CB&I Awarded Storage Tank Contract
CB&I (NYSE:CBI) announced that it has been awarded a contract, valued in excess of US$60 million, by Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company, LLC (BOSTCO) for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction of...
SGS attends 16th International Pressure Equipment Integrity Association (IPEIA) Conference in Canada
On February 29 to March 2, 2012, SGS will be attending the 16th Annual International Pressure Equipment Integrity Association (IPEIA) Conference in Banff, Alberta, Canada for the first time. During the event, SGS’s team of...
CB&I Announces Technology Contract in Russia
CB&I (NYSE:CBI) announced that its Lummus Technology business sector has been awarded two separate contracts by a client in Russia.
BP to Increase Graduate Recruitment by 50 Per Cent in 2012 and to Give its Graduates the Unique Opportunity to Help Deliver the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
BP, one the UK’s leading graduate recruiters, announced today that it is increasing its annual UK graduate recruitment by 50 per cent, to nearly 250 graduates, in 2012.
ThyssenKrupp and Outokumpu to combine their stainless steel businesses to create a new global leader
Outokumpu a perfect match - Ideal combination for sustainably securing jobs and adding value - Key milestone for the continued strategic development of ThyssenKrupp
Closing completed: ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems sells civil shipbuilding operation to Star Capital Partners
On May 13, 2011, ThyssenKrupp AG decided on an integrated strategic development program to move the Group forward competitively and sustainably. It encompasses portfolio optimization, change management, and performance...
ThyssenKrupp confirms planned combination of Inoxum with Outokumpu; Agreement reached with employee representatives
ThyssenKrupp AG confirms that an agreement in principle has been reached about the combination of Outokumpu and Inoxum, ThyssenKrupp's stainless steel business.
BP Statement on U.S. District Court Ruling on Partial Summary Judgment Regarding Indemnity in Deepwater Horizon Accident
The ruling makes clear that contractors will be held accountable for their actions under the law. While all official investigations have concluded that Transocean played a causal role in the accident, the contractor has long...
KBR Appoints Karl Roberts Senior Vice President of Canada Operations
KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced the appointment of Karl Roberts as Senior Vice President, Canada Operations. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, Roberts will lead operations for construction, fabrication, maintenance and turnaround services...
DLS Supports UK Ministry of Defense Link 16 Technology
Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins, and a supplier of military communication Link 16 solutions, has been awarded a $29 million, five-year, asset availability and post design...
13th Annual General Meeting of ThyssenKrupp AG
ThyssenKrupp is making good progress in implementing the strategic development program launched in May 2011. Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger, Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG, will report to shareholders about progress...
18 new experts in industrial firefighting
Generation change underway at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe works fire department
CB&I Announces Kearl Oil Sands Expansion Project Contract
CB&I (NYSE:CBI) announced that it has been awarded a contract, valued in excess of US$750 million, by Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Ltd. for work on the Kearl Expansion Project in Alberta, Canada.
Appointment of Mr Gérard Lamarche as Director of Total S.A.replacing Mr Thierry de Rudder
At its meeting on January 12, 2012, the Board of Directors of Total accepted the resignation for personal reasons of Thierry de Rudder as a Director, effective the close of the meeting.
Fifth Circuit Rules in Favor of KBR in Injured Iraq Truck Drivers' Suit
KBR's (NYSE: KBR) appeal in the Fisher convoy case was granted by a unanimous panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The court ruled that the state tort claims of the Plaintiffs in the Fisher convoy case are barred by the...
SGS Accredited by BINDT to Conduct TKY Weld Joints Ultrasonic Testing Training Courses as the First NDT Training and Examination Institute in China
On October 17, 2011, SGS officially announced that the SGS NDT Training and Examination Center successfully acquired authorization from the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) to provide PCN training and...
LNG Project Achieves FID and JGC/KBR/Chiyoda Joint Venture (JKC JV) Executes Letter of Award for Initial EPC Activities for LNG Plant Facilities
KBR (NYSE:KBR), JGC Corporation (JGC) and Chiyoda Corporation (Chiyoda) jointly announced that INPEX CORPORATION and Total S.A. (the Ichthys Owners) have notified the joint venture formed by JGC, KBR and Chiyoda, the JKC JV, that...
ThyssenKrupp Nirosta files permit application for plant expansion in Krefeld
ThyssenKrupp Nirosta has now submitted a permit application in connection with the relocation of the Düsseldorf-Benrath cold rolling mill to Krefeld.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe modernizing blast furnace 9 in Duisburg
Blast furnace 9 at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe in Duisburg-Hamborn was shut down yesterday for a period of 180 days to allow the refractory lining and parts of the cooling system to be replaced. The steel producer is investing 37...
AREVA Signs a $500-Million Integrated Fuel Supply Contract with Xcel Energy
AREVA has signed a unique integrated fuel and related services contract with Xcel Energy in the United States to supply the Monticello nuclear power plant located in the state of Minnesota.
KBR Awarded Statewide Job Order Contract by the Cooperative Purchasing Network
KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced it has been awarded a job order contract by TCPN (The Cooperative Purchasing Network) to provide construction management services for public entities throughout the entire state of Texas. The one year...
Total expands its position in the USA, entering the Utica Shale formation in Ohio
Total announces that its subsidiary, Total E&P USA, Inc.(“Total”), has signed and completed on December 30, 2011 an agreement to enter into a Joint Venture with Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.,a subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy...
TNT Express finalist at the 2012 Edelman Award for achievement in operations research
TNT Express has been shortlisted as a finalist at the 2012 Franz Edelman Award for its successful application of operations research in network optimisation.
Chevron Calls for Criminal Investigation of Judge, Plaintiffs' Lawyers in Ecuador Case
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) published a letter submitted to Galo Chiriboga, Ecuador's Prosecutor General, documenting evidence of fraud and corruption in the litigation against Chevron in Ecuador. The company called on...
ABB Robotics wins red dot "best of the best" design concept 2011 award
ABB’s design concept for a small parts assembly robot, nicknamed FRIDA (Flexible Robot Industrial Dual Arm), has won the prestigious red dot "best of the best" product design award within the workplace category at this year's...