Kiewit at Work on $64 Billion in Projects, Makes Progress on U.S. LNG Terminals, Gas Plants

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Since the beginning of the year, Kiewit Corporation (Omaha, Nebraska) has notched up progress on some of its highest-profile projects, including a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal on the Gulf Coast and a slew of natural gas-fired power plants in the Marcellus and Utica shale plays. Industrial Info is tracking more than $63.5 billion in active projects involving Kiewit, nearly $19 billion of which is attributed to projects under construction.

Click on the image at right for a graph detailing the top 10 industry sectors for Kiewit's project activity, by investment value.

Kiewit and Venture Global LNG Incorporated are among the many U.S.-based contractors and project owners, respectively, taking full advantage of the rising global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Venture expects to produce 5 million metric tons per year of LNG from the $2.5 billion first phase of its Calcasieu Pass export facility in Cameron, Louisiana, which will comprise five modules, each producing 1 million metric tons per year; construction is expected to begin this summer. Kiewit and Venture also are looking at a $2.5 million second phase to produce an equal amount, although construction would not begin until mid-2021 at the earliest. Kiewit would perform engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services on both phases.

The initial phase of Calcasieu Pass was the first of four LNG projects to be approved by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) so far this year; it has received all federal approvals and its owners have signed 20-year supply agreements with global leaders such as Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS.A) (The Hague, Netherlands) and BP plc (NYSE:BP) (London, England). It is scheduled to begin shipments in 2022. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on Phase I and the proposed Phase II.

Venture also is planning a $500 million gas-turbine unit addition and a $50 million natural gas pretreatment unit addition at Calcasieu Pass. The combined-cycle turbine would power the facility with 720 megawatts (MW), while the pretreatment unit would process 1.35 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas. Kiewit is the EPC contractor for both. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the turbine and pretreatment units.

Kiewit also is performing EPC services for Exelon Corporation's (NYSE:EXC) (Chicago, Illinois) proposed Annova LNG "Stage C" Liquefaction Plant in Brownsville, Texas, which would add two trains, each with a capacity of 1 million metric tons per year of LNG, to the facility for a total output of 6 million metric tons per year. Last month, FERC gave a mostly favorable final environmental impact statement to the project, noting that the company had proposed steps to effectively mitigate projected environmental impacts. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

The Marcellus and Utica shale plays are home to a growing number of power-generation projects that are fed by the area's abundant natural gas resources. These include four natural gas-fired, combined-cycle (NGCC) power stations under construction, for which Kiewit is performing EPC services:

• Competitive Power Ventures Incorporated's (Braintree, Massachusetts) $1 billion Fairview Energy Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, which would generate 1,100 MW; see project report
• Itochu Corporation's (Tokyo, Japan) $950 million Hickory Run Energy Station in New Castle, Pennsylvania, which would generate 950 MW; see project report
• Abatis Advisors LLC's (New York, New York) $536 million Hill Top Energy Center in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, which would generate 536 MW; see project report
• EmberClear Corporation's (Houston, Texas) $520 million Birdsboro Power Station in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, which would generate 488 MW; see project report

Kiewit Power Constructors Company, a subsidiary, is preparing to begin construction on J-Power's (Tokyo, Japan) $1 billion Jackson Generating Station in Elwood, Illinois, an NGCC plant that would generate 1,100 MW. Kiewit Engineering Group Incorporated, another subsidiary, is already at work on DTE Energy Company's (NYSE:DTE) (Detroit, Michigan) $989 million Blue Water Energy Center in East China, Michigan, which would generate the same amount. For more information, see Industrial Info's reports on the Jackson and Blue Water projects.

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