ExxonMobil
Baytown Chemical Expansion Project (BCEP)
Project Highlights
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Performance Contractors served as general contractor for ExxonMobil’s Baytown Chemical Expansion Project in Baytown, Texas, supporting construction of a new Linear Alpha-Olefin (LAO) Unit capable of producing 350 kTa of full-range LAO products and a Solution Polymer Unit (SPU) capable of producing 375 kTa of polymer. The 13.5-million-man-hour project included 8,500 tons of structural steel, 321,900 linear feet of piping, 350 pieces of equipment, 20 modules, and 56,000 cubic yards of concrete, with Performance self-performing 61% of the work.
Scope/Services
Civil
Equipment Assembly & Erection
Front End Services
Hydrotesting
Millwright Alignment Work
Module Installation
Pipe Installation
Rigging & Heavy Lifts
Structural Steel Erection
Industry
Oil, Gas & Chemical
Chemical
Capability
Capital Construction
Module Assembly & Installation
Location
Baytown, TX
The Challenge
The scale and complexity of the Baytown Chemical Expansion Project required Performance to coordinate 65 subcontractors while managing an extensive, multidisciplinary construction scope. Work ranged from site development, underground piping, concrete and structural steel to equipment setting, process piping, heavy lifts, cooling tower installation, electrical and instrumentation, hydrotesting, and commissioning and startup assistance. Additionally, a significant component of the project included the dress-out and installation of a 308-foot C6 tower along with nine additional towers.
The project experienced a seven-month “Safe Park” period, so schedule continuity presented an additional challenge. Despite the interruption, the team was tasked with safely remobilizing and completing a 42-month construction effort while maintaining progress toward the original schedule target.
What We Did Differently
Performance maintained a strong emphasis on self-performance and safety throughout execution, self-performing 61% of the project while coordinating the remaining specialized scopes. The project achieved a 0.074 TRIR, and its final 8.75 million work hours were completed without an OSHA recordable, demonstrating the effectiveness of the project’s safety campaigns across an exceptionally large and complex construction effort.
Project Total Quantities
- Man hours { 13.5MM
- Structural Steel { 8,500 T
- Modules Set { 20 ea
- Equipment Set { 350 ea
- Piping { 321,900 LF
- Concrete { 56,000 CY
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