Mammoet was selected as the heavy lifting and transport partner for the massive Gorgon LNG project on Barrow Island in Western Australia, the largest single LNG investment in history. Mammoet is responsible for lifting, transporting, and installing all modules, some weighing up to 6,200 tons, while strictly adhering to the complex Quarantine Management System to prevent introducing non-indigenous species. A recent example of their work was safely offloading two large LNG train modules from a ship in December 2013 and transporting them to the site within the required timeframe. In total, Mammoet will handle 400,000 tons of modules for the environmentally sensitive Gorgon project.

1. STREAMLINING
PROCESSES ON
THE WORLD’S
LARGEST
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BARROW ISLAND
WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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INSTALLATION OF
AMINE ABSORBER
LOAD-OUT OF REACTORS
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FROM SHIP TO SITE: CARE AND COMPLEXITY ON A MASSIVE SCALE.
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SPHERE MODULE ON SITEDEC
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REFRIGERATION COURTYARD
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Gorgon is the single biggest LNG
investment in history. When
completed, it will be one of the
world’s largest liquefied natural
gas plants, providing 15 million
tons of LNG per year from Barrow
Island, a Class A Nature Reserve
in Australia. This environmentally
sensitive project requires a
heavy lifting and transport partner
with the engineering capacity,
expertise and fleet of equipment
to safely manage the offloading
and installation of the many
modules that arrive - and without
any compromise to the stringent
Quarantine Management System.
Chevron has approved Mammoet
as their Gorgon partner for the
engineered heavy lifting and transport
activities. Among other qualifications,
deep experience with Australian
quarantine practices made Mammoet
the right choice for the Gorgon team.
Mammoet is responsible for lifting,
transportation and installation of
all modules, the biggest of which
weigh as much as 6,200 tons. All
tasks must be completed with no
compromise to the complex Gorgon
Quarantine Management System
(QMS) – with some 300 procedures,
checklists, and guidelines. The
philosophy is simple: zero tolerance
for the introduction of non-indigenous
species. All Gorgon modules must
undergo the QMS process.
In addition, every single piece of
Mammoet equipment – large and
small, new and used – has to go
through the same inspection.
For this job, Mammoet is planning
and executing hundreds of sub-
projects: load-outs, load-ins,
transport and installation activities.
The challenge is to complete each
one safely and according to
schedule. A good example is the
unloading of the carrier Mega Trust
that arrived at the port on December
1st, 2013, carrying two LNG train
modules – at 5520 and 1409 tons
each. After the ship’s berthing and
removal of sea-fastenings and
grillage, Mammoet professionals
began offloading the modules with
264 axle lines of SPMT. All cargo had
to undergo two days of QMS before
transport to the site, where the
modules were lifted and aligned with
previously installed modules. As soon
as their position was perfect, each
module was jacked down and ready
for integration – well within the
available timeframe.
Mammoet will ultimately handle
400,000 tons of modules for Gorgon.
Mammoet’s broad and unparalleled
fleet and expertise are helping
Chevron build Gorgon while keeping
Barrow Island safe and green.
Chevron has received the United
Nations Environmental Best Practice
Award for the Gorgon Project
Quarantine Management System.
Mammoet is proud to be part of this
remarkable project, for which it has
received several safety awards.
RESOURCES
CRANES
5 crawler cranes
1 PTC
TRANSPORT
600 axle lines of SPMT
CREW
170 Mammoet professionals