Pipe Acquisition Announces Redemption of Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes



    Pipe Acquisition Limited, the parent company of Edgen Murray
    Europe Limited, Edgen Murray FZE and Edgen Murray Pte, Ltd., announced
    today that on May 11, 2007, its majority-owned subsidiary, Pipe
    Acquisition Finance Plc (the "Issuer" and, collectively, the
    "Company"), has called for redemption all of its outstanding senior
    secured floating rate notes (the "Notes") on the redemption date of
    June 11, 2007.

    The redemption price is in an amount equal to 103% of the
    aggregate principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued
    and unpaid interest, including as applicable, additional interest and
    additional amounts, thereon to the redemption date.

    ABOUT PIPE ACQUISITION LIMITED

    The Company is a leading global distributor and marketer of high
    performance steel products for use in specialized applications in the
    energy infrastructure market, primarily to the offshore oil and gas
    industry. The products the Company sells are generally highly
    engineered prime carbon pipe, pipe components and high grade
    structural sections and plates, which are designed to withstand the
    effects in extreme operating conditions. The Company, with its sister
    corporation, Edgen Murray Corporation, currently serves customers in
    more than 50 countries worldwide through 23 locations internationally,
    including 15 in the United States, two in Canada, three in Europe/West
    Africa, two in Asia/Pacific, and one in the Middle East. Additional
    information may be obtained from Edgen Murray's website at
    www.edgenmurray.com.

    Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains
    forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are based
    on the Company's current expectations and beliefs concerning future
    developments and their potential effects on the Company. There can be
    no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be
    those anticipated by the Company. These forward-looking statements
    involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that may
    cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed
    or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that
    could cause the statements made to differ include that the
    transactions are subject to a number of conditions and approvals. The
    Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
    forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
    future events or otherwise.