Yabucoa Refinery

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Owner:

Shell Chemicals Yabucoa, Inc.

Location:

Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

Facility Type:

Petroleum refinery

Scope Of Work:

  • Asbestos abatement

  • Utility disconnection

  • Removed interior lead-coated materials

  • Universal waste removal

  • Tank demolition

  • Structural demolition

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Project Info:

Brandenburg completed the asbestos abatement, environmental remediation, and demolition of a retired petroleum refinery located in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, on 252 acres. Brandenburg utilized high reach excavators equipped with hydraulic shears and/or grapple attachments to raze the buildings. Brandenburg prepared and segregated materials for off-site recycling minimizing the amount of materials that needed to go to a landfill. Structural steel towers, columns and structures were removed utilizing Brandenburg’s specialized felling procedure. Once the razing of the structures were completed, hydraulic excavators with a shear attachment was used for process and recycling of the material. Brandenburg also utilized controlled explosives to demolish the 350-foot concrete stack. The refinery and tank areas were dismantled safely and efficiently in nine months.