Saddle Up: Customized Solutions Place Refinery Column with Care, Ease

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Saddle Up: Customized Solutions Place Refinery Column with Care, Ease

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.

Cantilever Bar Approach Helps Ease Exchangers into Place

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Cantilever Bar Approach Helps Ease Exchangers into Place

Deep South used a cantilever beam (also commonly referred to as a cantilever bar), which incorporates a compact counterweight design with customizable rigging attachment points, to move eight 118,000-pound exchangers into position under an existing steel structure at a refinery optimization project in the Southwest.

Overcoming Obstacles: 800-mile Turnkey Challenge with Notable Jack and Slide

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Overcoming Obstacles: 800-mile Turnkey Challenge with Notable Jack and Slide

Using its nationwide resources, Deep South transported a reactor and third stage separator from Oklahoma to Ohio and then to its final destination in the refinery using a combination of barging, over-the-road transportation, jack and slide operations, and heavy lifting.