Projects

Jacobs Engineering Inc. has received a five-year contract from Shell Canada Energy for front end engineering design, engineering, procurement, construction support, commissioning support and related services for the Jackpine Mine Tailings and Infrastructure Program.

The United States federal government may reject a long-delayed, controversial plan to build an underground hydroelectric power plant near the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Crown Hydro LLC obtained a license for a 3.

South Carolina State University has received almost USD$1 million to assist students in the nuclear engineering field, from the National Nuclear Security Administration. The leaders at the Orangeburg school were presented the funds by Administration representatives last week.

USD$1.7 billion in high bids out of a total USD$2.6 billion for all bids was drawn for the Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale. 593 bids on 454 tracts covering 2.4 million acres of the 39 million acres total offered were bid on by 56 operators.

Tyco International unit, Tyco Flow Control opened a new state-of-the-art plant in Chengdu, China, the capital of Sichuan Province in May. The plant is part of Tyco's three-year, USD$100 million China-wide investment program, including a China Engineering Center in Shanghai and a high-performance Steam Testing Center in Qingpu.

CB&I has been awarded an approximately USD$300 million contract for work on the Kearl Expansion Project in Alberta, Canada by Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Ltd. The contract for this phase of the work includes procurement, module assembly at CB&I's Fort Saskatchewan facilities and construction and installation of modular components at the site.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to enter into a joint venture capital carry arrangement for Anadarko's ownership in the Gulf of Mexico Lucius development project with an undisclosed party.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an air permit for Indiana Gasification's new clean coal facility. The issuing of the permit is a major step toward construction of the state-of-the-art plant.

Talisman Energy has decided not to proceed with the upcoming phase of Sasol Canada's GTL (gas-to-liquids) facility project, after participating in a feasibility study for the project. As part of the ongoing partnership between Talisman and Sasol that includes two 50% working interests in two natural gas assets and associated infrastructure in Talisman's Montney shale resources in northeastern British Columbia, Talisman was granted the option to participate in the feasibility study.

   BP Exploration has selected Emerson Process Management as automation contractor of choice for offshore oil and gas operations in BP's North Sea Region.