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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 == | ||
=== Founding and early years === | === Founding and early years === | ||
Bechtel's business activities began in 1898, when [[cattle]] farmer [[Warren A. Bechtel]] moved from [[Peabody, Kansas]], to the [[Oklahoma Territory]] to [[History of rail transport in the United States|construct railroads]] with his team of [[mule]]s.<ref name=Wolf2010>{{cite book |title=Big Dams and Other Dreams: The Six Companies Story |author=Donald E. Wolf |year=2010 |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |isbn=978-0-8061-4162-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HKgHSrsqAosC&q=wattis+bechtel&pg=PA22 |access-date=April 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Hiltzik2011 /> Bechtel moved his family frequently between construction sites around the [[western United States]] for the next several years, eventually moving to [[Oakland, California]], in 1904, where he worked as the superintendent on the [[Western Pacific Railroad]].<ref name=Wolf2010 /> In 1906, W. A. Bechtel won his first subcontract to build part of the Oroville-to-Oakland section of the Western Pacific Railroad.<ref name=Wolf2010 /> That year he bought a [[steam shovel]], becoming a pioneer of the new technology.<ref name=Krause2004>{{cite news |title=He Built It -- And They Came; Be Diligent: Bechtel's hard work powered his drive to build the frontier |author=Reinhardt Krause |url=http://news.investors.com/management-leaders-in-success/091404-401236-he-built-it-and-they-came-be-diligent-bechtels-hard-work-powered-his-drive-to-build-the-frontier.htm |work=[[Investor's Business Daily]] |date=September 14, 2004 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Wright1973>{{cite news |title=Company, 75, Still Is Family-Owned; Director of Companies Corporate Profile: Family-Owned Bechtel Is a World Builder at the Age of 75 Steamshovel Pioneer |author=Robert Wright |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/03/archives/company-75-still-is-familyowned-director-of-companies-corporate.html?ref=bechtelgroup |work= | Bechtel's business activities began in 1898, when [[cattle]] farmer [[Warren A. Bechtel]] moved from [[Peabody, Kansas]], to the [[Oklahoma Territory]] to [[History of rail transport in the United States|construct railroads]] with his team of [[mule]]s.<ref name=Wolf2010>{{cite book |title=Big Dams and Other Dreams: The Six Companies Story |author=Donald E. Wolf |year=2010 |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |isbn=978-0-8061-4162-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HKgHSrsqAosC&q=wattis+bechtel&pg=PA22 |access-date=April 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Hiltzik2011 /> Bechtel moved his family frequently between construction sites around the [[western United States]] for the next several years, eventually moving to [[Oakland, California]], in 1904, where he worked as the superintendent on the [[Western Pacific Railroad]].<ref name=Wolf2010 /> In 1906, W. A. Bechtel won his first subcontract to build part of the Oroville-to-Oakland section of the Western Pacific Railroad.<ref name=Wolf2010 /> That year he bought a [[steam shovel]], becoming a pioneer of the new technology.<ref name=Krause2004>{{cite news |title=He Built It -- And They Came; Be Diligent: Bechtel's hard work powered his drive to build the frontier |author=Reinhardt Krause |url=http://news.investors.com/management-leaders-in-success/091404-401236-he-built-it-and-they-came-be-diligent-bechtels-hard-work-powered-his-drive-to-build-the-frontier.htm |work=[[Investor's Business Daily]] |date=September 14, 2004 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Wright1973>{{cite news |title=Company, 75, Still Is Family-Owned; Director of Companies Corporate Profile: Family-Owned Bechtel Is a World Builder at the Age of 75 Steamshovel Pioneer |author=Robert Wright |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/03/archives/company-75-still-is-familyowned-director-of-companies-corporate.html?ref=bechtelgroup |work=The New York Times |date=October 3, 1973 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref> He painted "W.A. Bechtel Co." on the side of the steam shovel, effectively establishing Bechtel as a company, although it was not yet incorporated.<ref name=Hiltzik2011>{{cite book |title=Colossus: The Turbulent, Thrilling Saga of the Building of Hoover Dam |author=Michael Hiltzik |year=2011 |publisher=Free Press |isbn=978-1-4165-3217-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-qMYJX4_8aQC&q=bechtel+peabody+kansas&pg=PA167 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel completed work on a series of railroad contracts during the early 1900s, culminating in an extension of the [[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] finished in 1914.<ref name=Wolf2010 /> | ||
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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During [[World War II]], the [[United States Maritime Commission]] invited the company to bid for a contract to build half of their order of 60 cargo ships. The company had no prior experience in [[shipbuilding]], but bid for the entire 60 ships.<ref name=Church1998 /><ref name=Baker2003>{{cite news |title=Bechtel's roots in Mideast / Lucrative projects date back to WWII |author=David R. Baker |url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Bechtel-s-roots-in-Mideast-Lucrative-projects-2618799.php#page-2 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=May 4, 2003 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref> Between 1941 and 1945, Bechtel's wartime shipyards, including [[Marinship]] and [[California Shipbuilding Corporation|Calship]], built 560 vessels. Bechtel also worked on a pipeline from the [[Yukon]] to [[Alaska]] called [[Canol pipeline|Canol]] for the [[United States Department of War]] during this period.<ref name=Pollack1989 /> | During [[World War II]], the [[United States Maritime Commission]] invited the company to bid for a contract to build half of their order of 60 cargo ships. The company had no prior experience in [[shipbuilding]], but bid for the entire 60 ships.<ref name=Church1998 /><ref name=Baker2003>{{cite news |title=Bechtel's roots in Mideast / Lucrative projects date back to WWII |author=David R. Baker |url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Bechtel-s-roots-in-Mideast-Lucrative-projects-2618799.php#page-2 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=May 4, 2003 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref> Between 1941 and 1945, Bechtel's wartime shipyards, including [[Marinship]] and [[California Shipbuilding Corporation|Calship]], built 560 vessels. Bechtel also worked on a pipeline from the [[Yukon]] to [[Alaska]] called [[Canol pipeline|Canol]] for the [[United States Department of War]] during this period.<ref name=Pollack1989 /> | ||
Under Stephen Bechtel Sr., the company diversified its projects and expanded its work into other countries. The company also focused on [[turnkey]] projects, a concept Stephen Bechtel Sr. pioneered, in which Bechtel handled a project from planning and design through construction.<ref name=Church1998 /><ref name=Pollack1989>{{cite news |title=Stephen D. Bechtel Is Dead at 88; Led Major Construction Concern |author=Andrew Pollack |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/15/obituaries/stephen-d-bechtel-is-dead-at-88-led-major-construction-concern.html?pagewanted=print |work= | Under Stephen Bechtel Sr., the company diversified its projects and expanded its work into other countries. The company also focused on [[turnkey]] projects, a concept Stephen Bechtel Sr. pioneered, in which Bechtel handled a project from planning and design through construction.<ref name=Church1998 /><ref name=Pollack1989>{{cite news |title=Stephen D. Bechtel Is Dead at 88; Led Major Construction Concern |author=Andrew Pollack |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/15/obituaries/stephen-d-bechtel-is-dead-at-88-led-major-construction-concern.html?pagewanted=print |work=The New York Times |date=March 15, 1989 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name=MiningEngineering1998>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Corp., Industry Partnership Award |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-36598333.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611070901/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-36598333.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 11, 2014 |work=[[Mining Engineering]] |date=November 1, 1998 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref> | ||
Bechtel's first job outside the U.S. was building the Mene Grande pipeline in [[Venezuela]] in 1940. In 1947, Bechtel began construction on what was then the world's longest oil pipeline, the [[Trans-Arabian Pipeline]], which began in [[Saudi Arabia]], ran across [[Jordan]] and [[Syria]], and ended in [[Lebanon]],<ref name=Church1998 /><ref name=Baker2003 /><ref name=Vassiliou>{{cite book |title=The A to Z of the Petroleum Industry | Bechtel's first job outside the U.S. was building the Mene Grande pipeline in [[Venezuela]] in 1940. In 1947, Bechtel began construction on what was then the world's longest oil pipeline, the [[Trans-Arabian Pipeline]], which began in [[Saudi Arabia]], ran across [[Jordan]] and [[Syria]], and ended in [[Lebanon]],<ref name=Church1998 /><ref name=Baker2003 /><ref name=Vassiliou>{{cite book |title=The A to Z of the Petroleum Industry | ||
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=== Increased business and visibility === | === Increased business and visibility === | ||
The [[Early 1980s recession|recession of the 1980s]] turned the company's focus toward new areas of growth including environmental cleanup and alternative energy projects.<ref name=Rothman1991 /><ref name=Hayes1985>{{cite news |title=Big Builders Learn to Think Small |author=Thomas C. Hayes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/28/business/big-builders-learn-to-think-small.html?ref=bechtelgroup&pagewanted=all |work= | The [[Early 1980s recession|recession of the 1980s]] turned the company's focus toward new areas of growth including environmental cleanup and alternative energy projects.<ref name=Rothman1991 /><ref name=Hayes1985>{{cite news |title=Big Builders Learn to Think Small |author=Thomas C. Hayes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/28/business/big-builders-learn-to-think-small.html?ref=bechtelgroup&pagewanted=all |work=The New York Times |date=July 28, 1985 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref> In 1989 [[Riley P. Bechtel]] was named president of the company.<ref name=Lubove1999 /> | ||
In 1991, Bechtel, in a joint venture with [[Parsons Brinckerhoff]], broke ground on Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project or "[[Big Dig]]", a project the company had been in charge of since 1986.<ref name=Baker2006 /><ref name=Nelson03>{{cite news |title=Bechtel says report on overruns was unfair |author=Scott Bernard Nelson |url=http://www.boston.com/globe/metro/packages/bechtel/022103_folo.shtml |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=February 21, 2003 |access-date=September 25, 2014}}</ref> The Big Dig was, at the time, the largest and most complex urban transportation project ever undertaken in the US. The 20-year project was critiqued for rising costs and increasing scope of work, as the Big Dig became more complex than was originally estimated. Criticism of the project increased in 2005 when a leak sprang in one of the new tunnels. In the summer of 2006, a faulty tunnel ceiling panel collapsed, killing a motorist.<ref name=Baker2006>{{cite news |title=Big Dig tragedy could stain Bechtel's name / Delays, cost overruns, leaks and now a death in Boston puts spotlight on S.F. construction giant -- and some of its other mammoth projects |author=David R. Baker |url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Big-Dig-tragedy-could-stain-Bechtel-s-name-2492830.php#page-3 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=July 19, 2006 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref> Litigation ensued, and in January 2008, Bechtel settled with federal and state officials for $352 million with other contractors involved paying smaller amounts.<ref name=Baker08>{{cite news |title=Bechtel, partner settle Big Dig lawsuit |author=David R. Baker |url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Bechtel-partner-settle-Big-Dig-lawsuit-3230087.php |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=January 24, 2008 |access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref> | In 1991, Bechtel, in a joint venture with [[Parsons Brinckerhoff]], broke ground on Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project or "[[Big Dig]]", a project the company had been in charge of since 1986.<ref name=Baker2006 /><ref name=Nelson03>{{cite news |title=Bechtel says report on overruns was unfair |author=Scott Bernard Nelson |url=http://www.boston.com/globe/metro/packages/bechtel/022103_folo.shtml |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=February 21, 2003 |access-date=September 25, 2014}}</ref> The Big Dig was, at the time, the largest and most complex urban transportation project ever undertaken in the US. The 20-year project was critiqued for rising costs and increasing scope of work, as the Big Dig became more complex than was originally estimated. Criticism of the project increased in 2005 when a leak sprang in one of the new tunnels. In the summer of 2006, a faulty tunnel ceiling panel collapsed, killing a motorist.<ref name=Baker2006>{{cite news |title=Big Dig tragedy could stain Bechtel's name / Delays, cost overruns, leaks and now a death in Boston puts spotlight on S.F. construction giant -- and some of its other mammoth projects |author=David R. Baker |url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Big-Dig-tragedy-could-stain-Bechtel-s-name-2492830.php#page-3 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=July 19, 2006 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref> Litigation ensued, and in January 2008, Bechtel settled with federal and state officials for $352 million with other contractors involved paying smaller amounts.<ref name=Baker08>{{cite news |title=Bechtel, partner settle Big Dig lawsuit |author=David R. Baker |url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Bechtel-partner-settle-Big-Dig-lawsuit-3230087.php |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=January 24, 2008 |access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref> | ||
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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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In 2001, Bechtel began work on the [[Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant]] at the [[Hanford site]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington state]].<ref name=Cary11>{{cite news |title=Building technologies developed at Hanford vit plant |author=Annette Cary |url=http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/11/25/1730597_building-technologies-developed.html?rh=1 |work=[[Tri-City Herald]] |date=November 25, 2011 |access-date=September 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070451/http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/11/25/1730597_building-technologies-developed.html?rh=1 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The project is a highly complex plant for the treatment of radioactive liquid waste that has employed new technologies and construction techniques that are the first of their kind. As of 2013, it is considered the most complex project in the US.<ref name=Cary11 /><ref name=Learn13>{{cite news |title=Sealed 'black cells' stall radioactive waste cleanup at Hanford nuclear reservation |author=Scott Learn |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/03/black_cells_behind_stalled_cle.html |work=[[The Oregonian]] |date=March 16, 2013 |access-date=September 25, 2014}}</ref> Management of the project has been the subject of controversy including the [[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]]'s [[Inspector General]] reports and [[Government Accountability Office]] studies regarding rising costs, nuclear safety and quality, and whistleblower allegations. For example, in 2013 the DOE Inspector General concluded that "Bechtel determined that there was a systemic problem and a breakdown in controls over the review of design changes", but that the company had taken steps to correct the problems.<ref name="Mufson13">{{cite news |title=Bechtel failed to do safety checks at nuclear waste plant, Energy Department report says |last1=Mufson |first1=Steven |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/bechtel-failed-to-do-safety-checks-at-nuclear-waste-plant-energy-department-report-says/2013/10/03/50e69782-2b8a-11e3-8ade-a1f23cda135e_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=October 3, 2013 |access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name=cpi>{{cite news|last=LaFlure|first=Rebecca|title=Hanford nuclear site clean-up: The mess gets worse|url=http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/18/21482804-hanford-nuclear-site-clean-up-the-mess-gets-worse?lite|access-date=January 24, 2014|newspaper=The Center for Public Integrity/NBC News|date=November 18, 2013}}</ref> | In 2001, Bechtel began work on the [[Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant]] at the [[Hanford site]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington state]].<ref name=Cary11>{{cite news |title=Building technologies developed at Hanford vit plant |author=Annette Cary |url=http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/11/25/1730597_building-technologies-developed.html?rh=1 |work=[[Tri-City Herald]] |date=November 25, 2011 |access-date=September 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070451/http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/11/25/1730597_building-technologies-developed.html?rh=1 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The project is a highly complex plant for the treatment of radioactive liquid waste that has employed new technologies and construction techniques that are the first of their kind. As of 2013, it is considered the most complex project in the US.<ref name=Cary11 /><ref name=Learn13>{{cite news |title=Sealed 'black cells' stall radioactive waste cleanup at Hanford nuclear reservation |author=Scott Learn |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/03/black_cells_behind_stalled_cle.html |work=[[The Oregonian]] |date=March 16, 2013 |access-date=September 25, 2014}}</ref> Management of the project has been the subject of controversy including the [[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]]'s [[Inspector General]] reports and [[Government Accountability Office]] studies regarding rising costs, nuclear safety and quality, and whistleblower allegations. For example, in 2013 the DOE Inspector General concluded that "Bechtel determined that there was a systemic problem and a breakdown in controls over the review of design changes", but that the company had taken steps to correct the problems.<ref name="Mufson13">{{cite news |title=Bechtel failed to do safety checks at nuclear waste plant, Energy Department report says |last1=Mufson |first1=Steven |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/bechtel-failed-to-do-safety-checks-at-nuclear-waste-plant-energy-department-report-says/2013/10/03/50e69782-2b8a-11e3-8ade-a1f23cda135e_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=October 3, 2013 |access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name=cpi>{{cite news|last=LaFlure|first=Rebecca|title=Hanford nuclear site clean-up: The mess gets worse|url=http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/18/21482804-hanford-nuclear-site-clean-up-the-mess-gets-worse?lite|access-date=January 24, 2014|newspaper=The Center for Public Integrity/NBC News|date=November 18, 2013}}</ref> | ||
In 2003, Bechtel won a $680 million contract to begin rebuilding infrastructure in Iraq for [[United States Agency for International Development|U.S. Agency for International Development]]. The contract led to the company being accused of both non-competitive bidding and [[war profiteering]].<ref name=DavisMarch2003>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Target of Anti-War Protesters |author=Aaron Davis and Dana Hull |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-99317135.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323165835/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-99317135.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 23, 2015 |work=[[Knight Ridder]] |date=March 28, 2003 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel won a competitively-bid second contract in January 2004,<ref name=Janofsky04>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Wins Its Second Big Contract for Iraq|author=Michael Janofsky |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/07/world/struggle-for-iraq-reconstruction-bechtel-wins-its-second-big-contract-for-iraq.html |work= | In 2003, Bechtel won a $680 million contract to begin rebuilding infrastructure in Iraq for [[United States Agency for International Development|U.S. Agency for International Development]]. The contract led to the company being accused of both non-competitive bidding and [[war profiteering]].<ref name=DavisMarch2003>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Target of Anti-War Protesters |author=Aaron Davis and Dana Hull |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-99317135.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323165835/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-99317135.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 23, 2015 |work=[[Knight Ridder]] |date=March 28, 2003 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel won a competitively-bid second contract in January 2004,<ref name=Janofsky04>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Wins Its Second Big Contract for Iraq|author=Michael Janofsky |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/07/world/struggle-for-iraq-reconstruction-bechtel-wins-its-second-big-contract-for-iraq.html |work=The New York Times |date=January 7, 2004 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref> and completed 97 of 99 task orders of the contract, returning the two remaining projects due to the escalating security concerns in the country.<ref name=Sawyer06>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Speaks About Work in a War Zone |author=Tom Sawyer and Andrew G. Wright |url=http://www.enr.com/articles/35628-bechtel-speaks-about-work-in-a-war-zone?v=preview |work=[[Engineering News-Record]] |date=October 30, 2006 |access-date=August 21, 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> | 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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Bechtel's Infrastructure unit is leading a consortium in the engineering, procurement and construction of lines One and Two of the Riyadh, Saudi Arabia metro, which began construction in April 2014.<ref name=ConstructionWeekFeb2014>{{cite news |title=Bechtel busy on eight-month Riyadh Metro design |url=http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-26427-bechtel-busy-on-eight-month-riyadh-metro-design/#.U0VIVq1G-nQ |work=[[Construction Week Online]] |date=February 7, 2014 |access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name=ConstructionWeekApr2014>{{cite news |title=Construction work on $22.5bn Riyadh metro begins |url=http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-27422-construction-work-on-225bn-riyadh-metro-begins/#.U0RwzK1G-nQ |work=[[Construction Week Online]] |date=April 6, 2014 |access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> In July 2014, Bechtel was selected to build a new 37-mile motorway linking Kosovo's capital, [[Pristina]], to [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]].<ref name=Quirke2014>{{cite news |title=Bechtel to build Kosovo to Macedonia motorway |author=Joe Quirke |url=http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/bechtel-build-kosovo-macedoni25a-motorway47493/ |work=Global Construction Review |date=July 4, 2014 |access-date=July 23, 2015}}</ref> | Bechtel's Infrastructure unit is leading a consortium in the engineering, procurement and construction of lines One and Two of the Riyadh, Saudi Arabia metro, which began construction in April 2014.<ref name=ConstructionWeekFeb2014>{{cite news |title=Bechtel busy on eight-month Riyadh Metro design |url=http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-26427-bechtel-busy-on-eight-month-riyadh-metro-design/#.U0VIVq1G-nQ |work=[[Construction Week Online]] |date=February 7, 2014 |access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name=ConstructionWeekApr2014>{{cite news |title=Construction work on $22.5bn Riyadh metro begins |url=http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-27422-construction-work-on-225bn-riyadh-metro-begins/#.U0RwzK1G-nQ |work=[[Construction Week Online]] |date=April 6, 2014 |access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> In July 2014, Bechtel was selected to build a new 37-mile motorway linking Kosovo's capital, [[Pristina]], to [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]].<ref name=Quirke2014>{{cite news |title=Bechtel to build Kosovo to Macedonia motorway |author=Joe Quirke |url=http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/bechtel-build-kosovo-macedoni25a-motorway47493/ |work=Global Construction Review |date=July 4, 2014 |access-date=July 23, 2015}}</ref> | ||
Bechtel is also participating in the building of London's [[Crossrail]], a $24 billion project that will connect commuter towns east and west of London and is intended to serve an estimated 200 million people a year upon completion.<ref name=Reina2014>{{cite news |title=At Halfway Mark, $24-Billion U.K. Crossrail Project Back on Track |last1=Reina |first1=Peter |url=http://www.enr.com/articles/5432-at-halfway-mark-24-billion-u-k-crossrail-project-back-on-track?v=preview |newspaper=[[Engineering News-Record]] |date=January 20, 2014 |access-date=March 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Lyons2010>{{cite news |title=Bechtel's Adams Explains the Virtues of Engineering |author=William Lyons |url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748703805704575594214185691590 |work= | Bechtel is also participating in the building of London's [[Crossrail]], a $24 billion project that will connect commuter towns east and west of London and is intended to serve an estimated 200 million people a year upon completion.<ref name=Reina2014>{{cite news |title=At Halfway Mark, $24-Billion U.K. Crossrail Project Back on Track |last1=Reina |first1=Peter |url=http://www.enr.com/articles/5432-at-halfway-mark-24-billion-u-k-crossrail-project-back-on-track?v=preview |newspaper=[[Engineering News-Record]] |date=January 20, 2014 |access-date=March 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Lyons2010>{{cite news |title=Bechtel's Adams Explains the Virtues of Engineering |author=William Lyons |url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748703805704575594214185691590 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=November 5, 2010 |access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> As of June 2015, the project is 65% complete.<ref name=ConstructionManager2015>{{cite news |title=PM meets the team who tunnelled crossrail |url=http://www.construction-manager.co.uk/news/david-cameron-me3ets-te1am-who-tun1nelled-crossrai/ |work=Construction Manager |date=June 5, 2015 |access-date=July 24, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150925125817/http://www.construction-manager.co.uk/news/david-cameron-me3ets-te1am-who-tun1nelled-crossrai/ |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</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 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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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= | 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" /> | ||
In May 2013, the unit was awarded a contract for the front-end engineering design of the Pacific NorthWest LNG in [[Vancouver]], BC.<ref name=Thomas2013>{{cite news |title=Pacific NorthWest LNG awards design and engineering contract |author=Shaun Thomas |url=http://www.thenorthernview.com/news/208388081.html |work=[[Black Press|Northern View]] |date=May 21, 2013 |access-date=April 9, 2014 |archive-date=October 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030113857/http://www.thenorthernview.com/news/208388081.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March 2014, the unit was awarded a contract to construct facilities in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] for the [[Shah Deniz gas field|Shah Deniz II]] gas field in [[Azerbaijan]].<ref name=Antidze2014 /> In August 2015, Bechtel was contracted by Delfin LNG, to provide front-end engineering and design for a planned floating LNG vessel at Port Delfin off the coastline of Louisiana, which would be the first in the U.S.<ref name=OE2015>{{cite news |title=Bechtel, Delfin sign FEED contract |url=http://www.oedigital.com/energy/lng/item/9939-bechtel-delfin-sign-feed-contract |work=Offshore Engineer |date=August 5, 2015 |access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref> Also in 2015, the unit was awarded a contract to manage the engineering, procurement, and construction of 12 new natural-gas pipelines in [[Thailand]].<ref name=Russell2015>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Gets Contract for 12 Natural-Gas Pipelines in Thailand |author=Pam Russell |url=http://www.enr.com/articles/16991-bechtel-gets-contract-for-12-natural-gas-pipelines-in-thailand?v=preview |work=[[Engineering News-Record]] |date=September 8, 2015 |access-date=September 22, 2015}}</ref> | In May 2013, the unit was awarded a contract for the front-end engineering design of the Pacific NorthWest LNG in [[Vancouver]], BC.<ref name=Thomas2013>{{cite news |title=Pacific NorthWest LNG awards design and engineering contract |author=Shaun Thomas |url=http://www.thenorthernview.com/news/208388081.html |work=[[Black Press|Northern View]] |date=May 21, 2013 |access-date=April 9, 2014 |archive-date=October 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030113857/http://www.thenorthernview.com/news/208388081.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March 2014, the unit was awarded a contract to construct facilities in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] for the [[Shah Deniz gas field|Shah Deniz II]] gas field in [[Azerbaijan]].<ref name=Antidze2014 /> In August 2015, Bechtel was contracted by Delfin LNG, to provide front-end engineering and design for a planned floating LNG vessel at Port Delfin off the coastline of Louisiana, which would be the first in the U.S.<ref name=OE2015>{{cite news |title=Bechtel, Delfin sign FEED contract |url=http://www.oedigital.com/energy/lng/item/9939-bechtel-delfin-sign-feed-contract |work=Offshore Engineer |date=August 5, 2015 |access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref> Also in 2015, the unit was awarded a contract to manage the engineering, procurement, and construction of 12 new natural-gas pipelines in [[Thailand]].<ref name=Russell2015>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Gets Contract for 12 Natural-Gas Pipelines in Thailand |author=Pam Russell |url=http://www.enr.com/articles/16991-bechtel-gets-contract-for-12-natural-gas-pipelines-in-thailand?v=preview |work=[[Engineering News-Record]] |date=September 8, 2015 |access-date=September 22, 2015}}</ref> | ||
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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= | 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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|[[Kuwaiti oil fires|Kuwait Oil Field Restoration]] | |[[Kuwaiti oil fires|Kuwait Oil Field Restoration]] | ||
|[[File:Bergan oil field fire.jpg|120px]] | |[[File:Bergan oil field fire.jpg|120px]] | ||
|Following the [[Gulf War]], Bechtel was contracted to lead a team to restore [[oil field]]s damaged by Iraqi forces, including repairing 749 wells, of which 650 were on fire. Bechtel completed the task in eight months and under budget.<ref name=Wald1991>{{cite news |title=Amid Ceremony and Ingenuity, Kuwait's Oil-Well Fires Are Declared Out |author=Matthew L. Wald |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/07/world/amid-ceremony-and-ingenuity-kuwait-s-oil-well-fires-are-declared-out.html |work= | |Following the [[Gulf War]], Bechtel was contracted to lead a team to restore [[oil field]]s damaged by Iraqi forces, including repairing 749 wells, of which 650 were on fire. Bechtel completed the task in eight months and under budget.<ref name=Wald1991>{{cite news |title=Amid Ceremony and Ingenuity, Kuwait's Oil-Well Fires Are Declared Out |author=Matthew L. Wald |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/07/world/amid-ceremony-and-ingenuity-kuwait-s-oil-well-fires-are-declared-out.html |work=The New York Times |date=November 7, 1991|access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Big Dig|Boston Central Artery/Tunnel]] | |[[Big Dig|Boston Central Artery/Tunnel]] | ||
|[[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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|[[Hanford site|Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant]] | |[[Hanford site|Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant]] | ||
|[[File:Handfor ERDF Grand Opening.jpg|120px]] | |[[File:Handfor ERDF Grand Opening.jpg|120px]] | ||
|[[Vitrification]] plant to process [[radioactive waste]] at the [[Hanford site]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] into a stable form that can be safely disposed. Bechtel was selected by the [[United States Department of Energy]] to lead the team designing, constructing, and commissioning the plant,<ref name=Wald2013 /> which is expected be the largest of its kind.<ref name=Newcomb2016>{{cite news |title=Hanford Vit Plant Takes Big Step |author=Tim Newcomb |url=http://www.enr.com/blogs/15-evergreen/post/40290-hanford-vit-plant-takes-big-step |work=[[Engineering News-Record]] |date=September 26, 2016 |access-date=October 4, 2016}}</ref> Work began in 2001, but the project had significant delays due to technical problems and design issues.<ref name=Wald2013>{{cite news |title=Treatment Plant for Waste in Nuclear Cleanup Has Design Flaws, Panel Says |author=Matthew L Wald |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/science/earth/treatment-plant-for-waste-in-nuclear-cleanup-has-design-flaws-panel-says.html |work= | |[[Vitrification]] plant to process [[radioactive waste]] at the [[Hanford site]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] into a stable form that can be safely disposed. Bechtel was selected by the [[United States Department of Energy]] to lead the team designing, constructing, and commissioning the plant,<ref name=Wald2013 /> which is expected be the largest of its kind.<ref name=Newcomb2016>{{cite news |title=Hanford Vit Plant Takes Big Step |author=Tim Newcomb |url=http://www.enr.com/blogs/15-evergreen/post/40290-hanford-vit-plant-takes-big-step |work=[[Engineering News-Record]] |date=September 26, 2016 |access-date=October 4, 2016}}</ref> Work began in 2001, but the project had significant delays due to technical problems and design issues.<ref name=Wald2013>{{cite news |title=Treatment Plant for Waste in Nuclear Cleanup Has Design Flaws, Panel Says |author=Matthew L Wald |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/science/earth/treatment-plant-for-waste-in-nuclear-cleanup-has-design-flaws-panel-says.html |work=The New York Times |date=April 2, 2013 |access-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref> A new plant for processing "low-activity" waste was completed in January 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/doe-leaders-announce-completion-key-step-toward-hanford-tank-waste-treatment |title=DOE Leaders Announce Completion of Key Step Toward Hanford Tank Waste Treatment|publisher=Office of Environmental Management|date=January 10, 2021}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Tacoma Narrows Bridge]] | |[[Tacoma Narrows Bridge]] | ||