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Yanbu Technical Institute joins hands with GE Oil & Gas to strengthen technical skills of Saudi youth

Yanbu Technical Institute (YTI) has joined hands with GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE) to provide comprehensive training on a wide range of digital industrial solutions that will strengthen the skills of Saudi technical talent for enhanced career prospects in the energy industry.   Since its inception in 1989, the Yanbu Colleges & Institutes have been contributing significantly to the Saudi technical...

GE Healthcare Receives FDA Indication Approval for Visipaque™ (iodixanol) Injection for use with coronary CT angiography

Visipaque is the first and only FDA-approved contrast agent indicated for non-invasive CCTA procedure Chalfont St. Giles, UK, 2 May 2017 – Broadening its range of diagnostic options for clinicians and their patients, GE Healthcare announced today that it has received an indication approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its imaging agent Visipaque™ (iodixanol)...

GE & HEI Fire Up & Synchronize Second HA Gas Turbine at Bhikki Power Plant

Fastest construction of a gas power plant of its size in Pakistan’s history Bhikki projected to generate up to 1,180 MW - equivalent power needed to supply ~2.5 million Pakistani homes Bhikki, Pakistan; April 12, 2017: GE and Harbin Electric International Company Limited (HEI) have achieved an important milestone with the first fire and synchronization of the second GE 9HA gas turbine...

GE Oil & Gas: New Super-Efficient Gas Turbines at Annual Meeting in Florence

Building on its culture of partnership and co-creation, GE Oil & Gas today introduced two new technologies at the 2017 Annual Meeting, in Florence, Italy: super-efficient gas turbines LM9000 and NovaLT12. These are prime examples of how the downturn has driven focus on flexibility, efficiency and productivity, as well as demonstrated the advantages of cross-industry collaboration. These...

BP AND GE LAUNCH NEW OFFSHORE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY WITH PLANS TO DEPLOY GLOBALLY

SAN FRANCISCO - November 15, 2016 – BP (NYSE: BP) and GE (NYSE: GE) today announced the start-up of Plant Operations Advisor (POA), a new digital solution designed to improve the efficiency, reliability and safety of BP’s oil and gas production operations. Plant Operations Advisor is already helping BP manage the performance of one of its platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and, subject to a...

Alstom Bharat Forge JV to Supply Steam Turbine Generator Islands for NTPC’s Telangana Power Plant

New Delhi, India — June 7, 2016 — Alstom Bharat Forge Power Private Ltd. (ABFPPL), the joint venture company between GE and Bharat Forge Ltd., has signed a contract worth $219 million approximately (14950 M INR approx.) with NTPC Limited. The Company will supply two units of 800 MW ultra-supercritical Steam Turbine Generator Islands, on EPC basis, along with related civil work for the Telangana...

GE Healthcare joins high-profile vaccine collaboration to explore vaccine self-sufficiency and pandemic preparedness in Saudi Arabia as part of 2030 Vision

CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK AND RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – 31 May 2016 – GE Healthcare is entering into a vaccine collaboration with the National Industrial Clusters Development Program (NICDP) under the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, SaudiVax and King Saud University, to enable vaccine self-sufficiency and pandemic preparedness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).The NICDP is...

GE Healthcare and Uppsala BIO form a new partnership

GE Healthcare Life Sciences continues to invest in Uppsala. The company signs a two-year collaboration agreement with Uppsala BIO. The goal is to find technologies and equipment that support the production and processing of biopharmaceuticals in the future. “Although we are a large, international company, it is rare that we form this type of active technology scouting partnerships”, says Jonas...

Waitaki District Council upgrades Oamaru Water Treatment Plant with advanced technology from GE

25 percent increase in plant capacity – enough to meet expected demand for years to come, with flexibility to increase capacity as needed. The plant will soon supply 70 percent of the Waitaki District population with clean drinking water. Expected cost savings of NZD 400,000. WAITAKI, NEW ZEALAND, 18 April 2016 – Waitaki District Council and GE today celebrated the upgrade of the Oamaru Water...

