Clik here to view.
BOEM moves forward in review of Hilcorp’s Liberty prospect
Hilcorp Alaska LLC has officially submitted its development and production plan (DPP) for the Liberty prospect to the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The proposed facility would be built...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FMI Increases 2015 Construction Growth Forecast to 6%
FMI forecasts residential and nonresidential building growth to continue as it has for since 2013 through 2019, accelerating total US construction spending growth in 2016 to 7%. Strength in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
At Medupi, First Unit Goes Live After Three Years’ Delay
The first of the 4,764-MW Medupi coal-fired powerplant’s six units commenced commercial operations in South Africa in September, almost six months after it was synchronized to the national grid and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Who Bears the Blame in Federal Contract Disputes?
Study finds U.S. contractors aren’t always judged the culprit, but design-build does not help them prevail. When Fluor Intercontinental, a unit of the big engineering and construction services company,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sensor Advancements Make Autonomous Trucks More Practical
Autonomous vehicle operation is a technology manufacturers have been investing research and development efforts into for decades. Ron Crawford, director, product marketing & planning, Mining,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Smart Roads Ahead: The Rise of Intelligent Infrastructure
With the exponentially increasing ability to capture and analyze vast quantities of data from objects—bridge piers and pavements, for example—the dream of an intelligent transportation infrastructure...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Workloads Hold Steady for Region’s Subcontractors
The continued prevalence of energy projects across the Gulf Coast is one of the main reasons specialty contractors are seeing largely stable or increasing workloads in Texas and Louisiana. Also, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Anadarko drilling again offshore Colombia
(Map courtesy Anadarko) THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Anadarko says its current Calasu-1 well, near Colombia’s Pacific coast, is targeting a large four-way structure with multiple potential targets. Earlier...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GE Oil & Gas expands services pact with Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG
GE Oil & Gas signed a $610-million agreement with Corpus Christi Liquefaction, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, to provide spare parts and planned inspections, maintenance services and technical...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Maximizing the flow of traffic
HOUSTON – Webber LLC has completed construction on the SH249 Tomball Tollway Mainlanes. Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) is the owner. Area manager Troy Gjerde says the project included .5 of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Apache, Anadarko Golden Parachutes Offer Less Incentive to Sell
Cheniere Energy’s Souki has a $147.8 million golden parachute Industry giants such as Exxon on the hunt for smaller firms Apache Corp. and Anadarko Petroleum Corp., two exploration businesses that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shell finds success in deepwater Gulf of Mexico
HOUSTON – In drilling its longest-ever well, Shell has confirmed 100 MMboe of pay in the Kaikias well, close to its existing infrastructure in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico’s Mars-Ursa basin. Located...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A New Luxury High Rise reflects a resurgent condo market in Miami Beach
GLASS is one of several residential buildings in the works in that city’s hot South of Fifth neighborhood. An 18-story oceanfront condo tower in Miami Beach with only 10 full-floor residences, which...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 Megatrends Shaping the Future of Green Building
Increased competition among green building rating systems, the rise of net-zero buildings, and a sharper focus on existing structures are among the trends that will drive sustainability through 2020....
View ArticleClik here to view.
ABC: September’s nonresidential spending retains momentum in October
Spending increased in 10 of 16 nonresidential construction sectors on a monthly basis. Photo: Anders Lejczak/Creative Commons. Nonresidential construction spending expanded in October for the third...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2015 Best Projects: Outstanding Work Comes in All Sizes
The Southwestern Energy Campus in Spring, Texas, received an award of merit in the retail/ office/mixed-use category. PHOTO BY SLYWORKS PHOTOGRAPHY This year’s regional Best Projects competition drew...
View ArticleU.S. DOT Seeks City with Best Transport Technology Plans
Seeking to advance urban use of new transportation technologies, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation has launched a grant competition to find the city that DOT judges to have the most forward-looking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
5 Things to Know in Texas Energy this Week
The CEO of Cheniere Energy was ousted, two chemical giants became one and Kinder Morgan is weathering investor upset after a less-than-popular decision to cut dividends. Here are five things to know in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ConocoPhillips CEO: Oil Exports a win for producers, Houston
HOUSTON — The head of the largest U.S. independent oil company called the impending end of a four-decade ban on exporting American crude oil a major, long-term victory for domestic oil producers on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to fix 3 common mistakes AEC teams make in project interviews
Have you ever walked out of a project interview feeling like your team nailed it—only to find out later that you didn’t? In a LinkedIn post, Scott Johnson, business writing specialist at Johnson...
View Article
