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September 29, 2005

Cleaner Coal Technology takes a Big Step Forward

The 629-megawatt plant would be the first U.S. power facility in nearly a decade to use Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle technology. GE's IGCC system converts coal into a cleaner burning fuel, which is then used in a gas turbine combined-cycle...

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August 5, 2005

Shell and Bechtel Complete Sale of Intergen

In addition and separate to this transaction, Shell had previously advised that InterGen's assets in the United States, Colombia, and Turkey would be retained pending further review. Within the past week, an agreement has been reached to divest the US...

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July 25, 2005

Bechtel to Build Aluminum Smelter in Oman

Bechtel will provide engineering, procurement, construction, and project management for the smelter, which will have a capacity of 325,000 tonnes of aluminum per year.  Sohar Aluminium is a joint venture of Oman Oil Company and Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity...

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July 18, 2005

Bechtel Lands ABU Dhabi Gas Project

Located in the United Arab Emirates, the plant will be designed to treat nearly 23 million cubic meters of natural gas and produce 6,400 tonnes of natural gas liquids per day. Bechtel will perform engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning work....

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July 12, 2005

Statement by Bechtel on Dabhol Settlement

In exchange for $160 million in compensation for its equity and contractor claims, Bechtel agreed to forgo international arbitration over the expropriation of its investment. A portion of this financial settlement was subject to Indian taxation. Bechtel took steps to...

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July 7, 2005

Bechtel Telecommunications Honored for Innovation Six Sigma Project

Bechtel's VST enables integration of the Site Acquisition and Network Planning activities for network deployment, to quickly and cost effectively make accurate site selections from a desktop environment. Testing of the initial version on a complex rail network coverage project...

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June 6, 2005

Bechtel CIO Shares Global Communications Nightmare at Supercomm 2005

Building telecommunications on a global basis can be a nightmare — just ask Geir Ramleth, senior VP and CIO at Bechtel, the $17.4 billion-a-year engineering and construction company. At this morning's opening keynote address at the Supercomm 2005 conference in...

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