Texas LNG Signs EPC Contract with Kiewit Ahead of FID
Texas LNG has signed an EPC contract with Kiewit for its planned Port of Brownsville export terminal, marking a key step toward a final investment decision for the Gulf Coast LNG project.
(P&GJ) — Texas LNG Brownsville LLC has executed a lump-sum turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Kiewit for its proposed LNG export terminal at the Port of Brownsville, Texas.
The agreement marks one of the final steps before the project reaches a final investment decision (FID), according to project developer Glenfarne Group.
Under the contract, Kiewit Energy Group Inc. will handle engineering, procurement, module fabrication, construction and commissioning of the full Texas LNG facility, delivering a completed and operational terminal.
Brendan Duval, Glenfarne chief executive officer and founder, said the EPC agreement follows more than a year of engineering work completed jointly with Kiewit.
“Over the last 14 months, the Texas LNG project team has been embedded with Kiewit to complete the pre-FID engineering required for the project to begin execution,” Duval said. “This process confirmed that Kiewit’s capabilities as well as their best-in-class execution and implementation expertise on the U.S. Gulf Coast, align with Glenfarne’s vision for Texas LNG. Together with Kiewit, we will construct a world-class LNG facility that will make the Rio Grande Valley region proud and provide high-paying, quality jobs, and technical training for the area for decades to come.”
Eric Gutierrez, executive vice president of oil, gas and chemical for Kiewit Energy Group Inc., said the company will bring its experience delivering large LNG construction projects along the Gulf Coast.
“Kiewit is excited to advance our partnership with Glenfarne through Texas LNG, allowing us to bring our extensive experience and highly skilled workforce to deliver complex, integrated LNG EPC projects on time and on budget,” Gutierrez said. “We are proud to continue our work with Glenfarne and together build a premier LNG export facility on the U.S. Gulf Coast.”
The Texas LNG export facility is planned for the Port of Brownsville in South Texas and is being developed by Glenfarne Group, a global developer and operator of energy infrastructure assets. The company is developing LNG projects across North America with a combined permitted capacity of 32.8 million metric tons per year.