle/isolation valve and seal housing. In addition, Hot Tapping
methods can be used for installation when meters require retrofitting. The OW-300
has many advantages over other currently available meters and is an extension of
Agar’s metering capabilities, which include the OW-200 meter used in high water
cut (WC) ranges. The OW-300’s numerous advantages include:

▪ Extreme sensitivity, for use in custody transfer

▪ Low detection level of 100ppm
▪ Temperature range up to 600° C
▪ Auto correction for a zero shift caused by hydrocarbon product change.
▪ Hydride formation measurement
▪ No pressure effect
▪ No Salinity effect
▪ Intrinsically safe
▪ ATEX certified

The OW-300 has been field tested and proven with current installations in Kuwait, Brazil, and Spain.With almost
30 years of experience, Agar continues to raise the bar in metering capabilities and process measurement
solutions.

Visit us at OTC in booth No. 1557 to learn more about the OW-300 meter as well as our full offering of Process
Measurement and Control Solutions.

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Agar Corporation Introduces the MPFM-50 Flow Meter at This Year’s Offshore Technology
Conference (OTC)

The AGAR MPFM-50 is a low cost multi-phase meter that continues Agar’s longstanding tradition of design
excellence in developing metering solutions for the oil and gas industry. With almost 30 years of experience,
Agar’s multiphase solutions also include the MPFM 300, 401 and 408 series.

Many applications require a low cost, accurate multiphase meter in order to measure gas void fractions of less
than 25%. These applications can be found in mature fields with very low gas-oil-ratios (GORs); the liquid leg of
inefficient separators; and in heavy oil fields.

With today’s Coriolis flow meter technology, mass flow rates and density can be measured accurately with
up to 25% gas in the flow stream. The combination of this new generation Coriolis flow meter and the AGAR
microwave water cut meter provides a low cost, accurate multiphase flow meter that can measure oil, water
and gas without separation of the production stream. The AGAR oil/water monitor with microwave technology
provides the capability for measuring water cuts from 0-100% even in the presence of changing salinities.
The Agar MPFM-50 Series is a true multiphase flow meter that provides on-line, real-time well production
information for the entire production flow stream, which eliminates the need for expensive, secondary equipment
such as phase separators and pumps. Following its startup, the MPFM-50 does not require further field calibration
or detailed knowledge of the fluid properties, such as density and salinity, to attain the specified accuracy.

The MPFM-50 Series is fully self-contained and compact, which

is ideal for use in rugged field conditions and can easily be trailer
mounted for portable service. It also provides fast and accurate well
test results.
Currently, the MPFM 50 is being utilized by Oxy in New Mexico
field. Visit us at OTC in booth No. 1557 to learn more about the
MPFM-50 multi-phase meter, as well as our full offering of process
measurement and control solutions.

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 PUBLICATIONS

MULTIPHASE FLOW METERING

SPE 29847 MultiPhase metering using dissimilar flow sensors
SPE 36593 MultiPhase metering using multiple gamma ray
SPE 36594 Field testing of a high gas volume meter
SPE 49161 Field trial of a multiphase flow meter
SPE 565583 Field testing of MultiPhase meters
SPE 56585 Field evaluation of different multi-phase systems
SPE 66069 Optimization of heavy oil & high gas fields

WATER CUT METERS

Oil & Gas Journal Test verifies watercut meter accuracy in steam flood
Oil & Gas Journal New technology improves portable well testing

INTERFACE DETECTION
Hydrocarbon Processing Probes control oily-water discharge
Journal of Technology Desalter interface control
Hydrocarbon Processing Minimize wastewater contamination
SPE 71480 Nalco/Exxon foam monitor for high pressure separators
AICHE Desalters

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 COMPANY CONTACTS

OFFICES
USA
Agar Corporation
5150 Tacoma Drive
Houston, TX 77041
Tel: (832) 476-5100
ACI@agarcorp.com
MALAYSIA
AgarCorp SDN. BHD.
168-1st Fl Main Rd Salak South
57100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603-7980-7069
ACSB@agarcorp.com
CAYMAN ISLANDS VENEZUELA
Agar Corporation Ltd. Agarcorp de Venezuela C.A.
P.O. Box 10206 Edif. First, Piso 1, Local 1-B
Grand Cayman, BWI KY1-1002 Calle 75 con Av. 13-A
Tel: (345) 945-5242 Maracaibo, Edo. Zulia
ACL@agarcorp.com Tel/Fax: +58 261 7978646
ADV@agarcorp.com
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES INDONESIA
AgarCorp Middle East PT AgarCorp Indonesia
P.O. Box 41296 Jalan Teratai CB-17
Abu Dhabi, UAE Ciputat Baru, Ciputat
Tel: 971-2-6811150 Tangerang 15413
ACAD@agarcorp.com Tel: 62 21 7409206
PTAI@agarcorp.com

SALES
Gary Fransen Bill Wilk Charlotte Droughton
Sales Manager - North America Regional Sales Manager Regional Sales Manager
gary.fransen@agarcorp.com bill.wilk@agarcorp.com charlotte.droughton@agarcorp.com

MARKETING
Roslyn Mokanse
Marketing Manager
roslyn.mokanse@agarcorp.com

HUMAN RESOURCES
Bridget Edison
HR Director
bridget.edison@agarcorp.com

ENGINEERING
David Farchi
VP Engineering & Operations
david.farchi@agarcorp.com

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