Sempra Energy and Bechtel have announced that their respective subsidiaries, Port Arthur LNG and Bechtel Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Inc., have signed a fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Port Arthur LNG liquefaction project under development in Port Arthur, Texas.
“Building new export infrastructure in the U.S. is critical to providing overseas markets with cleaner fuel alternatives,” said Jeffrey Martin, chairman and CEO of Sempra Energy. “Partnering with a world-class construction firm like Bechtel bolsters our execution plan for one of the world's largest LNG development projects.”
The Port Arthur LNG development project is expected to initially include two liquefaction trains, two liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks, a marine berth and associated loading facilities and related infrastructure necessary to provide liquefaction services, with a nameplate capacity of approximately 13.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa
