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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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Starting with the construction of Klamath River Highway in California in 1919, Bechtel ventured into jobs other than building railroads. The company built roads, bridges, and highways throughout the [[western United States]]. The company worked on its first [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] projects in the 1920s for [[Pacific Gas and Electric Company]] in [[California]].<ref name=Krause2004 /><ref name=Wright1973 /><ref name=Brunn2011>{{cite book |author=Jason Henderson |editor=Stanley D. Brunn |title=Engineering Earth: The Impacts of Megaengineering Projects |publisher=Springer |date=2011 |pages=783–801 |chapter=Chapter 45: Bechtel: The Global Corporation |isbn=978-9048199198 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mEyjMx7EV8IC&q=1919+road+california+bechtel&pg=PA785}}</ref> | Starting with the construction of Klamath River Highway in California in 1919, Bechtel ventured into jobs other than building railroads. The company built roads, bridges, and highways throughout the [[western United States]]. The company worked on its first [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] projects in the 1920s for [[Pacific Gas and Electric Company]] in [[California]].<ref name=Krause2004 /><ref name=Wright1973 /><ref name=Brunn2011>{{cite book |author=Jason Henderson |editor=Stanley D. Brunn |title=Engineering Earth: The Impacts of Megaengineering Projects |publisher=Springer |date=2011 |pages=783–801 |chapter=Chapter 45: Bechtel: The Global Corporation |isbn=978-9048199198 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mEyjMx7EV8IC&q=1919+road+california+bechtel&pg=PA785}}</ref> | ||
In 1925, Warren, his sons Warren A. Bechtel Jr, [[Stephen D. Bechtel Sr.|Stephen]], [[Kenneth K. Bechtel|Kenneth]] (Ken), and his brother Arthur (Art) joined him to incorporate as ''W.A. Bechtel Company'',<ref>[http://peabody.advantage-preservation.com/Viewer/?fn=the_peabody_gazette-herald_usa_kansas_peabody_19331012_english_5 Obituary story of Warren A. Bechtel; Peabody Gazette-Herald; October 12, 1933.]</ref> which by this time was the leading construction company in the western United States.<ref name=Wolf2010 /><ref name=Pitta2003>{{cite news |title=Building a new world: Behind the scenes with Bechtel |author=Julie Pitta |url=http://www.worldtradewt100.com/articles/building-a-new-world-behind-the-scenes-with-bechtel?v=preview |work=World Trade |date=August 1, 2003 |access-date=April 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006104452/http://www.worldtradewt100.com/articles/building-a-new-world-behind-the-scenes-with-bechtel?v=preview |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1929, Warren's son, Stephen, urged his father to embark on the company's first pipeline project. Bechtel began working with [[Chevron Corporation|California Standard Oil Company]] to build pipelines and refineries.<ref name=Brunn2011 /><ref name=Streitfeld2003>{{cite news |title=Finalists for Rebuilding Down to 2 Firms |author=David Streitfeld |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-03-war-rebuild3-story.html |work= | In 1925, Warren, his sons Warren A. Bechtel Jr, [[Stephen D. Bechtel Sr.|Stephen]], [[Kenneth K. Bechtel|Kenneth]] (Ken), and his brother Arthur (Art) joined him to incorporate as ''W.A. Bechtel Company'',<ref>[http://peabody.advantage-preservation.com/Viewer/?fn=the_peabody_gazette-herald_usa_kansas_peabody_19331012_english_5 Obituary story of Warren A. Bechtel; Peabody Gazette-Herald; October 12, 1933.]</ref> which by this time was the leading construction company in the western United States.<ref name=Wolf2010 /><ref name=Pitta2003>{{cite news |title=Building a new world: Behind the scenes with Bechtel |author=Julie Pitta |url=http://www.worldtradewt100.com/articles/building-a-new-world-behind-the-scenes-with-bechtel?v=preview |work=World Trade |date=August 1, 2003 |access-date=April 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006104452/http://www.worldtradewt100.com/articles/building-a-new-world-behind-the-scenes-with-bechtel?v=preview |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1929, Warren's son, Stephen, urged his father to embark on the company's first pipeline project. Bechtel began working with [[Chevron Corporation|California Standard Oil Company]] to build pipelines and refineries.<ref name=Brunn2011 /><ref name=Streitfeld2003>{{cite news |title=Finalists for Rebuilding Down to 2 Firms |author=David Streitfeld |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-03-war-rebuild3-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 3, 2003 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Church1998 /> | ||
In January 1931, Bechtel joined other contractors in the west to form [[Six Companies, Inc.]], a [[consortium]] created to bid for a contract from the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]] to construct the [[Hoover Dam]]. Six Companies won the bid in March and construction began in the summer of 1931.<ref name=Hiltzik2011 /><ref name=Krause2004 /> | In January 1931, Bechtel joined other contractors in the west to form [[Six Companies, Inc.]], a [[consortium]] created to bid for a contract from the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]] to construct the [[Hoover Dam]]. Six Companies won the bid in March and construction began in the summer of 1931.<ref name=Hiltzik2011 /><ref name=Krause2004 /> | ||
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As a result of the [[Gulf War]], Bechtel accepted the task of extinguishing oil well fires in [[Kuwait]] in 1991. This fire-suppression project was part of the effort to rebuild the infrastructure of Kuwait.<ref name=Lubove1999 /><ref name=Rothman1991 /> | As a result of the [[Gulf War]], Bechtel accepted the task of extinguishing oil well fires in [[Kuwait]] in 1991. This fire-suppression project was part of the effort to rebuild the infrastructure of Kuwait.<ref name=Lubove1999 /><ref name=Rothman1991 /> | ||
In 1994, Bechtel began work on the US$20 billion [[Airport Core Programme|Hong Kong Airport Core Programme]], which was the largest civil engineering project at the time and included a [[Hong Kong International Airport|new airport]] and nine other infrastructure projects.<ref name=Farley94>{{cite news |title=Asia : Hong Kong's New Airport Finally Gets Off Ground |author=Maggie Farley |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-02-mn-4094-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 2, 1994 |access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Rowe11>{{cite book |title=Emergent Architectural Territories in East Asian Cities |author=Peter G Rowe |year=2011 |publisher=[[Walter de Gruyter]] |isbn= 978-3-0346-1059-9|page=84 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GeuaUWm7RbAC&q=bechtel&pg=PA84 |access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel's other major projects during the 1990s included the [[Athens Metro]] system,<ref name=Church1998>{{cite magazine |title=Stephen Bechtel: Global Builder |author=George J. Church |url=https://content.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,989775,00.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=December 7, 1998 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref> the [[Atlantic LNG]] in [[Trinidad]],<ref name=Hindley98 /> the [[A1 (Croatia)|Croatian Motorway]],<ref name=Kosowatz02>{{cite news |title=Croatia Tries to Unlock Economy With Multibillion-Dollar Motorway |author=John J. Kosowatz |url=http://www.enr.com/articles/29758-croatia-tries-to-unlock-economy-with-multibillion-dollar-motorway?v=preview |work=[[Engineering News-Record]] |date=August 26, 2002 |access-date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> the [[Jubilee Line Extension]] for the [[London Underground]], Quezon Power Plant in the [[Philippines]],<ref name=PhilStar00>{{cite news |title=Quezon power plant soon to be operational |url=http://www.philstar.com/business/101319/quezon-power-plant-soon-be-operational |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=January 14, 2000 |access-date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> and a semiconductor plant in China.<ref name=AP1998>{{cite news |title=Massive public works projects featured at new exhibit |author=Randolph E. Schmid |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-19740384.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323011816/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-19740384.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 23, 2015 |agency= | In 1994, Bechtel began work on the US$20 billion [[Airport Core Programme|Hong Kong Airport Core Programme]], which was the largest civil engineering project at the time and included a [[Hong Kong International Airport|new airport]] and nine other infrastructure projects.<ref name=Farley94>{{cite news |title=Asia : Hong Kong's New Airport Finally Gets Off Ground |author=Maggie Farley |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-02-mn-4094-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 2, 1994 |access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Rowe11>{{cite book |title=Emergent Architectural Territories in East Asian Cities |author=Peter G Rowe |year=2011 |publisher=[[Walter de Gruyter]] |isbn= 978-3-0346-1059-9|page=84 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GeuaUWm7RbAC&q=bechtel&pg=PA84 |access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel's other major projects during the 1990s included the [[Athens Metro]] system,<ref name=Church1998>{{cite magazine |title=Stephen Bechtel: Global Builder |author=George J. Church |url=https://content.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,989775,00.