Bechtel-led construction of $13.6B Driftwood export terminal could be advanced by developer Tellurian's decision to sell large part of the site to an unnamed investor and lease it back for 40 years.
Bechtel, Zachry Group and KBR are named EPC contractors for just-sanctioned Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast LNG production sites, while Canada regulators approve two projects to move forward.
One year after Ukraine invasion upended energy supply and costs, more natural gas projects are in motion in the US and globally, but concern grows over greenhouse gas impacts as industry seeks design, construction and operations solutions.
Proposed $10B Louisiana export terminal-pipeline would be one energy firm's fourth in the state, but one in Oregon is terminated amid strong opposition; even so, US will be world's largest LNG exporter by end of next year, says Energy Dept. in new report.
