Great Lakes awarded dredge, disposal contract for Port Arthur LNG Project

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced the award for the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project Marine Dredging and Disposal contract. Great Lakes has been contracted by Bechtel Energy, a leading global engineering, construction, and procurement company that’s managing the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project in partnership with Sempra Infrastructure. The Port Arthur LNG project is a natural gas liquefaction and export terminal in Southeast Texas with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico. The facilities will include two natural gas liquefaction trains with a nameplate capacity of approximately 13 million tonnes per annum. The project will also include construction of new natural gas pipelines to deliver natural gas to the terminal. Lasse Petterson, Great Lakes’ President and Chief Executive Officer commented, “We are pleased to play a critical role in this important project that will help meet growing global demand for natural gas, in addition to supporting economic growth across Texas and the Gulf Coast region. With this contract, Great Lakes’ backlog and recent pending awardable work now exceed $1 billion. Our proven performance and safety culture allows us to support the growth of LNG export in the U.S., which is a necessity in balancing energy affordability and overall sustainability.”