As conflict expands, Germany looks to extend use of last three nuclear power plants it planned to close this year, while EU gets 10-point plan to cut Russia gas dependence by one-third in a year and Denmark announces new steps to halt Russian gas imports.
Despite past troubles and remaining bumps, contractor reported gains in year-end results, with the energy transition set to drive a 10% revenue boost this year, executives told analysts Feb. 22.
UPDATE: Russians now occupy Zaporizhzhia faciity, but fire caused by shelling is out with no reactor damage or elevated radioactivity as yet, although power output remains reduced, Ukraine officials said, in latest big assault on the country's infrastructure from Putin military invasion.
White House seeks comment by March 18 on approaches to extract CO2 from sources and from the air, with $2B for new pipelines. Capture projects have strong critics, but DOE also funds $4M of planned Rio Tinto-Talon Metals nickel mine demo project in Minnesota.
Contractor will begin full construction on Driftwood complex in Louisiana under a $15.5-billion fixed-price contract, but gas projects now are set for added federal scrutiny in a tighter FERC approval policy adopted Feb. 17 in a 3-2 vote.
Former Gilbane Building Co. succeeds Lee McIntire, the offshore contractor's interim CEO and his former boss at CH2M; Thomas M. Laird Jr. takes CEO job at New England-based Gilbane
David Richter, who had led global cost and PM consultant, is new infrastructure project management COO at France-based testing, inspection and certification giant.
Judge enjoins federal worker mandate over its reach, immediately appealed by U.S. Justice Dept., citing Biden's “constitutional authority to act as CEO of the executive branch,” while dispute over military vaccinations heats up.