Projects

GrowGreen Power Inc., a hybrid agricultural and energy company, plans to build a USD 250 million greenhouse and power-plant project in the Piedmont that would open with at least 300 employees.

The Jamaican government is going ahead with plans to introduce liquefied natural gas to the oil-dependent country. Prime Minister Bruce Golding has said that his Cabinet will review a call to redo the government's tender process.

Mustang has been awarded detailed design and procurement services by Hess Corp. for the expansion of its Tioga natural gas plant in the Bakken oil play in NW North Dakota.

ArcelorMittal announced on May 20th the expansion of its Mont-Wright mining complex and additional construction at Port-Cartier. The investment will allow ArcelorMittal Mines Canada to increase its annual production of iron ore concentrate from 14 million tons to 24 million tons by 2013. AMMC is also evaluating increasing its production of iron ore pellets from 9.2 million tons to 18.5 million tons. The scheme represents a total investment of CAD $2.1 billion dollars that will create 8,000 jobs during construction and more than 900 permanent jobs once completed. This project is subject to environmental and other regulatory approvals.

A ConocoPhillips and BP PLC joint venture has announced it is scrapping a $35 billion Alaska natural-gas pipeline project. But the $41 billion pipeline project proposed by Exxon Mobile Corp and TransCanada Corp is still on track.

Hydratight is setting up a major new facility in New Jersey for operations across the US eastern seaboard.

The partners of Samarco have approved the USD3.5 billion Fourth Pellet Plant Project at Samarco, Brazil.

Haskel International, Inc recently announced successful completion of Performance Verification Testing, per API 6A, 19th ed., for seven models of its BuTech brand of subsea valves.

Metso will modernize the automation systems at Xcel Energy’s Sherburne County Generating Plant in Becker, Minn.

Panama has commenced construction of 16 hydroelectric projects worth $1billion in a bid to meet the nation's growing power demand.