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JGC Wins Closed Cooling Water Facility Rehabilitation Project at Iraq Power Plant
JGC Corporation awarded contract for project to renovate cooling water facilities at a thermal power plant in Nassiriyah in southern Iraq. This marks the first post-Iraq War lump-sum contract for engineering, procurement, and construction services awarded to a Japanese company.
01/02/2012
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Foster Wheeler Wins PMC Contract for the 2Co Power Don Valley Power Project
Foster Wheeler's Global Engineering and Construction Group awarded project management consultancy contract by 2Co Power (Yorkshire) Limited for the Don Valley Power Project in Stainforth, Yorkshire, UK.
01/02/2012
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ABB to acquire Thomas & Betts for $3.9 billion
ABB and Thomas & Betts Corporation, a North American leader in low voltage products, announce that both companies' boards of directors agree to a transaction in which ABB will acquire Thomas & Betts for $72 per share in cash or approximately $3.9 billion.
30/01/2012
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Ofgem Consults on Upgrade of Scotland's High Voltage Network
Ofgem consults on proposals which include £2.9bn of investment with up to a further £4.7bn available over the course of the price control period (April 1 2013 - 2021). Investment is part of Ofgem's decision for SP Transmission Ltd and Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Ltd to be the first companies fast-tracked under the new RIIO price control framework.
23/01/2012
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Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract for Circulating Fluidized-Bed Steam Generator in China
Foster Wheeler subsidiary of its Global Power Group awarded contract by Yuen Foong Yu Paper Mfg. (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. for design and supply of one circulating fluidized-bed steam generator for captive use at its industrial paper complex in Yangzhou Jiangsu Province.
18/01/2012
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AMEC JV Awarded Five-year National Grid Contract Extension
Joint venture of AMEC, Babcock Networks Ltd and Mott MacDonald Group awarded five-year extension by National Grid to its existing five-year Electricity Alliance West contract to upgrade overhead power lines and underground cables.
11/01/2012
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Foster Wheeler Completes Purchase of Scrubber Company
Foster Wheeler subsidiary completes purchase of Graf-Wulff GmbH, a German company that designs, manufactures and installs circulating dry ash flue gas scrubbing technology for all types of boilers in the power and industrial sectors.
05/01/2012
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Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract for Two Heat Recovery Steam Generators in Hungary
Foster Wheeler subsidiary given limited notice to proceed for the design and supply of two heat recovery steam generators to Técnicas Reunidas, S.A..
05/01/2012
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Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract for Four Circulating Fluidized-Bed Steam Generators in Vietnam
Foster Wheeler subsidiary awarded contract by Hyundai Engineering and Construction for the design and supply of 4 x 250 MWe circulating fluidized-bed steam generators for the Mong Duong 1 Thermal Power Plant for Vietnam Electricity, the owner and developer of the project.
03/01/2012
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Foster Wheeler Awarded Limited Notice to Proceed for Circulating Fluidized-Bed Steam Generator
Foster Wheeler's Global Power Group has been given limited notice to proceed by GS Engineering and Construction for the design of a circulating fluidized-bed steam generator for the Green Energy Centre (Build, Transfer, Operate) Project of Daegu Metropolitan City, South Korea, the owner and developer of the project.
03/01/2012
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