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Kees Oerlemans from nVent explains how smart electric heat tracing systems and innovative tank insulation are helping tank farm owners react to changing demand
Seismic change is on the horizon for the chemical storage sector. For many years, the industry has relied on oil production as its main source of new investment streams. In 2020, however, this well-established trend was challenged. As a…
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A family of products for the fuel loading industry
woodfield is a global leader in designing, manufacturing and providing sales and services for customised bulk fluid handling and safety access solutions. We provide solutions and systems for loading and unloading of a huge array of products in the oil and gas, chemical/petrochemical and cryogenic sectors, for road, rail, marine and aviation bulk…
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The 55th edition of EPCA Annual Meeting will be held online on 5–7 October 2021
The theme of the 2021 annual meeting of the European Petrochemical Association (EPCA), ‘Future Reimagined’ will drive the conversation and reflection on the future of the petrochemical industry along with its value chain and its place in the world.
In October 2020, the 54th EPCA Annual Meeting concluded with a…
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Yogesh Mehta tells Tank Storage Magazine about Petrochem Middle East’s new terminal, the move into manufacturing, and a recruitment drive for fresh talent
Petrochem Middle East began life in 1995, and in the 26 years since, has grown to be the largest chemical distributor in the Middle East and the tenth largest chemical distributor in the world. It supplies industries including the…
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Why the chemical industry needs to stay focussed on sustainability and flexibility in the supply chain
The last few years have been exceptional for all industries and there have been many trends and changes.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have increased consumers’ concerns, not only for their own health, but the health of the planet. Increasing concern over carbon…
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Steve Elliott from the Chemical Industries Association looks at how the UK chemical industry bucked the downward trend in 2020 and how it will continue to thrive
For the UK chemical industry, 2020 was meant to be a year of preparing for the end of the transition period between the UK and EU before getting to grips with our subsequent new trading relationship. Although this still transpired, it…
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Tim Doggett from the Chemical Business Association reviews the implications of the Rules of Origin for UK–EU trade for the chemical industry
the uk’s international trade figures over the last two years have been riding a rollercoaster as a result of Brexit, the end of the transition period, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The figures have shown what the Office of National Statistics…
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Well Services Group explains why there is space in the market for conventional cleaning methods as well as reduced or non-person entry alternatives
the world of product storage is ever changing with the introduction of new fuels and technology. Yet the methodology to clean a tank or process vessel has stayed relatively unchanged for many years, i.e., transfer of products, de-sludge and process,…
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Learn about the findings in a new joint study into the energy transition, recently presented in a Tank Talk webinar by FETSA and UPEI
The Federation of European Tank Storage Associations (FETSA), representing European bulk liquid storage, and UPEI – the Voice of Europe’s Independent Fuel Suppliers, recently published a landmark study on the implications of the energy transition for the…
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In another of the Tank Talk webinar series Alex Hennessey, customer success manager for DroneDeploy, talks about the best ways of using drone data to inspect, document and improve efficiency at the terminal
DroneDeploy is the leading software platform for commercial drones. It is a cloud-based platform that creates a digital twin of all sites, assets, and infrastructure. Partnering with…
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Foam has been the main extinguishing agent of choice for flammable liquid fires for more than 100 years, but the tank storage industry is now at a crossroads with its usage
there is growing concern about the long term environmental and health effects of one specific family of chemicals that has been used extensively in firefighting foam for more than 50 years. These are fluorosurfactants,…
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Joseph Nassif, president at Noon Advisory Group, gives a preview of the presentation he will be giving at this year’s ILTA Conference & Tradeshow in Houston
strategy has been defined by multiple business authors as set of management practices, tools and decisions that yield an advantaged competitive position for the business. Simply said, it means managing the maintenance function better…
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Re-Gen Robotics’ Managing Director Fintan Duffy discusses how years spent manually cleaning oil tanks, gave him the drive, passion and expertise to grow a robotic tank cleaning company that would take workers out of tanks for good
Up until the launch of Re-Gen Robotics in March 2019, the only tank cleaning option available to terminal operators was to send personnel inside fuel tanks with…
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FETSA’s Ravi Bhatiani explains the main points of the European Commission’s Fit for 55 package
In July 2021, the European Commission released a set of policy measures called the Fit for 55 package. This includes mostly legislative measures to prepare the EU to achieve a 55% reduction (compared to 1990 levels) in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
The measures are likely to affect throughput…
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Nunzia Florio of the UK’s Tank Storage Association (TSA) picks out the main points of the TSA’s 2021 Annual Review
THE TANK Storage Association (TSA) has recently published its 2021 Annual Review of the UK’s bulk liquid storage sector. Now in its sixth edition, this leading publication continues to serve as a valuable resource for the industry, providing useful insights and data on…
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Fabio Kuhn from Vortexa looks at the current market trends
2021 is a fascinating year – in many perspectives. One aspect is that the long-established lead of East of Suez markets in oil demand growth is temporarily broken, as the Atlantic Basin has established itself as the more dynamic market since spring. Peak summer road fuel demand glued well with the structural recovery from the pandemic,…
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Protech-Enterprise’s hydrocarbon recovery technology can turn tank sludge back into valuable product
Protech-Enterprise’s Hydrocarbon Recovery (HCR) is designed specifically to convert crude oil sludge back into an on-specification liquid crude. It is a game-changer, in that it can do this without the need for heat, confined space entry by workers, or further processing at the…
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Emco Wheaton partners with Soliflo to deliver loading arms to terminal operator in Ho Chi Minh City
A LEADING terminal operator, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, reached out to Emco Wheaton to assemble, install, commission, and handover two 10” B0030 marine loading arms. With global travel restrictions creating a shortage of available service personnel to complete the project, Emco Wheaton…
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As a technical advisor on both API 2000 and ISO 28300 Standard Committees, Assentech’s Ewart Cox explains the need for accurate testing and calibration for low pressure and vacuum relief valves
UK-BASED Assentech has been developing a lightweight aluminium test bench for its own use for quite a few years. ‘Many of our clients started asking where they could buy such a device so that got us…
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Will Lomax, Onguard’s MD, explains why its technology is lab-tested and earthquake proven
An earthquake at a storage tank site can be devastating. The extent of the damage depends, at least in part, on what and how much is in a given tank. Loss of the contents and the structure are always an economic problem for the owner, and if said contents are toxic, it becomes an environmental and safety…
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