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Emerson has announced its new Flexim FLUXUS 631 series of portable, non-intrusive, clamp-on, ultrasonic flow meters for the measurement of liquids, gases and steams across many industries including oil and gas, chemical, power, and water and wastewater.
Portable flow meters can be deployed when permanent solutions are unavailable, eliminating measurement blind spots and helping to avoid…
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The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has reported that Ukrainian drones have struck the Cherkassy Linear Production-Dispatch Station (LPSD) in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia.
According to the SBU, around eight drones were used, igniting a fire in the reservoir park and at the LSPD’s production facilities. LSPD comprises of 27 tanks with a total capacity of over 385,000m3 and nearly 2…
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A large fire broke out at a former oil refinery Impala Terminal in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, on Monday evening at around 5pm.
One casualty sustaining minor injuries was reported, and members of the public were asked to stay away from the area. By 9pm fire crews confirmed the fire was under control, and by Tuesday morning all emergency response crews had left the area.
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The Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL) has begun work on India’s first strategic natural gas storage system after conflict in West Asia highlighted a reliance on external fuel providers. Storage options include underground salt caves and aboveground cryogenic liquified natural gas (LNG) tanks.
LNG is more difficult to store than crude oil as it requires extremely low…
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Gizil and VaroPreem have signed an extension for an original single-site initiative to a multi-terminal infrastructure intelligence programme across Germany.
The programme will combine Virtual Plant, engineering validation and infrastructure intelligence methodologies to create an intelligent foundation for terminal operations, maintenance and future modernisation initiatives. The methodology…
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Energy Transfer will expand its ethane export capacity at Nederland (natural gas liquids) NGL Export Terminal to meet increasing customer demand. The expansion has been committed to 100% in long-term agreements running into the 2040s.
The terminal capacity will be increased by 240,000bpd, along with 55,000bpd of additional liquified petroleum gas capacity. As part of the transactions, Energy…
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Mercuria and Eni have signed an agreement to establish a jointly owned global energy venture, looking to optimise the global marketing, logistics and trading of energy commodities including oil, biofuels, natural gas, liquified natural gas, liquified petroleum gas, and the associated logistics and infrastructure rights.
The agreement will combine Mercuria’s global trading expertise, market…
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Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases (CE&IG) Group has released the next generation of its SMP 34, a submerged motor pump that can be used in power generation, bunkering and import/export terminals trailer loading and offloading, peak shaving and fuel supply systems.
SMP 34 now operates with liquid hydrogen alongside liquified natural gas, ammonia and nitrogen. It has a mean time of…
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JERA has established JERA Global Energy Solutions (JERA GES), a vertically integrated company designed to develop and manage JERA’s long-term liquified natural gas (LNG), upstream, lower-carbon fuels and shipping portfolios.
As part of its creation, Irtiza H Sayyed has been appointed chief executive officer of JERA GES – leading the overall business development and execution. Ryosuke…
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ABB will deliver its ProcessMaster FEP600 electromagnetic flowmeters with Ethernet-Advanced Physical Layer (APL) connectivity to Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical.
Zhejiang has ordered the flowmeters as part of an upgrade to its large refining and petrochemical complex, located in the Zhoushan Green Petrochemical Base on Yushan Island, China. The site has a total refining capacity of 40…
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GRP Plasticorr has chosen Gerotto Robotics’ technology Lombrico FTC for an underground tank cleaning project in Hungary.
Lombrico FTC – a tank-based ATEX zone 0 robot weighing less than 130kg – is engineered to enter up to 400mm manhole and designed to perform tank cleaning duties in underground tanks/ It has a movable arm with three rotating eater nozzles that can pump water with an…
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The City of Opelousas, Louisiana, US, is investing $17 million (€14.9 million) into its water system infrastructure to improve water quality for nearly 6,500 customers.
The funding comes from Louisiana’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund (DWRLF) programme and will be put towards upgrades to water mains and service lines, rehabilitation of water wells located inside the city’s limits as…
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Tank Storage Magazine reports back from Houston, Texas
Landing in Houston, Texas, US, in June 2026, the buzz in the air was palpable. Surrounded by different languages – German, Dutch, Spanish – this truly international city was ready to welcome visitors from all around the world. Of course, this was all for the annual International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) conference and trade…
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Nord Gas Solutions will supply a liquified natural gas (LNG) regasification system module for Exmar’s floating storage regasification unit (FSRU), which is being converted as part of the expansion of the EemsEnergyTerminal in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. Nord Gas Solutions and Exmar signed the order in Q2 of 2026.
Pål Steinnes, head of Sales Midstream, Nord Gas Solutions, comments:…
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Shell’s LNG Outlook 2026 claims global demand for liquified natural gas (LNG) will increase to nearly 700 million tonnes a year by 2050 – around 65% from 2025 levels – as countries prioritise flexible and reliable energy security.
While LNG trading was expected to increase significantly in 2026 from 2025, severe disruption through the Strait of Hormuz has contained around one fifth of…
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Neste will conduct a nine-week maintenance turnaround at its Porvoo refinery, Finland, to strengthen the plant’s safety, availability and competitiveness. The works will occur between August-October 2026 and are supported by an investment of €400 million from the company.
The turnaround will look specifically at tasks that involve shutdown, such as statutory inspections, routine…
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The National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI) and ClassNK announce research for the corrosion rate of liquified carbon dioxide (LCO2) cargo tanks under low-temperature and low-pressure conditions.
The aim of the research is to improve LCO2 transportation safety practices, and to inform rational design and operations that balance corrosion risk with impurity removal costs, improving both the…
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Starting from 29 June 2026, Orange County (OC) officials will begin to remove neutralised methyl methacrylate from two storage tanks at the GKN Aerospace site in Garden Grove, California, US, where concerns from staff about potential tank explosions meant 50,000 residents from six nearby cities were evacuated on 21 May 2026.
Final evacuation orders were lifted on 26 May when investigations…
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Provaris Energy submits a detailed engineering package to the DNV to support a General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) for its low-pressure YP-Provaris liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) tank, completing a key front-end engineering design (FEED) milestone.
Achieving the FEED milestone de-risks Provaris’ strategy to commerciliase the LCO2 tank, which has a design capacity of 25,000cbm and is…
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ABB’s SensyMaster FMT400 flowmeter earns SIL 2 certification, now offering thermal mass flow measurement for the chemicals, oil and gas, power and utilities, and industrial gas industries.
SensyMaster performs mass flow measurement of natural and industrial gases by measuring how much a heated sensor cools as gas flows past it. With the new SIL 2 certification, SensyMaster can be directly…
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