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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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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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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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nVent, a global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions, has launched a new range of hazardous area heat tracing panels for the European market under its RAYCHEM brand.
The range provides a flexible, in-field heat-tracing control and monitoring solution that integrates with the RAYCHEM Elexant network. The panels optimise heat tracing operations and reduce total installed…
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The Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association (EEMUA) has released a new guide, EEMUA 245 - UK Pressure Equipment - A guide to pressure system installation where site assembly is required under the control of the end user.’
The guide provides practical advice on how legal compliance should be demonstrated where on-site manufacture and assembly of pressure equipment are undertaken…
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German downstream IT specialist Implico Group has unveiled new branding, with a new logo, new colours and a brand new, rebuilt website.
The new website has been designed to be lean, structured, and easy to navigate. It also offers lots of options to contact Implico. The new company logo features the iconic Implico synapse in reimagined form and is in two shades of blue to convey future-readiness…
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German industrial manufacturer Äager, through its brand Ergil, has built four sire-erected tanks, eight pressure vessels and a lube oil vessel for the Midia Gas Development project in Romania.
Äager’s role included building domestic equipment such as ladders and platforms for the tanks for the Midia gas treatment plant, which treats gas extracted from the Ana and Doina discoveries in the…
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Vopak has selected the cloud-based Honeywell Enraf Inventory Calculation Module (HEICM) for integration into its MyService Terminal Management System (TMS).
Vopak terminals use MyService to facilitate the safe, clean and efficient storage and handling of bulk liquid products and gases. HEICM calculates inventories and product movement quantities for the liquids stored at the terminals. The…
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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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Addison Armstrong from ClearDox looks at new trends in the industry
Digitalisation has permeated virtually every sector of the economy, and has changed the way that companies understand inventories, manage supply chains, and utilise resources. Until recently, the bulk liquid storage industry stood out as a notable laggard in this transformation with many companies continuing to use outdated…
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Matrix Terminal Marketplace and Insights Global are proud to announce that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate Matrix’s Terminal Marketplace System and Insights Global’s TankTerminals.com data services to create an electronic platform for the purchase and sale of storage for crude oil, refined products, and other bulk liquid commodities.
The Terminal Marketplace…
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Re-Gen robotics has been granted a patent for its fully contained no man entry robotic tank cleaning solution, and has announced a £4 million (€4.7 million) investment to spur European growth.
Managing director Fintan Duffy posted a picture of the Certificate of Grant of Patent from the UK’s Intellectual Property Office.
‘We have a meticulous eye for detail and fearless self-belief and…
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Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, which has developed a liquid hydrogen carrier technology, has formed a joint venture (JV) with Norwegian shipping company Johannes Østensjø to develop an emissions-free propulsion system for shipping.
The new JV, Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime, will base the propulsion system on Hydrogenious’ proprietary liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC), which uses benzyl…
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Total quality assurance provider Intertek Caleb Brett has bought the two sites of Apras Sicea France (ASF), a specialist in the inspection and testing of petroleum, petrochemical and related products, in Port la Nouvelle and Port de Bouc, France.
Intertek, which offers qualitative and quantitative analytical assessment services to the oil and gas, chemical, and other commodities markets, says…
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Dutch Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) specialist TWTG and process instrumentation company Badotherm are jointly developing a wireless IoT pressure sensor.
The collaboration brings together Badotherm’s traditional, proven pressure gauge technology with TWTG’s IIoT expertise. The NEON pressure sensor will form part of TWTG’s NEON range, which also includes valve, temperature, and…
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Communications technology firm Motorola Solutions is providing a digital radio solution for voice and data communications for the 848 km Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
The Motorola Solutions MOTOTRBO Capacity Max Trunked Radio System has been deployed across 38 sites along the entire pipeline, which transports natural gas to Europe from the Shah Deniz II field in Azerbaijan, crossing Greece,…
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Square Robot, a Boston, US company specialising in inspection robots for aboveground storage tanks, along with subsidiary Veritank, has signed a global inspection services agreement with ExxonMobil,
In the initial phase of the deal, Square Robot will deploy and develop in-service robotic inspection services for tanks belonging to Exxon Mobil and its affiliates in the US, UK, Europe and the Far…
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This article was originally posted on the DroneDeploy blog.
US$205,000 (€172,000) in realised savings over previous process
40% time reduction for all inspection workflows
100% of drone flights logged through DroneDeploy
Since 2015 the oil and gas industry has begun a shift away from a production-centred mindset to a deeper focus on efficiency and safety. In order to accomplish this,…
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UK water energy management systems manufacturer Kingspan says that its latest generation telemetry monitoring devices can lead to ‘significant’ efficiency and profitability gains.
When a fuel oil distributor (FOD) fits a Kingspan telemetry device to tanks, its tank level data is imported directly to its software systems, such as CODAS and Fuelsoft, via an API feed. There is no need for file…
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Flame and gas detection company Spectrex has launched its next-generation SharpEye 40/40D and C series flame detectors for hydrocarbon fuel and gas, hydroxyl and hydrogen, and metal and inorganic fires.
The detectors have high immunity to false alarms. SharpEye 40/40D can detect hydrocarbon fires up to 90 m away in less than 50 ms, with new QuadSense technology. SharpEye 40/40D and C are…
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