DENVER, CO--(Marketwired - Aug 2, 2013) - CH2M HILL (www.ch2mhill.com), a global full-service consulting, design, construction and operations firm, today announced that the company has been selected by TransCanada, one of the country's largest energy infrastructure firms, for Program Management for the Energy East Project. This project would convert an existing 3,000 km natural gas pipeline to safely transport oil from Alberta to Eastern Canadian refineries and will require 1,400 km of new pipeline construction.
Energy East is considered a critical infrastructure project by the Canadian oil and gas industry. The project will open up new markets for oil produced from Alberta's oil sands operations enhancing Canadian energy independence by providing a reliable source of domestic oil.
"With more than 2,000 people in Canada, we are very proud to be part of a project that will provide a major boost to the Canadian energy industry," said Tom Searle, President of CH2M HILL Canada. "We know that this project will have a long-lasting and positive impact on the country's overall economy for years to come."
"We are very pleased that TransCanada has selected us for this critical project," said Rob Berra, President of CH2M HILL's Energy and Chemicals unit. "This effort touches on two of CH2M HILL's specialties -- delivering pipeline projects in challenging and remote locations and major program management. We look forward to working closely with TransCanada throughout this key project."
Headquartered near Denver, Colorado, USA, employee-owned CH2M HILL is a global leader in consulting, design, design-build, operations, and program management for government, civil, industrial and energy clients. The firm's work is concentrated in the areas of water, transportation, environmental, energy, facilities and resources. With US$7 billion in revenue and 28,000 employees, CH2M HILL is an industry-leading program management, construction management and design firm, as ranked by Engineering News-Record. Visit us at ch2mhill.com, twitter.com/ch2mhill and facebook.com/ch2mhill. Search for jobs at ch2mhill.jobs.