FLORENCE, Italy--Monday, February 01, 2010-- Leaders of many of the world's largest oil and gas producers are among the 900 industry representatives gathering in Florence, Italy, today to attend the 11th GE Oil & Gas 2010 Annual Meeting. The Innovation Now theme of this year's event explores the tough technology challenges facing the global energy industry.
SVXT to Drive Installation and Cost-Efficiency of Future Production in UK and Dutch Sectors of Southern North Sea Oil and Gas Fields
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND and HOUSTON, TEXAS---February 1, 2010---GE Oil & Gas' Drilling and Production business today confirmed the first order for its breakthrough new VetcoGray SVXT S-series subsea tree. GE is supplying Shell U.K. Ltd with the new SVXT tree.
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MANAUS, Brazil--Friday, January 29, 2010-- Seeking to fulfill local utility plans in Brazil, independent power producer Breitener Energética S.A. has launched an ambitious project to replace power plants running on heavy fuel-oil with new, cleaner-burning natural gas engines supplied by GE (NYSE: GE), and also create a more reliable energy source for the country's northern regions.
Brazil has established a goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by between 36.1 and 38.9 percent from projected amounts in 2020.
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RIO DE JANEIRO--Wednesday, January 27, 2010-- GE (NYSE: GE) has received commitments to supply wind turbines for wind farms to be developed in Brazil that will add more than 400 megawatts of power to the country's clean energy capacity. These projects will mark the debut of GE's wind turbine technology in Brazil.
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13-Year Pact Covers Nine Units at PTT Chemical's Rayong Facility
BANGKOK, THAILAND---January 26, 2010---Thailand's largest chemical producer and a regional leader in the petrochemical industry, PTT Chemical Public Company Limited, has signed a service agreement with GE (NYSE: GE) to help ensure the long-term reliability of nine GE gas turbines at PTT Chemical's site in Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Rayong Province, Thailand.
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GE Technology to Convert Conventional Plant into the Country's Largest Cogeneration Facility
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO---January 26, 2010--- GE (NYSE: GE) gas turbine technology will be used to convert a conventional power plant into the first large-scale cogeneration plant in Mexico, which will offer increased efficiency and will supply process steam to one of the country's most important natural gas complexes. The project supports the Mexican government's initiative to promote cogeneration as a key step in improving the efficiency of the country's energy infrastructure.
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Government Selects GEH to Develop U.S. Supply of Widely Used Isotope, Helping Address Shortage
WILMINGTON, N.C.--Monday, January 25, 2010-- GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) announced today it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to help develop a U.S. supply of a radioisotope used in more than 20 million diagnostic medical procedures in the United States each year.
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GE-Led Joint Venture Embarks on Next Decade of Delivering Innovative Nuclear Fuel Technologies
WILMINGTON, N.C.---January 20, 2010--- Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), the GE-led joint venture with Hitachi, Ltd. and Toshiba Corporation, this month is celebrating its 10th anniversary and embarking on a new decade as a world-leading supplier of reliable, high-quality fabricated nuclear fuel and services for the commercial nuclear industry.