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A new smart flash infrared radar gauge with stilling well and an average temperature probe has been launched by L&J Engineering.The increasing trend to install floating roof tanks has created the potential need for non-contact level measurement. On existing internal or external floating roof tanks that do not have a dedicated stilling well for mounting a level gauge, the typical level gauging…
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Two large petroleum storage tanks are being constructed in Gda?sk, Poland by Belgian company Gedolf.The company is providing a significant portion of the country's first port terminal's total storage capacity with the construction of two new double-walled tanks – each with a capacity of 62,500 m3 out of a total capacity of 700,000 m3.PERN 'Przyja??' Group is investing €200 million into…
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Ergil has conducted a comprehensive engineering, design, material supply and fabrication project.Awarded by Rafidain Oil Services Co – Jurmat Group of Companies, the new flow tanks EPC project involved the construction of dome roof flow tanks and three ASME U stamped flow tank degasser units to Zubair Degassing Station, Hamar Degassing Station and Rafidiya Degassing Station.Thought to be…
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Emco Wheaton's upgraded Dataplus II M353 Series cabinet is set to revolutionise the process of loading and unloading road tankers.The new metering system consolidates multiple pieces of equipment traditionally mounted around a road tanker into a single cabinet allowing for more efficient installation and operator use.The Electronic Pump Metering System (EPMS) is designed so that operators spend…
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Three oil export terminals in the Gulf of Mexico have now reopened after being closed on 2 January. The state-owned company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, was forced to close its sites at Dos Bocas port, Coatzacoalcos and Cayo Arcas due to bad weather. Dos Bocas port reopened yesterday (4 January), while its two larger sister sites reopened on 3 January. However, closures during winter and…
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Langsat Terminal, Vopak, Petronas, DoveChem, Oiltanking, MMC Oil and Gas, MISC, LBC, SK Energy, Jurong Port, ConocoPhillips, Thai Oil, Dialog, Sime Derby - just some of the names registered for next week's Tank Storage Asia expo & conference, on 10-11 November at the Hotel Maya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The two day conference and exhibition, organised by market leading publication Tank…
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Oil producers have set their stocks out to sea by storing 50 million barrels in supertankers, as supply floods the market. The swell in floating storage, which constitutes enough to meet France' oil imports for a month and the biggest since late 2001, is likely to pressure the Opec oil cartel to make commit to a greater production plunge to reduce stocks. 'Everybody is supporting a…
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