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October 21, 2005

Bechtel, Fema Begin Work on First Group Housing Site

"Our scope is to assess, design, develop, and construct the sites including pads and roads, and to provide power, water, and sanitary sewer services," said Andy Phelps, BNI's program manager. "We are working in close coordination with FEMA and state...

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October 14, 2005

Bechtel, FEMA House Displaced Families at Record Rate

“Our teams have worked around the clock to get emergency housing ready for Mississippians who need it,” said Andy Phelps, BNI’s program manager.  “Federal officials tell us that never before have so many people been provided temporary housing so quickly...

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October 10, 2005

Bechtel Names Five New Bechtel Fellows

Bechtel Fellows, a select group of 18 experts in science and technology who have made outstanding contributions to the company and their professions.   Bechtel Fellows are industry experts in key technologies including structural analysis, seismology, environmental engineering, and computer...

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October 7, 2005

Bechtel, Fema House Over 10,000 Katrina Victims

"While providing homes for 10,000 people after just four weeks on the job is a good start  for our team, there are still thousands more who need housing," said Andy Phelps, BNI's program manager. "To surmount that challenge, we continue to...

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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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