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                           March 15, 2021

       Louis Salamone
       Chief Financial Officer
       Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.
       1200 East Market Street
       Akron, Ohio 44305

                                                        Re: Babcock & Wilcox
Enterprises, Inc.
                                                            Registration
Statement on Form S-3
                                                            Filed March 9, 2021
                                                            File No. 333-254032

       Dear Mr. Salamone:

              This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not
review your registration
       statement.

               Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for
acceleration. We remind you
       that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of their
       disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.

                                                        Please contact Effie
Simpson at (202) 551-3346 with any questions.




                           Sincerely,


                           Division of Corporation Finance

                           Office of Manufacturing
       cc:                                              Brophy Christensen