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The 21st NOG Conference and Exhibition, Nigeria’s foremost energy event, will be held in person at the International Conference Centre, Abuja from 4-7 July 2022. NOG 2022, organised by dmg Nigeria, will host key stakeholders from across the global energy value chain to discuss unique opportunities for Nigeria’s energy resources in the face of global energy demand. The conference will…
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Dutch Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) hardware company TWTG, has delivered the first 2,500 NEON Vibration Sensors to Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam. TWTG says that it is proud to have achieved the milestone in the highly competitive landscape of LoRaWAN-based devices. Together with Sophie Winter, Shell’s digital change lead, Nadine Herrwerth, managing director at TWTG, outlined…
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CB&I has been presented with two Field-Erected Tank of the Year awards by the Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA) during its annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, US. The first was the API 620 Low Pressure Liquid Storage Tank award for the design and construction of a 1.2 million gallon (5.46 million L) egg-shaped digester and associated equipment for the…
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The HySTOC EU project, initiated in January 2018 to test an efficient hydrogen value chain utilising Hydrogenious’ proprietary liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology in Finland, from production to use, has successfully concluded. The ‘Hydrogen Supply and Transportation using liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers,’ or HySTOC project, was led by Hydrogenious and included Finnish, Dutch…
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Swiss confined spaces inspection specialist Flyability has launched the updated Elios 3, the world’s first collision-tolerant drone equipped with a LiDAR sensor for indoor 3D mapping. The drone is powered by a new simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM) engine called FlyAware, that lets it create 3D models in real time as it flies using LiDAR data. FlyAware also gives the Elios 3…
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Terra Inspectioneering and Sitech Services entered into a service level agreement (SLA) for the next three years for the deployment of robotic and drone inspection technology at Chemelot in the Netherlands. Chemelot is a multi-user chemical/industrial site of over 800 hectares in Limburg. Terra Inspectioneering will work with Sitech to conduct further research, development, and demonstrations…
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OPW Engineered Systems will exhibit its complete terminal equipment offering at this year's International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) Trade Show, which will be held from 13-15 June 2022 at the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, US. OPW’s terminal equipment offering features the most complete lines of top and bottom loading arms, overfill and grounding equipment, swivel…
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Italian company Gerotto Federico is currently showcasing innovative, robotic and virtual reality solutions that meet the needs of productivity and efficiency for the cleaning and maintenance of industrial plants. Since the early 2000s, Gerotto Federico has been among the most active players in proposing remote-controlled technologies specific for confined spaces and ATEX zone 0.   THE…
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Rosen’s has added a new Blind Zone Scanner to its TBIT Ultra Service for inspection of tank floors in aboveground storage tanks. Up to this point, floor scanners have been unable to reach all areas of the tank floor, leaving behind ‘blind zones,’ which typically occur at corners of tank bottom plates and when obstacles such as piping or heating coils are installed. The smaller…
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Method will present online seminars on five new hot topics around functional safety, process safety and OT cyber security on 8 June 2022 and 8 September 2022. Method roadshows are popular events, free to attend, and are delivered by consultants in seminar format. Each seminar will be made up of a 20-minute presentation then a 40-minute group discussion. The five new hot topics of the upcoming…
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A successful digital transformation requires the repositioning of IT in the organisation; IT must evolve from a cost centre into an integral part of the value chain. Many asset-heavy companies transform into technology companies, where data drives customer experience and allows the creation of new business models. As a result, many formerly outsourced or bought-in IT functions and solutions are…
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Vesta Terminals Flushing, shortlisted for a Global Tank Storage Award, has many initiatives focussed on a renewable future, says Daan Schutte The Global Tank Storage Award for the Terminal of the Future, voted for by representatives from the industry, will be presented to the terminal deemed most dedicated to preparing for the energy transition. One of the shortlisted entries is the 388,553 m3…
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Gérard Lafite from Rubis Terminal Infra tells Tank Storage Magazine about the two terminals the company has had shortlisted for the Global Tank Storage Awards Having an entry shortlisted for the Global Tank Storage Awards is always something to be celebrated, but one company, Rubis Terminal Infra, has not one, but two terminals shortlisted in the 2022 awards. Wagram Terminal near Strasbourg in…
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Tank Storage Magazine’s publisher Margaret Dunn speaks exclusively to Advario’s CEO Bas Verkooijen and chief growth officer Douglas van der Wiel about the new company’s name, its sustainability goals and what comes next On 5 May 2022, Oiltanking launched its highly anticipated new company, Advario. Advario will concentrate on growth in chemicals, gases and new energies and puts…
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Homayoun Falakshahi, Jane Xie and Matt Smith at Kpler try to make sense of the effects on the oil markets of Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked the global oil market. After catapulting higher from pre-invasion prices of less than US$100/bbl to as high as US$139/bbl, international Brent crude prices continue to remain elevated. Availability of oil to…
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Lucia van Geuns and Irina Patrahau from The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) discuss uncertainty and the need for collaboration the global energy transition will undoubtedly bring challenges for states and companies alike, changing the global power balance and the architecture of economies. The tank storage sector can be part of the solution to these challenges. While the products in…
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International specialty ground improvement construction company, Menard has acquired design-build ground improvement company Earth Tech. Founded in 1991, Earth Tech offers grouting and piling services. It has offices in Land O’Lakes, Florida, in Charleston, South Carolina, and in Charlotte, North Carolina. Earth Tech has 95 employees to add to Menard’s current 300 US-based employees. Ron…
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When considering land area, around a quarter of the northern hemisphere has continuous permafrost, that is 23 million km2 where the ground is frozen all year round. This phenomenon is widespread in the Arctic regions of Siberia, Canada, Greenland and Alaska, and even on the floor of the Arctic Ocean as undersea permafrost. The definition of permafrost can be quite complex, but a simple way to…
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Safety and flame control products manufacturer the Protectoseal Company, has bought Elmac Technologies. The acquisition is part of Protectoseal’s strategic objective to grow its international business through organic expansion and acquisition. Protectoseal and Elmac will continue to operate under their respective names. Customers will gain access to a broader line up of industry leading…
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The brand new HES Hartel Tank Terminal has been developed at Maasvlakte in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Maasvlakte is a massive manmade westward extension of the Europoort port and industrial facility within the Port of Rotterdam, built on land reclaimed from the North Sea. The tank terminal is constructed on a 27 ha site in the strategically located Maasvlakte area. It offers 1.3…
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