re: Sasol North America's (Lake Charles) 319' Tower being moved down the road

Our company has 12 sets of transporters. We bring in Mammoet from time to time to help us move shite.



We had a worm that worked for us that damn near fricked up one of their power packs for the strand jacks. Jack arse opened the cap to the hydraulic tank and started filling it with diesel. It was 1 of 3 units in the world. This was while they were pulling a production platform that was halfway onto a barge. Luckily they caught it before it got messed up.

If I wanted A road job I'd start there, they do some cool stuff and get paid pretty decent.

American Press Article

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Officials with Entergy Louisiana are wanting to build an $872 million power plant in Westlake to meet the growing regional demand for energy and to replace existing infrastructure that has aged over the years.

Phillip May, president/CEO of Entergy Louisiana, told the American Press editorial board on Monday the proposed 994-megawatt plant could result in customer savings ranging from $1.3 billion to $2 billion over its 30-year lifespan. The project, known as the Lake Charles Power Station, would cost Entergy customers an average of $3.68 per month, with a projected monthly fuel savings of $1.68 to $1.85 during the first year of operation.

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I was working on controls at a cryogenic plant in North Louisiana when they brought in a 180 ft fractionation tower (separating ISO butane from normal butane. The had to maneuver around a pretty short S curve on a 2 lane road right before the plant and then had to go around a few corners in the plant that looked impossible. They used separate truck beds attached to the tower to essentially make the tower structure the trailer (like a giant tanker). The trucks were independently steerable via a control pendant at ached by a cable, to maneuver the curves and such. When traveling down the highway they were locked in straight ahead position and just acted like basic truck axles.

Pretty fascinating stuff. The one in this video was almost twice as long, probably more than trace as heavy.

I detoured off I-10 to take a look a few months ago and that place is impressive. Good for SWLA.

Im not afraid to say. Im amazed at that erection.

The sad part is that is Mammoets 3rd or 4th largest crane, and it's not even the biggest one in town.

The have the PTC-140 across the street at Phillips 66.

Gotta love a coke drum replacement!

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Where did they make it? Where did the tower come from?

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No clue, but there's a place in Houston that does a lot of vessels like this.

Yes. With a bunch of lookouts. The transporters act together as one unit. You have to get them lined up to within a 1/2" or so.

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