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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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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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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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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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Sherwin-Williams’ launches advanced energy barrier prevention system, Heat-Flex, for the elimination of corrosion under insulation (CUI).
Mineral-based insulation is traditionally used on storage tanks, process vessels and piping to retain heat, however CUI can occur when water penetrates the insulation and is trapped against the metal product. As Heat-Flex, is a sprayed-on coating, rather…
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Evos broke ground on its new methanol and ethanol expansion project at the Port of Rotterdam, formally starting construction on the project that will add new capacity at the terminal.
The project includes five new storage tanks with a combined capacity of 67,500m3, a new pump station and a new jetty, and will begin operations by 2028. Aiming for greater capacity for industrial methanol and…
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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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Vapour recovery unit (VRU) company Platinum Control hires Will Nelle as chief technology officer to lead VRU engineering, product strategy and Platinum’s telemetry platform PULSE.
Nelle brings more than 20 years of oil and gas experience to the role, focusing on the design, application and innovation of compression equipment used in upstream production. Within his role at Platinum, Nelle…
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Environmental Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) buys underground and aboveground storage tank (UST and AST) system company ARM Environmental Services, expanding EIS’ footprint across North and South Carolina, US, and strengthening its specialised line services.
ARM, based in Colombia, South Carolina, oversees UST and AST projects from assessment and remediation to closure and removal. The…
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Washington State’s Department of Ecology shares past inspection reports revealing historic tank equipment failure regarding the tank that ruptured at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging site, Longview, Washington, US.
The paper mill tank failed in late May, spilling more than 500,000 gallons (1.9 million litres) of ‘white liquor’ onto employees and into waterways, killing 11 workers and…
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Tepsa reaches final investment decision for Tank Pit 10 (TP10) at its Tarragona, Spain terminal, bolstering the company’s presence at one of the most strategic chemical hubs in the Mediterranean.
With an estimated completion date of July 2028, TP10 will include eight new tanks and over 21,000m3 of storage capacity. This means that, including TP10, the Tarragona terminal has expanded from…
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South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) confirms all 11 25-year terminal operator agreements with fuel and chemical handlers at the Island View complex, situated on the east coast as part of Durban port.
Last year, TNPA was instructed by transport minister Barbara Creecy to sign the agreements, however the mandate is being challenged in court by Capricorn Petrochemicals as it…
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Provaris Energy completes a $1 million (€876,300) capital raising round to progress the next phase of its hydrogen and liquid CO2 development programmes in 2026.
The funding will support milestones including Provaris’ Robotic Innovation Centre in Norway, which includes the fabrication and testing of its hydrogen prototype tank and liquid CO2 tank components; its partnership with Yinson for…
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The Tank Storage Association (TSA) publishes the latest edition of its Annual Review, focusing on the bulk storage and energy infrastructure sector, in partnership with Insights Global.
Looking at 2025, the publication provides an overview of sector activity, with detailed insights on the industry’s contribution to the UK economy, terminals, process safety and occupational health and safety,…
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LBC Tank Terminals advances Project Rainbow 5 Phase A through a final investment decision at its Rotterdam Terminal, adding approximately 41,000m3 of storage capacity to the terminal and taking the total capacity to 295,000m3. This advancement follows the recent commissioning of Project Rainbow 3, comprising of 36 storage tanks and a rail tank car loading station.
Rainbow 5 Phase A includes…
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GTT will design three large onshore LNG storage tanks for the Yuedong LNG Terminals project in Jieyang City, Guangdong province, China. The order came from partner China Chengda Engineering for PipeChina Group.
Each tank will have a 240,000m3 capacity and feature GTT’s GST membrane full containment technology, which enables a 40% reduction in steel requirements and incorporates optimised…
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VTTI Argentina commissions a new control system as part of its investment into terminal infrastructure.
The system strengthens the terminal’s operational technology foundation by giving operators “clearer real-time visibility of key process conditions and equipment status”, according to VTTI’s LinkedIn update. It also offers a stronger platform for digital development, helping the…
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Service Terminals Rotterdam (STR), the Port of Rotterdam’s bunker facility, announces biofuels storage project GreenSTR, building on its established expertise in fuel storage and bioblending.
GreenSTR will consist of around 100,000cbm of storage tanks that will handle biofuels such as biodiesel, methanol and ethanol. Ingenieursbureau én adviesbureau Vicoma is engineering partner, and Antea…
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Engro Vopak Terminal (EVTL) and Port Qasim Authority (PQA) have successfully renewed the terminal’s Implementation Agreement, reinforcing EVTL’s mandate to operate Pakistan’s only integrated bulk liquid chemical and LPG terminal.
The renewal marks the continuation of a three-decade relationship in which EVTL has endeavoured to serve as a reliable operator of critical national…
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Zululand Energy Terminal (ZET) signs a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with ExxonMobil South Africa LNG to advance South Africa’s first liquified natural gas (LNG) import terminal at the Port of Richards Bay.
ZET is a joint venture between Vopak Terminal Durban and Transnet Pipelines, and will enable the import, storage, regasification and distribution of LNG to power generation and industrial…
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