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Wärtsilä wins EUR 184 million power plant project from Jordan

Wärtsilä wins EUR 184 million power plant project from Jordan

Wärtsilä has signed a contract with AES Corporation to supply a major power plant to Jordan. The value of the turnkey EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) project is EUR 184 million. The order is expected to be finalized shortly and included in Wärtsilä’s first quarter 2013 order book. The US based AES Corporation is an independent power producer with operations globally….read more →

IL&FS Engineering Services Receives LoA for Rs. 168 Crores Worth EPC Project in Ports Sector

IL&FS Engineering Services Receives LoA for Rs. 168 Crores Worth EPC Project in Ports Sector

December 21, 2012, IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited (IL&FS Engineering Services) has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from IL&FS Maritime Infrastructure Company Limited (IMICL) on behalf of Dighi Port Limited for a total value of Rs. 168 Crores for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) of Multipurpose Berth, Backup Yard Development, and Utilities of Multipurpose Terminal on North Side of…read more →

HCC-Coastal JV awarded Rs 231 crore contract

HCC-Coastal JV awarded Rs 231 crore contract

Mumbai, December 24, 2012: HCC (Hindustan Construction Company), a leading infrastructure construction and development company in joint venture with Coastal Projects Ltd, has been awarded a project by Northeast Frontier Railway to develop a railway tunnel between Kaimai Road and Kambiron Road stations on the new railway line being developed between Jiribam and Tupur in Imphal. The total cost of…read more →

L&T Construction Wins Orders Worth 1009 Cr

L&T Construction Wins Orders Worth 1009 Cr

Mumbai, December 19, 2012: L&T Construction* has secured new orders valued over 1009 Crores in the month of November and till date in December 2012. The Buildings & Factories business of L&T Construction has secured new orders worth 852 Crores for the design and construction of a major IT campus facility in NCR, Delhi and also for the construction of…read more →

Season’s Greetings from Geonaksha !

Season’s Greetings from Geonaksha !

It is hard to believe that another year has passed us by. It has been a busy one for all of us on the Geonaksha Team, and we are continually grateful for each of you, our valued customers, whom we are privileged to serve throughout the year. We hope you continue to feel satisfied that your support needs are being…read more →

4 Things to Consider Before Hiring in 2013

4 Things to Consider Before Hiring in 2013

It is indisputable that changes introduced by the Technology Revolution of the 21st century are every bit as significant as those caused by the Industrial Revolution over a century ago. Companies are currently in the midst of a radical shift in design and drafting operations within most engineering processes. In the past, designers sketched by hand on “tracing” paper, delivered…read more →

PTT plans $28-bn oil refinery, petrochem plants in Vietnam

PTT plans $28-bn oil refinery, petrochem plants in Vietnam

The refinery will have a capacity of 660,000 barrels per day. President and chief executive officer Pailin Chuchottaworn yesterday said the Vietnamese government had appointed PTT Energy Solutions, which is a subsidiary of PTT formed to conduct feasibility studies for petrochemical projects in Thailand and overseas, to study construction of a large-scale oil refinery in the country. “The study shows…read more →

BPCL Kochi refinery project gets environmental clearance

BPCL Kochi refinery project gets environmental clearance

The Ministry of Environment & Forests has granted clearance to the integrated refinery expansion project (IREP) of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited at Kochi refinery. The project envisages increasing the capacity of the refinery by 6 million tonnes (mt) per annum to 15.5 mt from the present 9.5 mt. The estimated cost is Rs 14,225 crore and it is scheduled to…read more →

Thiess Wins Contracts In Bowen Basin

Thiess Wins Contracts In Bowen Basin

Thiess has been awarded two new contracts for approximately A$220 million with BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) for construction works on the Caval Ridge Mine Project in the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland. The Thiess contracts are for the construction of a coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP) for approximately $125 million and a rail loop and holding roads for…read more →

Jacobs Receives Contract From Viru Keemia Grupp

Jacobs Receives Contract From Viru Keemia Grupp

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today it received a contract from Viru Keemia Grupp AS (VKG) to provide a license package and services for a sulfur recovery unit (SRU). The SRU is part of VKG’s investment to upgrade its shale oil refinery complex in Kothla-Jarve, Estonia. Officials did not disclose the contract value, however noted the services are…read more →