Bechtel halts work after fatal scaffolding collapse at Port Arthur LNG project

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

30 April 2025

US contractor Bechtel has halted all work at a construction site in Texas, US, after three people were killed and two injured in a scaffolding collapse.

Bechtel is the lead engineering, procurement and construction contractor on the US$13 billion Port Arthur Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Phase 1 project, which is a natural gas liquefaction and export terminal in Southeast Texas.

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