The Deep South team was tasked to receive, transport and set a 790,025-pound debutanizer. This specialized distillation column measures 174’-3” long with a 21’-3” diameter. The debutanizer was received from an ocean-going vessel at the Port of New Orleans. Once cleared through customs, the debutanizer was loaded on a barge and pushed to a roll-off site 8 hours upriver, and prepared for transport to the refinery.
Deep South set the first of 12 components ranging from 85,000 pounds to 110,000 pounds using the 1,400-ton Demag CC-6800 at a mining facility in Michigan.