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2001 News
December 17, 2001 - InterGen Completes Financing on 900-Megawatt Magnolia Energy Project
InterGen announced the financial close of credit facilities for the Magnolia Energy Project in Mississippi. Magnolia is scheduled for commercial operations in July of 2003.
November 28, 2001 - Bechtel-Built Cogeneration Facility Fires Up in Texas
Conoco Energy Solutions announced the start of commercial operation at the SRW Cogeneration Limited Partnership facility in Orange County, TX.
November 07, 2001 - Bechtel to Provide EPC Services for Australia's Comalco Alumina Refinery
Rio Tinto Ltd. has approved development of the Comalco alumina refinery in Queensland and has chosen Bechtel to provide engineering, procurement, and construction for the ambitious project.
Calpine Corporation announced that it has completed a transaction with Bechtel Enterprises Holdings, Inc., and has acquired Bechtel’s fifty percent interest in the Calpine/Bechtel Joint Development energy center projects.
InterGen announced the financial close of credit facilities for the Redbud Energy Project in Oklahoma.
Citadon, Inc. today announced that it has raised an additional $19 million in financing from an investment group led by Warburg Pincus LLC.
October 08, 2001 - Bechtel Telecoms Selected by Microsoft as Early Adopter for Pocket PC 2002
Bechtel Telecommunications today announced an agreement with Microsoft Corporation to integrate Bechtel project tracking software with Microsoft´s new Pocket PC 2002 solution.
September 24, 2001 - Construction to Begin on 600-Megawatt Metcalf Energy Center
Calpine Corporation Bechtel Enterprises Holdings, Inc. announced the final approval of the Metcalf Energy Center by the California Energy Commission today.
September 12, 2001 - An Innovative Public-Private Venture Pays Off in Portland
It’s hard to tell which is more impressive about the new Airport MAX that began operations here on Monday - the gleaming new light-rail system, or the innovative public-private venture that financed it.
Bechtel Telecommunications and Ambient Corp. this week obtained results from initial large-scale testing and analysis of Ambient´s proprietary Powerline Telecommunications technology at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory.
August 14, 2001 - Bechtel to Build Algerian Natural Gas Pipeline
Bechtel has been chosen to build the main pipeline in a $2.5 billion project to develop Algerian natural gas reserves in a remote part of the Sahara desert.
InterGen’s 135-megawatt Indigo Energy Facility in Palm Springs is operational, on schedule and in time to help meet California’s increased summer electricity demand.
Fluor Corporation and Bechtel Enterprises Holdings, Inc. take equity positions in ESSI LLC, a leading provider of data warehousing and application integration solutions.
August 03, 2001 - New Bridges Ease Traffic on Congested Beltway
Driving through one of the nation’s busiest stretches of roadway just got easier.
August 01, 2001 - Milestones Q2 2001
Milestones taken from the August 2002 issue of Bechtel Briefs.
July 27, 2001 - Cable System Quickly Rerouted After Baltimore Train Wreck
Metromedia Fiber Network and Bechtel swiftly restore vast communications network following a serious train wreck in Baltimore.
InterGen announced that its 90-megawatt Larkspur Energy Facility is up and running in San Diego.
July 05, 2001 - New Sutter Energy Center Gives California a Boost
California got a much-needed energy boost this week when the new Sutter Energy Center began operation two months ahead of schedule.
InterGen and CS Energy dedicated the first of two 420 megawatt generating units of the Callide C Power Station in Australia.
Ambient Corporation and Bechtel Telecommunications jointly announced today the formalization of their commercial relationship with the signing of a comprehensive strategic alliance agreement.
June 26, 2001 - Inco Announces Selection of Prime Contractor for Goro Nickel-Cobalt Project
Inco Limited-subsidiary, Compagnie des Mines de Xéré has reached an agreement in principle for a joint venture formed by Bechtel Overseas Corporation and Technip France S.A. to act as the prime contractor for construction of the Goro nickel-cobalt project.
June 20, 2001 - Metcalf Energy Center Receives Recommended Approval from State Energy Commissioners
Calpine Corporation and Bechtel Enterprises Holdings, Inc., announced that the Presiding Members’ Proposed Decision recommends approval of the Metcalf Energy Center.
