Atwood Oceanics Orders Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC., a Houston-based international drilling contractor announced that, Atwood Oceanics Pacific Limited a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (the “Company”), on January 28, 2011 executed a turnkey construction contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd (“DSME”) to construct... 

Savage to Construct, Own and Operate a Multi-User Railport at Trenton, North Dakota

Savage Companies (Savage) announced its plans to construct, own and operate a large multi-user rail terminal in Trenton, North Dakota. The terminal, to be known as Trenton Railport, will be served by the BNSF Railway, and will be designed to bring large-scale rail service to the Bakken Formation (the Bakken) with oil-field related materials such as... 

Alternative Energy Partners (AEGY) Obtains $8M Funding

Alternative Energy Partners,a provider of comprehensive alternative energy solutions, announces that it has received a commitment for $8M in funding. The funding was arranged by Alternative Energy Partners’ (“AEGY”) parent company, Healthcare of Today, Inc., and will be used for working capital and acquisitions. Per the terms of the... 

MYR Group Inc. Awarded Transmission Contract With Central Maine Power Company

MYR Group Inc. a leading specialty contractor serving the electrical infrastructure market in the United States, announced it has entered into a contract with Central Maine Power Company, a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, to construct and rebuild approximately 210 miles of 345-kilovolt (kV) and 115kV transmission lines throughout northeastern Maine. The... 

Crews Begin Hanging Panels on Largest Solar Array in Martin County

The largest solar energy array in Martin County began construction a little over 4 weeks ago after the town was able to quickly issue permits to the solar energy contractor, Abundant Energy Inc. (http://www.abundantenergy.com). Though South Florida solar energy companies have been making little headway in the commercial energy market with the exception... 

CH2M HILL Selected for EPC Work at PacifiCorp’s Wyodak Power Plant

CH2M HILL, a global full-service engineering, procurement, construction, and operations firm, today announced it has been selected by PacifiCorp as the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for installation of new emission control equipment at its 365-megawatt coal-fueled Wyodak power plant, located near Gillette, Wyoming. This equipment,... 

Foster Wheeler to Supply Heat Recovery Steam Generator in Spain

Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract for a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) by UTE IBERESE-SOMAGUE — a business alliance formed between Iberese and the constructor, Somague, a Portuguese subsidiary of the Spanish construction group Sacyr Vallehermoso. The boiler will be integrated... 

B&W Subsidiary Awarded Boiler Refurbishment Contract at Indonesia Power Plant

McDermott International, Inc. announced that a subsidiary of The Babcock & Wilcox Company, has been awarded a contract to refurbish two B&W Radiant Tower-type boilers at the Suralaya Steam Power Plant on Java Island, Indonesia. B&W will redesign and supply superheater and reheater surface, low NOx combustion systems, pulverizer performance... 

RMT Wraps Up Michigan Wind 1 Construction

RMT, Inc. (RMT), the leader in wind energy development, engineering, and construction, has completed construction of Michigan Wind 1, located near Ubly, Michigan. With a total capacity of 69 MW, Michigan Wind 1 is the largest commercial-scale wind farm in Michigan. The wind facility began commercial operation in mid-December, and will produce enough... 

RES Americas Announces Completion Of Hackberry Wind Project

Renewable Energy Systems Americas (RES Americas), a national leader in the development and construction of wind power projects, announced completion and commencement of commercial operations of its Hackberry Wind Project, a $350 million wind farm in Shackelford County, Texas. RES Americas is the developer, construction contractor, operator of the project,...