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'''Bechtel Corporation''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɛ|k|t|əl}}) is an American [[engineering]], [[procurement]], [[construction]], and [[project management]] company founded in | '''Bechtel Corporation''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɛ|k|t|əl}}) is an American [[engineering]], [[procurement]], [[construction]], and [[project management]] company founded in San Francisco, California in 1898, and headquartered in [[Reston, Virginia]].<ref name="Sarnoff13">{{cite news |title=Bachtel decides to stay in Post Oak |last1=Sarnoff |first1=Nancy |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Bechtel-decides-to-stay-on-Post-Oak-4730480.php |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=August 13, 2013 |access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Schwartz15">{{cite news |title=Bechtel Corporation moving from Maryland to Virginia |last1=Schwartz |first1=Heidi |url=https://businessfacilities.com/2015/03/bechtel-corporation-moving-from-maryland-to-virginia/ |newspaper=Business Facilities |date=March 6, 2015 |access-date=March 21, 2018}}</ref> {{asof|2022}}, the ''[[Engineering News-Record]]'' ranked Bechtel as the second largest construction company in the [[United States]], following [[Turner Construction]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 2022 |title=ENR 2022 Top 400 Contractors 1–100 |work=Engineering News-Record |url=https://www.enr.com/toplists/2022-Top-400-Contractors-1-preview |access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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== Locations and operational activities == | == Locations and operational activities == | ||
Bechtel's major operational locations are in [[Brisbane]],<ref name=Bartsch2011>{{cite news |title=Life in the valley a gas for Bechtel |last1=Bartsch |first1=Phil |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/life-in-the-valley-a-gas-for-bechtel/story-fn6ck2gb-1226023582014 |newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]] |date=March 18, 2011 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> [[Calgary]],<ref name=WorldGen2003>{{cite news |title=William Dudley |url=http://www.world-gen.com/class03/dudley.html |work=[[World Generation Magazine]] |date=2003 |access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> [[Chandler, Arizona]], [[Dubai]],<ref name=Fahy2013 /><ref name=Neuhof2013>{{cite news |title=Bechtel joining in Gulf metals and mining boom |last1=Neuhof |first1=Florian |url=http://www.thenational.ae/business/industry-insights/economics/bechtel-joining-in-gulf-metals-and-mining-boom |newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |date=September 11, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> [[Houston]],<ref name=Patrick2012>{{cite news |title=Bechtel is Hiring for 170 Positions in Houston |last1=Patrick |first1=Jennifer |url=http://blog.chron.com/houstonshiring/2012/06/bechtel-is-hiring-for-170-positions-in-houston/ |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=June 13, 2012 |access-date=March 20, 2014 |archive-date=July 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710205025/http://blog.chron.com/houstonshiring/2012/06/bechtel-is-hiring-for-170-positions-in-houston/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], [[London]],<ref name=MacGregor2013>{{cite news |title=Bechtel set to take up 75,000 sq ft of London office space at FC200 |last1=MacGregor |first1=Kirsty |url=http://www.devono.com/news/bechtel-set-to-take-up-75,000-sq-ft-of-london-office-space-at-fc200-19035875/ |newspaper=[[DeVono]] |date=November 12, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014 |archive-date=February 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219063620/https://www.devono.com/blog/bechtel-set-to-take-up-75-000-sq-ft-of-london-office-space-at-fc200/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[New Delhi]],<ref name=BusinessStandard1998>{{cite news |title=15% Of Bechtel Turnover To Come From India |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/15-of-bechtel-turnover-to-come-from-india-198020601117_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=February 6, 1998 |access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> [[Reston, Virginia]],<ref name=FrederickNewsPost2011>{{cite news |title=Bechtel moving 625 jobs from Frederick to Reston |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/archive/bechtel-moving-jobs-from-frederick-to-reston/article_2e2ab89f-fe69-5728-8740-dc401b45f513.html |newspaper=[[Frederick News-Post]] |date=November 8, 2011 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> | Bechtel's major operational locations are in [[Brisbane]],<ref name=Bartsch2011>{{cite news |title=Life in the valley a gas for Bechtel |last1=Bartsch |first1=Phil |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/life-in-the-valley-a-gas-for-bechtel/story-fn6ck2gb-1226023582014 |newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]] |date=March 18, 2011 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> [[Calgary]],<ref name=WorldGen2003>{{cite news |title=William Dudley |url=http://www.world-gen.com/class03/dudley.html |work=[[World Generation Magazine]] |date=2003 |access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> [[Chandler, Arizona]], [[Dubai]],<ref name=Fahy2013 /><ref name=Neuhof2013>{{cite news |title=Bechtel joining in Gulf metals and mining boom |last1=Neuhof |first1=Florian |url=http://www.thenational.ae/business/industry-insights/economics/bechtel-joining-in-gulf-metals-and-mining-boom |newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |date=September 11, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> [[Houston]],<ref name=Patrick2012>{{cite news |title=Bechtel is Hiring for 170 Positions in Houston |last1=Patrick |first1=Jennifer |url=http://blog.chron.com/houstonshiring/2012/06/bechtel-is-hiring-for-170-positions-in-houston/ |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=June 13, 2012 |access-date=March 20, 2014 |archive-date=July 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710205025/http://blog.chron.com/houstonshiring/2012/06/bechtel-is-hiring-for-170-positions-in-houston/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], [[London]],<ref name=MacGregor2013>{{cite news |title=Bechtel set to take up 75,000 sq ft of London office space at FC200 |last1=MacGregor |first1=Kirsty |url=http://www.devono.com/news/bechtel-set-to-take-up-75,000-sq-ft-of-london-office-space-at-fc200-19035875/ |newspaper=[[DeVono]] |date=November 12, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014 |archive-date=February 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219063620/https://www.devono.com/blog/bechtel-set-to-take-up-75-000-sq-ft-of-london-office-space-at-fc200/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[New