Elsewedy Electric Signs $169m Power Plant Deal

Elsewedy Electric (SWDY), the leading wire cable and integrated energy solution provider in the Middle East and Africa, through one of its subsidiaries, announces the signing of a US$ 169 Million contract in Iraq with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity to build and operate a new power plant in Diwaniya, with four 125 MW General Electric gas turbines.

The gas-fired 500 megawatt power projects is located 23 km west of Aldiwaniya city and shall be completed within 18-months on an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) basis. The contract does not include the supply of the four GE gas turbines that have already been purchased by the Government of Iraq from General Electric in a mega deal that consisted of 56 gas turbines in 2008.

Elsewedy Electric’s scope of work includes design, procurement and installation of all balance of plant in addition to the erection and testing of the GE gas turbines. In addition, Elsewedy Electric will be responsible for the spare parts and six months of operation and maintenance after the completion of the project.

The Arab Contractors will be responsible for all the civil, construction and site utilities for the project.

Iraq, holder of the world’s fifth-largest oil reserves, is struggling to raise power supplies, which are currently at about 7,500 megawatts, or half of its domestic demand of about 15,000 megawatts.

Elsewedy Electric’s first office in Iraq was opened in 2006 in Erbil.

(Source: Elsewedy Electric)

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TV anchor Libby Weaver signs off KDVR, for good

Libby Weaver had been at KDVR since 2000.

Half of Denver's longest-lasting TV anchor team signed off Thursday, as Libby Weaver ended her tenure at KDVR and, most likely, in broadcasting. Her co-anchor, Ron Zappolo, is preparing to exit the anchor chair in March, although he'll remain at the station, shifting his attention to sports.

Weaver and Zappolo, an on-air team since the station's news department launched in 2000, clicked from the beginning and have been trading easy ad-libs ever since. (When they've verged on too cute, there has always been BBC World News on Channel 6 for balance.)

Weaver has said she's not retiring, just seeking a change. Would the station have extended her contract? It never got that far.

"It was her decision," Fox31 news director Ed Ostrow's Off the Record Blog

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Texas judge signs injunction to halt construction of Keystone XL pipeline

by Stibbs & Co., P.C. on December 13, 2012

TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline has been a lightning rod for controversy since it first entered the public discourse several years ago.

Environmentalists argue that it will pose a significant threat to public health and speed up the development of Canada's "tar sands," which are believed cause more carbon emissions than traditional oil field production.

Meanwhile, the pipeline's supporters say it will capitalize on U.S. refining capabilities to create domestic jobs and reduce the country's dependence on petroleum imports from unstable nations in the Middle East.

President Obama rejected TransCanada's original proposal, citing the risks involved in routing the pipeline over the Ogallala Aquifer, which is a major source of water for both drinking and irrigating farmland. However, the company was encouraged to begin construction on a Southern section of the pipeline that would relieve a bottleneck in Cushing, Oklahoma and facilitate the transportation of crude oil to refineries in Texas.

Now, Michael Bishop, who owns 20 acres in the town of Douglass, about 160 miles north of Houston, is throwing a wrench in TransCanada's plans with a lawsuit seeking to halt the pipeline's construction.

Bishop claims the company lied to Texas landowners when it said the pipeline would transport "crude oil." Although TransCanada holds that tar sands are a form of crude, Judge Jack Sinz signed an injunction barring further work on the pipeline until after a December 19 hearing.

In a press release, the company asserted that the injunction will not affect its construction timeline. However, there is a risk that the case will drag on and begin to cause problems.

There are many opportunities for growth in the Houston oil and gas sector, but businesses constantly face the risk that legal challenges will prevent them from reaching their goals. Experienced Houston attorneys can help firms operating in the area settle disputes and move forward with their ventures.

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Syria-Turkey Conflict: Leon Panetta Reportedly Signs Order To Send Missiles, Personnel To Turkey

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CIL signs fuel supply pacts with 33 power units

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Turkish Company Signs $700m Basra Steel Contract

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Baghdad Uni Signs Agreement with Microsoft

By John  Lee.

The University of Baghdad has signed a joint cooperation agreement with Microsoft, under which the American technology giant will provide supplies for the application of scientific quality and reliability standards at the university.

The deal includes the provision of 1000 copies of Windows 7 for use by university departments, colleges and institutes and centres.

The software has been provided at discounts exceeding 80 percent.

(Source: Prime Minister’s Office)

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Iraq Signs Oil Exploration Deal with Lukoil, Inpex

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