Bechtel in the News
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Bechtel wins Co-Developer of the Year at the Africa Investor awards
Commenting on the Awards, Hubert Danso, Africa Investor's (Ai)’s Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman said, "Infrastructure is among the top priorities—if not the single most important priority—for Africa’s sustainable growth"
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The Top 400 Contractors: Focusing on Processes
For the 17th year running, Bechtel has been named the top U.S. contractor by Engineering News-Record (ENR), a leading publication for the engineering and construction industry.
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Richland business honored by Bechtel
Fluid Controls and Components Inc. has been recognized for its outstanding work for the Hanford vitrification plant by Bechtel’s Nuclear, Security and Environmental global business unit.
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Tunneling begins on Riyadh Metro
Bechtel and the other member of the BACS consortium celebrate the start of tunnelling on Riyadh Metro. The mechanical moles will dig and construct 35 kilometers of tunnels beneath the capital city.
Source: ConstructionWeekOnline
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Premier and Minister visit QCLNG project
To mark the start of commercial operations from the first production train of BG Group’s Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) project, the Premier of Queensland, Annastacia Palaszczuk, and Federal Industry and Science Minister, Ian Macfarlane, have toured the LNG plant on Curtis Island, near Gladstone, Australia.
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Museveni Meets US Security Chief
President Yoweri Museveni and the United States National Security Advisor Susan Rice have exchanged views on regional developments. The two leaders discussed the devastating humanitarian as well as regional economic costs of continued conflict in South Sudan.
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Knowledge is Power
Bechtel’s Jim Denton-Brown spoke at a Smart Cities Readiness Workshop in Dubai. Featured speakers discussed the benefits of smart cities and provided practical examples of how new technologies are changing the ways in which cities operate.
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Bechtel reaches major construction milestones
In the last year, two major milestones have been reached on the construction work on the Hay Point coal terminal expansion, in Mackay, Australia.
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Data Spurs Resilience - Interconnectivity Creates Risk
Bechtel's senior vice president and manager of engineering and technology, Amos Avidan, discusses how the very efficiencies of our energy infrastructure—the interconnectivity to all other systems—can also be a source of potential risk and how data can help us solve these challenges.
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Dubai 'at the forefront of smart city evolution'
Jim Denton-Brown, manager of planning and smart cities at Bechtel, is speaking at the Smart Cities council meeting in Dubai to dicuss the need for cities to develop a more holistic approach to planning to address the growing challenges of urbanisation, shifting demographics and rapid technology changes.
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Bechtel featured in 2015 Business Roundtable Report
Bechtel is featured in the 2015 Business Rountable report Create, Grow, Sustain: Leading by Example that highlights the commitment of America’s CEOs to incorporate sustainability into their business practices—all in an effort to lead the way toward a more sustainable future.
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DOE gives Hanford vit plant contractor mixed scorecard
Bechtel National needs to improve its handling of technical issues and quality assurance, but is doing a good job of identifying issues as it designs and builds the Hanford vitrification plant, according to the Department of Energy.
Source: Tri-City Herald