Delhi]],<ref name=BusinessStandard1998>{{cite news |title=15% Of Bechtel Turnover To Come From India |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/15-of-bechtel-turnover-to-come-from-india-198020601117_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=February 6, 1998 |access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> [[Reston, Virginia]],<ref name=FrederickNewsPost2011>{{cite news |title=Bechtel moving 625 jobs from Frederick to Reston |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/archive/bechtel-moving-jobs-from-frederick-to-reston/article_2e2ab89f-fe69-5728-8740-dc401b45f513.html |newspaper=[[Frederick News-Post]] |date=November 8, 2011 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> San Francisco,<ref name=Dipietro2014>{{cite news |title=Bechtel's Higgins Stresses Ethics |last1=Dipietro |first1=Ben |url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304773104579266202310526722 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=January 15, 2014 |access-date=January 27, 2014}}</ref> [[Santiago]],<ref name=NewCivilEngineer2012>{{cite news |title=The bigger picture: Peter Dawson interview |url=http://www.nce.co.uk/the-bigger-picture-peter-dawson-interview/8640118.article |work=[[New Civil Engineer]] |date=December 13, 2012 |access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref> [[Shanghai]], [[Nairobi]], [[Taipei]],<ref name=bechtelreport2012 /> and [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=Jones2010 /> | ||
The company is headquartered in Reston,<ref name="Gregg2018">{{cite news |title=Bechtel to move headquarters to Reston after more than a century in San Francisco, bringing 150 jobs |last1=Gregg |first1=Aaron |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/bechtel-to-move-headquarters-to-reston-after-more-than-a-century-in-san-francisco-bringing-150-jobs/2018/06/07/f562e108-6a69-11e8-bea7-c8eb28bc52b1_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=June 7, 2018 |access-date=December 18, 2018}}</ref> which also houses the company's global operational headquarters,<ref name=Kumar2011>{{cite news |title=Bechtel to move some jobs from Maryland to Virginia |author=Anita Kumar and Fredrick Kunkle|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/bechtel-to-move-some-jobs-from-maryland-to-virginia/2011/11/07/gIQA2ry8wM_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=November 7, 2011 |access-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> as well as the headquarters of the Nuclear, Security & Environmental global business unit and the Americas offices of the Infrastructure global business unit.<ref name=Waters2014>{{cite news |title=Bechtel to move 'substantial' number of employees to Virginia |author=Ed Waters Jr. |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/bechtel-to-move-some-employees-to-virginia/article_4aef584e-8853-5fe3-89dc-16c747869a81.html |work=[[Frederick News-Post]] |date=October 14, 2014 |access-date=July 23, 2015}}</ref><ref name=BechtelJune2015>{{cite press release |title=Bechtel Streamlines Organization, Announces Leadership Changes |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bechtel-streamlines-organization-announces-leadership-changes-78078032.html |publisher=Bechtel |date=June 29, 2015 |access-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> The company's Oil, Gas & Chemicals unit is based in the Houston office.<ref name=BloombergOil>{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=52004152 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140615091653/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=52004152 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2014 |title=Company Overview of Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. |publisher=[[Bloomberg Businessweek|Bloomberg]] |access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> The Washington office is home to the government affairs team, and maintains a Political Action Committee.<ref name=OpenSecrets>{{cite web |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?cycle=2014&strID=C00103697 |title=Bechtel Group |publisher=[[OpenSecrets]] |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> | The company is headquartered in Reston,<ref name="Gregg2018">{{cite news |title=Bechtel to move headquarters to Reston after more than a century in San Francisco, bringing 150 jobs |last1=Gregg |first1=Aaron |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/bechtel-to-move-headquarters-to-reston-after-more-than-a-century-in-san-francisco-bringing-150-jobs/2018/06/07/f562e108-6a69-11e8-bea7-c8eb28bc52b1_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=June 7, 2018 |access-date=December 18, 2018}}</ref> which also houses the company's global operational headquarters,<ref name=Kumar2011>{{cite news |title=Bechtel to move some jobs from Maryland to Virginia |author=Anita Kumar and Fredrick Kunkle|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/bechtel-to-move-some-jobs-from-maryland-to-virginia/2011/11/07/gIQA2ry8wM_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=November 7, 2011 |access-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> as well as the headquarters of the Nuclear, Security & Environmental global business unit and the Americas offices of the Infrastructure global business unit.<ref name=Waters2014>{{cite news |title=Bechtel to move 'substantial' number of employees to Virginia |author=Ed Waters Jr. |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/bechtel-to-move-some-employees-to-virginia/article_4aef584e-8853-5fe3-89dc-16c747869a81.html |work=[[Frederick News-Post]] |date=October 14, 2014 |access-date=July 23, 2015}}</ref><ref name=BechtelJune2015>{{cite press release |title=Bechtel Streamlines Organization, Announces Leadership Changes |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bechtel-streamlines-organization-announces-leadership-changes-78078032.html |publisher=Bechtel |date=June 29, 2015 |access-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> The company's Oil, Gas & Chemicals unit is based in the Houston office.<ref name=BloombergOil>{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=52004152 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140615091653/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=52004152 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2014 |title=Company Overview of Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. |publisher=[[Bloomberg Businessweek|Bloomberg]] |access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> The Washington office is home to the government affairs team, and maintains a Political Action Committee.<ref name=OpenSecrets>{{cite web |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?cycle=2014&strID=C00103697 |title=Bechtel Group |publisher=[[OpenSecrets]] |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> | ||