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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CB&I (NYSE: CBI) today announced it has been awarded a contract for the execution phase of an air quality control program for 13 existing coal-fired units at five sites. The units represent more than 9,000 megawatts (MW) of electric generating capacity. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130430/DA04155LOGO) This award is valued at approximately $300 million. CB&I was awarded the development phase of the project in...
GILLETTE, Wyo., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody Energy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregory H. Boyce announced at the company's annual shareholders meeting that Peabody demonstrated strength and flexibility in responding to challenging market conditions in 2012. Held in Gillette, Wyo., the meeting emphasized Peabody's leading position in the largest and lowest-cost U.S. coal region - Wyoming's Southern Powder River Basin. In 2012, Peabody shipped nearly 140 million...
ST. LOUIS, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In an address to the China Development Forum Economic Summit in Beijing, Peabody Energy Chairman and CEO Gregory H. Boyce shared his views on how 21(st) Century Coal can advance China's energy, economic and environmental objectives. "As China's unprecedented urbanization continues, coal provides the holistic path that the nation needs to provide abundant, affordable energy that drives social and economic progress while meeting the nation's...
ST. LOUIS, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody Energy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregory H. Boyce was today named Chairman of the International Energy Agency's Coal Industry Advisory Board (CIAB). Boyce previously served as CIAB Deputy Chairman since November 2010. The CIAB is a group of chief executives and other senior-level officials from coal-related industrial enterprises around the world. The board was established in 1979 by the International Energy Agency...
The Boilermakers union, which works extensively in the energy industry, especially with coal-fired and nuclear-fueled power plants, will seek a working dialogue with Gina McCarthy, Obama's nominee for EPA Administrator, and Ernest Moniz, the president's nominee for DOE Secretary. Kansas City, KS (PRWEB) March 17, 2013 Newton B. Jones, President of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers, AFL-CIO and CLC, said the union...
ST. LOUIS, March 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody Energy and the World Coal Association invited New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to learn more about the benefits of clean coal and coal's role as the world's fastest growing fuel in a new open letter to the mayor. Mayor Bloomberg's recent comments regarding coal represent a teachable moment for many who may not be fully aware of coal's enormous "beneath the surface" progress in recent years. These progress points include coal's...
ST. LOUIS, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) has named Matt Brock President - Peabody COALTRADE. In this role, Brock will be responsible for global trading and brokerage activities spanning six continents as part of Peabody's COALTRADE business unit. He will report to Christopher J. Hagedorn, President - Asia and Trading, and will be based in Singapore. Reporting to Brock are Vice President - Pacific Coal Trading, Scott Twose, Vice President - Trade...
CALGARY, Feb. 5, 2013 /CNW/ - Coalspur Mines Limited ("Coalspur") (ASX: CPL, TSX: CPT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Richard Tremblay to the position of Vice President, Operations ("VP, Operations"). Mr. Tremblay has 22 years of experience in the industry and joins Coalspur from Teck Coal where he was most recently General Manager Business Improvement - Mining and Processing. For the previous six years he was the General Manager at Teck Coal's Fording River...
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody Energy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregory H. Boyce commented this evening that the disruption in New Orleans offered a convincing visual demonstration to counter those who have envisioned a world without coal. "Coal is the world's fastest growing major fuel and provides more electricity than any other energy source," said Boyce. "Without coal, you might as well turn off half the lights not just for our favorite games but...
“Air Pollution Control for Coal-Fired Power Plants” new market research report added to ReportsnReports.com store. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) January 06, 2013 During recent years, increasing emphasis has been placed on the development of air pollution control technologies that will allow the continued use of coal as an energy source while meeting the stringent requirements of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990 and subsequent legislation and regulations. The report “Air Pollution...
