Bechtel Corporation is a U.S.-based, privately held engineering, procurement, construction, and project management (EPC/PM) company founded in 1898 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It delivers complex capital projects for government and industrial customers worldwide across infrastructure, energy, mining and metals, and nuclear, security, and environmental markets.
For the chemical and process industries, Bechtel provides front-end engineering and design (FEED), EPC/EPCM, and project management services for petrochemical complexes, refineries, LNG and gas processing, fertilizers, polymers, and other downstream manufacturing. Capabilities include modularization, construction, commissioning and startup, and turnaround and maintenance support. The company also undertakes decarbonization and energy-transition work such as carbon capture, hydrogen, and renewable fuels, alongside environmental, health, and safety management. Bechtel executes projects through a global network of offices and delivery centers, supporting clients from concept through operational handover.
chemXplore tracks 6 projects involving Bechtel, of which 6 are active.
Bechtel's role on them: FEED, EPC, Technology licensor, and EPCM.
4 new construction, 1 expansion, and 1 revamp / retrofit.
1 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on all 6 of them For subscribers
Targeting: Natural gas (3), Crude oil (1), Diesel, fuels (1), Petroleum coke (1), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (1)
New delayed coker boosts diesel yield up to 30%, eliminates VGO imports, and is running at ~70% of design capacity after feedstock was introduced on 1 Sept 2026.
0.8 mtpa of LNG contracted for 20 years from Port Arthur LNG in Texas to reduce spot exposure and improve gas-supply flexibility.
CCL Stage 3 reaches substantial completion; project raises U.S. Gulf Coast capacity by ~20% to ~56 mtpa and marks the 5,000th exported LNG cargo.
Site handover and earthworks begin at Choczewo for Poland’s first AP1000 reactor; initial works include grading, drainage and about 16 km of temporary roads.
Stronger E&P and favourable refining margins lift H1 results; capex focused on Rijeka Upgrade, offshore development and green hydrogen milestones.
Acquired an additional 7.6% in Trains 4–5, giving equity across all five construction trains; Trains 4–5 add ~12 MTPA and the project targets production in 1H 2027.
NextDecade will use CWHE and C3MR via Bechtel to boost reliability, cut OPEX and increase LNG output from 18 to 30 MTPA; all five trains expected online by mid-2031.
Chevron announces retirements and new appointments in senior leadership roles, including Corporate Business Development, Supply & Trading, and Shale & Tight divisions.
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