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=December 7, 1998 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref> the [[Atlantic LNG]] in [[Trinidad]],<ref name=Hindley98 /> the [[A1 (Croatia)|Croatian Motorway]],<ref name=Kosowatz02>{{cite news |title=Croatia Tries to Unlock Economy With Multibillion-Dollar Motorway |author=John J. Kosowatz |url=http://www.enr.com/articles/29758-croatia-tries-to-unlock-economy-with-multibillion-dollar-motorway?v=preview |work=[[Engineering News-Record]] |date=August 26, 2002 |access-date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> the [[Jubilee Line Extension]] for the [[London Underground]], Quezon Power Plant in the [[Philippines]],<ref name=PhilStar00>{{cite news |title=Quezon power plant soon to be operational |url=http://www.philstar.com/business/101319/quezon-power-plant-soon-be-operational |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=January 14, 2000 |access-date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> and a semiconductor plant in China.<ref name=AP1998>{{cite news |title=Massive public works projects featured at new exhibit |author=Randolph E. Schmid |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-19740384.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323011816/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-19740384.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 23, 2015 |agency=Associated Press |date=June 1, 1998 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Anderson2011>{{cite news |title=The private companies that drive the global economy |author=Richard Anderson |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12334757 |work=[[BBC]] |date=April 26, 2011 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name=RT14>{{cite news |title=Bechtel completes phase 1 of Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project |url=http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsbechtel-completes-phase-i-of-dulles-corridor-metrorail-project-4253408 |work=Railway-Technology |date=April 28, 2014 |access-date=August 21, 2014}}{{unreliable source?|reason=domain on WP:BLACKLIST|date=August 2016}}</ref> Bechtel also managed design and construction of facilities for Olympic games: the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics]],<ref name=Deseret97 /> and the [[1998 Winter Olympics|Winter Games in Nagano, Japan]] in 1998.<ref name=Armstrong01>{{cite news |title=Firms Vie For Olympic Gold / U.S. companies see opportunities as Beijing prepares for 2008 games |author=David Armstrong |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Firms-Vie-For-Olympic-Gold-U-S-companies-see-2896823.php |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=July 26, 2001 |access-date=September 8, 2014}}</ref> In the early 2000s, the company provided planning and management services for the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]].<ref name=Deseret97 /> In 2001, Bechtel was part of a consortium to project manage the US$4.3 billion construction of the CSPC Nanhai Petrochemicals Complex in China.<ref name=CT>{{cite news |title=CSPC Petrochemical Complex, China |url=http://www.chemicals-technology.com/projects/nanhai/ |work=Chemicals-Technology |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref> | ||
Several projects in the 2000s attracted controversy.<ref name=DavisMarch2003 /> In 2000, after a [[2000 Cochabamba protests|protest against water prices]] being raised by a utility partially owned by Bechtel in [[Bolivia]], the company pulled out of the country and later filed suit against Bolivia for $25 million in losses. The claim was settled in 2006 for $0.30.<ref name=DavisMarch2003 /><ref name=CorpWatch96>{{cite news |title=BOLIVIA: Bechtel Drops $50 Million Claim to Settle Bolivian Water Dispute |url=http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13144 |work=[[Environment News Service]] |date=January 19, 2006 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213211154/https://corpwatch.org/article/bolivia-bechtel-drops-50-million-claim-settle-bolivian-water-dispute |url-status=dead }}</ref> | Several projects in the 2000s attracted controversy.<ref name=DavisMarch2003 /> In 2000, after a [[2000 Cochabamba protests|protest against water prices]] being raised by a utility partially owned by Bechtel in [[Bolivia]], the company pulled out of the country and later filed suit against Bolivia for $25 million in losses. The claim was settled in 2006 for $0.30.<ref name=DavisMarch2003 /><ref name=CorpWatch96>{{cite news |title=BOLIVIA: Bechtel Drops $50 Million Claim to Settle Bolivian Water Dispute |url=http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13144 |work=[[Environment News Service]] |date=January 19, 2006 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213211154/https://corpwatch.org/article/bolivia-bechtel-drops-50-million-claim-settle-bolivian-water-dispute |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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Following [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2005, Bechtel was one of four companies hired by [[Federal Emergency Management Agency|FEMA]] to build temporary housing.<ref name=Baker2006 /> Bechtel delivered over 35,000 trailers in under a year for displaced residents in [[Mississippi]], though the company was criticized by officials and in the media for the cost and quality of work.<ref name=Kaye2007>{{cite news |title=Controversy Continues over Post-Katrina Spending on Trailers |author=Jefferey Kaye |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather-jan-june07-katrina_04-09/ |work=[[PBS]] |date=April 9, 2007 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref> | Following [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2005, Bechtel was one of four companies hired by [[Federal Emergency Management Agency|FEMA]] to build temporary housing.<ref name=Baker2006 /> Bechtel delivered over 35,000 trailers in under a year for displaced residents in [[Mississippi]], though the company was criticized by officials and in the media for the cost and quality of work.<ref name=Kaye2007>{{cite news |title=Controversy Continues over Post-Katrina Spending on Trailers |author=Jefferey Kaye |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather-jan-june07-katrina_04-09/ |work=[[PBS]] |date=April 9, 2007 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref> | ||
In 2007, Bechtel began work on the [[A3 motorway (Romania)|Romanian A3 motorway (Autostrada Transilvania)]] and Albanian motorways. Bechtel and the Romanian National Roads Authority jointly agreed on a settlement to end the contract for works on the Autostrada Transilvania in 2013. The Albanian Motorway was opened to traffic in 2010 on schedule.<ref name=Rogers14>{{cite news |title=Romania offers $450m to the contractor who'll finish its road to nowhere |author=David Rogers |url=http://www.globalconreview.com/markets/romania-offers-450m-finish-road-nowhere/ |work=Global Construction Review |date=June 6, 2014 |access-date=August 21, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Koleka07>{{cite news |title=Highway set to bring Albania and Kosovo closer |author=Benet Koleka |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-albania-kosovo-link-idUSL261003820070628?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 |work= | In 2007, Bechtel began work on the [[A3 motorway (Romania)|Romanian A3 motorway (Autostrada Transilvania)]] and Albanian motorways. Bechtel and the Romanian National Roads Authority jointly agreed on a settlement to end the contract for works on the Autostrada Transilvania in 2013. The Albanian Motorway was opened to traffic in 2010 on schedule.<ref name=Rogers14>{{cite news |title=Romania offers $450m to the contractor who'll finish its road to nowhere |author=David Rogers |url=http://www.globalconreview.com/markets/romania-offers-450m-finish-road-nowhere/ |work=Global Construction Review |date=June 6, 2014 |access-date=August 21, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Koleka07>{{cite news |title=Highway set to bring Albania and Kosovo closer |author=Benet Koleka |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-albania-kosovo-link-idUSL261003820070628?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 |work=Reuters |date=June 28, 2007 |access-date=August 21, 2014 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065841/http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/06/28/us-albania-kosovo-link-idUSL261003820070628?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
Other major projects at the end of the 2000s included the twinning of the [[Tacoma Narrows Bridge]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] state,<ref name=Carson07>{{cite news |title=At last, it's good to go |author=Rob Carson |url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/2007/07/15/110260/at-last-its-good-to-go.html |work=[[The News Tribune]] |date=July 15, 2007 |access-date=September 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006114720/http://www.thenewstribune.com/2007/07/15/110260/at-last-its-good-to-go.html |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Jamnagar Refinery]] expansion in [[India]],<ref name=GI08>{{cite news |title=Sohar Aluminium pours first hot metal |url=http://www.gulfindustryonline.com/news/6795_Sohar-Aluminium-pours-first-hot-metal.html |work=Gulf Industry Online |date=July 1, 2008 |access-date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> [[EG LNG|Equatorial GuineaLNG]],<ref name=HT>{{cite news |title=Equatorial Guinea LNG Project, Bioko Island, Punta Europa, Equatorial Guinea |url=http://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/bioko-lng/ | Other major projects at the end of the 2000s included the twinning of the [[Tacoma Narrows Bridge]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] state,<ref name=Carson07>{{cite news |title=At last, it's good to go |author=Rob Carson |url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/2007/07/15/110260/at-last-its-good-to-go.html |work=[[The News Tribune]] |date=July 15, 2007 |access-date=September 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006114720/http://www.thenewstribune.com/2007/07/15/110260/at-last-its-good-to-go.html |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Jamnagar Refinery]] expansion in [[India]],<ref name=GI08>{{cite news |title=Sohar Aluminium pours first hot metal |url=http://www.gulfindustryonline.com/news/6795_Sohar-Aluminium-pours-first-hot-metal.html |work=Gulf Industry Online |date=July 1, 2008 |access-date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> [[EG LNG|Equatorial GuineaLNG]],<ref name=HT>{{cite news |title=Equatorial Guinea LNG Project, Bioko Island, Punta Europa, Equatorial Guinea |url=http://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/bioko-lng/ | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
