Port Arthur LNG hosts groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 1 of construction

and it's [Applause] official that's the sound of progress in power City and lots of shovels and lots of pictures being taken 12 NOS was there today as s LNG broke ground on its new facility in Port Arthur the company is now moving from the prep phase to the construction phase 12 news reporter Gloria Walker was at today's ceremony in Gloria they say this facil is going to have a global impact that's right Brenda leaders tell me their excitement is just as great as it was this time last year and this week the first bulk of Steel material needed for construction arrived on site officials gathered today to praise the coming together of the l& project the Port Arthur LNG facility will focus on natural gas liquefication this project consists of a you know it's a it's a natural gas liquifaction facility that will take you know us natural gas that's produced in the country liquefy it in our facility and send it across uh you know the globe for uh to meet the LG demand this past year of work helped prep the site and lay down the building blocks for the structures that will be built as the first bulk of Steel material arrived this week there are over, 1500 construction workers over 5,000 people that's a a headcount at its peak um but it's more than that that's probably about 10,000 people are going to come through through the through the doors uh of of this site it's 55% so far um we want to strive to make that as high of a number as it possibly can along with Phase One Construction the company says it's committed to hiring local and bringing on skilled young workers you know we're focusing on things like education uh Workforce preparedness environmental stewardship over on Capitol Hill the B Administration issued a temporary ban on LG exports company officials assured Southeast Texas this will not affect phase one since LG previously secured permits needed building projects that will reduce uh you know the carbon footprint construction on this facility is expected to last another three and a half years but officials say the community should notice more pronounced structures by this time next year in studio Gloria Walker 12 News