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A selection of port authorities and operators share their insights as to what might lie ahead for the energy sector in 2024. Here's what Ralf Johanning from the Port of Hamburg has to say...   Hamburg, Germany, has a long tradition of handling energy sources. In the past, this mainly involved fossil fuels, but this has changed recently, as the Port of Hamburg will play an important role in…
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The experts at Owens Corning explain how insulation can lead to cost savings, a lower carbon footprint and greater efficiency   Storage tanks are used to hold a variety of organic liquids or gases, including raw materials, intermediates, final products or, usable byproducts. Although mainly used in the oil and gas industry, other industries (such as food and fertilizer) often rely on…
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Executive director of the Tank Storage Association, Peter Davidson, discusses the energy infrastructure industry providing critical service in the UK… The bulk storage and energy infrastructure sector plays a vital role in providing services that are critical to UK, European and global consumers. The sector supports an essential interface between sea, road, rail and pipeline logistics for a…
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Molly Cooper speaks to Excellence through Diversity, Tank Storage Award winner, Emerson, about what initiatives the company has in place   [caption id="attachment_39730" align="alignright" width="567"] Victoria Lund Mattsson, product manager (left) and Grace Mukiga, solutions coordinator (right) with the Tank Storage Award[/caption] At the 2023 Tank Storage Awards in Rotterdam,…
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Italian company Gerotto, has begun a process that will lead - by the first half of 2024 - to the UL compliance, valid in North America, and to the international IECEx certification of its robotic systems for cleaning tanks inside refineries and tank terminals. This step is in line with the strategy begun with the achievement of ATEX certification with the aim of strengthening its presence…
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Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, has announced the final investment decision to develop a petrochemical complex in Fujian and China. This ambitious project, valued at $6.4 billion (€5.87 billion), is a partnership between SABIC Industrial Investments and Fujian Fuhua Gulei Petrochemical Co. The complex will include a multi-feed cracker with a projected capacity of 1.8 million tons (1.63…
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Leading terminal operators from across the globe shares their highlights of 2023, with a peek into what the forecast for 2024 looks like. Here’s what Nuria Blasco, managing director, Tepsa-Rubis Terminal, has to say... We have been working on some very exciting things this year that will be a great step forward for our customers, and which will also provide opportunities for the local areas.…
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Greenergy announces the successful commissioning of expansion works at two of their biodiesel plants in the UK and in Amsterdam. The works included upgrading the pre-treatment process capability, allowing for a wider range of waste oils as feedstocks to be processed into lower carbon biodiesel that will be used in transport fuels to reduce emissions. Already a leading European producer of…
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https://vimeo.com/904129982/5e80229372?share=copyListen to Ellen Ruhotas, managing director of new energies at Zenith Energy discuss storage terminals and the energy transition, fad or the future. /*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading…
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Molly Cooper speaks to Global Tank Storage Awards judge for 2024, Heidi Herzog about her time in the industry and judging the awards Heidi Herzog grew up in Iowa, USA, and her father was her inspiration for her career path. ‘My father was constantly talking about the commodities markets and the trading that he did associated with his agricultural business,’ she says. ‘It was always so…
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https://vimeo.com/900820612/12eea1e42c?share=copyMolly Cooper speaks to Marjolein Pordon from Praegus B.V. about being a judge for the 2024 Global Tank Storage Awards. /*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading…
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Provider of refined products, alternative fuels, and environmental credits, U.S. Energy acquired two refined product terminals in Mount Prospect and Rockford, Illinois. With the addition of these facilities, U.S. Energy now owns and operates 37 terminals across nine states with a collective storage capacity of over eight million barrels. The Mount Prospect and Rockford facilities contribute…
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Exolum has received the ‘Top Employer 2024’ certification, a recognition that places it as one of the companies with the best practices in human resources management, by preserving stable and quality jobs with the aim of enabling Exolum professionals to fully develop their careers. This certification positions Exolum as one of the 2,300 companies across the globe and 137 in Spain that stand…
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https://vimeo.com/904056270/7beb590454?share=copyListen to Nico de Meester, external relations manager, Porthos explain the process of launching CCUS in the Netherlands. /*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading…
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Leading terminal operators from across the globe shares their highlights of 2023, with a peek into what the forecast for 2024 looks like. Here’s what Michael Gaynon, CEO of Stanlow Terminals, has to say... Stanlow Terminals is part of Essar Energy Transition (“EET”) which launched in February 2023. The ambition of EET is to become Europe’s leading integrated energy transition hub and we…
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StocExpo’s conference produced by FETSA and Tank Storage Magazine is packed with insight and knowledge from the global tank storage and future fuels industry’s best and brightest. Delegates will hear more about how to overcome the biggest trends and challenges facing the global tank storage market now and in the future. The conference will open on day one with an address from FETSA…
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Exolum is going to construct a green hydrogen production plant and refuelling station at its Riverside terminal in Stockton-on-Tees, UK as part of the Tees Valley Hydrogen Vehicle Ecosystem project. Exolum has been awarded £2 million as part of the Tees Valley Hydrogen Transport Hub, which is funded by the Department for Transport and delivered in partnership by Innovate UK, to construct the…
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The experts at Dover Fueling Solutions consider how business culture, government, and infrastructure are impacting the rise of hydrogen vehicles in Asia. With a strong focus on delineating vigorous renewable strategies, including steps to drive forward net-zero climate change policies, some countries in Asia are winning the global race in the adoption of hydrogen for both commercial transport…
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Leading terminal operators from across the globe shares their highlights of 2023, with a peek into what the forecast for 2024 looks like. Here’s what Ulf Vleeshowers, CEO of V-Tank Storage, has to say... V-Tank Storage’s biggest achievements in 2023 have been that we signed a number of Cooperation Agreements with tank terminals in the Nordics, Baltics, UK, Europe, Asia, USA, UAE and the…
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Shell has announced it has reached an agreement to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) to Renaissance, a consortium of five companies comprising four exploration and production companies based in Nigeria and an international energy group. Completion of the transaction is subject to approvals by the Federal Government of Nigeria…
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