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Diakont’s inspection crawler technology provides reliable data and reduces tank downtime to ensure tank integrity
A key fact of life for operators of petroleum and petrochemical facilities and terminals with tank storage is performing recurring inspections that assess the integrity of those tanks, determine what maintenance or repair is needed, and confirm that the tanks are suitable to stay in…
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Gert Jørgensen from Inrotech tells Tank Storage Magazine about the benefits of using small, mobile crawler robots for large, vertical welds on storage tanks
WHAT WERE THE ORIGINS
OF INROTECH?
We were born out of the shipbuilding industry. Here in Odense in Denmark there was a shipyard owned by Maersk, that was recognised as the most automated shipyard in the world. The founder of…
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How BASF is now using both robitics and digitalisation to improve maintenance and inspection
THE BASF group is the largest chemical company in the world. The six major segments (chemicals, materials, industrial solutions, surface technologies, nutrition & care, and agricultural solutions) supply a whole range of chemical products and solutions to all kinds of industries.
The BASF group has a…
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Christophe Bordeleau runs through Eddyfi Technologies’ inspection services
when it comes to testing, sampling, and data collection activities within storage tanks, the industry has undoubtedly witnessed the trend towards increased productivity offered with robotic solutions. In an age where the ‘by hand or unmanned’ question is being asked more and more with the heightened priority towards…
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Jeff Conroy from Authentix discusses the challenges and possible solutions for the quality assurance and source integrity of renewable biofuels
Increased reliance on biofuels to meet mandated greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions is increasing demand. Aside from the impact increased biofuel levels have on the ease of storage of the blends, the efficient running of a combustion engine, and the lower…
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Saskia Huber looks at the drivers for storage tank demand and how Linde’s advanced PAW welding technology can helpthe global storage tank market, valued at US$12.56 billion (€10.49 billion) in 2019, is set to grow at a rate of 3.85% per year to US$16.87 billion by 20271. This increase is being driven largely by rapid population growth, urbanisation and the ever-greater demands for energy and…
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Moving from the dark to the light, with RLG’s Pat Stanton
The planning, execution, and management of tank maintenance is a major cost-driver for the refining, petrochemical, and terminal storage industries. The reality is that tank maintenance performance in these areas has historically been poor. A systematic and controlled approach to improving tank maintenance team performance is needed to…
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In the fourth of our ‘Women in Tanks’ series, Xiling ‘Tess’ Zhou talks about her affinity to the industry and the joy of an international community
It’s fair to say that Xiling ‘Tess’ Zhou loves the tank storage industry, and she is a bit of a newcomer. Having spent much of her career with technology companies in the US and Belgium, she found herself looking for a new…
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Anneli Teelahk from the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) looks at how energy storage can support the energy transition
Nowadays, climate and energy issues are so strictly related that they can almost be regarded as two sides of the same coin. Energy production and consumption have a key influence on the ongoing global warminacg process. At the same time, climate change affects…
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Jen Penner tells Tank Storage Magazine about her love of a challenge and finding her feet as an engineer
Jen Penner is a project manager at Canadian Tank & Vessel, a Saskatoon, Canada-headquartered company which builds, repairs, and maintains storage tanks and spheres.
Like so many of us, her career path was not exactly planned.
‘I graduated from university with dual degrees in…
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Exolum CEO Jorge Lanza explains the company’s transition from CLH
Exolum is the brand name we have selected for the performance of our activities and with which we will face our ambitious objectives for the future, focussed on adapting our business to decarbonisation and the energy transition, digitalisation and the fight against climate change.
This brand change stems from the…
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OTTCO’s CEO Ard Van Hoof updates Tank Storage Magazine on developments in Ras Markaz and Duqm as well as the implications of COVID-19 and the energy transition
Things are busy for Oman Tank Terminal Company (OTTCO) at the moment, between building and expansion work at its Ras Markaz crude oil hub, and a new agreement signed with Oman Oil Marketing Company (OOMCO). It seems, then, a great time…
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Goodrich’s chemical storage facility in Jebel Ali, UAE, goes beyond storage
Goodrich MARITIME was established in 1997 and is headquartered in India. It is active in all areas of shipping and logistics, including chartering, ship agency, non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC) services, chemical logistics, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) logistics, global freight forwarding,…
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Alex Booth from Kpler looks at how global crude storage levels are adjusting to a post COVID-19 environment
the rapid build-up of crude oil-on-water and the subsequent transition to onshore inventories through the second quarter of 2020 has been well covered, including in a previous article for this publication (see p42 in August/September 2020) Since peaking in early July at
3.77 billion bbl,…
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Vortexa analysts examine the consequences of the Ever Given’s grounding
The blockade of the Suez Canal by the grounded mega-containership Ever Given for close to a week in late March 2021 made it onto news channels worldwide. The reason is that sizeable chunks of global seaborne trade pass through the bottleneck daily, including various relevant clean and dirty oil flows. This article will…
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Learn about the importance of operational technology security and how Procentec’s four new solutions can help
The importance of IT security has been acknowledged by experts for years, whereas securing industrial control systems seems to have been overlooked. Whilst attacks on operational technology (OT) environments are becoming more frequent, companies are looking for ways to eliminate network…
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Ilya Tillekens from Hudson Cybertec looks at how to protect operational technology infrastructure from cyber threats
Current threats require tank terminal organisations to be aware of security at all times. Do you know how secure your operational technology (OT) infrastructure is at this moment? Specifically of your OT network? Is your infrastructure adequately protected against cyber threats…
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Opgal’s Ram Hashmonay looks at the benefits of long-range technology
Optical gas imaging (OGI) technology has proved to be a very effective tool for locating small leaks and fugitive emissions in petroleum refineries and other oil and gas facilities. Traditionally, OGI technology is primarily portable, mid-wave infrared (MWIR), cryogenically cooled detector
cameras, for imaging volatile organic…
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Atmos International’s innovative, non-intrusive solutions for pipeline leak detection can be deployed anywhere they are needed
with 3.5 million km of pipeline throughout the world and with this to increase by a further 12% by 2022, pipelines are still the safest form of transport for the supply of energy, as they are less exposed to environmental and socioeconomic risks. However, with the…
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AWE’s robotic technology minimises human risk and maximises productivity
Asia Waterjet Equipment’s (AWE’s) mission is to champion a safer and more efficient environment for customers and their workforce. It understands the problems customers can face in industrial cleaning applications and seeks to address these with technology and expertise. Obtaining permits to work, mobilisation and…
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