Resid unit is lifted into position

In January  this year, the FAST project successfully lifted the 1,100 tons resid reactor (43m high/ 224mm thick) next to the live high pressure resid unit in Fawley.

Thanks to the detailed planning and great team work by the FAST project and start-up team, our lifting contractor Sarens and the Fawley refinery, the execution was safe and smooth.  It was another big milestone for the FAST project and the Fawley site!

FAST FACTS:

• 3 months’ earth work (9,000T of materials brought in)
• 1.5 months to erect the crane
• A bridge erected above a pipeway

See: Resid reactor arrival marks key milestone on resumption of FAST Project