What are Petrochemical Refineries?
Petrochemical refineries are companies that manufacture petrochemicals or petroleum distillates. These are chemical products made out of petroleum or fossil fuels, such as coal and natural gas as raw material.Because of the delicate nature of petrochemical refineries, safety is of the utmost importance in their demolition and dismantlement. Petrochemicals are highly flammable and can be toxic, posing numerous hazards in their handling. This type of work requires extreme caution and attention to detail, and should only be handled by qualified professionals.Refineries are complex facilities, so at LCDC, we study the buildings, the machinery, the surrounding area, and other important factors that should be considered before we begin our work. We are meticulous in our research.Our team of specialists includes civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and safety engineers, as well as expert technicians and other professionals. We work jointly to create a plan for each project in order to avoid unwanted surprises. We ensure we know the correct approach to take before we proceed.Although we have broad experience in this industry and have been keeping clients satisfied for almost 50 years, we never take our preparations or procedures for granted, and we never take short cuts.Our attention to detail and insistence on safety is how we became and how we maintain our position as industry leaders.Our team of reliable experts has handled clients all over America, Canada, and the Caribbean. Our repeat clients are proof of customer satisfaction and their trust in LCDC.Our goal is to always be improving our service, to bring the highest level of skill and safety to every project, and to continue to grow our already-long list of satisfied customers.
GB Biosciences
Houston, TX
Dismantlement of arsonates unit for re-assembling and shipment to Mexico, including all equipment, piping, structural steel, tanks, valves, etc.
Citgo Petroleum Corp- Lake Charles Refinery
Lake Charles, LA
Mechanical demolition of ARU process unit, including removal of concrete slabs and equipment supports.
Chalmette Refining
Chalmette, LA
Demolition of catalytic cracking unit and associated process equipment, including crane lifts of the reactor and regenerator vessels utilizing a 500-ton hydraulic crane.
Dupont Chemicals
LaPort, TX
Mechanical demolition of spent acid furnace and associated framing and duct.
ISP
Calvert City, KY
Demolition of B1D/B3D chemical processing units, salvaging equipment for shipment to China; asbestos abatement.
KTI Fish
Rosemont, MN
Dismantlement of nitric acid and ammonia nitrate units including 200 prill tower to re-erection.
Exxon Co. USA
Pueblo, CO
Asbestos abatement and demolition of the mineral seal sulfiner unit.
Star Enterprise
Port Arthur, TX
Complete demolition and asbestos abatement of Hellgate Generating Station.
Conoco
Egan, LA
Demolition and asbestos removal of gas processing plant.
Chevron, USA
Charleston, SC
Demolition and removal of tanks, piping, and miscellaneous equipment from light products tank yard.
Exxon Co. USA
Pelham Manor, NY
Demolition of tank farm including removal of all underground pipe and site restoration.
Jacobs Engineering
Guam
Demolition by shearing 12-40,000 fuel storage tanks, concrete dikes, piping, grading, and seeding Anderson AF Base.
Dow Chemical
Plaquemine, LA
Partial dismantling of process unit adjacent to operating unit.
Duratube Limited
Casper, WY
Dismantlement of complete AMOCO refinery for re-assembly overseas, packaging and loading equipment, and demolition of remaining structures, including environmental remediation.
Flying J.
Cody, WY
Complete demolition and asbestos abatement at Yellowstone Refining Co, OK Husky Refinery.
Monsanto
Luling, LA
Demolish 2-60’ x 100’ storage tanks, two spheres 50’ in diameter, and process piping.
Arizona Chemical
Picayune, MS
Mechanical shear demolition of storage tanks and associated piping.
Montell, USA
Westlake, LA
Demolition of warehouse and propylene tank farm, including the marketing selling and transporting of 2-90,000 gallon high-pressure, propylene tanks.
LCDC offers all the services mentioned above and more. Let us know what your company’s needs are, and we will do our best to accommodate you. With almost 50 years of industry experience, you can be certain your project will be in the most capable hands.
Environmental remediation deals with the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water.
May it be the purchase and relocation of a process unit, or complete facility, the demolition and dismantling must be very precise to the detail. Buildings for the industrial sector are usually unique cacies.
The demolition industry is making way for a better world, helping communities re-invent and re-imagine their future and the National Demolition Association is here to provide support.
The physical assets of any large organization (from manufacturing and office equipment to entire buildings) wear out or are no longer needed where they were originally put into service.
Plant dismantling is a crucial process that involves the recycling of scrap materials such as metal and the process of reusing assets as well. It is not an easy process and they can be costly.
