Fluor Corp. has received a contract to build a new coal plant for TXU Corp.
Irving-based Fluor (NYSE: FLR - News) said it would begin work on phase one of the project immediately and will book this initial portion of the project in the second-quarter of 2006.
The engineering services firm said it would provide engineering, procurement […]
The operator of Ontario’s electricity system is expected to confirm Friday it has recommended the province shelve plans to close some of its coal-fired plants by 2009.
The decision would reverse a key element in the provincial Liberal government’s 2003 election platform. The Dalton McGuinty government had already delayed its original deadline for coal-plant closures by […]
The coal miners’ union is suing the government to ensure miners have working oxygen supplies and know how to use them.
The suit by the United Mine Workers of America comes a day after Congress passed sweeping legislation overhauling mine safety rules. The union backed the legislation but said its lawsuit deals with separate concerns.
UMW president […]
International Coal Group Plans to Offer $250 Million of Senior Notes
Coal mining company International Coal Group Inc. said Friday that it plans to make a private offering of $250 million of senior notes due 2014.
International Coal said it intends to use the proceeds to repay its revolving credit facility and retire its term loan facility, […]