Bechtel pauses tank work on two more projects after fatal incident

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

01 May 2025

US contractor Bechtel is “deeply saddened” by the death of three of its workers and the injury of two more at its Port Arther LNG project, and has paused similar work on two more projects until further notice.

The company’s chairman and CEO Brendan Bechtel and its president and COO Craig Albert wrote to colleagues after the incident, which took place just before 2am on 29 April at the site in Texas.

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