Over the weekend, Australia Pacific LNG undertook one of the heaviest lifts seen in the region, as the project safely lifted and set a Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Absorber on its foundation on the project's Curtis Island site.

The CO2 Absorber, which weighs almost 650 tonnes -- equivilant to four single story houses -required two cranes to move the cylindrical piece from a horozontal to vertical position, to precicely place it on its foundation.

At a height of 26 metres, the CO2 Absorber will be used to remove CO2 and Hydrogen Sulfide from the natural gas prior to the liquification process, which chills the gas to -- 161 degrees Celcius. The freezing point of CO2 is higher than the gas, so without its removal, the CO2 would effectively 'freeze' and block the flow of the cooling gas through the process.

So how is such a big piece of equipment lifted? Here's a cool timelapse to show you.

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