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In 2016, Bechtel began construction on the first phase of the Edmonton Valley Line Light Rail Transit project in [[Alberta]], Canada, the first [[public–private partnership]] (P3) business group.<ref name=SloweyApril2016>{{cite news |title=Bechtel-led team kicks off construction on $1.8B Canadian P3 light rail |author=Kim Slowey |url=http://www.constructiondive.com/news/bechtel-team-kicks-off-construction-on-canadian-light-rail/418164/ |work=Construction Dive |date=April 27, 2016 |access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> The company is also involved in several ongoing projects as of 2016, including building national infrastructure in [[Gabon]]<ref name=Mavuso2016>{{cite news |title=Company strengthens ties with African country |author=Zandile Mavuso |url=http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/company-strengthens-ties-with-african-country-2016-07-15/rep_id:4136 |newspaper=Engineering News] |date=July 15, 2016|access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref> and supporting the continuous development of [[Jubail]] industrial city in Saudi Arabia.<ref name=Slowey2016>{{cite news |title=Bechtel signs 5-year extension for world's largest industrial development project |last1=Slowey |first1=Kim |url=http://www.constructiondive.com/news/bechtel-signs-5-year-extension-for-worlds-largest-industrial-development-p/420461/ |newspaper=Construction Dive |date=June 7, 2016 |access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref> Bechtel has worked at Jubail for more than 40 years, and was granted a five-year extension on both projects June 2016.<ref name="Rubin16">{{cite news |title=Bechtel gets five-year extension on Jubail project |last1=Rubin |first1=Debra K. |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/39601-bechtel-gets-five-year-extension-on-jubail-project |newspaper=Engineering News-Record |date=June 8, 2016 |access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref> | In 2016, Bechtel began construction on the first phase of the Edmonton Valley Line Light Rail Transit project in [[Alberta]], Canada, the first [[public–private partnership]] (P3) business group.<ref name=SloweyApril2016>{{cite news |title=Bechtel-led team kicks off construction on $1.8B Canadian P3 light rail |author=Kim Slowey |url=http://www.constructiondive.com/news/bechtel-team-kicks-off-construction-on-canadian-light-rail/418164/ |work=Construction Dive |date=April 27, 2016 |access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> The company is also involved in several ongoing projects as of 2016, including building national infrastructure in [[Gabon]]<ref name=Mavuso2016>{{cite news |title=Company strengthens ties with African country |author=Zandile Mavuso |url=http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/company-strengthens-ties-with-african-country-2016-07-15/rep_id:4136 |newspaper=Engineering News] |date=July 15, 2016|access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref> and supporting the continuous development of [[Jubail]] industrial city in Saudi Arabia.<ref name=Slowey2016>{{cite news |title=Bechtel signs 5-year extension for world's largest industrial development project |last1=Slowey |first1=Kim |url=http://www.constructiondive.com/news/bechtel-signs-5-year-extension-for-worlds-largest-industrial-development-p/420461/ |newspaper=Construction Dive |date=June 7, 2016 |access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref> Bechtel has worked at Jubail for more than 40 years, and was granted a five-year extension on both projects June 2016.<ref name="Rubin16">{{cite news |title=Bechtel gets five-year extension on Jubail project |last1=Rubin |first1=Debra K. |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/39601-bechtel-gets-five-year-extension-on-jubail-project |newspaper=Engineering News-Record |date=June 8, 2016 |access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref> | ||
In February 2017, Bechtel was chosen to support setting up and operating Saudi Arabia's National Project Management Office.<ref name="Reuters21Feb17">{{cite news |title=Bechtel wins contract to run Saudi project management office |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/saudi-projects-bechtel/bechtel-wins-contract-to-run-saudi-project-management-office-idUSL8N1G62AN |newspaper= | In February 2017, Bechtel was chosen to support setting up and operating Saudi Arabia's National Project Management Office.<ref name="Reuters21Feb17">{{cite news |title=Bechtel wins contract to run Saudi project management office |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/saudi-projects-bechtel/bechtel-wins-contract-to-run-saudi-project-management-office-idUSL8N1G62AN |newspaper=Reuters |date=February 21, 2017 |access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref> In May 2017, Bechtel was appointed the delivery management partner for the tunnels and stations excavation package of Stage 2 of the [[Sydney Metro]] project.<ref name="Rowell17">{{cite news |title=Bechtel joins the Sydney Metro project in new management role |last1=Rowell |first1=Catherine |url=http://www.constructionglobal.com/major-projects/bechtel-joins-sydney-metro-project-new-management-role |newspaper=Construction Global |date=May 6, 2017 |access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> Considered Australia's largest public infrastructure project, the work includes new twin rail tunnels under [[Sydney Harbour]].<ref name="Rowell17" /> Bechtel won the contract in August 2017 to design and build a 473-kilometer highway with 19 interchanges linking Nairobi, Kenya's capital, to Mombasa, Kenya's main port.<ref name="WorldHighways11Aug17">{{cite news |title=Kenyan key contract being built by Bechtel |url=http://www.worldhighways.com/categories/auctions-equipment-supply-servicing-finance/news/kenyan-key-contract-being-built-by-bechtel/ |newspaper=WorldHighways.com |date=August 11, 2017 |access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Oirere17">{{cite news |title=Bechtel to construct Kenya's first expressway |last1=Oirere |first1=Shem |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/42609-bechtel-to-construct-kenyas-first-expressway?v=preview |newspaper=Engineering News-Record |date=August 18, 2017 |access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Amadala17">{{cite news |title=Nairobi-Mombasa expressway work starts in January |last1=Amadala |first1=Victor |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/08/09/nairobi-mombasa-expressway-work-starts-in-january-kenha_c1612518 |newspaper=The Star |date=August 9, 2017 |access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref> The first section is targeted to open in October 2019<ref name="WorldHighways11Aug17" /><ref name="Oirere17" /><ref name="Amadala17" /> and the entire length of the highway is scheduled to be complete in 2024.<ref name="WorldHighways11Aug17" /><ref name="Oirere17" /><ref name="Amadala17" /> | ||
In 2018, Bechtel's work on the [[Panda Energy International|Panda Power Funds]]' 1.1 GW natural gas Hummel Station Power Plant in [[Pennsylvania]] was completed.<ref name="Power-Technology2018">{{cite news |title=Bechtel completes 1.1GW power plant in Pennsylvania, US |url=https://www.power-technology.com/news/bechtel-completes-1-1gw-power-plant-pennsylvania-us/ |work=Power Technology |date=July 19, 2018 |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Scicchitano18">{{cite news |title=Panda powering-up Hummel Station plant |last1=Scicchitano |first1=Eric |url=http://www.dailyitem.com/news/local_news/panda-powering-up-hummel-station-plant/article_860ae2ee-5851-5e0d-a8b2-d8d37317a0a3.html |newspaper=[[The Daily Item (Sunbury)]] |date=March 29, 2018 |access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> Bechtel is also working on a project for Advanced Power, the Cricket Valley Energy Center in [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref name=Quirke2015>{{cite news |title=Bechtel to deliver 1GW gas power station in New York State |author=Joe Quirke |url=http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/bechtel-deliver-1gw-gas-p8ow8er-station-new-york/ |work=Global Construction Review |date=October 15, 2015 |access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref> Bechtel is also building the Keeyask Generating Station, a hydroelectric power plant for [[Manitoba Hydro]] in [[Manitoba]], Canada.<ref name=Harris2014>{{cite news |title=Manitoba Hydro selects consortium to construct 695-MW Keeyask hydropower plant |author=Michael Harris |url=http://www.hydroworld.com/articles/2014/03/manitoba-hydro-selects-consortium-to-construct-695-mw-keeyask-hydropower-plant.html |work=[[HydroWorld]] |date=March 25, 2014 |access-date=April 8, 2014}}</ref> The Infrastructure unit had also worked on projects for [[Google Fiber]] in several markets in the [[Southeastern United States|Southeastern U.S.]]<ref name=Hardiman2015>{{cite news |title=Google starts construction on Charlotte 'Fiber' network |author=Sam Hardiman |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article25349662.html |date=June 23, 2015 |access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref><ref name=McGee2015>{{cite news |title=Google Fiber construction to begin in Nashville |author=Jamie McGee |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/tech/2015/06/09/google-begin-fiber-construction/28724691/ |work=[[The Tennessean]] |date=June 9, 2015 |access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Moore2015>{{cite news |title=Google uses Bechtel to deploy fiber in Atlanta, Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham |author=Jeff Moore |url=http://www.fierceinstaller.com/story/google-uses-bechtel-deploy-fiber-atlanta-charlotte-and-raleigh-durham/2015-06-26 |work=Fierce Installer |date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-date=July 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709105321/http://www.fierceinstaller.com/story/google-uses-bechtel-deploy-fiber-atlanta-charlotte-and-raleigh-durham/2015-06-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | In 2018, Bechtel's work on the [[Panda Energy International|Panda Power Funds]]' 1.1 GW natural gas Hummel Station Power Plant in [[Pennsylvania]] was completed.