October 2021 | Storage Terminals Magazine

Petrofac’s new EPC

Petrofac has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, valued at approximately €550 million...

Exxon/USW talks

ExxonMobil may meet with negotiators following rejection of a company contract proposal by Beaumont, Texas, refinery workers, the United...

NOC disruption

Libya's state oil company said the 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) Zawiya oil refinery complex in a city west of Tripoli was severely damaged...

New Vopak terminal

Royal Vopak has announced the opening of a new Vopak industrial terminal on the US Gulf Coast. The new terminal has been designed and built...

Leak discovered

The Easington Gas Terminal in East Yorkshire, UK was shut down on October 19 after a methanol leak was discovered. Fire crews and emergency...

Costain development

Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, has been awarded the concept development and FEED study for the HyNet project hydrogen...

Matrix awarded

US speciality petrochemicals producer Calumet Specialty Products Partners has awarded a contract for the engineering, fabrication and...

Boost for Eurotank

Systems Navigator is supporting VTTI's Eurotank Amsterdam in using data-driven decision making to further optimise its operations, making use...

Fort Vale relief valve

The new Fort Vale 2” BSP low profile IBC Relief valve has been developed to radically improve flow rates and sealing performance and, in the...

Cushing’s new role

Plains All American has announced that CME Group will add Plains’ Cushing terminal as a delivery point to the NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures...

ADIPEC conference

As the fourth industrial era gathers pace, the future of manufacturing is changing, and the impact of smart technologies is being felt across...

Cheniere/Glencore

Cheniere Energy Inc has announced that its subsidiary, Cheniere Marketing LLC has entered into a binding liquefied natural gas sale and purchase...

HES’ GRESB results

In the context of its Sustainability Strategy, HES International participated in the GRESB Benchmark in 2020 for the first time. While in 2020...

GEFO’s first

MT Tosca has conducted its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship-to-ship operation at the anchorage area of Pengerang in Malaysia. The 7,000...

New TSA charter

The Tank Storage Association (TSA) has formally launched a new Energy Transition Charter affirming the sector’s shared commitment to supporting...

Exxon at LaBarge

ExxonMobil has initiated the process for engineering, procurement and construction contracts as part of its plans to expand carbon...

Vopak’s solar park

The Vopak Solar Park Eemshaven in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands is now open. The new solar park has a capacity of approximately...

Sinopec cluster

Sinopec has opened its Wei 11 gas storage facility in its Zhongyuan Oilfield region, making it the largest underground natural gas storage...

HFZA progress

In 1995, the Government of Sharjah made a historic announcement for the establishment of a Free Zone in Hamriyah. It was immediately recognised...

Kinder Morgan ESG

Kinder Morgan Inc has announced the publication of its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report. This report further enhances...

HEP assessment

US midstream company Howard Energy Partners (HEP) has been named as the most improved in the GRESB 2021 Infrastructure Assessment. GRESB...

Prax appointment

In a move that brings a wealth of fuel industry knowledge to the company, The Prax Group has appointed Mark Amor as managing director, UK...

USD’s Q3 stats

USD Partners LP (the partnership) has announced that the board of directors of its general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of...

Talos/TechnipFMC

Talos Energy Inc and TechnipFMC have entered into a long-term strategic alliance to develop and deliver technical and commercial solutions to...

Ineos investment

UK chemical major Ineos has become the latest company to invest in green hydrogen – it will spend €2 million on electrolysis plants in Norway...

New Shell executive

Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell has brought a new person into its eight-member executive committee, appointing Zoe Yujnovich to the position of...

PETRONAS’ EOI

PETRONAS says that as the industry is going into a cleaner energy landscape and companies are responding with their strategies on achieving...

New Neste JV

Neste and Ravago aim to establish a joint venture to build an industrial facility for chemical recycling in North Sea Port in Vlissingen, the...

Gulf states buoyed

A global gas shortage and an economic rebound are boosting demand for oil, buoying Gulf states whose economies depend on the fossil fuel. Brent...

TEPSA go ahead

Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has authorised TEPSA Tarragona to import animal bi-products to produce biofuels into the...

New Vopak CEO

The supervisory board of Royal Vopak has announced the upcoming succession of Eelco Hoekstra as CEO. Hoekstra has served as chairman of the...

POT down yoy

Petersburg Oil Terminal (POT) handled 6.9 million tonnes of oil products in the last year, which is 1 percent less, year-on-year. POT’s share in...

IPP tank approval

Glavgosexpertiza, the Main Department of State Expertise of Russia, has approved IPP’s proposed construction of a new light oil tank in the port...

FOT joint venture

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised lenders on a $280 million refinancing transaction for Fujairah Oil Terminal (FOT)...

Vitol acquisition

Vitol intends to take a minority equity stake in Waga Energy, the European leader in renewable natural gas recovery from landfill waste, as part...

HyNet selected

HyNet North West has been selected as a Track-1 cluster for the mid-2020s and will be taken forward into Track-1 negotiations as part of the...