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.
Volume 4 Issue 1
contents
Stepping up to the challenge
Following Paris-based LBC Tank Terminals recent foray into the
Asian terminal sector, the head of alternative investments for
the major shareholder, Challenger Infrastructure Fund, talks to
Tank Storage magazine about its future plans
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Seizing a sound opportunity
Although Dong Energy might not view storage as its core business, it is still managing to keep ahead of its competitors
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Russia revolutionises
the Baltic: from mutual reliance to the cold shoulder
Politics, history
and Slavic pride
are at the root of
so much that
goes on in the
former Soviet
Union. RussiaÕs
temporary cut of
oil product
deliveries to
Estonia last year,
in a row over a
statue, showed
just how much
power it still
has over its
formerly Soviet
neighbours, and
just how reliant
Baltic ports still
are on Russia
exports
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From saunas to storage
Key oil and petrochemical hubs in the region have prompted StocExpo to hold its newest show in Helsinki
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Automation in the Baltics
The last 10 years have been an interesting period in the history of the Baltic region, with westernisation, together with the resurgence of Russia under Putin, bringing about big changes in the oil and gas industry. Increasing automation in the refineries, ports and distribution centres is one way of coping with these transformations
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Seal of Approval
By choosing the optimum floating roof tank seal, terminal operators can achieve maximum performance with minimal disruption
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The second
Line of Defence
Petrochemical storage facilities are conscious to select the best
secondary containment systems, and with growing attention to the
environment there is no shortage of companies to supply them
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Safety at the loading bay
Each day throughout the world, thousands of operations to load and off-load petroleum products take place on road tankers, rail tank cars, and marine vessels. That so few accidents are currently reported is a tribute to regulation, training, and equipment engineering
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Vapour recovery and emissions control
Increasingly strict environmental controls worldwide are driving the requirement for vapour control of hydrocarbons during storage. A wide variety of options are available with advantages and disadvantages which have to be weighed up on a site-by-site basis
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Back to Basics
When it comes to maintaining
product homogeneity,
sometimes the simpler the
mixing system is, the better
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Seals for tank roofs
Emissions from tank
roofs that do not have
proper seals can
constitute a significant
portion of total emissions
from aboveground storage
tanks (ASTs).
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