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US Department of Defense Recognizes Bechtel for Protecting National Security Information

30 June 2014

Bechtel announced today that the company has received the prestigious 2014 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Security Service. The award honors government contractors that have maintained the highest standards for overseeing the protection of the nation’s classified assets in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program.

Bechtel-Linde Consortium to Build Large-Scale Ethylene Plant at Baytown Complex

27 June 2014

Bechtel and Linde have been awarded a contract to design and build an ethylene plant in Texas for ExxonMobil. The plant will be built just east of Houston at the ExxonMobil Baytown Complex, one of the largest and most technologically advanced petroleum and petrochemical complexes in the world. At a capacity of 1.55 million tons of ethylene per year, the new facility will be one of the world’s largest ethylene plants. Construction will begin immediately, with design and procurement of key equipment already under way.

Bechtel Executive Elected to Nuclear Energy Institute's Board of Directors

16 June 2014

The president of Bechtel’s nuclear business line, Greg Ashley, has been elected to the Nuclear Energy Institute’s Board of Directors and executive committee, which sets broad policy for the industry. The Institute’s mission is to promote the beneficial uses of nuclear energy and technologies in the United States and around the world.

Bechtel Names Brian Reilly Director of Key National Security Project

09 June 2014

Bechtel announced today that Brian Reilly, a senior executive with 34 years of engineering, procurement, and construction experience, much of it in the nuclear power field, will become director of the Uranium Processing Facility project at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Bechtel Unveils Results of Groundbreaking Port Research Initiative

03 June 2014

Bechtel announced today the results of the Research on the Passing Effects on Ships (ROPES) project, a groundbreaking joint-industry study to improve the safety of shipping ports. The results, unveiled at the PIANC World Congress in San Francisco, confirmed that in restricted waters, the wash from passing ships can exert large forces on moored vessels, mooring lines and fender loads, creating dangerous conditions. The research also concluded that the forces from the wash are directly influenced by the shape of the port basin, the size of the vessel, the passing distance, and the passing speed. Based on the findings, researchers have developed a software program to immediately improve the safety of ports and created guidelines for use in the planning and design of future ports.