Babcock & Wilcox Hits $2.44 Billion Backlog as EPC, Other Contracts Roll in from Around the World

SUGAR LAND--August 6, 2015--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--In its first quarterly release as a stand-alone company, energy services provider Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Incorporated (NYSE:BW) (B&W) (Charlotte, North Carolina) benefited from a slew of new international project awards that drove growth in the Global Power segment and boosted the company's backlog to $2.44 billion. Industrial Info is tracking $7.4 billion in active projects involving Babcock, including $2.86 billion in the U.S. and $1.67 billion in China.

Within this article: Details on B&W's quarter and projects, including two major retrofits at coal-fired plants in the U.S. South.

Other companies featured: American Electric Power Company (NYSE:AEP), Southern Company (NYSE:SO), BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT)