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== Locations and operational activities == | == Locations and operational activities == | ||
Bechtel's major operational locations are in [[Brisbane]],<ref name=Bartsch2011>{{cite news |title=Life in the valley a gas for Bechtel |last1=Bartsch |first1=Phil |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/life-in-the-valley-a-gas-for-bechtel/story-fn6ck2gb-1226023582014 |newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]] |date=March 18, 2011 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> [[Calgary]],<ref name=WorldGen2003>{{cite news |title=William Dudley |url=http://www.world-gen.com/class03/dudley.html |work=[[World Generation Magazine]] |date=2003 |access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> [[Chandler, Arizona]], [[Dubai]],<ref name=Fahy2013 /><ref name=Neuhof2013>{{cite news |title=Bechtel joining in Gulf metals and mining boom |last1=Neuhof |first1=Florian |url=http://www.thenational.ae/business/industry-insights/economics/bechtel-joining-in-gulf-metals-and-mining-boom |newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |date=September 11, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> [[Houston]],<ref name=Patrick2012>{{cite news |title=Bechtel is Hiring for 170 Positions in Houston |last1=Patrick |first1=Jennifer |url=http://blog.chron.com/houstonshiring/2012/06/bechtel-is-hiring-for-170-positions-in-houston/ |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=June 13, 2012 |access-date=March 20, 2014 |archive-date=July 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710205025/http://blog.chron.com/houstonshiring/2012/06/bechtel-is-hiring-for-170-positions-in-houston/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], [[London]],<ref name=MacGregor2013>{{cite news |title=Bechtel set to take up 75,000 sq ft of London office space at FC200 |last1=MacGregor |first1=Kirsty |url=http://www.devono.com/news/bechtel-set-to-take-up-75,000-sq-ft-of-london-office-space-at-fc200-19035875/ |newspaper=[[DeVono]] |date=November 12, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014 |archive-date=February 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219063620/https://www.devono.com/blog/bechtel-set-to-take-up-75-000-sq-ft-of-london-office-space-at-fc200/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[New Delhi]],<ref name=BusinessStandard1998>{{cite news |title=15% Of Bechtel Turnover To Come From India |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/15-of-bechtel-turnover-to-come-from-india-198020601117_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=February 6, 1998 |access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> [[Reston, Virginia]],<ref name=FrederickNewsPost2011>{{cite news |title=Bechtel moving 625 jobs from Frederick to Reston |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/archive/bechtel-moving-jobs-from-frederick-to-reston/article_2e2ab89f-fe69-5728-8740-dc401b45f513.html |newspaper=[[Frederick News-Post]] |date=November 8, 2011 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> [[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= | 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> | ||
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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> | 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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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" /> | ||