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Nine leading tank storage experts have all made their predictions for the storage & transportation market for 2022:
Rutger van Thiel, CEO, Alkion Terminals
2021 was another successful year for the Alkion Group in a challenging and changing environment. The pandemic continued to demand our vigilance, but we continued to show solid performance in terms of safety, sustainability and…
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US shale drillers keep their powder dry for now, but it remains unclear how they’ll respond in 2022 as the declines in drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) and inventories come to bear, says Johannes Van Der Tuin
Increasing global oil demand has started to revive US hydrocarbon production, but any recovery is nascent at best and – as with other areas of the global economy – the pandemic…
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Kathryn Clay, president of the International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) looks at new ESG principles and the impacts of fire-fighting foam regulatory changes in the US
As the terminal industry’s leading advocate in the US, the International Liquid Terminal Association (ILTA) is focussed on building a strong brand in Washington as we expand our advocacy efforts. Since the Biden…
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Columbia University’s Antoine Halff examines the effect of changing policies under the Biden administration
Joe Biden’s election to the US presidency in 2020 has ushered in a period of renewed momentum for climate policy both in Washington and beyond. In a U-turn from Donald Trump’s climate scepticism and rejection of the Paris Accord, President Biden from his first day in office has…
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Kathryn Clay explains how a love of energy policy led her to the top of ILTA
Dr Kathryn Clay is the president of the International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA), which aims to provide a voice for the liquid terminal industry. Its terminal members come from worldwide, and includes those storing crude oil, petroleum products, asphalt, chemicals, ethanol, biodiesel, vegetable oils, molasses…
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US industry infrastructure and supply chain services company Savage continues to grow and diversify after 75 years in business
savage, based in Salt Lake City, US, is a global provider of industry infrastructure and supply chain services, and this year celebrates 75 years in business. With nearly 4,500 team members in over 200 operating locations, the privately held company has steadily grown…
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Paul Wiseman looks at what’s driving the latest trends
As with any commodity, oil prices are ruled by two sides of the coin – supply and demand. Energy experts agree that production decisions by OPEC+ are the most important supply side influences, while COVID-19 and concerns about possible variant-induced shutdowns heavily influence demand.
In its August Short Term Energy Outlook, the US…
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Eduardo Lopez looks at the implications for importers
Upon gaining power in 2018, the administration of Mexican president López Obrador launched a vociferous and strident rhetorical war against the private sector, most notably in the energy industry. The president’s ire has been directed mainly at Mexico’s energy opening, made possible in December 2013 by a long-awaited yet long-delayed…
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Max Midstream CEO Todd Edwards tells Tank Storage Magazine about plans to turn the Port of Calhoun into a rival for Houston and Corpus Christi, and the sustainable focus
The Texan ports of Corpus Christi and Houston are hugely important for the export of many US products, but they are increasingly congested. Both are in built-up areas, so expanding to deal with the shipping traffic is difficult…
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Philip Myers and Earl Crochet run through the latest updates coming to API 656 – Aboveground storage tank operations during uncontrollable natural disasters during the first six months of 2021, there have been eight separate billion-dollar weather and climate disaster events across the US.
The eye-opening plot in Figure 1 shows the magnitude of problems associated with natural disaster events,…
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Ian Loudon from tank monitoring alarm specialist Omniflex looks at how alarm systems are used for managing tank overfill conditions.
If not monitored correctly, loss of containment from a tank or storage vessel could pose a serious safety risk to people or the environment. This is why Burhani Engineers, the company installing overfill protection systems in the largest tank storage facility in…
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Security professional Duane Jones on the importance of ensuring that physical and cyber security complement each other.
The proliferation of cyber threats against critical infrastructure, such as the ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline in May 2021, will continue to require added attention, resources, and proactive strategies in lieu of reactive ones. While the cyber threats are quite…
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Mark Busch at Conidia Bioscience looks at how single use immunoassay fuel test kits can help.
Microbiological contamination (fungi and bacteria in fuel) is a serious risk to tank storage operations, especially if fuel turnover is lower. However, there are some fast, economical steps that can be taken to prevent unnecessary costs and risks
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Nick Hawkins from Kingspan on why companies shouldn’t miss out on new tank telemetry technology.
Tank telemetry has undoubtedly been one of the great advances for the fuel and oil storage sector in the last 10 years.
Many millions of the basic, first-generation, devices have so far been installed across the globe as customers take advantage of a gauge that allows them to check their supplies…
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Michael Ferrante from W Energy Software discusses digital oilfield advancements in tank storage accounting and measurement
Amidst the digital oilfield, paper tickets, paper invoices, even faxes continue to be part and parcel of many terminal operations. Digital systems tend to be built with older, legacy technology, create data silos, and are inflexible and difficult to use. The result is a…
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Optically activated pigments highlight areas in need of repair, explain Justin Hair and Michael Harrison from Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine.
For aboveground petroleum storage tank owners, 10-year inspection intervals often present some challenges. Inspections are necessary to ensure owner compliance, tank integrity and safety, but they also carry a high cost – sometimes upwards of…
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Dr Akihiro Wakabayashi, CTO of Critical Facility Group, looks at why tank fires and explosions are still happening and what can be done to reduce the risk
one of the biggest risks to external floating roof tanks (EFRT) is the exposure to potential tank rim fires and explosions. The occurrence of such incidents happens on a yearly basis in facilities around the world and causes significant impact…
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Chris van den Hooven from Hudson Cybertec explains how organisations can protect themselves against ransomware attacks
On 7 May 2021 a ransomware attack took down the Colonial Pipeline infrastructure. Ransomware is a form of malicious software designed to encrypt files on a device, rendering any files and the computer systems that rely on them unusable. Attackers then demand ransom in exchange…
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Tank Storage Award winner Toptech Systems explains what it can offer to the whole petroleum supply chain
In recent years, Toptech Systems has grown from being a solutions provider for terminal owners, to being a solutions provider for the entire supply chain (terminal owner, supplier, customer, carrier, and driver). Toptech has done this by expanding and improving its suite of products to…
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Adler and Allan’s Mike Prendergast and Burges Salmon’s Simon Tilling outline the legal and other implications of a spill and the importance of having an adequate emergency response plan in place
Site operators should be aware of the legal, as well as practical implications of a spill. Environmental and health and safety law imposes certain duties on site operators which, if not complied…
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