3月3日，Sempra Energyand贝克特Oil, Gas and Chemicals Inc. signed a fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction contract for Sempra’s Port Arthur liquefied natural gas project.

虽然未披露合同的定价细节，但多项报告表明，亚瑟港液化天然气项目的耗资将在80亿至90亿美元之间。

The project will be located on nearly 3,000 acres of land along three miles of the Sabine-Neches waterway and could become one of the largest LNG export projects in North America, with expansion capabilities of up to eight liquefaction trains and approximately 45 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of capacity, according to Sempra. The initial capacity will be 13.5 Mtpa of LNG, with two liquefaction trains, two LNG storage tanks, a marine berth and associated loading facilities and related infrastructure.

沙特阿美（Saudi Aramco）的子公司Sempra LNG和Aramco Services Company在一月份签署了一项协议，即可能购买5 MTPA的LNG和该项目的25％股权投资。2018年12月，Arthur Port LNG还与波兰石油和天然气公司达成了一项协议，每年出售和购买2 MTPA。

在Sempra达成最终的投资决定之后，建设将开始，这是预计今年的。据Sempra称，第一次液化天然气生产计划于2023年开始。

The firm expects that that the project will generate about 5,000 construction jobs at peak.