Tank Storage Magazine provides companies involved in the storage of oils, chemicals and gases with the very latest industry news. Whether you wish to find out who the major players in the industry are or the very latest terminal related news, Tank Storage Magazine is dedicated purely to the tank terminal sector. Each issue includes interviews with a leading terminal operator, technical articles, updates on regulations, as well as the very latest on new products relevant to the industry.
MARCH 2006 - Volume 2 Issue 1
contents
COMMENT:
UK terminals on satety alert.
TERMINAL NEWS:
Semgroup to buy the UK's largest terminal facility • Clearance expected on
acquisition of E2 • World Point sells in Europe, buys in US • Kinder Morgan
invests in US terminals • Magellan's major expansion projects • Rotterdam's
largest sea jetty • Oiltanking expands in Amsterdam, Singapore & Texas • BP
and TransMontaigne in terminal exchange deal • Vopak and Mitsui in new joint
venture • First bio-ethanol plant for Amsterdam • API's latest Petroleum Data
Book • New deals for Buckeye & Atlas • Inter Pipeline Fund expands in US and
Europe • Sunoco in pipeline and storage deals • China and Saudi Arabia to
build storage • Russian oil exports set to keep rising • New COO for Petroplus'
LNG company • Chilean LNG terminal slated for construction • ConocoPhillips
to build LNG plant in UK
SUPPLIER NEWS:
Emerson wins major refinery project • Sakhalin success for Tanksystems
• John Zink wins North Sea deal • Tankbank goes Global with three new
services • MHT launch small terminal tank system • Sealatank protects against
storage disasters • Ashton takes over Middle East beat for Silverwing
• Yokogawa Marex launches oil movements optimiser
• New tank blast cleaning equipment
SAFETY:
Interim Buncefield report issued • New guidance on workplace transport safety
• Human error main cause of tanker fires and explosions • Safety incidents
REGULATIONS
EPA proposes deadlines extension • NYC pays US$1.3 million penalty re
substandard tank systems • EU welcomes global chemical agreement •
Hazmat revises rules on using international regulations • Change to Scottish
Fuel Storage Regulations
BUNCEFIELD: WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY?
Buncefield is a name that has become synonymous with what can go
wrong in the product storage industry. John Bradbury analyses the known
facts and the speculation surrounding the explosion and fire in Hertfordshire,
UK, last December.
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PROFILE
Marie Heng, Group Chairman & CEO of Great Eastern Providence, talks about
her company's metamorphosis from a steel drum manufacturer into a terminal
operator poised to ride on the expected storage boom in China.
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STOCEXPO PREVIEW
We preview some of the products and services being showcased at StocExpo
2006, which takes pace in Rotterdam at the end of March
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TOLL DISTILLING IN ROTTERDAM
Odfjell talks to Tank Storage about its unique toll distillation plant.
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HOUSTON TERMINAL PUSHES AUTOMATION
The new business management system installed at Houston Fuel Oil Terminal
allows their US and international customers to have constant control over
inventory data provided by the Saab Rosemount tank gauging system from
Emerson.
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ETHANOL BLENDING
In today's fast changing fuels marketing environment, the oil industry is facing
some tough decisions on how to deal with replacing
the MTBE component used in many of the world's
petroleum products, writes Jack Kiefert.
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TERMINAL AUTOMATION
John Bradbury reports on how four terminal
automation systems have been put to use by client
companies.
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TANK INSPECTION
Helen Campbell talks to terminal operators about
their experiences of using two leading tank
inspection technologies.
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LEAK DETECTION
Brian Warshaw examines three leak detection
systems available in Europe.
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