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British Columbia (BC)’s government has given FortisBC an environmental assessment certificate for an expansion at its LNG facility on Tilbury Island, BC.
The certificate allows FortisBC to pursue final investment decision for the expansion, which will include a 142,400 m3 storage tank, a natural gas receiving facility and a liquification unit that will produce up to 2.5 million tonnes of LNG…
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A ground-breaking ceremony will be held on 30 September for the East Africa Oil Refinery in the Port of Lamu, Kenya, with heavy construction materials received at the port on 26 September – marking the first milestone for the construction stage of the refinery. The project aims to strengthen Kenya’s energy security by reducing dependence on imported refined petroleum.
The refinery aims to…
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After winning gold in the prestigious ‘Best Overall Logistics Provider’ category, Mathias Potvin, terminal manager for LBC Rotterdam, speaks to Tank Storage Magazine about how the terminal maintains safety, operational excellence and customer service
Congratulations on the win! How does it feel to receive this award?
Thank you! Receiving the ‘Best Overall Logistics Provider’ award was a…
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The Ulsan Metropolitan Government (UMG) and Central Terminal Korea (CTK) have partnered on a liquid cargo storage facility that will be built in the Ulsan Mipo National Industrial Complex, South Korea, supporting the region’s petrochemical storage infrastructure at the Port of Ulsan. Ulsan Mayor Kim Sang-wook and Kim Chan-soo, CEO of CTK, signed the agreement at the mayor’s office in city…
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Phillips 66 has successfully reached a milestone in its phased integrated of Lindsey assets into the wider UK business at the Humber Refinery, following the completion of the Lindsey acquisition in April 2026.
Rail movements of product from Lindsey Rail Loading to the Warwickshire Oil Storage Terminal began on 9 September 2026, which was followed by the first over-the-racks petrol and diesel…
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Arkema has invested in 3,000m3 of tank storage capacity for glacial acrylic acid (GAA) at the Ulsan HDOT terminal in South Korea. The new hub will provide domestic inventory for the company and Korean customers with reliable supply.
This decision comes as Arkema expands its portfolio of specialist materials and technologies that target new energy, water access, recycling, urbanisation and…
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Fiscalía General de la República (FGR), the Mexican attorney general’s office, has seized around 59 million litres (371,000 bbl) of fuel from a storage terminal in San Jose Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico, on the basis that its origins have not yet been proven. According to market sources, ExxonMobil, Marathon and Shall are the users of the terminal.
Investigations began on 3 July 2026 when…
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Uganda has begun construction of the Kampala Storage Terminal (KST) in Namwabula Estate-Nsujjumpolwe village, Kiringete subcounty, Mpigi District, with the ground-breaking ceremony led by President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday 17 September.
KST will have storage capacity for 320 million litres of petroleum and has construction costs of $300 million (€261 million). The Ugandan National Oil…
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The Briger Swan Ranch terminal and Cheyenne Rail Hub complex in Laramie County, WY, US, is looking for buyers, with its current owners electing Fuelled as exclusive marketing advisor.
The complex includes a crude oil blending site, 225,000 barrels capacity of storage across five tanks and rail-loading facilities that have 12 truck lease automatic custody transfer units. As the site offers a…
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The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the appointment of a terminal operator to design, finance, develop, construct, operate, maintain and transfer a small-to-medium scale LNG terminal at the Port of East London, South Africa, under a 25-year concession agreement.
The terminal will be developed on a site around 8,900m2 hectares in size, and…
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ExxonMobil PNG (EMPNG) has awarded a $200 million (€173 million) construction services contract to Wood for the Papua New Guinea (PNG) LNG Project, supporting safe, reliable and efficient LNG infrastructure in Asia.
The $19 billion (€16.5 billion) PNG LNG Project includes the Hides Gas Conditioning Plant, the Caution Bay LNG plant, around 700km of pipeline, and related well pads and flow…
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On 11 September 2026, Chane Terminal Botlek, situated in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, hosted the Port of Rotterdam Authority to 'deepen the partnership' between the two organisations.
The day’s discussions centred on the evergreen subject of safety and Chane Unlocked – Chane’s future strategy, which includes renewing existing infrastructure at its terminals as well as adding…
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Earl Crochet at Crochet Midstream Consulting talks about how energy policy and world events are affecting storage tanks in the short term
In the worldwide energy markets, storage tanks are often treated as background infrastructure – necessary, expensive and largely static. In the pipeline world, they are often referred to derisively as ‘wide spots on the pipe’. When governments change…
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A ‘computer glitch’ has been blamed for causing the leaking of over 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel from Equinix Data Center’s storage tank in Secaucus, NJ, US. The leak was reported on Friday 11 September 2026, and as of Monday 14 September 2026, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has confirmed it is unknown how many gallons made it to Anderson Creek – a tributary…
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CB&I and AG&P Industrial have completed two 60,000m3 full containment LNG storage tanks, situated at the LNGPH Ilijan LNG Facility in the Philippines – the first large-scale onshore LNG storage facility in the country.
Unlike conventional full containment LNG tanks, which rely on reinforced concrete outer walls, CB&I uses 9% nickel steel for both the inner and outer tanks. Both…
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Hans Bobeldijk, CEO of UAB-Online, talks to Tank Storage Magazine about the need for updated operational tools in the shipping industry
Manual planning tools are no longer enough for modern terminal operations. That is not a criticism of terminal teams; liquid bulk planning is demanding, high-stakes work. Vessel schedules shift, jetty availability changes, documentation must be ready, cargo and…
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Petrolodex has begun operations at its facility in Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), which will focus on internal domestic supply, rather than imports.
The facility includes a commercial trading desk and liquid terminal storage tanks, and sources gasoil, gasoline and fuel oils directly from UAE national oil companies including ADNOC, ENOC and SNOC. It will supply…
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Argent LNG has selected CB&I as preferred engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner for three full-containment LNG storage tanks, with both parties signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
The MoU establishes a framework to advance EPC planning and negotiate a lump-sum turnkey EPC agreement for the tanks, also offering the initiation of front-end engineering design and…
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Sapphire Gas Solutions has acquired the Desert Gas LNG Plant in Ehrenberg, AZ, US, and a site for future expansion in Stroud, OK, US, from Spectrum LNG. With these acquisitions, Sapphire Gas expands its natural gas services for its Southwest US and Southern California clients by adding LNG production capabilities to its owned assets.
The Desert Gas LNG Plant has around 100,000 gallons (379m3)…
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VTTI Amsterdam became the latest VTTI terminal to go live on its in-house core terminal process system, Atlas.
Atlas provides operational efficiency and prepares VTTI’s global portfolio by utilising a ‘digital backbone’, strengthening its digital infrastructure to scale new capabilities across its terminals.
Quinten van Dam Merrett, SVP Netherlands at VTTI, comments: ‘Our customers…
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