Freeport LNG Restoration Construction

In 2022, an incident caused a shutdown of the Freeport LNG Facility in Freeport, Texas. As the second-largest LNG export facility in the United States, the shutdown caused negative economic impacts on the facility and impacted LNG customers.

Kiewit’s size and resources allowed our teams to staff up and mobilize to the project site within a few weeks, resulting in a faster start to the schedule. Kiewit was able to provide a total turnkey package, despite not yet knowing the full extent of the damage, and as ongoing assessment and testing of materials continued to shift scope. Kiewit provided and performed all engineering and design services, procurement, construction and commissioning services, all while navigating post-pandemic supply chain challenges to ensure the project stayed on schedule.

Kiewit worked on this project in phases to restore the facility to its original operating capacity. The first phase included strategically working to restore the facility to partially operational as soon as possible while operating in accordance with regulatory standards set forth by the Pipeline & Hazard Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The additional phases focused on sourcing commodities and refurbishing components damaged during the incident, ultimately installing the sourced goods and returning the facility to 100% of nameplate operating capacity.

Leveraging our in-house software powered by InEight, Kiewit efficiently managed the project from start to finish, mitigating potential delays and ensuring a seamless transition through turnover. To mitigate financial losses, Kiewit proposed a solution to harvest and install existing pipe to restore service for one phase of this project, significantly reducing the procurement schedule.