Bechtel Telecommunications today announced an agreement with the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory to research and test new wireline and wireless products and technologies.
May 30, 2001 - Calpine/Bechtel´s Metcalf Energy Center Receives Support From San Jose Mayor
Calpine Corporation and Bechtel Enterprises Holdings, Inc. announced an agreement with San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales that would help advance development of the proposed Metcalf Energy Center.
May 30, 2001 - HBO and IVT Launch 9th Boxing Webcast
Bechtel is using Digital Lava´s rich media technology as part of a corporatewide company initiative.
May 29, 2001 - Bechtel Telecom Expands Technical and Engineering Services
Bechtel Telecommunications today announced that it has expanded its technical and engineering services division as part of its strategy to provide a full array of network planning, engineering and operations services.
Calpine Corporation and Bechtel Enterprises Holdings, Inc. today filed an Application For Certification with the California Energy Commission for its proposed Russell City Energy Center in Hayward, CA.
Ambient Corporation and Bechtel Telecommunications today announced the intensifying of their strategic alliance, through the signing of an additional technical services agreement.
Riley P. Bechtel, chairman, CEO and a director of Bechtel Group, Inc., today was bestowed with an Honorary Fellowship from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
April 26, 2001 - Bechtel Moving Arizona Operation to Glendale
Bechtel will relocate administrative operations from Phoenix to the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, the company said this week.
April 25, 2001 - Changi Takes Stake in Alterra Partners
Alterra Partners, LLC today announced that Singapore Changi Airport Enterprise Pte Ltd. has taken a 50% stake in their airport development and investment company.
April 09, 2001 - Final Phase of Channel Tunnel Rail Link Gets Green Light
Construction is set to begin this summer on the final phase of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
April 04, 2001 - CEC Announces Approval of InterGen's Wildflower Project
The California Energy Commission today announced approval of InterGen´s Wildflower Energy Project.
April 03, 2001 - Incepta Partners Invests in Telecom Asset Tracking Leader Fulcrum Technologies
Telecom industry leader, Fulcrum Technologies, today announced that BEn-sponsored venture fund, Incepta Partners, has invested $4.5 million in the company.
April 01, 2001 - Milestones Q1 2001
Milestones taken from the April 200 issue of Bechtel Briefs.
March 28, 2001 - InterGen Announces Brazilian Power Project
InterGen today announced the execution of a Power Purchase Agreement with the Brazilian utility Companhia Paulista de Forca e Luz.
A consortium of Bechtel Petroleum & Chemical, Sinopec Engineering, Inc., and Foster Wheeler have been awarded a project management contract to support a major petrochemical complex in southern China.
Bechtel has begun engineering and program management for the Bay Area Rapid Transit District´s $1.3 billion seismic retrofitting of its 150-kilometer-long, 39-station system in the San Francisco Bay Area.
March 01, 2001 - Bechtel and SAIC Begin Work for DOE´s Waste Management Program
Bechtel, in partnership with SAIC, has begun work on the management and operating contract for the civilian radioactive waste management program for the DOE.
T6 Partners has been chosen by the City of Chicago to enter into negotiations to design and build the new Terminal 6 at O´Hare International Airport.
March 01, 2001 - Meizhou Wan Project, First Foreign-Owned Power Plant in China
Bechtel is nearing completion of the first foreign-owned power plant in China.
March 01, 2001 - CSPC Nanhai Petrochemical Complex Awarded to Bechtel-led Joint Venture
A Bechtel-led joint venture was awarded a CNOOC and Shell contract for the CSPC Nanhai petrochemical complex.
February 21, 2001 - Wireless Facilities and Bechtel Form Strategic Alliance
Wireless Facilities and Bechtel have formed a strategic alliance to provide turnkey network implementation services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
February 14, 2001 - Lima Airport Partners to Manage Jorge Chavez International Airport
Lima Airport Partners signs a 30-year concession contract to develop, manage, and operate the Jorge Chavez International Airport.
InterGen today announced the financial close of credit facilities for the Cottonwood Energy project, a 1200 MW natural gas-fired, combined cycle power facility.
Bechtel has learned from press reports that it has been named in a complaint brought by the Colorado attorney general in connection with the Summitville gold mine.