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Find out the benefits of Katronic’s non-invasive, clamp-on flow measurement devices
A large tank storage facility has many hundreds of metres of pipework for loading, unloading and transfer. Challenged with flow measurement within a pipe, particularly an existing pipe, what issues does the site engineer face? Key, obviously, is identifying a technology that will work. Any interruption to…
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Tank Storage Magazine takes a look back at some of the most impressive tank roofing projects over recent months
Discus
Project management of onsite tank work requires anticipation and adjustment to a myriad of variables. Every component of a project is a variable. Operational requirements are often the highest priority variable to the owner.
In a recent project in Corpus Christi, Texas, US,…
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A liquid bulk terminal in the port of Antwerp asked Actemium to optimise its mechanism for tank pressure control. By using artificial intelligence to create an automated planning tool, the incinerator overload could be avoided and a more efficient way of working was guaranteed
Standard tank pressure control
the main function of a tank terminal is, of course, the storage of goods. For liquid…
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Tank Storage Magazine showcases the new technologies which have changed the tank storage sector
An Environmental Gamechanger
The ‘Vent-Less’ Breather
Vent Test Bench
It’s a sad reality that 90% of the breather vents tested do not meet industry standards (API 2000 and ISO 28300) when they leave the manufacturer. Assentech has developed the first fully automated mobile vent test…
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Read the story of Abfad’s double-skin linings, which protect tanks from corrosion and offer integrity monitoring
In 2021, Abfad celebrated 25 years of providing access and corrosion prevention and monitoring solutions to the oil and gas and power generation industries. Their award winning Fuelvac double skin lining system has undergone several design and development changes over this time and…
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Assentech’s MD Ewart Cox explains why testing breather vents is so important to ensure ESG compliance
As the world comes to terms with the consequences of climate change all forward thinking businesses are forming environmental policies and adapting to meet the expectations of investors, the pubic and the regulators.
Good corporate governance is at the centre of all successful businesses. A…
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Neil Chalmers from IKM Consulting runs through a new report from the Energy Institute addressing the risks of under-tank liner damage during tank floor repair
The Energy Institute’s Containment Systems Working Group (CSWG) has developed a new technical publication based on industry research, entitled Research report: The assurance of liner integrity during tank floor works on above ground…
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Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) inspection drones offer numerous benefits for tank operators
It has been two years since software company Falcker, in collaboration with autonomous drone provider Percepto, demonstrated on the site of Maasvlakte Oil Terminal (Port of Rotterdam) how an automatically operating inspection drone can be used to perform routine inspections or respond to calamities.…
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Northern German company Hasytec has tackled the problem of biocorrosion and developed an efficient solution
Cost efficiency, streamlined process chains and environmental friendliness are just a few factors that have always been of high importance in industry. Deposits and biocorrosion have a negative impact on the operational time and life cycle of storage tanks, pipelines and machines, and…
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As the world faces the energy transition and ever-more stringent climate targets, agents in the bulk liquid logistics chain came together at V Med Hub Day to discuss the future
Med Hub Day, a conference organised by Port Tarragona in Spain with ChemMed Tarragona, an industrial, logistical, academic and scientific chemical cluster located in the greater Tarragona area, is now in its fifth…
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Derek Blagg and Adam Wishall from Varec summarise their recent Tank Talk webinar
The November Tank Talk webinar, presented by bulk liquid storage products and engineering company Varec, aimed to provide helpful tips, and outline critical questions to ask and answer to help organisations successfully connect the dots across their facility.
Derek Blagg, commercial director of Varec, and Adam…
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Angie Murray and Carrie Weaver from Enterprise Products Partners tell Tank Storage Magazine about the company’s new focus on evolving technologies for a lower carbon economy
Over the past year or two there has been an increasing interest in the energy transition and the future lower carbon economy from companies connected to the oil industry. Tank storage and midstream companies are no…
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Jason Hornsby tells Tank Storage Magazine about Navigator Terminals’ push towards sustainable product logistics
Sustainability is not a new concept for UK tank storage and energy infrastructure company Navigator Terminals. With the recent focus on the energy transition, the COP26 conference and ever-more stringent climate targets, companies and industries the world over are looking at how to…
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Exolum’s Andres Suárez looks back on a year of change for the company formerly known as CLH Group
On 1 March 2021 , CLH Group, the leading terminal company in Europe, with operations in eight countries, announced a major rebrand, transforming itself into Exolum. The focus of the newly renamed business, as it said at the time, is on ‘adapting its business to decarbonisation and the energy…
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Francis Osborne from Argus Media examines government regulations, supply chain changes and emerging fuel options
As unusual and catastrophic weather events increase in frequency the issue of climate change is rapidly rising up the global political agenda. The recent COP26 meeting in Glasgow may have demonstrated that the global community is still a long way from forging a collective approach but…
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The leading and only independent cavern operator in northwest Europe is preparing for underground hydrogen storage
STORAG ETZEL was formerly a public enterprise under the name IVG. It was commissioned in 1971 to build an underground storage facility at Etzel, Germany, with a capacity of 10 million tonnes. This was to store crude oil as a national stockpile and to operate the aboveground…
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Paul Hickin from S&P Global Platts looks at how shipping can meet decarbonisation targets
Shipping’s efforts to meet decarbonisation targets will be both extremely easy and very tough. Near-term regulations look achievable while potentially shifting 2050 limits look more like ambitions than credible goals. Shipping will have to balance these competing challenges.
The International…
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IHS Markit’s Olivier Maronneaud looks at the effects of the energy transition on oil products, petrochemicals and subsequently tank storage companies
the last 24 months and the COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedent period in many respects. For the first time in decades – except during war times – governments around the world have imposed restrictions or closed borders, limiting…
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Ravi Bhatiani, executive director at FETSA, looks at how requirements for compulsory stocks needs to evolve with the energy transition
The storage capacity of FETSA members also includes strategic reserves held for emergencies and supply disruptions under the Compulsory Stocks Obligation (CSO). Strategic reserves has been a prominent issue in political discussions over the last few months with…
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Ground improvement specialist firm Menard USA has bought Farrell Design-Build Companies, a speciality geotechnical contractor based in California, US.
Farrell Design-Build Companies was founded in 1999 by Tim Farrell, who will remain president of the company following the acquisition. It builds deep foundation and ground improvement support for heavy structures, parking garages, office,…
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