A Bechtel-led consortium has started tunneling work on the two rail lines in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia under a $10 billion construction contract for an underground rail network. Bechtel is collaborating with Siemens, Almabani General Contractors and Consolidated Contractors Co. to integrate the two rail lines and develop train cars, electrification and signaling components for the […] More

Bechtel CEO Bill Dudley has received an honorary doctorate from Purdue University. Dudley holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Purdue, Bechtel said Friday. He was named CEO of Bechtel in 2014 after time as president and chief operating officer of the company. The 34-year Bechtel veteran has served on the company’s board of directors since […] More

Bechtel has resumed construction work for two natural gas liquefaction trains at the Corpus Christi liquefaction site in Texas. The Corpus Christi liquefaction project is a collaboration between Bechtel and Cheniere Energy, Bechtel said Monday. Charif Souki, chairman and CEO of Cheniere, said the first liquid natural gas export facility at Sabine Pass from Train […] More

Bechtel will construct a natural gas-fired combined-cycle generating facility in Carroll County, Ohio under a contract with Carroll County Energy LLC, an Advanced Power affiliate. The company will oversee the engineering, procurement and start-up work on the 700-megawatt power plant that Bechtel said Wednesday will use emissions-control technology. Carroll County Energy plans to open the plant for […] More

Bechtel has obtained Federal Aviation Administration approval to use unmanned aircraft systems on the company’s construction works in the United States. Mike Lewis, Bechtel’s manager of construction, said Monday the company partnered with Skycatch to integrate drones into Bechtel’s execution systems for various projects worldwide. “This technology helps improve safety and quality of project delivery by […] More

Bechtel will put a new $10 million investment into its office location in Virginia’s Fairfax County to accommodate 700 relocated jobs as part of the company’s corporate restructuring and business expansion effort in the region. The company said Wednesday it will lease 175,000 square feet of space to add to its global operations headquarters in Reston as […] More

Bechtel has partnered with Westinghouse Electric Co. to perform decontamination and decommissioning services on nuclear power plants across the U.S. The services consist of pre-shutdown planning, licensing, project management, dismantling, demolition, waste handling and site closeout, Bechtel said Monday. Michael Graham, general manager of Bechtel’s global environmental business, said the sites will be prepared for […] More

A Bechtel and Siemens alliance has completed work to build a 758-megawatt combined-cycle gas plant in Sherman, Texas, for Panda Power Funds. The companies finished commissioning of the Panda Sherman Power natural gas facility two weeks ahead of schedule, Bechtel said Thursday. Bechtel managed the overall project and led construction, procurement and engineering work, while […] More

Bechtel and Siemens will soon start construction on a natural gas power plant in Loudoun County, Virginia, after securing funds for the facility through Panda Power Funds. Bechtel will provide engineering and procurement services and installation, construction and commissioning procedures for the Panda Stonewall facility, while Siemens will supply the natural gas and steam turbines, the generators, instrumentation […] More

Bechtel has received Victory Media‘s military friendly employer designation to recognize the company’s hiring and training programs for military personnel and veterans. Victory Media gives the designation to companies through a survey that is evaluated by Ernst & Young LLP, Bechtel said Tuesday. “Service members and their families often go to extraordinary lengths, making sacrifices many of us do not realize, to serve […] More

Bechtel is transferring several employees from its site in Frederick, Maryland, to Virginia as part of a reorganization program, the Frederick News-Post reported Tuesday. Ed Waters Jr. writes Michelle Michael, a Bechtel spokesperson, told the newspaper the company will still have a presence in the county and the relocation will occur in phases. The company […] More

Bechtel has won a contract to provide design and engineering services for planned liquefied natural gas terminal on the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The company plans to use a modular strategy intended to hasten construction work on the liquefaction and export facilities of Louisiana LNG Energy LLC, Bechtel said Wednesday. Louisiana LNG Energy aims […] More