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BP Moves Lower 48 HQ to Denver

January 19, 2017

Officials at BP’s U.S. Lower 48 business unit say they will relocate the multinational energy company’s headquarters to Denver from Houston, with the move expected to be complete in early 2018.

Energy, Award of Merit - Miami LNG Plant

November 1, 2016

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Located at the Hialeah Rail Yard in Miami-Dade County, this project involved engineering, procurement and construction of a 100,000-gallon-per-day liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility.

Green Best Project: The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability at Sandy Ground

Alisa Zevin

October 6, 2016

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Located on the South Shore of Staten Island, the 68,000-sq-ft Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability at Sandy Ground is a two-story elementary school with the capacity to seat 444 students from pre-kindergarten through the fifth grade.

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Macquarie Proposes 1,400-MW Power Project in Virginia

Mid-Atlantic market is active as coal-fired capacity is retired

Peter Maloney

September 20, 2016

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Developers are looking to replace aging, coal-fired unit with efficient, cleaner gas-fired plants. In a market in which many plants are built on spec, each new project threatens the economics of all plants.

Award of Merit Power/Industrial - Etileno XXI

September 15, 2016

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Believed to be the largest greenfield job in Latin America as well as the biggest private-sector investment in Mexico, the $5.2-billion Etileno XXI petrochemical complex was designed to produce more than 1 million tons per year of polyethylene resins to boost Mexico’s global trade balance and its tax revenue from thermoplastics.

Best Power/Industrial - Curtis Island LNG Program

September 15, 2016

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Even for a contractor known for tackling complex megaprojects, the Curtis Island LNG program in Australia set a new standard for Bechtel Corp.

Salini Impregilo Wins $2.8-Billion Hydropower Contract in Ethiopia

Italian contractor adds another large dam project to its robust renewable-energy portfolio

Shem Oirere

June 17, 2016

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The contract involves the construction, with financing from Italy’s credit agency Servizi Assicuative de Commerce Estero, of the 2,200-MW Koysha Dam on the Omo River in the southern part of the country.

Firms Look for 'Green Shoots' In Still-Lagging Energy Sector

Debra K. Rubin

June 8, 2016

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As oil-and-gas markets struggle to recover, publicly owned construction industry firms with ties to the sector tried to paint the best possible outlook for investors at a June 2 conference, held in New York City by investment firm Credit Suisse.

Bill sponsors Lisa Murkowski and Maria Cantwell

Broad Energy Bill Moves Onto Next Step After Senate Approval

Pam Hunter McFarland

April 27, 2016

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With the Senate’s strong approval of a comprehensive energy bill, political observers are waiting for conferees to be named to work out significant differences between the House and Senate measures.