BE&K Construction to Participate in Expansion of Gas Plant for bp Natural Gas Liquids.Business Editors BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 The Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the office of BE&K Construction Company has been awarded a contract from bp Natural Gas Liquids for the Pascagoula Gas Plant Expansion Project located in Jackson County, Mississippi Jackson County is a county located at the south tip of the U.S. state of Mississippi, along the state line with Alabama. It is included in the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 131,420. Its county seat is Pascagoula6. . The gas plant is jointly owned by bp Natural Gas Liquids and Enterprise Products Partners L.P. The Pascagoula plant processes natural gas from deepwater production in the Gulf of Mexico Noun 1. Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico Golfo de Mexico Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east , which is transported onshore via the Destin pipeline Destin Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline that gathers gas from the Gulf of Mexico and brings it into Alabama. It is owned by BP and Enbridge. Its FERC code is 164.[1] External links
The scope of work for BE&K includes engineering, procurement, and construction. BE&K is also responsible for review and verification of the process and mechanical equipment design included in the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) package furnished by bp. Construction will start in early November, 2002, on a direct hire basis using local labor along with selected BE&K personnel. Mechanical completion is scheduled for May 31, 2003. The Houston office of BE&K is the center of excellence for engineering, construction and maintenance services in the hydrocarbon industry. BE&K, through its global network of affiliate companies, provides engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services to the process, manufacturing, industrial, power, and telecommunications industries. BE&K has been recognized as an industry leader in family friendly workplace practices, honored as a recipient of Working Woman magazine's "Diversity Champion" award, included in Fortune Magazine's listing of "Best Places to Work in America" and is on Forbes Magazine's listing of the "Top 400 Privately Held Companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. in the U.S." This year marks the 30 year anniversary celebration for BE&K. |
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