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 Inc. (?Bechtel?). 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 (MTPA). The project will also include construction of new natural gas pipelines to deliver natural gas to the terminal. The scope of work on this project is to dredge the Port Arthur LNG Berthing Pocket on the Port Arthur Ship Canal.

The berthing pocket and turning basin will connect to the Port Arthur Ship Canal and allow LNG vessels to berth, load and depart safely. A significant portion of the dredged materials will be placed by Great Lakes within designated Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDM) areas to restore and enhance marshlands within a local wildlife refuge. Great Lakes is expected to start this project later this year.