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2004 News
December 21, 2004 - Iraq's Sweet Water Canal Restoration Complete
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that Southern Iraq’s Sweet Water Canal restoration was successfully completed last week.
December 20, 2004 - Cheniere Energy Awards Construction Turnkey Contract to Bechtel Corporation
Cheniere Energy, Inc. announced that its wholly owned limited partnership, Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. (Sabine), and Bechtel Corporation executed a Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) of the Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving, storage and regasification terminal to be located in western Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Company (GASCO), the onshore gas-processing subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has awarded Bechtel the $1.5 billion Onshore Gas Development (OGD) III gas expansion project.
December 02, 2004 - Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff testifies in Boston about Big Dig tunnels
Representatives of the Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff joint venture appeared today in Boston before the Joint Transportation Committee of the Massachusetts State Legislature to discuss the issue of water entering tunnels in the Central Artery/Tunnel Project. The session lasted approximately three hours.
Bechtel has received the first annual award for achieving exceptional building project value from Stanford's Center for Integrated Facility Engineering and Harvard's Center for Design Informatics.
November 11, 2004 - BRASS LNG Project: Front End Engineering and Design Contract Awarded
Brass LNG Limited has awarded the contract for the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) of its liquefied natural gas plant to the San-Francisco based Bechtel Incorporated. It is envisaged that the LNG plant will be sited in Brass, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
October 26, 2004 - Bechtel, Cinergy/PSI, GE to Explore Building Cleaner Coal Power Plant
Bechtel, Cinergy/PSI, and General Electric Company have signed a letter of intent to study the feasibility of constructing a commercial, integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) generating station.
October 04, 2004 - GE Energy, Bechtel Announce Alliance for Cleaner Coal Projects
GE Energy and Bechtel Corporation today announced their intent to establish an alliance to develop a standard commercial offering for optimized integrated combined-cycle gasification (IGCC) projects in North America.
September 22, 2004 - Hanford River Shore Cleanup Reaches Half-way Mark
Hanford's Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility (ERDF) is celebrating the disposal of five million tons of contaminated materials that came from waste sites, burial grounds, and contaminated facilities located along the Columbia River.
September 22, 2004 - USAID Announces the Re-opening of the Tikrit Bridge in Iraq
In support of the U.S. Government's rebuilding efforts in Iraq, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today announced the re-opening of the Tikrit Bridge. The bridge is an important link over the Tigris River between the Iraqi cities of Tikrit and Kirkuk. Bechtel National, Inc. began repairs to the bridge in August, 2003.
June 23, 2004 - Bechtel Confirms Fatality in Iraq
Bechtel has confirmed that an Iraqi woman working with the company was killed by gunmen in Basrah yesterday.
June 21, 2004 - Bechtel Awarded Contract with Vodafone Australia
Bechtel, through an operating unit Bechtel Telecommunications, has been awarded a contract to provide project management and network planning support to Vodafone in Australia as it begins to deploy enhanced 3G services for its customers.
June 01, 2004 - Engineering Group Gives Top Award to Boston's Zakim Bridge
The innovative and visually stunning Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, a crown jewel of Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel project, has won the American Society of Civil Engineers' Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement award. Bechtel and Parsons Brinckerhoff serve as overall project managers.
May 24, 2004 - Key Milestones Met in Iraq Bridge and Power Restoration
Bechtel has achieved two new milestones in the restoration of elements of Iraq's vital bridge and power sectors.
March 03, 2004 - Major Plant Engineering Services Contract in Saguenay, Québec
Bechtel announced today a contract with Alcan to provide engineering, procurement and construction-management services for a new facility to treat and recycle aluminum smelter pot residue (potliner) in Jonquière, a suburb of Ville de Saguenay, Québec.
Bechtel today announced the restoration of 12 telephone exchange sites in Baghdad, allowing the Iraqi Telephone and Post Company (ITPC) to bring 240,000 telephone lines back into operation.
February 10, 2004 - South Span of Iraq's Al Mat Bridge Reopens
Bechtel today announced the opening of the south span of the Al Mat Bridge, a key transportation link in Iraq approximately 300 km (186 miles) west of Baghdad and 180 km (112 miles) from the Jordanian border.
January 24, 2004 - Bechtel Awarded Contract To Develop $2.5 Billion New Doha International Airport
Bechtel Ltd. has been awarded a contract to develop the New Doha International Airport (NDIA) by the Government of Qatar.
January 06, 2004 - USAID Awards Bechtel National Iraq Infrastructure II Contract
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today the award of a contract to Bechtel National, Inc. to undertake Iraq Infrastructure II, a program to rehabilitate and repair Iraq’s infrastructure system.