Corpus Christi Liquefaction LLC, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy Inc., has awarded Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. a contract for work on its LNG export terminal in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, Texas, US.
Under the contract, Great Lakes' work will include dredging and slope protection of two LNG carrier ship berths, dredging of a material offloading and tug mooring basin, and expansion of an existing La Quinta Channel turning basin.
The total quantity to be dredged is approximately 4.3 million yd3, and the materials will be placed into an adjacent upland beneficial use site.
Great Lakes expects to commence this work in the 4Q15.
Edited from press release by Callum O'Reilly