EXXON ACTIVITIES IN SINGAPORE

Singapore’s refining and petrochemical industry is centred around what is now called Jurong island, created by connecting many smaller islands by reclaiming land.

Instead of ferries, access is now by a causeway. Exxon Chemicals Singapore has been expanding its operation here by building the Singapore Aromatics Complex.

Bechtel awarded Mammoet, already active in the area, the transport and lifting contract for a 290t reactor, a 90t purge bin, a 75t compressor skid and a 100m high flare stack.

First up was the 42m-long reactor, moved to site from a heavy lifting ship by a Mammoet barge and a self-propelled modular trailer system. A Demag CC 3800-SSL 600t capacity crawler carried out the lift with 60m of main boom and 200t superlift.

Next up was the 30m-long purge bin, this time with the boom of the CC 3800 increased to 84m and no superlift counterweight. A Series II Manitowoc M250 was used for tailing and later it was also used to install the flare stack in five sections. Main boom was at 76m and a 30.5m of jib was also fitted. A manbasket on Bechtel’s own Manitowoc M4100 allowed shackles to be removed on the purge bin job.