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December 3, 2012

Bechtel to Manage Saudi Megaproject for Ma’aden

Bechtel has been awarded the overall program management contract for the King Abdullah project for Waad Al Shamaal City development by Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden). Bechtel, which developed the megaproject’s master plan, will oversee the engineering and construction of...

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November 29, 2012

Bechtel Team Receives Top DOE Safety Award

Bechtel announced today that Savannah River Remediation (SRR) has received the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star of Excellence award. The honor recognizes SRR for its programs to ensure the health and safety of workers at...

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November 29, 2012

Bechtel Completes New Stretch of Kosovo Motorway

Bechtel and its joint venture partner, Enka, delivered an additional 11.5 miles (18.5 kilometers) of the Kosovo “Ibrahim Rugova” Motorway. The new section was completed seven months ahead of schedule and within budget. Since 2010, Bechtel and Enka have delivered...

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November 21, 2012

Bechtel Welcomes DOE’s Support of Small Modular Reactor Project

The Energy Department announced an award to support a new project to design, license, and help commercialize small modular reactors (SMR) in the United States. The project supported by the award will be led by Babcock & Wilcox in partnership...

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November 15, 2012

Bechtel’s ThruPlus® Technology to be Used in Kazakhstan Refinery

Bechtel announced today that it has signed a license agreement with JSC Pavlodar Oil Chemistry Refinery (POCR) for a major modernization and process design of a delayed coking unit (DCU) complex in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. The DCU complex will use Bechtel’s...

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November 8, 2012

Bechtel Breaks Ground on 758MW Combined-Cycle Power Plant

Bechtel announced today that construction is under way on a 758-megawatt natural gas-fueled, combined-cycle power plant in Sherman, Texas. The company, along with Siemens, is designing and building the project for Panda Sherman Power, LLC, an affiliate of Panda Power...

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November 5, 2012

Bechtel Announces New Phase of First-of-a-Kind Port Design Research

Bechtel announced today that a groundbreaking study to improve the safety of shipping ports has entered a new phase.  The Research on the Passing Effects on Ships (ROPES) project, an international joint-industry research initiative led by Bechtel, has now moved...

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November 2, 2012

Bechtel Team Installs Pedestrian Bridges for Dulles Rail Project

The Bechtel-led team building the Dulles Metrorail Project outside of Washington, D.C., successfully completed the installation of the pedestrian bridge that will give travelers access to the Wiehle-Reston East Station on the new Silver Line.  This is a significant accomplishment...

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