GE AND STATOIL ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF OPEN INNOVATION CHALLENGE FOCUSED ON REDUCING WATER USAGE IN ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION

·         Powering Collaboration is a joint technology-focused program from GE and Statoil, intended to accelerate the development of more environmentally and economically sustainable energy solutions. ·         Four winners for the second Open Innovation Challenge: Reduced Use of Water in Onshore oil and gas operations. The challenge received over 100 entries from 23 different countries. ...

GE and Accenture Announce Columbia Pipeline Group First to Deploy Break-Through “Intelligent Pipeline Solution”

First-of-its kind solution to enhance safety, efficiencies across 15,000 mile pipeline network Houston, TX – January 6, 2016 – GE and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have announced that Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG) is the first company to deploy the Intelligent Pipeline Solution, a breakthrough software solution that helps pipeline operators make informed decisions around pipeline safety and...

Sonelgaz et General Electric signent un accord de partenariat à long terme pour la réalisation d’un complexe industriel en Algérie

Ce complexe industriel contribuera à fournir des équipements fabriqués en Algérie qui génèreront environ 2 000 mégawatts (MW) annuellement afin de satisfaire la demande croissante en électricité de l’Algérie Ce projet stratégique démontre l'engagement de Sonelgaz et de GE à fabriquer localement des turbines à vapeur, des turbines à gaz, des alternateurs et des systèmes de contrôle commande. Le...

GE’s steam turbines to boost capacity of West Damietta and Assiut Power Plants to 2.25 GW through combined-cycle operation

MOU strengthens GE’s support of the Egyptian Power Boost Program   In a strategic efficiency enhancement initiative that will boost Egypt’s power generation capacity with no extra fuel consumption, GE (NYSE: GE) is providing its advanced D200 steam turbines to upgrade the West Damietta and Assiut Power Plants to generate an additional 750 MW through combined-cycle operation. This will...

Rentschler Biotechnologie expands European manufacturing capabilities with GE Healthcare Life Sciences bioprocess technologies

Chalfont St Giles, UK and Laupheim, Germany – 14 April 2015 – GE Healthcare Life Sciences  a provider of tools, technologies and services to the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry andRentschler Biotechnologie GmbH, a leading contract manufacturing and development organization (CDMO) for biopharmaceuticals, announced today a joint celebration to mark the handover of GE Healthcare’s 1000th...

GE launches global research, technology innovation and manufacturing in Saudi Arabia

Dammam, Saudi Arabia; March 16, 2015: GE (NYSE: GE) announced US$100 million in new programs that will further the company’s localization efforts, build innovation capacity, and create jobs in advanced manufacturing and software analytics. This new investment adds to GE’s US$1 billion commitment over the past three years in the Kingdom, and aligns the company with the country’s Vision 2024 and...

GE Capital Aviation Services Delivers New Boeing 737-800 to China Southern Airlines

SHANNON, Ireland, March 11, 2015 -- GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, today announced delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to China Southern Airlines to expand the carrier’s fleet. The aircraft is part of GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing.   China Southern has been a GECAS customer since the early 1990s. It is the largest airline...

GE Capital Lends $45 Million to Largest McAlister s® Deli Franchisee The Saxton Group

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, FEB. 19, 2015 — GE Capital’s Franchise Finance business announced today that it served as administrative agent on a $45 million senior secured credit facility to The Saxton Group, the largest McAlister’s Deli® franchisee. GE Capital Markets served as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner. The Dallas-based company, which was founded in 1982, has grown its McAlister’s business...

Powering, Propelling and Positioning the Global Marine Industry, GE Unveils GE Marine Organization

PARIS—January 29, 2015—GE (NYSE: GE) unveiled today its new GE Marine organization. GE Marine combines the cumulative expertise of several GE businesses and will be led by Tim Schweikert, VP, GE Marine.   This new organization brings together GE’s commercial and technological expertise in the marine sector from gas turbines and diesel engines to motors and generators, variable speed drives and...

GE to Announce Fourth-Quarter Results on January 23, 2015

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – January 20, 2015 – GE [NYSE: GE] today announced that it will post its fourth-quarter financial results on its investor relations website at www.ge.com/investor on Friday, January 23, 2015 at approximately 6:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.  At that time, the company will also issue a press release. The press release will contain a link to the financial results, but will not...