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[caption id="attachment_31698" align="alignleft" width="300"] Liquid Natural Gas storage tanks and tanker at dusk, Port of Rotterdam[/caption] Vopak has completed the sale of its three chemical terminals in Rotterdam (Botlek, TTR and Chemiehaven) to Infracapital for a total purchase price of €407 million including a conditional deferred payment of €19.5 million. Total cash receipt net of…
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ERGIL leading process and static equipment manufacturer successfully completed the Storage Tank Project for The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Mersin, Türkiye. ERGIL has successfully completed design, engineering and prefabrication of 6 quantity 14 m diameter storage tank project for Türkiye’s one and only nuclear plant, marking a significant milestone in advancing Türkiye's nuclear energy…
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Derek Slovenec from The Equity Engineering Group explains how cone roof support structures function and how to prioritize inspections Many aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) in service today were designed with a fixed cone roof, supported by a system of rafters and columns. Understanding the intended function of and interactions between components in the roof structure is critical to identifying…
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Proton Ventures has annouced that it will complete Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for the repurposing of two 30,000 m³ ammonia tanks in in Vlissingen, The Netherlands. The Vesta terminal is located in Vlissingen and currently has two 30,000 m³ of refrigerated ammonia storage capacity, with plans for an initial throughput of one million tonnes of NH3 per year (MTPA). The strategically…
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Global infrastructure and logistics company, Impala Terminals Group has announced that it has agreed to purchase the HES Hartel Tank Terminal. Impala will provide additional investment of between €90-100 million over the next two years to complete the terminal’s construction. The transaction is expected to complete in the coming days. The HES Hartel Tank Terminal currently which will be…
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https://vimeo.com/885596920/3b95f71637?share=copyEditor Anamika Talwaria speaks to John Brinkman at Imbibitive Technologies about the company's bronze win for innovative technology at the Global Tank Storage Awards. /*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading…
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https://vimeo.com/885266468/f938561f55?share=copyMolly Cooper speaks to Hartree's Jay Leduc about being a judge for the 2024 Global Tank Storage Awards. /*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading…
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https://vimeo.com/885267620/f4671cd519?share=copyMolly Cooper speaks to Peter Savage from Aquarius Energy about being a judge for the 2024 Global Tank Storage Awards. /*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading…
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The team at Flint Hills Resources explains how keeping up with demand and community engagement is enhancing its services. Over the decades, Austin, Texas has witnessed remarkable changes in its fuel terminal landscape. Once home to seven different terminal companies, the passage of 30 years has seen all but one fade into history. As the population of the area has soared, so too has demand for…
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[caption id="attachment_31617" align="alignleft" width="300"] Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pemexrefinery.jpg, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/[/caption] Neste has signed a purchase agreement for solar power supply to its Porvoo refinery in Finland with the renewable energy company CPC Finland Oy. Solar power supply from the Lakari solar plant in Rauma,…
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EEMUA has announced that the winner of its Early Years Industry Award 2023 is Rana Abdalla, an electrical engineer at BP. The award recognises the efforts of new starters within the engineering field in EEMUA member companies, demonstrating their communication skills, engineering application and leadership in their specific specialism. The EEMUA Awards Committee were extremely impressed with…
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Santos has announced it will work with energy infrastructure business APA Group through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the potential development of CO2 infrastructure throughout eastern Australia. The scope of the MOU is to assess potential decarbonisation opportunities by working jointly to link heavy CO2 emitters and/or CO2 import locations to the Santos-operated carbon…
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Cyann Fielding asks the experts at EY about the emergence of North American hydrogen hubs following the Inflation Reduction Act and governmental funding   The United States is paving its way towards the energy transition. Propelled by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Department of Energy’s (DoE) robust financial commitment to advancing the energy transition, the nation is poised…
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Ahead of the NISTM conference in December 2023, TCEQ share the highlights from their scheduled talks on aboveground storage vessel safety. On 5-7 December, the tank storage industry will descend on Texas, USA, for the 16th annual national aboveground storage tank conference and trade show, run by NISTM. The conference is always full of industry experts ready to share best practices and updates…
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[caption id="attachment_31710" align="alignleft" width="300"] Science concept. Methane or Ammonium molecules. 3D rendered illustration.[/caption] Dutch tank storage company Vopak has signed an initial agreement with Japan's IHI Corporation to explore the development and operation of ammonia terminals, as they expect demand for the low-carbon fuel to grow amid energy transition. The companies…
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[caption id="attachment_39196" align="alignleft" width="300"] Three white oil storage fuel tanks against blue sky background, low angle view with copy space[/caption] Noord Natie Odfjell Antwerp Terminal has filled up the first two tanks of its new Tank Pit U, ahead of the originally projected timeline. Over the past five years, NNOAT has constructed four new tank pits with a combined capacity…
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Eneco has submitted its planning application for the construction of the ‘Eneco Electrolyser’, a green hydrogen production plant in Rotterdam’s Europoort industrial area. Eneco is working together with Mitsubishi on this through the Eneco Diamond Hydrogen joint venture. By building the plant, Eneco can help industrial customers make their processes and products more sustainable. The Eneco…
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The world’s longest heated crude oil pipeline, carrying oil from Uganda to the Indian Ocean coast of Tanzania, will use a cocoon of electrical and fibre-optic cables along its entire 1,443 km length to provide heat and real-time satellite surveillance to prevent leaks. The East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), due to cost around $4 billion (€3.65 billion), is the keystone of Uganda’s…
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[caption id="attachment_38331" align="alignleft" width="342"] Man holding earth globe [/caption] Regulatory frameworks One of the fundamental challenges facing green hydrogen projects is the lack of clear and consistent regulatory frameworks. There is a growing sense of uncertainty regarding climate action and potential regulations that governments may impose. This uncertainty has a direct…
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Danish and German TSOs, Energinet and Gasunie, have agreed to proceed to link their planned hydrogen networks by way of a 550 km cross-border pipeline from 2028. They initially announced the plan in March and have recently agreed measures to complete the pipeline by 2028 and coordinate the development of their respective hydrogen systems. The TSOs will provide an open access, cross-border…
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