Bechtel Awarded EPC Contract for New Power Plant in Texas

Bechtel Awarded EPC Contract for New Power Plant in Texas

18 September 2012

Bechtel announced today the company was awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction contract to build a natural gas-fueled, combined-cycle power plant for Panda Sherman Power, LLC, an affiliate of Panda Power Funds. Bechtel and Siemens formed a consortium to design and build the 758-megawatt facility in Sherman, Texas, north of Dallas. This is the second project Bechtel and Siemens are building for Panda Power Funds. The consortium is also designing and building  the Panda Temple Generating Station, another 758-megawatt natural gas-fueled combined-cycle plant in Texas.

Bechtel's ThruPlus® Coking Technology to be Used in Refinery in Mexico

Bechtel's ThruPlus® Coking Technology to be Used in Refinery in Mexico

17 September 2012

Bechtel has signed a license agreement with Pemex Refinación for the process design of a delayed coking unit (DCU) complex  for the new Tula refinery project in Hidalgo, Mexico. The DCU complex  will use Bechtel’s ThruPlus® Coking technology, a proprietary process for upgrading heavy oil into high value, light hydrocarbon liquids. 

Bechtel Celebrates Groundbreaking for Panda Temple Power Plant

Bechtel Celebrates Groundbreaking for Panda Temple Power Plant

06 September 2012

Bechtel, along with representatives from Panda Temple Power, LLC, an affiliate of Panda Power Funds, Siemens, and federal, state, and local dignitaries today celebrated the groundbreaking of the Panda Temple Project. The power plant, located in Temple, Texas, will be one of the cleanest natural gas-fueled, combined-cycle power plants in the United States. Bechtel and Siemens have formed a consortium to design and build the new combined-cycle power plant, which will generate 758 megawatts of electricity and power approximately 750,000 homes.