Excavation of 1M barrel underground cavern for storage of liquid butane.
Client: PB Energy Storage Service
Date: January 2015 – June 2017
Project : Marathon’s Robinson Butane Storage Cavern
Project Location: Robinson, Illinois
In 2011 Thyssen Mining was selected to complete an underground excavation to store liquid butane, with the capacity to store 1 million barrels. After completing this excavation under budget and before schedule, Thyssen Mining was then chosen to excavate a second butane storage cavern with a capacity of 1.4 million barrels. The project completed ahead of schedule and under budget once again.
