Sabina Petrochemicals LLC is building and will operate a US$200 million world-scale
petrochemicals complex in Port Arthur, Texas. The plant will produce butadiene, used in the production of rubber and plastic products, and a high-octane gasoline blending component. Under subcontract to general contractor ABB Lummus Global Inc., CB&I was responsible for the design, fabrication and installation of four product storage Hortonspheres®, a low temperature double-wall dome-roof tank for butadiene storage, and a small flat bottom tank, as well as cathodic protection, painting, insulation and all required testing and certification.
WThe success of this project started with a well-developed contract that clearly defined the scope of work and areas of responsibility. The majority of our field crew had a minimum of 10 years of service, and our four field supervisors had a combined total of more than 110 years of service. The CB&I crew and our subcontractors completed more than 60,000 work-hours without a recordable injury or lost-time accident and erected more than 5 million pounds (2,300 metric tons) of steel.