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Integrity assurance specialist Hydratight, and adhesive sealants and functional coatings manufacturer Henkel have formed a partnership to be a primary service provider for their LOCTITE composite repair system for pipelines, tanks, and vessels.
Hydratight Composite Repair uses Henkel’s LOCTITE adhesives and high-strength glass-carbon fibre tape to reinforce and seal pipes for high pressure,…
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US insulation manufacturer Shannon Global Energy Solutions has developed new hydrophobic thermal and acoustic insulation blankets which it says will reduce the risk corrosion under insulation (CUI) and are safer.
The Shannon Hydrophobic Thermal Blanket, designs LT450TT-HES and LT450TT-HS, and the Shannon Hydrophobic Acoustic Blanket, designs LT450A-TT-HES and LT450A-TT-HS, are suitable for…
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TWTG’s CTO John Tillema provides insights into the benefits of LoRaWAN
When an IT architect plans any industrial network capable of supporting a next-generation oil or gas facility over potentially the next couple of decades, it will always be reliability and security at the top of the priority list. Very swiftly follow functionality, scalability, and future flexibility. Getting the balance…
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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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ILTA’s first Young Terminal Industry Professionals (Y-TIP) Symposium explored how best to support under-35s in the industry
On 6 April 2021, the International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) held its inaugural Young Terminal Industry Professionals (Y-TIP) Symposium, supported by Aramco and Tank Storage Magazine. It was aimed at young terminal industry professionals, their managers and…
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Aereon’s Marco Puglisi looks at the challenges and solutions
The aim of vapour control is to reduce emissions of harmful or toxic substances into the atmosphere. Vapour control is particularly important for volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions resulting from end-of-pipe operations, such as the loading, storage and distribution of volatile organic liquids like gasoline and naphtha.
The…
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Jeff Robson from Flotech, an Adler and Allan company, looks at the options
Controlling volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution through vapour recovery systems, such as those employing carbon adsorption, was cemented into legislation in 1996. As most units are now 16–25 years old, owners are likely to be looking to upgrade or…
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Zeeco’s Marty Smith discusses downstream terminal emission control equipment
The petroleum industry continues to search for ways to reduce operating costs on the downstream terminal level, while still maintaining company cultures and meeting business commitments.
Environmental rules are typically updated each year to drive down emissions, reduce occurrences of spills, and improve the overall…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Highlight’s from this year’s online Terminal of Tomorrow conference, hosted by StocExpo and Tank Storage Magazine
COVID-19 has without doubt accelerated the energy transition and there was a significant amount of interest in StocExpo and Tank Storage Magazine’s first online event – with over 720 registrations from 75 different countries.
Day one featured speakers from three of the leading…
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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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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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