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BV consortium secure Manila water infrastructure upgrades

Manila Water appoints Black & Veatch to advance Water Infrastructure as part of extensive Capital Investment program. Manila Water is looking to significantly increase capital spending in the 2018-2027 period to improve water sustainability. The investment will focus on developing water and wastewater infrastructure with the aim of improving services and creating more sustainable living...

Black and Veatch wins India’s first floating LNG project

Black & Veatch will deliver critical elements of India’s first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal. The project will help develop the Indian gas market, which is projected to be one of the fastest growing in the world during the next two decades. Swan LNG Private Limited (a subsidiary...

Black & Veatch win Kuwait Oil Company work

Black & Veatch has secured a contract for the licensing technology and related services for sulphur recovery units (SRU) and Acid Gas Removal Units (AGRU) to support natural gas processing on the Jurassic field, a project central to Kuwait Oil Company’s (KOC) strategy to increase gas production. Kuwait has a very aggressive gas production target...

Black and Veatch picked for Brazilian power station

Black & Veatch has been selected as owner’s engineer by Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe (CELSE) for a 1,516 megawatt combined cycle power project in northeastern Brazil. The Porto de Sergipe plant will meet growing electricity demand and supplement hydropower supplies during dry weather seasons. It will be the largest natural gas power station in South...

Black & Veatch win power station consultancy role

Black & Veatch have been awarded the Consultancy role in Cirebon, Indonesia Project in Jakarta. Drawing on more than 40 years of experience in power generation development in Indonesia, Black & Veatch will oversee the scheduling, design, quality control of equipment supplied, and construction activity for the 1,000 megawatt (MW) Cirebon 2 Project just east of...

Black & Veatch win S. African energy contract

Black & Veatch was selected by MBHE African Power (PTY) Ltd, a local renewable energy developer, to provide technical assistance for the country’s first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant. The energy plant will be located in the Drakenstein Municipality, near Wellington in the Western Cape. The energy plant will contribute 10 megawatts to the nation’s power grid...

Black & Veatch in Solar Power Plant win

Black & Veatch has been awarded a contract with Green Earth Power (Thailand) to provide the design and consultancy services for what will be South East Asia’s largest solar power plant. Construction of the scheme in Myanmar will begin in the first quarter of 2016. “Electricity is an urgent priority in Myanmar and has serious...

Moving Abroad Checklist

Initial Considerations

Will your partner be travelling with you?

If so, what will they be giving up in your present home and will they be able to continue with their career in your new home? You will need to check whether a separate visa is required for your partner to work or if your visa gives that right. If they are unable to work you will need to decide on the effect on your finances and what alternatives are available to give a fulfilling life (home business, training, voluntary work).

Are you taking family with you?

Moving with family raises many exciting opportunities, but also can create challenges. The HSBC Expat Explorer survey indicates that expat kids can take six months to settle in to their new country (see article). Getting young or even older children to prepare to move and leave their friends and family behind can be a challenge and should be thought through.

The options for education is another area that needs to be thought through.

Moving your child to a new country with a different education system can be a great opportunity to broaden their experience, but if they are close to key exams the timing can make this inadvisable. If you do take your family with you, it is important to decide between joining the local school system or choosing an international school.

Where will you be living?

Whether you will be living in a house or apartment, furnished or unfurnished, these decisions will affect what you need to take with you. The time you are planning to live overseas will also affect whether you should leave your property at home empty, rent it out or sell it. See the article Sell, Store or Ship.