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Bechtel Corporation is a privately-owned engineering, construction, and project management company headquartered in San Francisco, CA.[1][2][3]

Bechtel has projects in approximately 50 countries and 53,000 employees as of 2013.[1] The company operates five business units. They are: civil infrastructure; power; oil, gas, and chemicals; mining and metals; and government services.[2] Civil projects include infrastructure, rail, ports, and aviation.[4][5] Bechtel's power unit includes projects in fossil, renewable, and nuclear energy, as well as communications and transmission.[6] The oil, gas, and chemicals unit works on projects including oil refineries, pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities.[7][3] Mining and metals projects include aluminum, copper, and coal.[8] The government services unit handles government contracts in environmental cleanup and security and defense, including projects with the U.S. and British governments.[9]

Bill Dudley is president and CEO and Riley P. Bechtel is chairman of the board.[10] Prior to February 2014, Bechtel was CEO and is the fourth generation of the Bechtel family to head the company.[5] Mike Adams has been CFO since 2012.[4]

Financials and rankings[edit]

As a private company, Bechtel does not report profits, but does disclose revenue.[3] Bechtel's revenues in 2012 were US$37.9 billion, a 15% increase from its 2011 revenues of $32.9 billion.[2] Revenues in 2010 were $27.9 billion.[11] New contracts equaled $23.9 billion for the company in 2012.[3]

Bechtel ranked fourth on Forbes 2013 list of America's Largest Private Companies by revenue.[12] It has been named the top U.S. Contractor by revenue by Engineering News-Record for fifteen years in a row and ranked third on the publication's Top 250 International Contractors list by revenue in 2013.[13][14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Dipietro, Ben (January 15 2014). "Bechtel's Higgins Stresses Ethics". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 27 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b c Dickinson, Virgil (October 1 2013). "Newsmaker: Charlene Wheeless, Bechtel". PRWeek. Retrieved January 27 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d Reddall, Braden; Adler, Leslie (May 17 2013). "Bechtel revenue grows 15 pct in 2012, backlog shrinks". Reuters. Retrieved January 27 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  4. ^ a b "The bigger picture: Peter Dawson interview". New Civil Engineer. December 13 2012. Retrieved January 27 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  5. ^ a b "People". Engineering News-Record. June 25 2008. Retrieved January 27 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Feature: Jack Futcher". World Generation Magazine. January/February 2010. Retrieved January 27 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Bechtel Corp., Industry Partnership Award". Mining Engineering (magazine). November 1 2008. Retrieved January 27 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  8. ^ Sambidge, Andy (September 13 2013). "Bechtel sets up mining, metals HQ for GCC growth". Arabian Business. Retrieved January 27 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  9. ^ Williamson, Elizabeth (July 18 2004). "Frederick Jobs Grow At Brisk Tempo; County Is 10th in U.S., Labor Dept. Reports". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 27 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  10. ^ Brown, Steven E.F. (February 4 2014). "Bechtel Corp. names first non-family CEO". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved February 10 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  11. ^ Reddall, Braden (April 25 2011). "Bechtel revenue down 9 percent in 2010". Reuters. Retrieved January 27 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  12. ^ Murphy, Andrea; DeCarlo, Scott (December 18 2013). "America's Largest Private Companies 2013". Forbes. Retrieved January 27 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  13. ^ "The Top 400 Contractors". Engineering News-Record. 2013. Retrieved January 27 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ "Bechtel Named One of World's Top Contractors". Journal of Engineering. September 11 2013. Retrieved January 27 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
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