<ref name="Power-Technology2018">{{cite news |title=Bechtel completes 1.1GW power plant in Pennsylvania, US |url=https://www.power-technology.com/news/bechtel-completes-1-1gw-power-plant-pennsylvania-us/ |work=Power Technology |date=July 19, 2018 |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Scicchitano18">{{cite news |title=Panda powering-up Hummel Station plant |last1=Scicchitano |first1=Eric |url=http://www.dailyitem.com/news/local_news/panda-powering-up-hummel-station-plant/article_860ae2ee-5851-5e0d-a8b2-d8d37317a0a3.html |newspaper=[[The Daily Item (Sunbury)]] |date=March 29, 2018 |access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> Bechtel is also working on a project for Advanced Power, the Cricket Valley Energy Center in [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref name=Quirke2015>{{cite news |title=Bechtel to deliver 1GW gas power station in New York State |author=Joe Quirke |url=http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/bechtel-deliver-1gw-gas-p8ow8er-station-new-york/ |work=Global Construction Review |date=October 15, 2015 |access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref> Bechtel is also building the Keeyask Generating Station, a hydroelectric power plant for [[Manitoba Hydro]] in [[Manitoba]], Canada.<ref name=Harris2014>{{cite news |title=Manitoba Hydro selects consortium to construct 695-MW Keeyask hydropower plant |author=Michael Harris |url=http://www.hydroworld.com/articles/2014/03/manitoba-hydro-selects-consortium-to-construct-695-mw-keeyask-hydropower-plant.html |work=[[HydroWorld]] |date=March 25, 2014 |access-date=April 8, 2014}}</ref> The Infrastructure unit had also worked on projects for [[Google Fiber]] in several markets in the [[Southeastern United States|Southeastern U.S.]]<ref name=Hardiman2015>{{cite news |title=Google starts construction on Charlotte 'Fiber' network |author=Sam Hardiman |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article25349662.html |date=June 23, 2015 |access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref><ref name=McGee2015>{{cite news |title=Google Fiber construction to begin in Nashville |author=Jamie McGee |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/tech/2015/06/09/google-begin-fiber-construction/28724691/ |work=[[The Tennessean]] |date=June 9, 2015 |access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Moore2015>{{cite news |title=Google uses Bechtel to deploy fiber in Atlanta, Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham |author=Jeff Moore |url=http://www.fierceinstaller.com/story/google-uses-bechtel-deploy-fiber-atlanta-charlotte-and-raleigh-durham/2015-06-26 |work=Fierce Installer |date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-date=July 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709105321/http://www.fierceinstaller.com/story/google-uses-bechtel-deploy-fiber-atlanta-charlotte-and-raleigh-durham/2015-06-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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=== Energy === | === Energy === | ||
The Energy unit designs and builds [[liquefied natural gas]] (LNG), [[oil]], [[Pipeline transport|pipeline]], [[petrochemicals]], [[natural gas]], and water treatment facilities.<ref name=bechtelreport2012>{{cite web | title=Annual Report | url=http://www.bechtel.com/2013-05-17.html | publisher=Bechtel | year=2012 | access-date=September 17, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906031842/http://www.bechtel.com/2013-05-17.html | archive-date=September 6, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=ArabianOilandGas2009>{{cite news |title=World's 10 largest oil and gas contractors |url=http://www.arabianoilandgas.com/article-5773-worlds-10-largest-oil-and-gas-contractors/1/print/ |work=[[Arabian Oil and Gas]] |date=June 29, 2009 |access-date=June 9, 2014 |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317040032/http://www.arabianoilandgas.com/article-5773-worlds-10-largest-oil-and-gas-contractors/1/print |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Antidze2014>{{cite news |title=BP-led consortium awards $841 million contracts for Shah Deniz project |author=Margarita Antidze |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-azerbaijan-gas-contract-idUSBREA2I1SU20140319 |work= | The Energy unit designs and builds [[liquefied natural gas]] (LNG), [[oil]], [[Pipeline transport|pipeline]], [[petrochemicals]], [[natural gas]], and water treatment facilities.<ref name=bechtelreport2012>{{cite web | title=Annual Report | url=http://www.bechtel.com/2013-05-17.html | publisher=Bechtel | year=2012 | access-date=September 17, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906031842/http://www.bechtel.com/2013-05-17.html | archive-date=September 6, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=ArabianOilandGas2009>{{cite news |title=World's 10 largest oil and gas contractors |url=http://www.arabianoilandgas.com/article-5773-worlds-10-largest-oil-and-gas-contractors/1/print/ |work=[[Arabian Oil and Gas]] |date=June 29, 2009 |access-date=June 9, 2014 |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317040032/http://www.arabianoilandgas.com/article-5773-worlds-10-largest-oil-and-gas-contractors/1/print |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Antidze2014>{{cite news |title=BP-led consortium awards $841 million contracts for Shah Deniz project |author=Margarita Antidze |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-azerbaijan-gas-contract-idUSBREA2I1SU20140319 |work=Reuters |date=March 19, 2014 |access-date=May 22, 2014 |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925101321/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/19/us-azerbaijan-gas-contract-idUSBREA2I1SU20140319 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Compelo2018">{{cite web |title=Los Pelambres Copper Mine |url=https://www.compelo.com/energy/projects/los-pelambres-copper-mine/ |work=Compelo.com |date=November 29, 2018 |access-date=February 13, 2019 |archive-date=March 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325195808/https://www.compelo.com/energy/projects/los-pelambres-copper-mine/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since the company's founding, it has built approximately {{convert|50000|miles}} of pipeline systems, more than 50 major oil and gas field developments, and completed over 380 major chemical and petrochemical projects.<ref name="bechtelreport2016" /> The unit also constructs and tests tanks for LNG storage.<ref name=CQNews2014>{{cite news |title=Workers take a raft around LNG tank filled with water |url=http://www.cqnews.com.au/news/workers-take-raft-around-lng-tank-filled-water/2224751/ |work=[[Central Queensland News]] |date=April 11, 2014 |access-date=May 22, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel has built a third of the world's LNG liquefaction capacity.<ref name=Price2015>{{cite news |title=More contracts ahead: Bechtel |author=Blair Price |url=http://www.energynewsbulletin.net/storyview.asp?storyID=826948758§ion=Liquified+Natural+Gas§ionsource=s588036&aspdsc=yes |work=Energy News Bulletin |date=May 7, 2015 |access-date=July 30, 2015}}</ref> | ||
Between 2011 and 2016, the unit built three LNG plants on [[Curtis Island National Park|Curtis Island]] in [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=Validakis2013>{{cite news |title=Bechtel hiring 500 workers for Curtis Island LNG |last1=Validakis |first1=Vicky |url=http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/bechtel-hiring-500-workers-for-curtis-island-lng |newspaper=[[Australian Mining]] |date=June 3, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name="AnnualReport17" /> It completed the first of six trains in December 2014.<ref name="AFR14">{{cite news |title=BG prepares first LNG shipment from QCLNG |url=http://www.afr.com/business/energy/gas/bgprepares-first-lng-shipment-from-qclng-20141229-12fdcn |newspaper=[[The Australian Financial Review]] |date=December 30, 2014 |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Chambers2016>{{cite news |title=APLNG on track but analysts warn on oil price |author=Matt Chambers |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/aplng-on-track-but-analysts-warn-on-oil-price/news-story/eac17b0a90ac285744d1e375de161dfe |work=[[The Australian]] |date=July 30, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> The complex was named a 2016 Global Best Project by ''[[Engineering News-Record]]'' in the category of "Power/Industrial"<ref name=Blair2016>{{cite news |title=ENR Announces 2016 Global Best Projects Winners |author=Scott Blair |url=http://www.enr.com/blogs/13-critical-path/post/39808-enr-announces-global-best-projects-winners |work=[[Engineering News-Record]] |date=July 6, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> and a Construction Project of the Year by S&P Global Platts.<ref name="Cooley17">{{cite news |title=Gladstone 'mega-project' named the world's best |last1=Cooley |first1=Declan |url=https://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/bechtel-cashes-in-on-curtis-island-mega-project/3128708/ |newspaper=[[The Observer (Gladstone)]] |date=January 5, 2017 |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> The unit also built the Wheatstone project, a [[LNG train|two-train LNG]] plant that is one of Australia's largest energy resource efforts.<ref name=Reddall2009>{{cite news |title=Bechtel to design Australia's Wheatstone 1st phase |last1=Reddall |first1=Braden |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/chevron-wheatstone-idUSN3037091920090730 |newspaper= | Between 2011 and 2016, the unit built three LNG plants on [[Curtis Island National Park|Curtis Island]] in [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=Validakis2013>{{cite news |title=Bechtel hiring 500 workers for Curtis Island LNG |last1=Validakis |first1=Vicky |url=http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/bechtel-hiring-500-workers-for-curtis-island-lng |newspaper=[[Australian Mining]] |date=June 3, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name="AnnualReport17" /> It completed the first of six trains in December 2014.