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Over more than 70 years and 400 projects, we have helped customers in Africa build transformative and resilient assets.

Work near the Champ Triomphal. Champ Triomphal is the main boulevard that leads from Port Mole to Cite de la Democratie Work near the Champ Triomphal. Champ Triomphal is the main boulevard that leads from Port Mole to Cite de la Democratie

Building Economic Resilience

Our 400 projects over seven decades have included work in Egypt, South Africa, Gabon, Algeria, Angola, Tunisia, Nigeria, and elsewhere. We have helped customers in Africa build transformative and resilient assets, including LNG facilities, natural gas pipelines, and public infrastructure. 

One cornerstone of our approach is building the capacity of local workers, businesses, and communities, and supporting economic development. On the Angola LNG project, we established the region’s first state-of-the-art training facility and provided on-the-job training for 800 local workers, 600 of whom earned craft certifications. In Gabon, Bechtel helped the government deliver a $25 billion infrastructure plan. We started in 2010 with over 80 percent expatriates on the project. As we elevated their capabilities and transferred knowledge in construction standards and public administration, the team became 85% local colleagues. This has become recognized as a model for infrastructure delivery across Africa.

The tanks in Egypt LNG at night
Craft professional checks materials stocks in warehouse at West Nile Delta Gas Terminal job site.
Exterior view of West Nile Delta Gas Terminal facility at sunset.

Projects in Africa

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Gabon

Gabon National Infrastructure

2021

The Government of Gabon shares our passion for sustainable infrastructure that has a transformational impact on people’s lives and livelihoods. In 2010, Bechtel was invited to study the country’s infrastructure priorities and long-term development vision, to deliver a strong, successful...

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Algeria

In Salah Gas Pipeline

2003

As part of a joint venture with BP and Sonatrach, Bechtel built 330 miles (some 530 kilometers) of natural gas pipeline. Our work comprised a very-large-diameter pipeline stretching north to south, from Krechba to the national gas distribution hub in…

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