Golden Pass LNG confirmed interruptions on the Texas export project could be coming after reported worker furloughs, citing ongoing negotiations between its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors.

San Antonio-based Zachry Group informed hourly subcontractors Thursday not to come to the Sabine Pass, TX, site until further notice and referenced a “fuel shortage” issue, according to an internal email. The EPC firm later told local news station 12News the dismissals were part of “temporary constraints on the Golden Pass LNG project” and it was working through the issues “with all parties.”

A Golden Pass LNG spokesperson told NGI that the EPC joint venture partners, which include Chiyoda Corp. and McDermott, were in “ongoing discussions regarding...