<ref name="AFR14">{{cite news |title=BG prepares first LNG shipment from QCLNG |url=http://www.afr.com/business/energy/gas/bgprepares-first-lng-shipment-from-qclng-20141229-12fdcn |newspaper=[[The Australian Financial Review]] |date=December 30, 2014 |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Chambers2016>{{cite news |title=APLNG on track but analysts warn on oil price |author=Matt Chambers |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/aplng-on-track-but-analysts-warn-on-oil-price/news-story/eac17b0a90ac285744d1e375de161dfe |work=[[The Australian]] |date=July 30, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> The complex was named a 2016 Global Best Project by ''[[Engineering News-Record]]'' in the category of "Power/Industrial"<ref name=Blair2016>{{cite news |title=ENR Announces 2016 Global Best Projects Winners |author=Scott Blair |url=http://www.enr.com/blogs/13-critical-path/post/39808-enr-announces-global-best-projects-winners |work=[[Engineering News-Record]] |date=July 6, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> and a Construction Project of the Year by S&P Global Platts.<ref name="Cooley17">{{cite news |title=Gladstone 'mega-project' named the world's best |last1=Cooley |first1=Declan |url=https://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/bechtel-cashes-in-on-curtis-island-mega-project/3128708/ |newspaper=[[The Observer (Gladstone)]] |date=January 5, 2017 |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> The unit also built the Wheatstone project, a [[LNG train|two-train LNG]] plant that is one of Australia's largest energy resource efforts.<ref name=Reddall2009>{{cite news |title=Bechtel to design Australia's Wheatstone 1st phase |last1=Reddall |first1=Braden |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/chevron-wheatstone-idUSN3037091920090730 |newspaper=Reuters |date=July 30, 2009 |access-date=March 20, 2014 |archive-date=February 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219063610/https://www.reuters.com/article/chevron-wheatstone/update-1-bechtel-to-design-australias-wheatstone-1st-phase-idUSN3037091920090730 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Almeida2013>{{cite news |title=Dockwise Awarded Largest Contract Ever by Bechtel |last1=Almeida |first1=Rob |newspaper=[[gCaptain]] |date=December 24, 2013 }}</ref> Following completion of Train 1 in late 2017, Train 2 of the facility moved into production mid-2018.<ref name="Reuters2018">{{cite news |title=Chevron starts second production unit at Wheatstone LNG in Australia |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chevron-australia-lng/chevron-starts-second-production-unit-at-wheatstone-lng-in-australia-idUSKBN1JB0BG |work=Reuters |date=June 15, 2018 |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref><ref name="LNGWheatstone18">{{cite web |url=https://www.lngworldnews.com/wheatstone-lngs-second-train-90-pct-done/ |title=Wheatstone LNG's second train 90 pct done |date=January 18, 2018 |publisher=LNG World News |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> | ||
Bechtel has built five LNG production trains for Cheniere Energy Partners LP as the Sabine Pass liquefaction project in [[Cameron Parish, Louisiana]].<ref name=LNGWorldNews2012>{{cite news |title=Cheniere, Bechtel Sign Sabine Pass Contract (USA) |url=http://www.lngworldnews.com/cheniere-bechtel-sign-sabine-pass-contract-usa/ |newspaper=[[LNG World News]] |date=December 21, 2012 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> The initial cargo from the first completed train was delivered in 2016.<ref name=Rowlands2016>{{cite news |title=First LNG commissioning cargo exported from Sabine Pass |author=David Rowlands |url=http://www.lngindustry.com/liquefaction/26022016/First-LNG-commissioning-cargo-exported-from-Sabine-Pass-2052/ |work=LNG Industry |date=February 26, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref><ref name="OGJ10132017">{{cite news |title=Cheniere reaches near completion of Sabine Pass Train 4 |url=http://www.ogj.com/articles/2017/10/cheniere-reaches-near-completion-of-sabine-pass-train-4.html |newspaper=Oil&Gas Journal |date=October 13, 2017 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> In November 2018, the unit has completed the first of three LNG trains on the Corpus Christi Liquefaction project in Texas.<ref name="CompeloCorpusChristi">{{cite web |title=Corpus Christi LNG Project, Texas |url=https://www.compelo.com/energy/projects/corpus-christi-lng-project-texas/ |work=Compelo.com |date=December 12, 2018 |access-date=February 13, 2019 |archive-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203143531/https://www.compelo.com/404.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]], project includes three LNG trains, three LNG storage tanks, and two berths.<ref name=Mason2013>{{cite news |title=Cheniere Energy, Bechtel Agree to Two Contracts Worth $9.5 Billion |last1=Mason |first1=Everdeen |url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303560204579247962332310326 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=December 9, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name=OReilly2016>{{cite news |title=Corpus Christi Liquefaction June 2016 construction report |author=Callum O'Reilly |url=http://www.lngindustry.com/liquefaction/26072016/Corpus-Christi-Liquefaction-June-2016-construction-report-2818/ |work=LNG Industry |date=July 26, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, Bechtel completed roof raises on two tanks at a liquefaction plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, for Cheniere.<ref name="AnnualReport17" /> | Bechtel has built five LNG production trains for Cheniere Energy Partners LP as the Sabine Pass liquefaction project in [[Cameron Parish, Louisiana]].<ref name=LNGWorldNews2012>{{cite news |title=Cheniere, Bechtel Sign Sabine Pass Contract (USA) |url=http://www.lngworldnews.com/cheniere-bechtel-sign-sabine-pass-contract-usa/ |newspaper=[[LNG World News]] |date=December 21, 2012 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> The initial cargo from the first completed train was delivered in 2016.<ref name=Rowlands2016>{{cite news |title=First LNG commissioning cargo exported from Sabine Pass |author=David Rowlands |url=http://www.lngindustry.com/liquefaction/26022016/First-LNG-commissioning-cargo-exported-from-Sabine-Pass-2052/ |work=LNG Industry |date=February 26, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref><ref name="OGJ10132017">{{cite news |title=Cheniere reaches near completion of Sabine Pass Train 4 |url=http://www.ogj.com/articles/2017/10/cheniere-reaches-near-completion-of-sabine-pass-train-4.html |newspaper=Oil&Gas Journal |date=October 13, 2017 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> In November 2018, the unit has completed the first of three LNG trains on the Corpus Christi Liquefaction project in Texas.<ref name="CompeloCorpusChristi">{{cite web |title=Corpus Christi LNG Project, Texas |url=https://www.compelo.com/energy/projects/corpus-christi-lng-project-texas/ |work=Compelo.com |date=December 12, 2018 |access-date=February 13, 2019 |archive-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203143531/https://www.compelo.com/404.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]], project includes three LNG trains, three LNG storage tanks, and two berths.<ref name=Mason2013>{{cite news |title=Cheniere Energy, Bechtel Agree to Two Contracts Worth $9.5 Billion |last1=Mason |first1=Everdeen |url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303560204579247962332310326 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=December 9, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name=OReilly2016>{{cite news |title=Corpus Christi Liquefaction June 2016 construction report |author=Callum O'Reilly |url=http://www.lngindustry.com/liquefaction/26072016/Corpus-Christi-Liquefaction-June-2016-construction-report-2818/ |work=LNG Industry |date=July 26, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, Bechtel completed roof raises on two tanks at a liquefaction plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, for Cheniere.<ref name="AnnualReport17" /> | ||
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The company was part of a consortium selected by PTT GC America in 2015 to provide front-end engineering and design for a new petrochemical complex in Belmont County, Ohio.<ref>{{cite news |title=Consortium With Global Footprint to Lead Ohio Cracker Engineering |author=Jamison Cocklin|url=http://www.naturalgasintel.com/articles/103603-consortium-with-global-footprint-to-lead-ohio-cracker-engineering |work=Natural Gas Intel |date=September 9, 2015 |access-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref> It is also the lead contractor for a [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]] petrochemical plant in [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=Conti2016>{{cite news |title=Union leaders expect membership boost with Shell's Beaver County plant |author=David Conti |url=http://triblive.com/business/headlines/10816225-74/workers-shell-union |work=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]] |date=July 23, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> | The company was part of a consortium selected by PTT GC America in 2015 to provide front-end engineering and design for a new petrochemical complex in Belmont County, Ohio.<ref>{{cite news |title=Consortium With Global Footprint to Lead Ohio Cracker Engineering |author=Jamison Cocklin|url=http://www.naturalgasintel.com/articles/103603-consortium-with-global-footprint-to-lead-ohio-cracker-engineering |work=Natural Gas Intel |date=September 9, 2015 |access-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref> It is also the lead contractor for a [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]] petrochemical plant in [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=Conti2016>{{cite news |title=Union leaders expect membership boost with Shell's Beaver County plant |author=David Conti |url=http://triblive.com/business/headlines/10816225-74/workers-shell-union |work=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]] |date=July 23, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> | ||
