SUGAR LAND--September 21, 2015--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Consistent with the past few years, the U.S. Southwest region leads the rest of the nation in its total investment value (TIV) for projects expected to begin construction in the fourth quarter of 2015. The region expects to see more than $23 billion in projects kick off, according to Industrial Info's database, heavily influenced by the rapid growth of the energy industry along the Gulf Coast. More than half of the total value can be found in four industries: Alternative Fuels, Oil & Gas Production, Power, and Metals & Minerals.

Within this article: Details on the 10 highest-value projects set to begin construction in the U.S. Southwest region, including those from major companies such as Summit Power Group Incorporated, Technip USA Incorporated, Siemens AG (NYSE:SI), Cheniere Energy Incorporated, Bechtel Group Incorporated (San Francisco, California), Total S.A. (NYSE:TOT), Apex Clean Energy, Revolution Aluminum LLC, Energy Transfer Partners LP (NYSE:ETP), Quantum Energy Partners and Brightman Energy.