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Plan Moves Forward for Second Cleaner Coal Power Plant
GE Energy and Bechtel Power have signed their second agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) to move forward with plans for an integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC), or cleaner coal, power plant.
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Bechtel National Wins Contract to Support FEMA
Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI) has been awarded a two-year contract by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide temporary housing and disaster recovery center support in times of future disasters.
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Bechtel and Jacobs Awarded Proposed Refinery Expansion Project by Motiva
Bechtel Corporation and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that they were awarded a contract by Motiva Enterprises LLC (jointly owned by Saudi Refining, Inc. and Shell Oil Company) to provide engineering, procurement, and construction services for a proposed 325,000 barrel per day (BPD) refinery expansion at its Port Arthur, Texas, facility.
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Construction Training Initiative Launched for Gulf Coast Region
Washington, D.C., July 28, 2006 -- Business Roundtable today announced the rollout of a broad-based effort to recruit and train up to 20,000 new construction workers in the Gulf Coast region by the end of 2009 and to help continue the region’s recovery from last year’s hurricanes.
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Reinsch Appointed to DOE Committee
Jim Reinsch, president of Bechtel’s nuclear power business line, was yesterday appointed to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) new Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee. The committee will advise U.S. secretary of energy on issues related to the development of hydrogen and fuel-cell technologies.
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Conocophillips Optimized CascadeSM Process Employed at World's Largest LNG Train
ConocoPhillips [NYSE:COP] and Bechtel announced today that the world’s newest and largest operating Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant has been transferred to Atlantic LNG of Trinidad and Tobago after passing a performance test. The plant, which was engineered and constructed by Bechtel, uses the ConocoPhillips Optimized Cascade process designed to safely and efficiently meet the growing demand for clean-burning natural gas. The plant has a nominal capacity of 5.2 million tonnes per year and was delivered three months ahead of schedule.
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Bechtel Joint Venture Lands Georgia Highway Project
Georgia Transportation Partners, a joint venture including Bechtel, has been awarded a $38.5 million contract to provide development services and preliminary design for the expansion of two interstate highways northwest of Atlanta. The project incorporates new congestion-priced toll lanes, a bus rapid transit system, and truck-only lanes.
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Bechtel Picked for Texas Power Expansion
Bechtel will design and build some 7,000 megawatts in power generating facilities as part of a massive plan by TXU Corp. to meet the fast-growing demand for electricity in Texas.
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LG&E Selects Bechtel as EPC Contractor on Trimble County #2 Project
Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) today announced that Bechtel Power Corp., a division of one of the world's premier engineering, construction and project management firms, has been selected to design and build a second generating unit at the company's Trimble County facility.
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Bechtel Reaches Emergency Housing Milestone for FEMA
Having successfully installed more than 35,000 temporary housing units for nearly 100,000 Mississippi residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI) has begun to transition this responsibility to another contractor at the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Stephen Bechtel, Jr. Gives $1 Million to Alma Mater
Purdue has received a $1 million grant from Bechtel Chairman Emeritus Stephen Bechtel, Jr., university officials announced yesterday.
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Bechtel Helps House Nearly 100,000 Hurricane Victims in Mississippi
Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI) has now installed more than 35,000 temporary housing units for Mississippi residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The effort by BNI, under contract to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has set a record for speed in housing people after a U.S. disaster, say federal and state officials.