Bechtel's technology was licensed for facility upgrades at the Rijeka Refinery in [[Croatia]] in February 2014.<ref name=Stephan2014>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Supplies Coker Technology for Croatian Refinery |last1=Stephan |first=Dominik |url=http://www.process-worldwide.com/engineering_construction/plant_design/basic_detail_engineering/articles/439393/ |newspaper=[[Process Worldwide]] |date=March 25, 2014 |access-date=March 19, 2014}}</ref> In 2016, the unit was contracted by the [[Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation]] to design an upgrade to the [[coker unit]] at the Assiut refinery in [[Egypt]] using its ThruPlus technology.<ref name=Brelsford2016>{{cite news |title=Egyptian refiner lets contract for revamp project |author=Robert Brelsford |url=http://www.ogj.com/articles/2016/05/egyptian-refiner-lets-contract-for-revamp-project.html |work=[[Oil & Gas Journal]] |date=May 20, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> Also in 2016, it was awarded a contract to upgrade a refinery in [[Beaumont, Texas]], for [[ExxonMobil]], using ExxonMobil's [[Proprietary community|proprietary]] SCANfining technology.<ref name=Reuters2016>{{cite news |title=BRIEF-Bechtel to upgrade Texas refinery for ExxonMobil |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSFWN1AC18P |work= | Bechtel's technology was licensed for facility upgrades at the Rijeka Refinery in [[Croatia]] in February 2014.<ref name=Stephan2014>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Supplies Coker Technology for Croatian Refinery |last1=Stephan |first=Dominik |url=http://www.process-worldwide.com/engineering_construction/plant_design/basic_detail_engineering/articles/439393/ |newspaper=[[Process Worldwide]] |date=March 25, 2014 |access-date=March 19, 2014}}</ref> In 2016, the unit was contracted by the [[Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation]] to design an upgrade to the [[coker unit]] at the Assiut refinery in [[Egypt]] using its ThruPlus technology.<ref name=Brelsford2016>{{cite news |title=Egyptian refiner lets contract for revamp project |author=Robert Brelsford |url=http://www.ogj.com/articles/2016/05/egyptian-refiner-lets-contract-for-revamp-project.html |work=[[Oil & Gas Journal]] |date=May 20, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> Also in 2016, it was awarded a contract to upgrade a refinery in [[Beaumont, Texas]], for [[ExxonMobil]], using ExxonMobil's [[Proprietary community|proprietary]] SCANfining technology.<ref name=Reuters2016>{{cite news |title=BRIEF-Bechtel to upgrade Texas refinery for ExxonMobil |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSFWN1AC18P |work=Reuters |date=July 26, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> | ||
In late 2017, the unit was selected to design and build Tellurian's Driftwood LNG project, a proposed liquefied gas facility in Louisiana.<ref name="Advocate17">{{cite news |title=Tellurian issues $100 million worth of stock to pay for LNG facility's engineering costs |url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_4760347a-dc34-11e7-9164-7fd762c26546.html |newspaper=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)]] |date=December 8, 2017 |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> In January 2018, the unit was awarded a front-end engineering design contract for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's planned offshore ultra-sour gas mega project located in the north western area of Abu Dhabi.<ref name="MiddleEastEvents18">{{cite web |url=http://www.middleeastevents.com/news/page/feed-contracts-for-hail-gasha-and-dalma-ultra-sour-gas-offshore-project-awarded/30061#.WvtC3tMvzVp |title=FEED Contracts For Hail, Gasha And Dalma Ultra Sour Gas Offshore Project Awarded |date=January 9, 2018 |publisher=Middleeastevents.com |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref><ref name="ICIS18">{{cite web |url=https://www.icis.com/resources/news/2018/01/10/10181701/uae-bets-on-alternative-energy-local-gas-production/ |title=UAE bets on alternative energy, local gas production |author=Ekaterina Kravtsova |date=January 10, 2018 |publisher=ICIS |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref><ref name="OE18">{{cite web |url=http://www.oedigital.com/regions/middle-east/item/16847-bechtel-technipfmc-win-adnoc-sour-gas-contracts |title=Bechtel, TechnipFMC win ADNOC sour gas contracts |date=January 10, 2018 |publisher=Offshore Engineer |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> | In late 2017, the unit was selected to design and build Tellurian's Driftwood LNG project, a proposed liquefied gas facility in Louisiana.<ref name="Advocate17">{{cite news |title=Tellurian issues $100 million worth of stock to pay for LNG facility's engineering costs |url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_4760347a-dc34-11e7-9164-7fd762c26546.html |newspaper=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)]] |date=December 8, 2017 |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> In January 2018, the unit was awarded a front-end engineering design contract for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's planned offshore ultra-sour gas mega project located in the north western area of Abu Dhabi.<ref name="MiddleEastEvents18">{{cite web |url=http://www.middleeastevents.com/news/page/feed-contracts-for-hail-gasha-and-dalma-ultra-sour-gas-offshore-project-awarded/30061#.WvtC3tMvzVp |title=FEED Contracts For Hail, Gasha And Dalma Ultra Sour Gas Offshore Project Awarded |date=January 9, 2018 |publisher=Middleeastevents.com |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref><ref name="ICIS18">{{cite web |url=https://www.icis.com/resources/news/2018/01/10/10181701/uae-bets-on-alternative-energy-local-gas-production/ |title=UAE bets on alternative energy, local gas production |author=Ekaterina Kravtsova |date=January 10, 2018 |publisher=ICIS |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref><ref name="OE18">{{cite web |url=http://www.oedigital.com/regions/middle-east/item/16847-bechtel-technipfmc-win-adnoc-sour-gas-contracts |title=Bechtel, TechnipFMC win ADNOC sour gas contracts |date=January 10, 2018 |publisher=Offshore Engineer |access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> | ||
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Bechtel has been contracted to manage the [[United States Navy]]'s [[nuclear propulsion]] research facilities since 2011.<ref name=Tully2016 /> In June 2013 the unit completed design and construction on a U.S. [[Missile Defense Agency]] project at [[Fort Greely]], [[Alaska]], which included three missile fields and forty silos.<ref name=ArmyTechnology2013>{{cite news |title=Bechtel completes work on US MDA's ground-based midcourse defence programme |url=http://www.army-technology.com/news/newsbechtel-completes-work-us-mdas-ground-based-midcourse-defense-programme |newspaper=[[Army-Technology.com]] |date=June 12, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> In 2014 the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|U.K. Ministry of Defence]] selected Bechtel to support the [[Royal Navy]] and [[Royal Air Force|Air Force]] on procurement and managed support services.<ref name=Chuter2014>{{cite news |title=Bechtel, CH2M Hill Win UK Service Provider Contracts |author=Andrew Chuter |url=http://archive.defensenews.com/article/20140818/DEFREG01/308180005/Bechtel-CH2M-Hill-Win-UK-Service-Provider-Contracts |work=[[Defense News]] |date=August 18, 2014 |access-date=July 23, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Additionally, in 2016, Bechtel began providing testing and operations for the [[Arnold Engineering Development Complex]] at the [[Arnold Air Force Base]] in [[Tennessee]].<ref name=Lapczynski2016>{{cite news |title=NAS begins contract operation at AEDC |author=Kelly Lapczynski |url=http://www.tullahomanews.com/nas-begins-contract-operation-at-aedc/ |work=The Tullahoma News |date=July 3, 2016 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> | Bechtel has been contracted to manage the [[United States Navy]]'s [[nuclear propulsion]] research facilities since 2011.<ref name=Tully2016 /> In June 2013 the unit completed design and construction on a U.S. [[Missile Defense Agency]] project at [[Fort Greely]], [[Alaska]], which included three missile fields and forty silos.<ref name=ArmyTechnology2013>{{cite news |title=Bechtel completes work on US MDA's ground-based midcourse defence programme |url=http://www.army-technology.com/news/newsbechtel-completes-work-us-mdas-ground-based-midcourse-defense-programme |newspaper=[[Army-Technology.com]] |date=June 12, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> In 2014 the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|U.K. Ministry of Defence]] selected Bechtel to support the [[Royal Navy]] and [[Royal Air Force|Air Force]] on procurement and managed support services.<ref name=Chuter2014>{{cite news |title=Bechtel, CH2M Hill Win UK Service Provider Contracts |author=Andrew Chuter |url=http://archive.defensenews.com/article/20140818/DEFREG01/308180005/Bechtel-CH2M-Hill-Win-UK-Service-Provider-Contracts |work=[[Defense News]] |date=August 18, 2014 |access-date=July 23, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Additionally, in 2016, Bechtel began providing testing and operations for the [[Arnold Engineering Development Complex]] at the [[Arnold Air Force Base]] in [[Tennessee]].<ref name=Lapczynski2016>{{cite news |title=NAS begins contract operation at AEDC |author=Kelly Lapczynski |url=http://www.tullahomanews.com/nas-begins-contract-operation-at-aedc/ |work=The Tullahoma News |date=July 3, 2016 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> | ||
