Projects

Magnetation successfully produced its first iron ore concentrate at its new Plant Four, located near Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Magnetation said the new plant has begun operations one quarter ahead of schedule and three quarters ahead of the original project schedule.

Fluor Corporation has announced that AMECO, its tool and equipment unit, has recently opened its new global headquarters in Greenville, South Carolina.
Fluor designed and engineered the new LEED-certified space that features collaborative working space and the latest technology.

TransCanada Corporation has placed into service the Tamazunchale Pipeline Extension, the most recent natural gas infrastructure project to be completed by TransCanada in Mexico.

"The completion of the Tamazunchale Pipeline Extension marks another milestone in our decade-long commitment to building new energy infrastructure in Mexico,” said Russ Girling, TransCanada's president and CEO.

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will supply gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) technology-based 34.5kV power distribution system for Klabin’s major new pulp mill being constructed in Ortigueira (Paraná State), Brazil.

TransCanada Corporation has filed a project application for the Energy East Pipeline Project with the National Energy Board of Canada (NEB). "Energy East will eliminate the need for Eastern Canada to import most of the 700,000 barrels it consumes everyday," said Russ Girling, TransCanada's president and CEO.

The company that helped launch the LNG industry in Qatar, Qatargas, has safely started up the Jetty Boil-off Gas Recovery (JBOG) Project in Ras Laffan Industrial City.

The project, which cost approximately $1billion, is designed to eliminate flaring at the LNG Terminal.

The pipe fabrication company, Piping Systems, has recently experienced significant growth at its Hortonville, Wisconsin and is currently working on a 65,000-square-foot expansion, which is slated to be complete at the end of this year.

Wood Group Mustang has appointed Harold Kraft to the newly created position of Manager, Pipeline, Canadian region.

Kraft’s mandate is to manage the Calgary-based Pipeline group, a new addition to Wood Group Mustang’s Canadian operations, comprising of about 70 professionals with specialized pipeline expertise dealing with associated metals such as carbon steel and stainless steel.

Stainless steel and aluminum are often used for insulation jacketing, which is very important to industries such as oil and gas processing, petrochemical processing and even power stations. BS Stainless is currently finishing up the details of a brand-new jacketing system, which is the result of a two-year project focused on second reduction.

The Fluor Corporation has recently completed the Ferguson Replacement Project, a high-efficiency combined-cycle power plant located in Horseshoe Bay, Texas.

The new 540-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant, developed by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) has replaced the inefficient and now closed Thomas C.