--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Chairman & CEO Jeff Immelt, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Charlotte Panthers Stars Rodney Peete and Mushin Muhammad, and 500 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Elementary School Children Gather to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of GE's LEXAN(R) Resin
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GE Gains Us$94 Million Contract to Supply Equipment for Oman LNG Plant Expansion FLORENCE, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2003--GE Oil & Gas has received a contract of more than US$94 million to supply two gas turbine-driven compression units and two additional gas turbines for power generation, to be used for the expansion of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Oman.
HOUSTON, TEXAS (April 16, 2003) --- GE Aero Energy Products (GE AEP), a GE Power Systems' business, will supply two LM6000 PC Sprint gas turbine-generator packages to Modesto Irrigation District in Modesto, CA.
The 49-megawatt gas turbine-generator units will be installed at Modesto Electric Generating Station 1& 2 and used for simple cycle power generation. Natural gas will serve as the primary fuel and water injection for NO
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HOUSTON, TEXAS (April 16, 2003) --- GE Aero Energy Products (GE AEP), a GE Power Systems' business, will supply two LM6000 PC Sprint gas turbine-generator packages to Modesto Irrigation District in Modesto, CA.
The 49-megawatt gas turbine-generator units will be installed at Modesto Electric Generating Station 1& 2 and used for simple cycle power generation. Natural gas will serve as the primary fuel and water injection for NO
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FLORENCE, ITALY (April 16, 2003) --- GE Oil & Gas has received a contract of more than US$94 million to supply two gas turbine-driven compression units and two additional gas turbines for power generation, to be used for the expansion of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Oman.
The equipment will be used to add a third LNG train for the plant, which is owned by the government of the Sultanate of Oman and is located at Qalhat. The main contractor for the project is CME Engineering FZCO of Dubai, UAE.
GE Comments on Suit by Former Panametrics Principals
April 15, 2003--A law firm representing two former majority owners of Panametrics, a company that GE Power Systems acquired in 2002, issued a news release yesterday announcing that the shareowners were filing suit against GE alleging that GE used tactics to improperly reduce the agreed-upon purchase price that GE paid for Panametrics. GE Power Systems responded to media inquiries saying, the allegations in the complaint are meritless, and made the following points:
April 15, 2003 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- GE Marine Engines' full line of proven LM aeroderivative gas turbines can be engineered to provide efficient power for the next generation of military marine programs. GE has extensive experience providing its LM gas turbine for use in a variety of engine combinations, the company reported today at the Sea-Air-Space 2003 trade show.
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April 15, 2003 -- WASHINGTON, DC - GE's popular LM6000 is now available in a gas turbine-generator set for a variety of marine propulsion system configurations. GE reported today at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space 2003 trade show that an LM6000 gas turbine is on display at its booth.
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April 15, 2003 -- HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam Airlines has accepted delivery of its first GE90-powered Boeing 777 aircraft.
In February 2002, the airline selected GE Aircraft Engines' (GEAE) GE90-94B engine to power the two 777-200ERs it is leasing from International Lease Finance (ILFC). The GE90-powered 777 is the first longer-range aircraft to enter service with the airline.
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WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2003--GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today that it has received clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin marketing its new 3.0 Tesla ultra-short magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. The Signa(R) EXCITE(TM) 3.0T combines the increased speed and higher resolution of an ultra-high field system with the breadth of imaging capabilities found on premium 1.5 Tesla systems.
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