TPI January 2014

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Texas Gulf Energy wins piping fabrication job

Texas Gulf Energy is focused on providing expert advisory services on programme and project management and fast track construction and turnaround services to large refinery, petrochemical and mining projects. Service lines include direct hire capital construction services, turnaround services, fabrication and programme management.

Specialty Services greatly appreciates the opportunity to provide our clients with the skilled team necessary to deliver these pipe spools to the project on time and on budget. We believe Texas Gulf Specialty Services can become the ‘go to’ industry resource for the Gulf Coast to deliver critically needed construction services of engineers, managers, welders, pipefitters, millwrights and boilermakers when skilled trades are in scarce supply, and look forward to rapidly expanding our Texas Gulf teams providing these services.”

Texas Gulf Energy, Inc has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Texas Gulf Specialty Services, has been chosen to provide a team of skilled trades, including welders and pipefitters, to fabricate pipe spools for a critical mid-stream oil and gas project. The company will be working seven days a week, twenty hours per day in two shifts to deliver this critical, time-sensitive piping project on time.

Texas Gulf Energy, Inc – USA info@tgnrg.com www.tgnrg.com

Craig Crawford, CEO of Texas Gulf Energy, commented, “Texas Gulf

$12mn storm water systems project Abtech Holdings, Inc, a full-service environmental technologies and engineering firm providing solutions addressing issues of water pollution and contamination to communities, industry and governments, has reported that Nassau County, Long Island, New York, USA, fully executed a not-to-exceed $12mn contract with AbTech Industries, Inc, a subsidiary of the company, for the nation’s first design-build-operate (DBO) storm water management project. The project addresses ten storm water outflow pipes in the county. AEWS Engineering LLC, and regional firm Cameron Engineering LLP. AbTech will subcontract with local firms for the installation work and may also engage subcontractors for some of the other project tasks.

of several other counties on the eastern seaboard that have similar issues to address.” Glenn Rink, CEO of AbTech, commented, “This project in Nassau County validates our position as a storm water solutions provider and elevates AbTech’s visibility as a full-service, water pollution treatment company. This evolution of our business model affords us better control of the business development process and expands our addressable market, exponentially.” AbTech Industries products are based on polymer technologies capable of removing hydrocarbons, sediment and other foreign elements in storm water runoff, flowing water, and industrial process and wastewater. AbTech’s offerings include the newSmart Sponge ® Plus antimicrobial technology, effective in reducing coliform bacteria found in storm water, industrial wastewater and municipal wastewater.

Commenting on the contract execution, Bjornulf White, AbTech’s EVP of business development, said, “This first-of-its-kind DBO storm water management contract provides a template to proactively and effectively address the national storm water problem through a public-private partnership model. AbTech Industries will work with and under the direction of Nassau County’s Public Works Department to assist the county in meeting its environmental compliance requirements and upgrade its storm water outfall systems. “The upgrades will be designed to address contaminants of concern such as bacteria, oils/greases, trash, debris and sediment, all of which may affect environmental and public health. In addition, AbTech plans to address flooding where necessary by designing the systems to prevent ‘reverse’ flow. These designs will utilise technology to prevent tidal storm surges from channelling storm water upwards to streets. Nassau County is representative

The contract is structured in multiple phases. The first year of the three- year contract will involve site selection, technology selection, design and installation. The final two years of the contract will involve the operation, maintenance and water quality monitoring of the installations. The contract allows the county to extend the operation, maintenance and monitoring phases. Abtech will be paid monthly progress payments for the portions of the project that are completed each month; approximately 95 per cent of the contract amount will be paid in the first year of the contract.

Abtech Holdings, Inc – USA sales@abtechindustries.com www.abtechindustries.com AEWS Engineering LLC – USA info@aewsengineering.com www.aewsengineering.com

AbTech Industries will lead a team that includes its storm water speciality firm

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