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Award of Merit Power/Industrial - Etileno XXI

September 15, 2016

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.

Enbridge To Pay $177M for Oil Spills

Pam Hunter McFarland

July 28, 2016

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Enbridge Energy Partners LLP has agreed to replace close to 300 miles of one of its pipelines and pay for any remaining cleanup stemming from two oil spills in 2010, including one of the worst inland spills in U.S. history, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials say.

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Low Oil Prices Shift Focus to Smaller Jobs

Tweaks by the oil & gas industry seek to improve yields and reduce cost

Nicholas Zeman

Pam Hunter McFarland

July 6, 2016

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Major oil-and-gas companies are dispatching battalions of scientists, engineers and marketers to squeeze profits from the tightest project margins, often against fierce competition.

Dept. of Interior Agencies: Coastal Fracking Can Resume

Pam Hunter McFarland

June 8, 2016

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Two Interior Dept. bureaus have concluded that oil and gas well-stimulation techniques, including hydraulic fracturing, off the coast of California do not pose a significant environmental risk.

After Wildfire, Canadian Oil-Sands Boomtown Rebuilds

Nicholas Zeman

May 18, 2016

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Fort McMurray, Alberta, the center of Canadian oil-sands crude production, was evacuated on May 5, when a wildfire swept through the city’s outlying forests and through the streets, destroying more than 2,400 structures.

For Construction, Far From Wellhead Is Better Than Near

After 21 months, collapse of oil and gas prices unevenly affects energy construction costs

Thomas F. Armistead

March 23, 2016

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Historically low oil and gas prices are having vastly different effects on the diverse segments of the energy industry.

NASA Offers Risk-Management Tools for Offshore Oil Drilling

March 23, 2016

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will help the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to analyze and reduce risks for offshore oil-and-gas operations under a memorandum of understanding signed on March 17.

Construction Starts on Shell Chemical’s $717 Million Alpha Olefins Expansion

Louise Poirier

February 16, 2016

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Officials celebrated the start of construction on Shell Chemical LP's new $717 million linear alpha olefins manufacturing plant in Geismar on Feb. 16.

Proposed Rule Would Cut Methane Emissions

Pam Hunter McFarland

January 28, 2016

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The Obama administration wants to cut methane emissions from energy production on federally owned lands by requiring oil and natural-gas companies to limit flaring at wells and take steps to reduce leaks.