Menu HomeProjectsFMG4 Iron Ore Terminal Expansion FMG4 Iron Ore Terminal Expansion prev next Client: Total AMS Location: Port Hedland, Australia Understanding client rquirements, LDD provided a 'best in class' drilling service for local Western Australian marine contractor Total Australian Mooring Services (Total AMS) as part of the construction of a 200m-long clutched tubular pile wall for FMG's T155 expansion in Port Hedland. Significantly, this was our first project as LDD Australia, a division of LDD that was established in Perth, Western Australia in May 2011. We mobilised to site and using our LD408 Reverse Circulation Drilling Rig, and combined with supply of a 914mm drill bit with under-reamering unit to suit, our team worked round the clock to facilitate a Drive-Drill-Drive (3D) process required to install the 1220mm diameter piles. Through a collaborative approach, we assisted Total AMS in overcoming some significant challenges, such as variable soil and conglomerate layers. By implementing a change in design to incorporate the Drive-Drill-Drive method, LDD made cost and time savings for the client by eliminating the requirement for grout. This change in methodology was instrumental in ensuring piling was completed and met the milestone for planned dredging of the new berthing pocket without incident. As James Tuckwell, LDD Australia (LDDA) General Manager said, “The benefits of proactively engaging with Total AMS through our local presence have resulted in a unified approach highlighted by the fact that the project milestones were achieved without incident in spite of some significant challenges. This has led to follow on work in the region for LDDA’s RCD drilling equipment and is testament to the efforts of LDD’s experienced site team.” Industries LNG & Resource Terminals Expertise Pile Installation Services Under Reaming Drive-Drill-Drive (3D) Equipment RCD Pile-Top Drills Pile Installation Equipment Your Industry Our Expertise our equipment Our Projects About LDD Meet the Team Join the Team Mission, Vision and Values QHSE Anti-Slavery Policy Health, Safety & Welfare Policy Quality & Environmental Policy An Acteon Company Privacy and Cookies Expertise Complete Foundation Solutions Pile Installation Services Jacket Installation Services Large Diameter Drilling Subsea Piling Templates Design & Engineering Under Reaming Drive-Drill-Drive (3D) Subsea Foundations Equipment RCD Pile-Top Drills LD5000 LD2500 LD818 LD612 LD408 Support Vessels Lifting and Handling Jacket Levelling Tool ( JLT ) StabFrame Pinned Lift Tool (PLT) Hydraulic Release Shackle (HRS) Internal Lifting Tool ( ILT ) Upending Frames StabLift Pile Gates & Frames Lift Beams Pile Bungs Pile Installation Equipment Hydraulic Impact Hammers Vibro Hammers Grouting Equipment Survey & Positioning HPU Power Packs WROV Control Panels Custom Built Solutions Markets Oil & Gas Ports, Harbours and Bridges Offshore Renewables LNG & Resource Terminals Nuclear & Desal (XXL Shafts) Wave & Tidal Projects Gwynt Y Môr ETAME Jacket Installation Waimea FPSO Pile Installation ExxonMobil LNG Cerrejon Mine Pluto Jacket Installation Ebouri Jacket Installation FMG4 Iron Ore Terminal Expansion Taboguilla Fuel Terminal BORCO Jacket Installation NAREC Anemometry Hub Kennacraig Ferry Terminal Rosedale Outfall Carbon Black Terminal Vega Pleyade Wheatstone LNG Mariner & Kraken Liverpool 2 Terminal Riverside Quay Extension Kitchen Lights Unit Enping FPSO Lihir Gold Mine Xanab-B & Xanab-C Shah Deniz II Humber Gateway Kamelia FPSO Aquaterra Energy WSS Sapinhoa Norte Alma & Galia FPSO Brisbane Smithbridge Latest News World First: Deep Water Floating Drill Operation Successfully Completed Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the LDD team ISO 45001:2018 Accreditation by DNV-GL Deepwater Anchor Pile Installation More News From LDD Contact +44(0)1209 861930 info@lddrill.com Get The Latest To sign up for our email newsletter please enter your email address below and we'll keep you updated. Social © Copyright Large Diameter Drilling Ltd. 2021 | Website design and development by The Digital Collaborative | Part of the Acteon Group Ltd.