Soon to close oil processing plant will convert to hydrogen, Dutch owner said Nov. 2.

Construction is underway, with new contracts awarded, on the first phase of Sempra Infrastructure’s $13-billion Port Arthur LNG export terminal in Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, following the energy firm’s award to Bechtel Energy of an EPC contract to manage the two-train project.

Fixed price award for Brownsville, Texas gas export plant first phase follows developer NextDecade's final investment decision and what it says is a record $18.4B financing for three-train facility to produce 17.6M tons annually. 

Bechtel Energy is EPC contractor for the Rio Grande LNG project, with its $11.5B price agreement for the first three trains extended to June 15 and a final investment decision by developer Next Decade to be made by June 30.

Year in and year out, the ENR Texas & Louisiana region—which also includes Arkansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma—has consistently proven to be one of the more robust areas for construction in the U.S.

Bechtel, Zachry Group and KBR are named EPC contractors for just-sanctioned Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast LNG production sites, while Canada regulators approve two projects to move forward.

McDermott completed roof-raise of storage tank last month at Venture Global Plaquemines export site under construction in Louisiana, set to ship gas by 2024.

One year after Ukraine invasion upended energy supply and costs, more natural gas projects are in motion in the US and globally, but concern grows over greenhouse gas impacts as industry seeks design, construction and operations solutions.

Bechtel National and Sempra Energy agree to contract for Port Arthur project in Texas

Fluor Corp. is executing engineering, procurement and fabrication management for two phases of New Fortress Energy Inc.’s first offshore natural gas export plant in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Grand Isle, La.