Bechtel Corporation

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engineering and construction company privately held company

Bechtel Corporation is a major American engineering, construction, and project management company known for large-scale infrastructure and energy projects worldwide.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Bechtel Corporation canonical	13
Bechtel	8
Bechtel Infrastructure	1
Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals, Inc.	1
Bechtel Power	1
Bechtel-McCone Corporation	1
Fluor Corporation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T963450 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bechtel Corporation
Context triple: [Stephen D. Bechtel Sr., employer, Bechtel Corporation]

A. Bechtel National, Inc.
Bechtel National, Inc. is a major U.S. engineering, construction, and project management company known for large-scale government and environmental remediation projects.
B. Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is a global engineering, consulting, and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in sectors such as energy, water, and telecommunications.
C. Turner Construction Company
Turner Construction Company is a major American construction management firm known for building large-scale commercial, sports, and institutional projects across the United States and internationally.
D. Rockwell Group
Rockwell Group is a renowned New York–based architecture and design firm known for its innovative, experience-driven projects across hospitality, entertainment, and cultural spaces worldwide.
E. Halliburton
Halliburton is a major American multinational corporation that provides products and services to the oil and gas industry worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bechtel Corporation
Target entity description: Bechtel Corporation is a major American engineering, construction, and project management company known for large-scale infrastructure and energy projects worldwide.

A. Bechtel National, Inc.
Bechtel National, Inc. is a major U.S. engineering, construction, and project management company known for large-scale government and environmental remediation projects.
B. Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is a global engineering, consulting, and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in sectors such as energy, water, and telecommunications.
C. Turner Construction Company
Turner Construction Company is a major American construction management firm known for building large-scale commercial, sports, and institutional projects across the United States and internationally.
D. Rockwell Group
Rockwell Group is a renowned New York–based architecture and design firm known for its innovative, experience-driven projects across hospitality, entertainment, and cultural spaces worldwide.
E. Halliburton
Halliburton is a major American multinational corporation that provides products and services to the oil and gas industry worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	engineering and construction company ⓘ privately held company ⓘ
areaServed	worldwide ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employs	tens of thousands of employees worldwide ⓘ
formerHeadquartersLocation	San Francisco, California ⓘ linked to: San Francisco, California, United States of America
foundedBy	Warren A. Bechtel ⓘ
foundedIn	1898 ⓘ
hasBusinessDivision	infrastructure ⓘ mining & metals ⓘ nuclear, security & environmental ⓘ oil, gas & chemicals ⓘ
hasReputationFor	EPC contracting (engineering, procurement, construction) ⓘ megaproject delivery ⓘ
hasSubsidiary	Bechtel Infrastructure ⓘ linked to: Bechtel Corporation Bechtel Mining & Metals ⓘ Bechtel National, Inc. ⓘ Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals, Inc. ⓘ linked to: Bechtel Corporation Bechtel Power ⓘ linked to: Bechtel Corporation
headquartersLocation	Reston, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Reston
industry	construction ⓘ engineering ⓘ project management ⓘ
keyPerson	Brendan Bechtel ⓘ Riley P. Bechtel ⓘ
legalForm	corporation ⓘ
notableProject	Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project ⓘ linked to: Central Artery/Tunnel Project Channel Tunnel ⓘ Crossrail (Elizabeth line) ⓘ linked to: Elizabeth line Curtis Island LNG projects (Australia) ⓘ Dubai International Airport expansion ⓘ Hanford Waste Treatment Plant ⓘ linked to: Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (Hanford WTP) Hoover Dam ⓘ Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System ⓘ Jubail Industrial City ⓘ linked to: Jubail London City Airport expansion ⓘ Sabine Pass LNG export terminal ⓘ Sohar Aluminium smelter ⓘ
operatesInSector	civil infrastructure ⓘ defense and security ⓘ mining and metals ⓘ oil and gas ⓘ power and renewables ⓘ
ownedBy	Bechtel family ⓘ
participatedIn	Manhattan Project (as a contractor on related facilities) ⓘ linked to: Manhattan Project
specializesIn	energy projects ⓘ large-scale infrastructure projects ⓘ nuclear facilities ⓘ petrochemical facilities ⓘ power generation plants ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ
website	https://www.bechtel.com ⓘ

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