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Old 06-12-2013, 03:44 PM   #1
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I have been out the work site and decided to post some recent photos....



Sinking a caissson



Slowly getting all 56 caissons in place



Jack Up Barge allowing access for crews to prepare bearings pads and install bearings.



1100 tonne capacity floating crane to lift the Roadways and PAR's into position.



One of the pre assembled units coming in ready to moved up to the plant.......its just one big jigsaw puzzle



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Another unit ready for transport, to give it some scale, that's a 75 tonne crane beside it

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Oil / Gas pipelines? Excuse the noob question but I have little to no idea what I'm looking at here haha.
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Old 06-12-2013, 04:13 PM   #3
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it's Ford's new offshore factory

notice the Ford blue colour on so much of it
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Oil / Gas pipelines? Excuse the noob question but I have little to no idea what I'm looking at here haha.
Its an LNG Plant with a 2.1 KM loading jetting, also supplying WA domestic gas supply for the next 50 years. Gas is sourced under the ocean, 46 trillion cubic feet of it
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I'm there now, I'll add some more pics later.......
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looks like a big job. got any more pics.
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Theirs a steady stream of these semi sub/heavy lift ships bringing modules in from overseas...





One of two accommodation barge's, "Pacific Installer"



Bum boats, this is how many of those working on the jetty get to and from work, heaps of them running around 24/7.....





Got heaps more, just can't find the memory stick at the moment.....
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Arrow pointing to where I'm sitting at the moment, listening to the ABC news at 02:00 am.....

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That's awesome, great pics .


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Thought it said "Sinking a Saison", then realised I'm on the Ford forum not the beer forum haha
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Old 10-12-2013, 07:19 PM   #12
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Got any interior photos of the barges that you live in ?
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I will get some tonight.............
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Engineer or??

Nearly makes me wish I pursued this career as intended instead of dentistry..
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Mate great picks, keep them coming!

Simply amazing seeing what's being built here.

A new adventure every day, good work.

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Yes mate, also get an extra $150 per night to share ��
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Silly question, but why isn't there a camp set up on land?

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Silly question, but why isn't there a camp set up on land?

Great shots, BTW.
Not a silly question at all, there is another camp on the Island which holds approximately 4000 people but is used by the companies building the actual plant. All of us on the jetty project stay on the two accommodation barges.
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Thanks for sharing the great photos.
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Makes me remember how much I miss construction, not an engineer.......ex heavy plant operator, crane operator, semi driver.

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Cool shots! Just waiting to leave that place atm the moment. Love the wifi at the airport!
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