StocExpo 2024: EPT Storage Tanks

Jul 3, 2026

JERA launches JERA GES for LNG and lower-carbon fuels management

JERA has established JERA Global Energy Solutions (JERA GES), a vertically integrated company designed to develop and manage JERA’s long-term liquified natural gas (LNG), upstream, lower-carbon fuels and shipping portfolios. As part of its creation, Irtiza H Sayyed has been appointed chief executive officer of JERA GES – leading the overall business development and execution....
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Jul 3, 2026

ABB wins order for Ethernet-APL-enabled flowmeters

ABB will deliver its ProcessMaster FEP600 electromagnetic flowmeters with Ethernet-Advanced Physical Layer (APL) connectivity to Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical. Zhejiang has ordered the flowmeters as part of an upgrade to its large refining and petrochemical complex, located in the Zhoushan Green Petrochemical Base on Yushan Island, China. The site has a total refining capacity of...
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Jul 2, 2026

Gerotto Robotics and GRP partner for underground tank cleaning project

GRP Plasticorr has chosen Gerotto Robotics’ technology Lombrico FTC for an underground tank cleaning project in Hungary. Lombrico FTC – a tank-based ATEX zone 0 robot weighing less than 130kg – is engineered to enter up to 400mm manhole and designed to perform tank cleaning duties in underground tanks/ It has a movable arm with...
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Jul 1, 2026

City of Opelousas upgrades water system

The City of Opelousas, Louisiana, US, is investing $17 million (€14.9 million) into its water system infrastructure to improve water quality for nearly 6,500 customers. The funding comes from Louisiana’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund (DWRLF) programme and will be put towards upgrades to water mains and service lines, rehabilitation of water wells located inside...
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Features

Jul 1, 2026

Sharing knowledge, achieving goals

Tank Storage Magazine reports back from Houston, Texas Landing in Houston, Texas, US, in June 2026, the buzz in the air was palpable. Surrounded by different languages – German, Dutch, Spanish – this truly international city was ready to welcome visitors from all around the world. Of course, this was all for the annual International...
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Jul 1, 2026

Nord Gas Solutions and Exmar collaborate on FSRU conversion

Nord Gas Solutions will supply a liquified natural gas (LNG) regasification system module for Exmar’s floating storage regasification unit (FSRU), which is being converted as part of the expansion of the EemsEnergyTerminal in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. Nord Gas Solutions and Exmar signed the order in Q2 of 2026. Pål Steinnes, head of Sales Midstream, Nord...
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Jun 30, 2026

Shell reports rise in LNG demand by 2050

Shell’s LNG Outlook 2026 claims global demand for liquified natural gas (LNG) will increase to nearly 700 million tonnes a year by 2050 – around 65% from 2025 levels – as countries prioritise flexible and reliable energy security. While LNG trading was expected to increase significantly in 2026 from 2025, severe disruption through the Strait...
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Jun 30, 2026

Neste invests €400 million for Porvoo refinery maintenance

Neste will conduct a nine-week maintenance turnaround at its Porvoo refinery, Finland, to strengthen the plant’s safety, availability and competitiveness. The works will occur between August-October 2026 and are supported by an investment of €400 million from the company. The turnaround will look specifically at tasks that involve shutdown, such as statutory inspections, routine maintenance...
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Jun 30, 2026

ClassNK and NMRI launch LCO2 cargo tank corrosion research

The National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI) and ClassNK announce research for the corrosion rate of liquified carbon dioxide (LCO2) cargo tanks under low-temperature and low-pressure conditions. The aim of the research is to improve LCO2 transportation safety practices, and to inform rational design and operations that balance corrosion risk with impurity removal costs, improving both...
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Jun 29, 2026

Chemical removal to begin at GKN Aerospace site

Starting from 29 June 2026, Orange County (OC) officials will begin to remove neutralised methyl methacrylate from two storage tanks at the GKN Aerospace site in Garden Grove, California, US, where concerns from staff about potential tank explosions meant 50,000 residents from six nearby cities were evacuated on 21 May 2026. Final evacuation orders were...
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Jun 29, 2026

Provaris Energy achieves FEED milestone for LCO2 tank

Provaris Energy submits a detailed engineering package to the DNV to support a General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) for its low-pressure YP-Provaris liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) tank, completing a key front-end engineering design (FEED) milestone. Achieving the FEED milestone de-risks Provaris’ strategy to commerciliase the LCO2 tank, which has a design capacity of 25,000cbm and...
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Jun 26, 2026

ABB flowmeter offers thermal mass flow measurement

ABB’s SensyMaster FMT400 flowmeter earns SIL 2 certification, now offering thermal mass flow measurement for the chemicals, oil and gas, power and utilities, and industrial gas industries. SensyMaster performs mass flow measurement of natural and industrial gases by measuring how much a heated sensor cools as gas flows past it. With the new SIL 2...
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Jun 26, 2026

Evos and Port of Rotterdam hold ground-breaking ceremony for Rotterdam terminal project

Evos broke ground on its new methanol and ethanol expansion project at the Port of Rotterdam, formally starting construction on the project that will add new capacity at the terminal. The project includes five new storage tanks with a combined capacity of 67,500m3, a new pump station and a new jetty, and will begin operations...
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Jun 26, 2026

Sherwin-Williams launches CUI prevention system

Sherwin-Williams’ launches advanced energy barrier prevention system, Heat-Flex, for the elimination of corrosion under insulation (CUI). Mineral-based insulation is traditionally used on storage tanks, process vessels and piping to retain heat, however CUI can occur when water penetrates the insulation and is trapped against the metal product. As Heat-Flex, is a sprayed-on coating, rather than...
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Jun 25, 2026

‘Leaks’ previously reported for tank involved in deadly rupture

Washington State’s Department of Ecology shares past inspection reports revealing historic tank equipment failure regarding the tank that ruptured at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging site, Longview, Washington, US. The paper mill tank failed in late May, spilling more than 500,000 gallons (1.9 million litres) of ‘white liquor’ onto employees and into waterways, killing 11 workers...
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Jun 25, 2026

EIS acquires ARM Environmental Services

Environmental Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) buys underground and aboveground storage tank (UST and AST) system company ARM Environmental Services, expanding EIS’ footprint across North and South Carolina, US, and strengthening its specialised line services. ARM, based in Colombia, South Carolina, oversees UST and AST projects from assessment and remediation to closure and removal. The company’s team...
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Jun 25, 2026

Platinum Control hires Will Nelle as CTO

Vapour recovery unit (VRU) company Platinum Control hires Will Nelle as chief technology officer to lead VRU engineering, product strategy and Platinum’s telemetry platform PULSE. Nelle brings more than 20 years of oil and gas experience to the role, focusing on the design, application and innovation of compression equipment used in upstream production. Within his...
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Jun 24, 2026

Provaris Energy raises $1 million to advance hydrogen and CO2 storage programmes

Provaris Energy completes a $1 million (€876,300) capital raising round to progress the next phase of its hydrogen and liquid CO2 development programmes in 2026. The funding will support milestones including Provaris’ Robotic Innovation Centre in Norway, which includes the fabrication and testing of its hydrogen prototype tank and liquid CO2 tank components; its partnership...
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Jun 24, 2026

TNPA finalises terminal operator agreements

South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) confirms all 11 25-year terminal operator agreements with fuel and chemical handlers at the Island View complex, situated on the east coast as part of Durban port. Last year, TNPA was instructed by transport minister Barbara Creecy to sign the agreements, however the mandate is being challenged in...
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