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Protecting your tanks from lightning strikes using a retractable grounding reel
THE roof of an external floating roof tank rests directly on the surface of the stored liquid, leaving little vapour space and consequently leading to a much lower risk of rim space fire. Proper lightning protection is critical for fire prevention –the floating roof tank roof and the outer shell must be bonded…
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Bill Atkinson from Adler and Allan discusses key environmental considerations for fires, and how to rebuild a compliant business once the smoke has cleared
MAJOR accidents such as the 2005 Buncefield oil storage depot fire prove that industrial blazes can swiftly escalate into catastrophic pollution events. As witnessed during the disaster in Hemel Hempstead in the UK – which released a…
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Safety expert Paul Calderwood runs through the aspects to consider when developing an emergency management plan
ONE of the benefits of having worked in emergency management planning for so long, is that I have seen a lot of incidents and read the reports about what happened and how it happened. As a deputy fire chief I responded to many incidents and have seen firsthand how fast things can go…
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Standing ankle deep in spilled Sauvignon Blanc inspired structural engineer Will Lomax to develop the Onguard system to protect all liquid storage tanks from earthquakes
BETWEEN 2011 and 2016, New Zealand was struck by a series of devasting earthquakes. Will Lomax is a structural engineer who witnessed and experienced the three most severe events first-hand, and who was directly involved in…
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New-generation perimeter intrusion detection sensors combined with video analytics and intelligent lighting can dramatically enhance detection, deterrence and response capabilities while meeting budgetary constraints and operational realities
THE PHYSICAL security of storage facilities for oil, natural gas, and refined products is critical for public safety. A deliberate attack on a facility…
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Navigator Terminals turned to drones for safe, reliable tank inspections
MORE than ever before, drones are becoming invaluable tools in a variety of sectors – including the tank storage world. With their ability to increase efficiency and improve safety, drones have become important tools for inspection, enhancing condition monitoring.
Until recent years drones were only able to…
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How computational fluid dynamics helped in the development of innovative jet
mixers for tanks
NOT MANY people understand that the oil used to fry chips meets many challenges on its route from the field to the frying pan. Some of them arise during the liquid bulk storage phase, such as layering of the oil and building of sediments in the shore tank due to inefficient mixing. This, in turn,…
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Spill control manufacturer HalenHardy charts the changes and developments that ultimately led to its new recycled sorbent
ANCIENT Greek and Roman texts and artwork document the use of terracotta, metal and wooden containers to transport and store liquids – and with the storage of liquids came the potential for anything holding those liquids to leak and spill. The same ancient texts and…
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Find out the benefits of risk-based inspection for API RP 581 and EEMUA 159
CHALLENGING times strongly drive the need to optimise existing procedures and systems while minimising business risks with day-to-day operations. When talking about tank integrity management, we deal with the challenge of balancing efforts and benefits while complying with safety regulations and standards requirements,…
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The 2020 Tank Storage Magazine Environmental Performance Award winner looks back
IN THE midst of the pandemic we are all living through, advanced environmental technology solutions company Tecam is celebrating 15 years in business.
In August 2005 Borja Maestro founded Tecam Soluciones Medioambientales in Barcelona, Spain, as an environmental technology distribution company. That small…
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Michele Nazzaro and Harold Kempinga from Aereon Europe discuss the Aereon CEB, the EU-certified best available technology for gas flaring operations
MANAGING vapour recovery and the containment of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions is a must. Not only are atmospheric emissions regulated by increasingly stringent legislation, but many companies have a growing culture and commitment for a…
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VPS single-flow twin screw pumps can adapt to a variety of flow media with low
operating costs
A TECHNOLOGICAL change is emerging in tank farm and chemical applications. Single-flow twin screw pumps have started to replace conventional positive displacement pump technologies at flow rates up to 500 m3 per hour.
This is as a result of an increasing demand in flexibility, the permanent…
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An innovative method using the world’s most sensitive optical gas imagery cameras
IN ADDITION to their current support services to storage tank operators, which includes infrastructure projects, maintenance and UHP tank cleaning services, WSG are further growing their offering as a leak detection and repair specialist (LDAR) with the addition of WSG Enviro to the WSG Group.
WSG’s aim was…
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A guide to choosing the most suitable foam for your fire protection needs
IN 1902 Russian chemist and engineer Aleksander Loran developed and patented the first fire suppression foam for extinguishing flammable liquid fires, by physically mixing two powders and water. Many innovations to fire-fighting foam have since been developed, including Aerofoam (Percy Lavon Julian, 1942), high-expansion…
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Meet the Netherlands’ remote controlled fire-fighting robot: the Inferno Beater
HOLLAND Holland Special Pumps (HSP) is the only firefighting robot manufacturer in the Netherlands. Last year the company launched the Inferno Beater, a remotely-operated fire extinguisher robot, which can be used in tank farms, as well as other applications such as houses, industrial buildings and parking…
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If you are committed to enhancing safety and productivity in your operations and recognise that commissioning manned crews to clean tanks in hazardous environments is no longer an option, then Re-Gen Robotics has the answer to your tank cleaning requirements
MANAGING Director, Fintan Duffy says that it’s time to move on from dangerous ‘man entry’ tank cleaning procedures that are outdated…
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Rob Drysdale and Dave Wall from OCIMF run through the changes in the updated guide
IN JUNE 2020, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF), in conjunction with the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) published an updated edition of the International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT), a text which is…
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Debra Phillips from the API runs through important updates to API Standard 2350
THE newly released 5th edition of API Standard 2350, Overfill Prevention for Storage Tanks in Petroleum Facilities, is a key update to a standard designed to prevent overfilling at oil storage facilities, which has become increasingly important to the industry as supply and demand trends are affected by the current…
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The investment environment in the light of IMO 2020, COVID and the acceleration towards energy transition
THE CURRENT REALITY AND THE IEA PERSPECTIVE
LIFE in 2020 is about COVID-19 and energy transition. We still do not have a clear answer for either. What is clear is that the world will decarbonise. Over time, fossil fuels will play a diminished role. The pace of change is still not…
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A look at the importance of bulk liquid storage in the UK to the COVID-19 recovery and the energy transition.
THE tank storage sector is essential to maintain our day-today life, providing a critical link in the transportation system for liquid products, from transport and heating fuels to chemicals and food-grade products. This year, as much as any other sector of the UK’s economy, bulk…
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