Equipment rental for refinery and petrochemical projects
Shutdowns and turnarounds compress months of work into a fixed window. Equipment has to arrive on the planned day, with its paperwork, and work in tight, congested plant areas.
Shutdowns and turnarounds compress months of work into a fixed window. Equipment has to arrive on the planned day, with its paperwork, and work in tight, congested plant areas.
- Case in point: an Aramco refinery upgrade in Riyadh involved 109 lifts, including eight hydrocracker reactors of 450 tonnes each, inside a 40-day window. Route surveys and lifting studies started long before the shutdown.
- Lessons from that job: involve the lifting contractor early, run separate equipment spreads for each work area, and plan crane selection and assembly sequence for limited space.
- Hazardous areas need extra care: Aramco standards call for explosion-proof accessories on cranes working in classified zones.
- Typical hire: mobile cranes, boom and scissor lifts for piping and structure work, generators and light towers for night shifts, compressors and welding machines.
Sources: Mammoet, turnaround at Saudi Aramco's Riyadh refinery · Kanoo Machinery, SASO and Aramco lifting equipment standards
How we plan the hire
Share the shutdown scope early
Send the scope, the work-area map and the heaviest lifts as soon as they are known, so we can reserve the right machines.
Match equipment to each work area
Use separate equipment spreads for separate areas, so a delay in one area does not stop the others.
Prepare documents before mobilisation
Agree the document list with your HSE team and have gate-pass details ready before the machine leaves our yard.
Equipment we plan around
- Mobile and rough-terrain cranes
- Powered access
- Power and lighting
- Compressors, pumps and site tools
- Material handling
What to send us
Shutdown dates and area map, heaviest pick and its lift plan, gate-pass and induction rules, and the document list your HSE team requires.
Frequently asked questions
Can you supply equipment for a refinery shutdown at short notice?
We confirm availability and delivery per request. The earlier you share the scope and dates, the better the chance of reserving the machines you need.
Where we deliver
Need equipment?
Call us or send a quote request. Our team helps you choose the right machine and size before you commit.