NO. 1: The Zachry Group told its hourly construction workers in an email this week not to show up at the Golden Pass LNG site in Texas until further notice. 

The company said in a statement it was working through “temporary constraints” at the site, while media reports said there was a fuel shortage for work. The plant is being built by a joint venture that includes Chiyoda Corp., McDermott and the Zachry Group. 

Reports surfaced last month that a shortage of skilled workers and other construction issues could push the start of liquefied natural gas production at the 18 million metric tons/year (mmty) facility further into 2025. ExxonMobil, which is developing the project with QatarEnergy, said late last year exports would begin in early 2025 instead of 2024 as the partners...