In one of Australia’s most complex construction lifting tasks, Laing O’Rourke has installed 360 tonnes of plant at QGC’s Northern Water Treatment Plant.
The installation of three brine concentrator vessels was a major milestone for the Northern Water Treatment Plant, near Wandoan.
They are the critical elements of the plant that will purify 100 million litres of water a day.
Weighing about 120 tonnes each, the stainless steel brine concentrator vessels were built in New Zealand, shipped to Brisbane and trucked to the site.
A 600-tonne crawler crane, one of the largest mobile cranes in Australia, lifted the vessels into place. All involved in the lift took part in a safety workshop to plan the manoeuvres.
The ground beneath the giant crane also had to be specially prepared to take the enormous loads.
QGC has praised the Laing O’Rourke and GE Betz consortium for its engineering excellence in the safe construction and installation of the concentrators.
Watch as Laing O’Rourke installs 360 tonnes of Oil and Gas plant in regional Queensland.
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LNG World News Staff, August 9, 2013; Image: Laing O’Rourke