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August 22, 2013

Bechtel Completes Utility-scale Photovoltaic Solar Power Project

Bechtel announced today that the company has completed construction of the Catalina Solar Photovoltaic Generating Facility. The company designed the 110-megawatt alternating-current solar plant located in Southern California’s Kern County. The facility will produce enough clean energy to power some...

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August 22, 2013

Bechtel Named One of the World’s Top Contractors

Bechtel has again been recognized as one of the world’s top contractors by Engineering News-Record (ENR), a leading publication for the engineering and construction industry. The company ranked third on the magazine’s Top 250 International Contractors list, up two spots...

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August 8, 2013

Bechtel and Junior Achievement ® Partner for Entrepreneurship Program in Gabon

Bechtel is expanding its international partnership with Junior Achievement® (JA) to include a major new entrepreneurship skills training program in Gabon.  The training program will teach important business education skills to some 300 young Gabonese in its first year and...

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August 5, 2013

Los Alamos Lab Once Again Breaks Record for Shipping Radioactive Waste

Bechtel announced today that Los Alamos National Laboratory set a new annual transuranic (TRU) waste shipping record.  With three months remaining in the 2013 fiscal year, the Los Alamos TRU Waste Program has already shipped 1,074 cubic meters of the...

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August 5, 2013

Bechtel Completes Major Power Transmission Project in Canada

Bechtel announced today the company has completed the Hanna Region Transmission Development (HRTD) project on schedule and under budget. The project to expand and upgrade ATCO Electric’s electrical transmission system and infrastructure in Alberta included stringing 219 miles (353 kilometers)...

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July 24, 2013

Honors for Innovations at NNSA Sites Managed by Bechtel Partnerships

Bechtel announced today that researchers from three National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) sites managed and operated by Bechtel partnerships have received nine 2013 R&D 100 Awards. Known as the “Oscars of Innovation,” the R&D 100 Awards are given by R&D...

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July 10, 2013

Bechtel to Provide Project Management Services for Design and Construction of Petrochemical Complex

Bechtel announced today that the company was selected in April by the Qatar Petroleum – Qatar Petrochemical Company partnership (QP-QAPCO) to provide project management services for construction of the Al Sejeel mega-petrochemical complex in Ras Laffan, Qatar. Bechtel will provide...

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June 13, 2013

Bechtel Wins Contract for Liquefied Natural Gas Facility in Canada

Bechtel today announced it has been selected by Pacific NorthWest LNG to perform front end engineering and design (FEED) for a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in British Columbia, Canada. The FEED covers the gas liquefaction plant, LNG storage...

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