Other government work includes the construction of the facilities to treat the liquid radioactive waste stored underground at the Department of Energy's [[Hanford Site|Hanford]] nuclear waste site in [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref name=Jones2010>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Makes It Official for New Head of Washington Office |last1=Jones |first1=Andy |url=http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2010/04/bechtel-makes-it-official-for-new-head-of-washington-office.html |newspaper=[[ALM (company)|LegalTimes]] |date=April 16, 2010 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Weisse2013>{{cite news |title=The Risky Business of Destroying Chemical Weapons |last1=Weisse |first1=Karen |url=http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-11/the-risky-business-of-destroying-chemical-weapons |archive-url= https://archive.today/20140615091840/http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-11/the-risky-business-of-destroying-chemical-weapons |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |date=September 11, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=Brown2013>{{cite news |title=Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup Plant May Be Too Dangerous |author=Valerie Brown |url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hanford-nuclear-cleanup-problems/ |work=[[Scientific American]] |date=May 9, 2013 |access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel and AECOM agreed in 2016 to pay $125 million to settle claims by the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] that the companies used subpar work while building a nuclear waste treatment facility at the [[Hanford Nuclear Reservation]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington state]], in addition to allegedly using public funds for lobbying. The companies did not admit wrongdoing; they said they settled to avoid long, costly litigation.<ref name="Slowey11282016">{{cite news |title=Bechtel, AECOM pay $125M to settle claims of subpar work at WA nuclear site |last1=Slowey |first1=Kim |url=https://www.constructiondive.com/news/bechtel-aecom-pay-125m-to-settle-claims-of-subpar-work-at-wa-nuclear-site/431140/ |newspaper=Constructive Dive |date=November 28, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Emshwiller16">{{cite news |title=Contracts settle case over cleanup effort at Hanford Nuclear site |last1=Emshwiller |first1=John R. |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/contractors-settle-case-over-cleanup-effort-at-hanford-nuclear-site-1479951868 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=November 23, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="AP11232016">{{cite news |title=Feds: Hanford contractors to pay $125 million settlement |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2016-11-23/feds-hanford-contractors-to-pay-125-million-settlement |newspaper= | Other government work includes the construction of the facilities to treat the liquid radioactive waste stored underground at the Department of Energy's [[Hanford Site|Hanford]] nuclear waste site in [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref name=Jones2010>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Makes It Official for New Head of Washington Office |last1=Jones |first1=Andy |url=http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2010/04/bechtel-makes-it-official-for-new-head-of-washington-office.html |newspaper=[[ALM (company)|LegalTimes]] |date=April 16, 2010 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Weisse2013>{{cite news |title=The Risky Business of Destroying Chemical Weapons |last1=Weisse |first1=Karen |url=http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-11/the-risky-business-of-destroying-chemical-weapons |archive-url= https://archive.today/20140615091840/http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-11/the-risky-business-of-destroying-chemical-weapons |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |date=September 11, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=Brown2013>{{cite news |title=Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup Plant May Be Too Dangerous |author=Valerie Brown |url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hanford-nuclear-cleanup-problems/ |work=[[Scientific American]] |date=May 9, 2013 |access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel and AECOM agreed in 2016 to pay $125 million to settle claims by the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] that the companies used subpar work while building a nuclear waste treatment facility at the [[Hanford Nuclear Reservation]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington state]], in addition to allegedly using public funds for lobbying. The companies did not admit wrongdoing; they said they settled to avoid long, costly litigation.<ref name="Slowey11282016">{{cite news |title=Bechtel, AECOM pay $125M to settle claims of subpar work at WA nuclear site |last1=Slowey |first1=Kim |url=https://www.constructiondive.com/news/bechtel-aecom-pay-125m-to-settle-claims-of-subpar-work-at-wa-nuclear-site/431140/ |newspaper=Constructive Dive |date=November 28, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Emshwiller16">{{cite news |title=Contracts settle case over cleanup effort at Hanford Nuclear site |last1=Emshwiller |first1=John R. |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/contractors-settle-case-over-cleanup-effort-at-hanford-nuclear-site-1479951868 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=November 23, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="AP11232016">{{cite news |title=Feds: Hanford contractors to pay $125 million settlement |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2016-11-23/feds-hanford-contractors-to-pay-125-million-settlement |newspaper=Associated Press |date=November 23, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> In late 2017, Bechtel completed the assembly of two nuclear waste melters, each at 300 tons. The melters are the largest of their kind ever built in the United States.<ref name=Newcomb2017>{{cite news |title=Two Nuclear Waste Melters Now Installed at Hanford Site |author=Tim Newcomb |url=https://www.enr.com/blogs/15-evergreen/post/43060-two-nuclear-waste-melters-now-installed-at-hanford-site |work=ENR North West |date=October 13, 2017 |access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref> | ||
The unit also manages U.S. Department of Defense contracts to dismantle and dispose of stored chemical weapons, including decades-old [[Sulfur mustard|mustard]] and [[Nerve agent|nerve gas]] from World War II.<ref name="Jones2010" /><ref name="Weisse2013" /><ref name="Brown2013" /> By 2019, the [[Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant]] in [[Colorado]] had destroyed nearly 100,000 munitions.<ref name="Nichols2019">{{cite news |title=Robots dismantle and neutralize 100,000 mustard agent chemical weapons |last1=Nichols |first1=Greg |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/robots-dismantle-and-neutralize-100000-mustard-agent-chemical-weapons/ |work=[[ZDNet]] |date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> Bechtel completed the construction of the [[Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant]] in 2015.<ref name=Maass2015>{{cite news |title=Bechtel and partners move toward destroying U.S. chemical weapons |author=Ryan Maass |url=http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2015/10/28/Bechtel-and-partners-move-toward-destroying-US-chemical-weapons/9921446035421/ |work=[[United Press International]] |date=October 28, 2015 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> Since May 2012, Bechtel has been part of a consortium completing the [[Chernobyl New Safe Confinement]], a structure that will safely confine the damaged Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Number 4.<ref name=NuclearStreetNews2012>{{cite news |title=Enormous Chernobyl Confinement Shelter to be Completed in 2015 |url=http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2012/05/25/enormous-chernobyl-confinement-shelter-to-be-completed-in-2015-052501.aspx#.U1BKoeZG8qc |work=[[Nuclear Street News]] |date=May 25, 2012 |access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel continues to oversee the operation. In November 2016, the team slid a massive containment arch to cover the damaged nuclear reactor and contain radioactive material.<ref name="AnnualReport17" /> | The unit also manages U.S. Department of Defense contracts to dismantle and dispose of stored chemical weapons, including decades-old [[Sulfur mustard|mustard]] and [[Nerve agent|nerve gas]] from World War II.<ref name="Jones2010" /><ref name="Weisse2013" /><ref name="Brown2013" /> By 2019, the [[Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant]] in [[Colorado]] had destroyed nearly 100,000 munitions.<ref name="Nichols2019">{{cite news |title=Robots dismantle and neutralize 100,000 mustard agent chemical weapons |last1=Nichols |first1=Greg |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/robots-dismantle-and-neutralize-100000-mustard-agent-chemical-weapons/ |work=[[ZDNet]] |date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> Bechtel completed the construction of the [[Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant]] in 2015.<ref name=Maass2015>{{cite news |title=Bechtel and partners move toward destroying U.S. chemical weapons |author=Ryan Maass |url=http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2015/10/28/Bechtel-and-partners-move-toward-destroying-US-chemical-weapons/9921446035421/ |work=[[United Press International]] |date=October 28, 2015 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> Since May 2012, Bechtel has been part of a consortium completing the [[Chernobyl New Safe Confinement]], a structure that will safely confine the damaged Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Number 4.<ref name=NuclearStreetNews2012>{{cite news |title=Enormous Chernobyl Confinement Shelter to be Completed in 2015 |url=http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2012/05/25/enormous-chernobyl-confinement-shelter-to-be-completed-in-2015-052501.aspx#.U1BKoeZG8qc |work=[[Nuclear Street News]] |date=May 25, 2012 |access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel continues to oversee the operation. In November 2016, the team slid a massive containment arch to cover the damaged nuclear reactor and contain radioactive material.<ref name="AnnualReport17" /> | ||
