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Westlake Chemical – CA/VCM Major Turnaround

Plaquemine, Louisiana

project quick facts

  • Duration: January 2022 – August 2022 
  • Contract Type: Time and Materials
  • Workhours: 251,352 
  • Percentage of Labor Self-Performed: 98% 
  • OSHA Recordables: ZERO 
  • Contract Value: $25 MM 
  • Subcontractors:

turner self-performed

Mechanical and Piping: 

  • Fabricated and installed 21,000 feet of pipe 
  • 4 exchangers (open, clean, inspect) 
  • 4 towers (opened, cleaned, inspect, removed trays and install new) 
  • 15 tons of steel erected 
  • 18,000 Ft piping demoed
    • 6,495 welds / 94,439 weld inches with less than 1.5% rejection rate

Scaffolding, Insulation, Painting, and Abatement

  • 400+ Scaffolds Built 
  • 3,500 Linear Ft. of Piping Insulation
    • 39,000 Sq. Ft. of Vessel Insulation
    • 2,500 Linear Ft. of Piping (Blast and Paint)
    • 650 Weld Touch-Up Paint In Unit

Civil

  • 28 Pump Bases Demolished and Repoured
    • 6 Equipment Pads
    • 10,000 Sq. Ft. Area Paving
    • 450 Grout Pads
    • Approx. 150 yards of concrete poured, all brought in with Georgia buggies due to tight locations and no access for trucks 

Crane and Rigging: Over 24 total cranes to support the overall project  

  • 600-ton and 500-ton for lifting fin fans over unit 

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