A system comprising: a vapor recovery tower configured to receive crude oil, said vapor recovery tower having a crude oil inlet nozzle, a crude oil outlet nozzle, a gas outlet, a vapor inlet and a vapor outlet, a compressor in fluid communication with the gas outlet and the vapor inlet of said vapor recover tower; a shell and tube heat exchanger located within said vapor recovery tower, said shell and tube heat exchanger have an outer shell and a plurality of tubes passing through the shell, the shell of said heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from compressed gas and/or vapor phases passing through the shell to crude oil passing though the plurality of tubes, said tubes have an external diameter of 1.3 cm (0.5 inch) to 2.5 cm (1 inch) and a wall thickness of 0.1 cm (0.04 inch) to 0.3 cm (0.12 inch) and said shell of the heat exchanger in fluid communication with said vapor inlet and said vapor outlet, said crude oil inlet nozzle positioned above said shell and tube heat exchanger; said crude oil outlet nozzle positioned above said shell and tube heat exchanger; said gas outlet positioned below said shell and tube heat exchanger; said vapor inlet positioned above said shell and tube heat exchanger; said vapor outlet positioned below said shell and tube heat exchanger; a conduit configured to operate at a pressures ranging from 0 kPa (0 psig) to 2400 kPa (350 psig) and temperatures ranging from 290 K (70°F) to 410 K (275°F), said conduit providing fluid communication between said vapor inlet and said compressor wherein said heat exchanger receives compressed gas and/or vapor phases from said compressor via said vapor inlet and said heat exchanger is in fluid communication with a pipeline via said vapor outlet. a vapor recovery tower configured to receive crude oil, said vapor recovery tower having a crude oil inlet nozzle, a crude oil outlet nozzle, a gas outlet, a vapor inlet and a vapor outlet, a compressor in fluid communication with the gas outlet and the vapor inlet of said vapor recover tower; a shell and tube heat exchanger located within said vapor recovery tower, said shell and tube heat exchanger have an outer shell and a plurality of tubes passing through the shell, the shell of said heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from compressed gas and/or vapor phases passing through the shell to crude oil passing though the plurality of tubes, said tubes have an external diameter of 1.3 cm (0.5 inch) to 2.5 cm (1 inch) and a wall thickness of 0.1 cm (0.04 inch) to 0.3 cm (0.12 inch) and said shell of the heat exchanger in fluid communication with said vapor inlet and said vapor outlet, said crude oil inlet nozzle positioned above said shell and tube heat exchanger; said crude oil outlet nozzle positioned above said shell and tube heat exchanger; said gas outlet positioned below said shell and tube heat exchanger; said vapor inlet positioned above said shell and tube heat exchanger; said vapor outlet positioned below said shell and tube heat exchanger; a conduit configured to operate at a pressures ranging from 0 kPa (0 psig) to 2400 kPa (350 psig) and temperatures ranging from 290 K (70°F) to 410 K (275°F), said conduit providing fluid communication between said vapor inlet and said compressor wherein said heat exchanger receives compressed gas and/or vapor phases from said compressor via said vapor inlet and said heat exchanger is in fluid communication with a pipeline via said vapor outlet.