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Released December 21, 2017 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Southwest market region, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, has more than $168 billion in industrial projects that are planned to kick off in 2018, making it the leading U.S. region in terms of project value. While some of these projects will be cancelled or pushed out to further dates, other projects will be added to the region throughout the year. The Oil & Gas Production Industry, with $51.4 billion in planned project starts, leads in terms of project value, followed by the Chemical Processing Industry, with $33.5 billion, and the Power Industry, with $26.3 billion.
Click on the image at right for a breakdown by industry of planned 2018 project starts in the Southwest market region.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) production projects help bring the Oil & Gas Production Industry into the leading position in the region. Among these is Tellurian Incorporated's (NASDAQ:TELL) (Houston, Texas) planned Driftwood LNG production and export terminal near Lake Charles, Louisiana. The initial phase of the project has an estimated total investment value (TIV) of $5 billion and will produce 5.2 million metric tons per year of LNG. The project would take about four years to complete. Bechtel Group Incorporated (San Francisco, California) is providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC). For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
In Corpus Christi, Texas, Cheniere Energy Incorporated (NYSE:LNG) (Houston) plans to begin construction of a third train at its LNG facility. Construction on trains 1 and 2 commenced in 2015, and completion is set for 2018 and 2019. The third train would take about three years to construct, with completion in 2021. Each train will produce 4.5 million tons per year of LNG for a total production capacity of 13.5 million tons per year. Bechtel Group is performing EPC work on all trains. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on Train 1, Train 2 and Train 3.
Offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS-A) (The Hague, Netherlands) plans to begin construction of its $4 billion Vito crude oil and natural gas production platform. The semisubmersible platform will be constructed in water depths of more than 4,000 feet. The Vito field could potentially contain 300 million barrels of oil equivalent. Jacobs Engineering Group Incorporated (NYSE:JEC) (Dallas, Texas) is performing front-end engineering and design on the project, which could be completed in early 2021. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
In the Chemical Processing Industry, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) (Irving, Texas) and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) plan to begin construction of a grassroot petrochemical complex near Portland, Texas. The complex would include an ethylene plant, monoethylene glycol (MEG) unit, a linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) unit and a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) unit. The facility will would take approximately three years to construct. The ethylene unit would produce an estimated 3.96 billion pounds per year of ethylene, which would feed the downstream units. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the ethylene unit, MEG unit, LLDPE unit and HDPE unit.
While the Power projects may not be quite as large, they collectively represent a large portion of the planned project starts in the Southwest region in 2018. Among these is a 746-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired, combined-cycle project near Westbrook, Texas. FGE Power LLC (Houston, Texas) is developing the project in collaboration with EPC firm SNC-Lavalin Constructors Incorporated (Bothell, Washington). The project has an estimated total investment value of $800 million and is expected to be completed in late 2020. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Wind plays a major role in the region's planned projects. Texas continues leading the nation for the volume of wind power generated. In Tahoka, Texas, Lincoln Clean Energy LLC (Chicago, Illinois) is developing a 300-MW windfarm. The facility is being developed on 55,000 acres of privately owned land and will use 120 2.5-MW wind turbine-generators. Construction on the $495 million project is planned to kick off early next year and be completed in the fourth quarter. Blattner Energy Incorporated (Avon, Minnesota) is performing EPC work. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
In Bovina, Texas, First Reserve Corporation (Greenwich, Connecticut) is developing a 230-MW expansion of the Mariah del Este Windfarm. Construction entails the installation of 100 2.3-MW wind turbine-generators. Brightman Energy (Austin, Texas) is project director. The $460 million project is planned to kick off later in 2018 for completion in summer 2019. The Marian del Este windfarm has a current capacity of 230 MW and could eventually rise as high as 1,200 MW through continued expansions. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com.
Click on the image at right for a breakdown by industry of planned 2018 project starts in the Southwest market region.Liquefied natural gas (LNG) production projects help bring the Oil & Gas Production Industry into the leading position in the region. Among these is Tellurian Incorporated's (NASDAQ:TELL) (Houston, Texas) planned Driftwood LNG production and export terminal near Lake Charles, Louisiana. The initial phase of the project has an estimated total investment value (TIV) of $5 billion and will produce 5.2 million metric tons per year of LNG. The project would take about four years to complete. Bechtel Group Incorporated (San Francisco, California) is providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC). For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
In Corpus Christi, Texas, Cheniere Energy Incorporated (NYSE:LNG) (Houston) plans to begin construction of a third train at its LNG facility. Construction on trains 1 and 2 commenced in 2015, and completion is set for 2018 and 2019. The third train would take about three years to construct, with completion in 2021. Each train will produce 4.5 million tons per year of LNG for a total production capacity of 13.5 million tons per year. Bechtel Group is performing EPC work on all trains. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on Train 1, Train 2 and Train 3.
Offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS-A) (The Hague, Netherlands) plans to begin construction of its $4 billion Vito crude oil and natural gas production platform. The semisubmersible platform will be constructed in water depths of more than 4,000 feet. The Vito field could potentially contain 300 million barrels of oil equivalent. Jacobs Engineering Group Incorporated (NYSE:JEC) (Dallas, Texas) is performing front-end engineering and design on the project, which could be completed in early 2021. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
In the Chemical Processing Industry, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) (Irving, Texas) and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) plan to begin construction of a grassroot petrochemical complex near Portland, Texas. The complex would include an ethylene plant, monoethylene glycol (MEG) unit, a linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) unit and a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) unit. The facility will would take approximately three years to construct. The ethylene unit would produce an estimated 3.96 billion pounds per year of ethylene, which would feed the downstream units. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the ethylene unit, MEG unit, LLDPE unit and HDPE unit.
While the Power projects may not be quite as large, they collectively represent a large portion of the planned project starts in the Southwest region in 2018. Among these is a 746-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired, combined-cycle project near Westbrook, Texas. FGE Power LLC (Houston, Texas) is developing the project in collaboration with EPC firm SNC-Lavalin Constructors Incorporated (Bothell, Washington). The project has an estimated total investment value of $800 million and is expected to be completed in late 2020. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Wind plays a major role in the region's planned projects. Texas continues leading the nation for the volume of wind power generated. In Tahoka, Texas, Lincoln Clean Energy LLC (Chicago, Illinois) is developing a 300-MW windfarm. The facility is being developed on 55,000 acres of privately owned land and will use 120 2.5-MW wind turbine-generators. Construction on the $495 million project is planned to kick off early next year and be completed in the fourth quarter. Blattner Energy Incorporated (Avon, Minnesota) is performing EPC work. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
In Bovina, Texas, First Reserve Corporation (Greenwich, Connecticut) is developing a 230-MW expansion of the Mariah del Este Windfarm. Construction entails the installation of 100 2.3-MW wind turbine-generators. Brightman Energy (Austin, Texas) is project director. The $460 million project is planned to kick off later in 2018 for completion in summer 2019. The Marian del Este windfarm has a current capacity of 230 MW and could eventually rise as high as 1,200 MW through continued expansions. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com.
