June 2020 | Storage Terminals Magazine

Vopak/Terra drone deal

Terra Inspectioneering, a group company of Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, has been awarded a confined space inspection contract for...

Empire buys terminal

A 300,000 bbl capacity crude oil terminal in Gibson, Louisiana, U.S., has been bought by U.S. midstream company Empire Pipeline from...

TSA response

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee’s inquiry on Post-Pandemic Economic Growth has prompted The Tank Storage...

Polskie LNG deal

Polskie LNG and the Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaport Authority have signed agreements worth PLN 1.9 billion (£700 million) with PORR &...

SOCAR storage capacity

The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) will further increase the storage capacity for crude oil and finished products...

Aura staying safe and busy

Aura Engineering said it is “proud to have completed two different types of systems for clients in Texas during the crisis”. It added...

AUMA major order

AUMA has announced it will supply a total of 2,756 explosion-proof electric actuators for the HES Hartel Tank Terminal in the Port of...

INEOS’ BP deal

INEOS is to buy BP’s global aromatics and acetyls business for $5 billion. The business consists of 15 sites across the world (five in...

Saudi oil down $12b

Amid a drop in demand and oil prices, in the first quarter the value of Saudi Arabia’s oil exports plunged by 21.9% year on year to $40...

Gunvor refinery closure?

Gunvor Group is considering closing its refinery in Antwerp, “due to doubts about its long-term economic viability”, but has confirmed...

Chevron files

Chevron has filed an environmental plan to the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA), which...

Gazprom ice resistance

Construction has begun on an ice-resistant platform (ICP) for Gazprom’s field located in the extreme ice and climate conditions of the...

CLH renews certification

The CLH Group successfully passed the audits performed by AENOR for the renewal of the company’s ISO 9001 certification for its Quality...

Porthos rebrands

Porthos is preparing a project to transport CO₂ from industry in the Port of Rotterdam and store it in empty gas fields beneath the North...

EEMUA new edition

EEMUA 177, Guide to the UK Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (2000), is a practical guide to interpreting the Pressure Systems Safety...

Elkhart Brass launch

Elkhart Brass said its automated remote control HydroBlast monitor system “is the ideal solution for your fire protection and cleaning...

Kenbri fire containers

On behalf of Vopak, Kenbri Firefighting worked on a huge valve station for the Vopak Optimus project. It installed a fully customised...

Enterprise ethylene

Enterprise Products Partners LP said the company’s ethylene export terminal at Morgan’s Point, Texas, a joint venture with Navigator...

Oiltanking EPC selection

German LNG Terminal GmbH has selected the Spanish-German partnership COBRA Instalaciones y Servicios SA, SENER INGENIERIA Y SISTEMAS, SA and

Easton new storage

A deal for expanded storage rights for natural gas liquids and olefins at The Texas Brine Company’s (TBC’s) salt caverns in Texas, has...

ILTA safety awards

The International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) has awarded its coveted Platinum Safety Award to CITGO Petroleum Corporation and...

Elite on schedule

Elite Integrity Services said it “couldn’t be prouder” of its team’s “commitment to quality, safety, and efficiency as this 115,576 bbl...

Emerson course and guide

To give clients the chance to learn more about its Rosemount 5408 Non-Contacting Radar Level Transmitter, Emerson Automation Solutions is...

GTT two tanks

As part of the BGG Tianjin Nangang LNG terminal, GTT has received an order from the company China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Co...

Oikos major investments

Oikos, a 70-acre bulk liquid storage facility on Canvey Island in Essex, with strategic access to the River Thames, has announced...

ILTA praises performance

The US Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on the energy industry. The...

OTTCO tank completion

Expected to be ready for use in Q1 2021, Oman Tank Terminal Company (OTTCO) has almost completed the first eight crude oil tanks at the...

Adler and Allan solution

Adler and Allan has extended its leak detection capability. It now offers Leighton O’Brien’s Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) Alarm Management...

TSA 2020 Annual Review

The Tank Storage Association (TSA) has released its 2020 Annual Review of the UK’s bulk liquid storage sector. Peter Davidson...

New ways of working

The oil and gas industry can implement new ways of working with its suppliers to mitigate financial distress. By building long-term...

Navigator Gas capacity

The ethylene export terminal at Morgan's Point, a joint venture between Navigator Gas and Enterprise Product Partners, has exceeded its...

Asian oil demand

More than 280,000 tonnes (about 2.4 million barrels) of gasoline were stored onboard six ships floating off Singapore and Malaysia last...

ENOC storage demand

There has been a ‘significant surge’ in demand for storage capacity at the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) Group’s terminals. The...

Hiroshima joint LNG

Tokyo Gas has received the first commingling LNG cargo with Hiroshima Gas – the cargo is at Hiroshima’s Hatsukaichi LNG terminal...

IntelliView monitoring

For mission critical and high consequence oil and gas operations, continuous, dependable monitoring is essential to minimise the negative...

Venture Global LNG

Venture Global has announced that Calcasieu Pass LNG has begun installing the first equipment to liquefy natural gas at its export...