Joe Mentzer from the Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association runs through the basics for field-erected storage tanks. Petroleum Institute’s (API) Tank Inspection Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction standard, API 653, was first published in 1991 and was a consensus standard created through input from tank fabricators, users, regulators, and others involved in the storage tank industry. API 653 addresses the tank shell, foundation, roof, and appurtenances, and is used to identify degradation of a storage tank due to use and exposure to the environment. The standard provides a mechanism to inspect tanks built to API tank construction standards and a […]
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November 20, 2025
