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To: Kerm Yerman who wrote (10251)4/22/1998 1:52:00 AM
From: Kerm Yerman  Respond to of 15196
 
SERVICE SECTOR / American ECO Receives 3 Year Contract

AMERICAN ECO CORPORATION
CBOE SYMBOL: EOQ
TSE SYMBOL: ECX
NASDAQ SYMBOL: ECGOF
BERLIN SYMBOL: AEOGR

APRIL 21, 1998

American Eco Receives 3 Year Contract from Total
Petroleum for Marseilles, France Facility

HOUSTON, TEXAS--AMERICAN ECO CORPORATION announced that its
Separation and Recovery Systems, Inc. (SRS) Joint Venture SRS-ECO
LTD., received a three year contract for resource recovery at the
Total Refinery near Marseilles France. The multi-year contract
was awarded following a technology demonstration conducted from
September through to February, 1998. SRS indicated, that the
contract, which is over seven figures, is precluded from
announcing the specific amount due to Total Petroleum's policies.

The transaction included the sale of SAREX Process equipment by
Separation and Recovery Systems, Inc. to the Joint Venture
SRS-ECO. The SAREX process is cutting edge technology utilized in
refinery and chemical plants for the recovery of valuable oil
resources and for the remediation of contaminated industrial
sites. The SRS SAREX Process is field proven over the past ten
years, and has been utilized in the United States, Mexico,
Australia, Taiwan, and South Africa.

Michael E. McGinnis, Chairman, President & CEO of American Eco,
stated, "American Eco is pleased that Total has recognized the
impact of the SRS technology demonstration through the award of a
long term contract which meets their need for the new world
standards for environmental compliance."

American Eco is a leading North American provider of single-source
construction, management, maintenance, specialty fabrication, and
engineering services in the refining, petrochemical, utility,
forest products and offshore manufacturing industries.