Fluor Project for Chevron Awarded Project Management Institute’s 2015 Project of the Year
November 19 2015 - 4:12PM
Business Wire
El Segundo Refinery Coke Drum Reliability
Project was completed safely, ahead of schedule and under
budget
Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) announced today that the Project
Management Institute has selected Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery
Coke Drum Reliability Project as its 2015 Project of the Year.
Fluor served as the engineering, procurement and construction
management (EPCM) contractor, in addition to performing initial
studies and front-end design work.
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Chevron's El Segundo Refinery Coke Drum
Reliability Project (Photo: Business Wire)
The project replaced six coke drums and incorporated seismic
upgrades to the coker structure at Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery in
California. The vertical project required extensive scaffolding and
15 major lifts that ranged from 166 tons to 500-plus tons, and took
place at heights of more than 250 feet. The project was completed
four months ahead of schedule, $7 million under budget, with no
serious injuries and with no disruption to the plant’s
operations.
“Through close collaboration with Chevron and all stakeholders,
we met a significant challenge and helped deliver this project
ahead of schedule, under budget and, most importantly, safely,”
said Jim Brittain, president of Fluor’s Energy & Chemicals
business in the Americas. “Fluor takes on the world’s most complex
and challenging projects, and the logistical and safety challenges
of this project were second to none.”
The project team developed an innovative logistics plan to
transport the new drums to the site – reducing the distance from 22
miles to 4.5 miles to minimize inconveniences to the community.
Once at the site, old drums were removed and the new 95-foot-tall
drums, which are three times as heavy as the Space Shuttle
Endeavor, were installed. The project also removed a
1-million-pound, six-derrick structure and cutting deck that
covered the coke drums. The removal took place in one lift, with a
400-foot tall crane, the largest ever brought to Southern
California.
The project used interactive planning sessions, safety
commitment workshops, cutting-edge technology and strict
scaffolding safety guidelines to complete with no serious incidents
or lost-time injuries.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering and
construction firm that designs and builds some of the world's most
complex projects. The company creates and delivers innovative and
integrated solutions for its clients in engineering, procurement,
fabrication, construction, maintenance, and project management on a
global basis. For more than a century, Fluor has served clients in
the energy, chemicals, government, industrial, infrastructure,
mining and power market sectors. Headquartered in Irving, Texas,
Fluor ranks 136 on the FORTUNE 500 list. With 40,000 employees
worldwide, the company's revenue for 2014 was $21.5 billion. For
more information, visit www.fluor.com or follow us on Twitter
@FluorCorp.
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