Oxbow LAXT
- Owner: Oxbow Carbon
- Project: Petroleum Coke Storage and Reclaim Facility
- Location: LAXT Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Scope: Engineering, Design, Procurement and Construction Services
Project Background
Roberts & Schaefer Company provided turnkey engineering design, procurement and construction services for the LAXT Petroleum Coke Storage and Reclaim Facility. The project consists of a storage facility, including a large storage shelter, an enclosed truck dump and associated material processing and material handling equipment.
The project was integrated into the existing facilities, increasing enclosed petcoke storage and enhancing the performance and versatility of the existing export facilities. The facilities receive petcoke and coal and provide storage to optimize shipping via ocean vessels.
This project improved the availability of LAXT Facilities for receiving an expanded range of petcoke grades including uncrushed petcoke for onsite crushing to specification via a new 550 tph truck dump system. The project increased the onsite petcoke storage capacity by 170,000 tons through a storage conveying system which includes a high angle conveyor and traveling tripper stacking conveyor in a new metal building with a footprint of 240’ by 475’ with an eave height of 95’ above grade. The project improved the ability to export optimized blends of petcoke products via a 2200 tph reclaim system.