The 3 Ms of bulk liquid storage – measure, monitor and manage

A summary of the points raised by Derek Blagg in the November Tank Talk webinar the November Tank Talk webinar looked at three important factors in the safe, efficient operation of bulk liquid storage tanks, which oil and gas solutions company Varec calls the ‘3 Ms’ – measure, monitor and manage. The webinar was presented by Derek Blagg, the commercial director of Varec, who has been with the company for more than 20 years. Varec offers software, hardware and services to the oil and gas industry, including commercial and defence. Its solutions include tank gauging, inventory management, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), automation and back office tools. The company has been in business for more than 90 years, and pioneered inventory tank gauging instrumentation, including the Varec float and tape gauge. Similar gauges are now commonly known as Varec gauges, even when made by other companies. Varec has sold more than 750,000 gauges.   MEASURE ‘The first question that we deal with today is how to select the right technology to measure your inventory,’ Blagg began. There are a number of options for measurement, which can be simple, like a...