Emergency response to the West Oil Rig disaster in the East Timor Sea – one of the largest oil spill disasters in Australia
Mobilised six crews together with a marine-based fleet of plant and equipment to demolish, dismantle, clean and salvage what remained of the oil rig, including the cantilever drill floor which was left extended over the wellhead platform helideck
Key Challenges
Lead role in the disaster response efforts and coordinated our work with a range of expert sub-contractors, including the offshore construction vessel, the Jacson 25, which was equipped with an 800t crane
Works involved operating cranes, gantries, framing and pipelines alongside 20t and 35t excavators fitted with shear and grapple attachments to complete the deconstruction project within a three month timeframe
