Perdaman Ceres

Essential site infrastructure for Australia’s largest fertiliser facility.

On the Burrup Peninsula, around 20 kilometres north of Karratha, the $6.4 billion CERES Urea Plant will be the largest facility of its kind in Australia and one of the largest in the world — with a production capacity of more than 2 million metric tons of urea per year and an average of 2,000 jobs generated through construction.

C&S Drainage Contractors was engaged to deliver critical site infrastructure across the expansive industrial site: bulk earthworks, excavation and precision grading; complete stormwater networks and pond construction; underground utility works including cable duct banks, conduits and electrical pits; and hydro excavation for utility location and exposure. Our crews also excavated and prepared foundations and footings for the site’s extensive conveyor systems and ran site-wide stockpile management with systematic mixing and material-optimisation protocols.

Working in extreme Pilbara conditions with temperatures exceeding 40°C, we coordinated with the Saipem-Clough Joint Venture and multiple international contractors across the four-year construction program — and were among the first contractors assisting preparation for the landing of the first module. Our work contributes to a site that has recorded more than 5,000,000 LTI-free man-hours.