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In 2016, Bechtel completed work on [[Tennessee Valley Authority]]'s [[Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station|Watts Bar 2]] nuclear reactor.<ref>{{cite news |title=TVA Orders Replacement Steam Generators for Watts Bar 2 |url=http://www.breakbulk.com/breakbulk-news/industry-sector/epcs-project-owners/tva-orders-replacement-steam-generators-for-watts-bar-2/ |archive-url= https://archive.today/20140615091810/http://www.breakbulk.com/breakbulk-news/industry-sector/epcs-project-owners/tva-orders-replacement-steam-generators-for-watts-bar-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Breakbulk]] |date=February 18, 2014 |access-date=March 21, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bechtel contracted to complete Watts Bar 2 |url=https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Bechtel-contracted-to-complete-Watts-Bar-2 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=World Nuclear News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-22 |title=Audit: Bechtel Power Corp. overcharged TVA for labor at Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant {{!}} Chattanooga Times Free Press |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2017/nov/22/bechtel-overcharged-tvwatts-bar-nuclear-labor/ |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.timesfreepress.com |language=en}}</ref> In May 2016, a joint venture including Bechtel won a contract to conduct front-end engineering and design for the eventual construction of [[Wylfa Nuclear Power Station|Wylfa Newydd]], a nuclear power station in [[Wales]] for [[Horizon Nuclear Power]].<ref name=Grandhi2016>{{cite news |title=Hitachi, Bechtel and JGC aiming to build £10bn nuclear power station in Wales |author=Kedar Grandhi |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hitachi-bechtel-jgc-aiming-build-10bn-nuclear-power-station-wales-1561245 |date=May 21, 2016 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> | In 2016, Bechtel completed work on [[Tennessee Valley Authority]]'s [[Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station|Watts Bar 2]] nuclear reactor.<ref>{{cite news |title=TVA Orders Replacement Steam Generators for Watts Bar 2 |url=http://www.breakbulk.com/breakbulk-news/industry-sector/epcs-project-owners/tva-orders-replacement-steam-generators-for-watts-bar-2/ |archive-url= https://archive.today/20140615091810/http://www.breakbulk.com/breakbulk-news/industry-sector/epcs-project-owners/tva-orders-replacement-steam-generators-for-watts-bar-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Breakbulk]] |date=February 18, 2014 |access-date=March 21, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bechtel contracted to complete Watts Bar 2 |url=https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Bechtel-contracted-to-complete-Watts-Bar-2 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=World Nuclear News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-22 |title=Audit: Bechtel Power Corp. overcharged TVA for labor at Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant {{!}} Chattanooga Times Free Press |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2017/nov/22/bechtel-overcharged-tvwatts-bar-nuclear-labor/ |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.timesfreepress.com |language=en}}</ref> In May 2016, a joint venture including Bechtel won a contract to conduct front-end engineering and design for the eventual construction of [[Wylfa Nuclear Power Station|Wylfa Newydd]], a nuclear power station in [[Wales]] for [[Horizon Nuclear Power]].<ref name=Grandhi2016>{{cite news |title=Hitachi, Bechtel and JGC aiming to build £10bn nuclear power station in Wales |author=Kedar Grandhi |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hitachi-bechtel-jgc-aiming-build-10bn-nuclear-power-station-wales-1561245 |date=May 21, 2016 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> | ||
In August 2017, Bechtel took over as the lead contractor to complete construction at [[Vogtle Electric Generating Plant|Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle]], estimated in 2022 at $30 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia nuclear plant's cost now projected to top $30B |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-nuclear-plant-vogtle-projected-costs |website= | In August 2017, Bechtel took over as the lead contractor to complete construction at [[Vogtle Electric Generating Plant|Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle]], estimated in 2022 at $30 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia nuclear plant's cost now projected to top $30B |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-nuclear-plant-vogtle-projected-costs |website=Associated Press |date=May 9, 2022}}</ref> Bechtel was awarded the contract and took over day-to-day construction of Plant Vogtle's Units 3 and 4 after Westinghouse Electric, the designer and principal contractor for the two new reactors, filed for bankruptcy.<ref name="Proctor17">{{cite news |title=Bechtel in, Fluor out as Vogtle construction continues |last1=Proctor |first1=Darrell |url=http://www.powermag.com/bechtel-in-fluor-out-as-vogtle-construction-continues/?printmode=1 |newspaper=Power |date=August 31, 2017 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> | ||
As of 2018, Bechtel is building the Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee. The $6.5 billion project is part of the National Nuclear Security Administration program to replace aging, Cold War-era facilities that service, refresh, and replace the uranium stages of nuclear warheads.<ref name=Exchange2018>{{cite news |title=DOE Authorizes Construction Start on Keystone Next-Gen Uranium Plant |url=https://www.exchangemonitor.com/doe-authorizes-construction-start-keystone-next-gen-uranium-plant-upf/ |work=Exchange Monitor |date=March 26, 2018 |access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Exchange2018a>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Finishes Another UPF Subproject |url=https://www.exchangemonitor.com/bechtel-finishes-another-upf-subproject/ |work=Exchange Monitor |date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref> | As of 2018, Bechtel is building the Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee. The $6.5 billion project is part of the National Nuclear Security Administration program to replace aging, Cold War-era facilities that service, refresh, and replace the uranium stages of nuclear warheads.<ref name=Exchange2018>{{cite news |title=DOE Authorizes Construction Start on Keystone Next-Gen Uranium Plant |url=https://www.exchangemonitor.com/doe-authorizes-construction-start-keystone-next-gen-uranium-plant-upf/ |work=Exchange Monitor |date=March 26, 2018 |access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Exchange2018a>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Finishes Another UPF Subproject |url=https://www.exchangemonitor.com/bechtel-finishes-another-upf-subproject/ |work=Exchange Monitor |date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Channel Tunnel]] | |[[Channel Tunnel]] | ||
|[[File:Adit A1 Channel Tunnel - geograph.org.uk - 1244407.jpg|120px]] | |[[File:Adit A1 Channel Tunnel - geograph.org.uk - 1244407.jpg|120px]] | ||
|32-mile [[undersea tunnel]] connecting the | |32-mile [[undersea tunnel]] connecting the United Kingdom and [[France]] considered by the [[American Society of Civil Engineers]] to be one of the [[Wonders of the World#American Society of Civil Engineers|"Seven Wonders of the Modern World"]].<ref name=Smith2015>{{cite news |title=The Channel Tunnel: 20 fascinating facts |author=Oliver Smith |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/articles/The-Channel-Tunnel-20-fascinating-facts/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/articles/The-Channel-Tunnel-20-fascinating-facts/ |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=[[Telegraph Media Group|The Telegraph]] |date=December 1, 2015 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Bechtel was chosen to manage the project by [[Eurotunnel]] in 1987. Construction lasted from 1988 to 1994.<ref name=RailwayGazaette1999>{{cite news |title=Managing a project with many masters |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/managing-a-project-with-many-masters.html |work=Railway Gazette |date=May 1, 1999 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> | ||
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|[[File:Boston CAT Project-construction view from air.jpeg|120px]] | |[[File:Boston CAT Project-construction view from air.jpeg|120px]] | ||
|Section of [[Interstate 93]] that runs through downtown | |Section of [[Interstate 93]] that runs through downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Bechtel and [[Parsons Brinckerhoff]] jointly supervised the planning and construction that re-routed and rebuilt the Central Artery from an elevated roadway to a series of tunnels.<ref name=McCarthy2011 /> Planning began in 1982 and construction lasted from 1991 to 2006, approximately ten years longer than initially planned.<ref name=Flint2015>{{cite news |title=10 years later, did the Big Dig deliver? |author=Anthony Flint |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2015/12/29/years-later-did-big-dig-deliver/tSb8PIMS4QJUETsMpA7SpI/story.html |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=December 29, 2015 |access-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref> Also known as "[[Big Dig]]", the project included construction of the [[Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge]], the widest [[cable-stayed bridge]] in the world,<ref name=McCarthy2011>{{cite book |author=James P. McCarthy and Kate Driscoll Derickson |editor=Stanley D. Brunn |title=Engineering Earth: The Impacts of Megaengineering Projects |publisher=Springer |date=2011 |pages=697–712 |chapter=Chapter 40: Manufacturing Consent for Engineering Earth |isbn=978-9048199198 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mEyjMx7EV8IC&q=1919+road+california+bechtel&pg=PA785}}</ref> and an underwater tunnel that traverses the [[Boston Harbor]] and connects downtown Boston with [[Logan International Airport]].<ref name=McCarthy2011 /> The megaproject was considered the most complex and expensive highway project in United States history.<ref name=Flint2015 /><ref name=Aciteli2016>{{cite news |title=Boston's Big Dig Construction: a Look Back 10 Years Later |author=Tom Aciteli |url=http://boston.curbed.com/2016/1/5/10850028/boston-big-dig |work=[[Curbed]] |date=January 5, 2016 |access-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref> | ||
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