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Kan’to installation puts Finol in control
...operate 20 bulk lubricant storage tanks ranging in size from 8000 to 42,000 litres,“ said Dominick Purcell, chief executive officer. “We’re very happy with the new Kan’to system. Compared to...
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Fuel treatment for bulk storage
Bulk storage tanks can now be equipped with an innovative fuel quality treatment process thanks to a distribution agreement secured by Oil Tank Supplies (OTS). Based on E3 PLUS nanotechnology,...
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Grays – optimising future fuels growth
...flash petroleum products, including diesel, gas oil and kerosene. The facility has a total storage capacity of 310,489m3 across 51 mild steel tanks in a range of capacities to suit...
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Puma Energy acquires BP’s Belfast terminal
The addition of BP’s Belfast terminal last Thursday takes Puma Energy’s global network of bulk storage terminals to 100, culminating in a total storage volume of 7.9 million m3 of storage...
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Diesel/kero – storage and dispensing
...fuel is stored in storage tanks with a capacity not exceeding 150,000 litres, designed to recognised and appropriate industry standards such as BS 799 Part 5, OFS T/200, EN 13341...
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New TSA president
...terminal operations. I will remain as vice-president of the TSA so that I can offer any support and guidance required.” www.tankstorage.org.uk The TSA represents the interests of 42-member companies engaged...
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The downstream oil market landscape of Ireland in the 2020s
...Storage Company – a joint venture between East Cork Oils and Greenergy. The commissioning, in 2009, of a new 51,000M3 storage facility in Galway by Enwest, replacing two former facilities...
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Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure
...Oil Storage facility (Total/Texaco) on UKOP and Finaline is only used as batching storage for Jet A-1, principally for Heathrow. What next? After the closure of 11 refineries and...
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Storage – reducing fire risk
...19: Fire precautions at petroleum refineries and bulk storage installations provides updated guidance The Energy Institute (EI) has updated its guidance on fire precautions measures to reduce the risk from...
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What the UK CCS announcements mean for the sector
...storage (CCS) projects, to further enrich the development of Britain’s carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS) industry. These two clusters, which are part of Track 2, are expected to be...
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Report highlights industry’s net zero role
...success of carbon capture and storage.” The carbon capture and storage systems already in development will cut the industry’s own emissions and enable many other heavy industries to decarbonise, including...
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Valero to purchase SemLogistics’ Milford Haven storage facility
...for the purchase of SemLogistics Milford Haven fuel storage facility. Situated across the Haven from Valero’s refinery at Pembroke, the facility is one of the UK’s largest petroleum products storage...
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The integrity of the UK oil supply system
...is neither robust nor resilient; commissioning of the new Coryton import/distribution facility will help to alleviate this position. The main supply points comprise four sea fed public storage facilities in...
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Prax – a fast track wholesaler
...Further storage aspirations “Prax, which supplies diesel, biodiesels, kerosene, gas oil and petrol, started with 6000 cubic metres of storage in Dagenham,” explained Don. “Storage at Dagenham has now increased...
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Reynolds Training Services bulk storage qualification achieves iChemE
...the Tank Storage Association, commented; “The bulk liquid storage sector is and will continue to be an important source of career opportunities. With a new wave of innovation and extensive...
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Liquid storage expansion plans for UM Terminals’ new MD
One of the UK’s leading bulk liquid storage specialists has announced a new interim managing director. Vic Brodrick steps up to the role at Liverpool-headquartered UM Terminals, which he will...
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Reynolds Training Services partners with Smartflow on ISGOTT V6 app
...storage sector. “This collaboration empowers terminal professionals with enhanced skills, knowledge, and cutting-edge tools, representing a significant step towards a more efficient and technologically advanced future for tank storage terminals.”...
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New faces ready to tackle sector challenges as leading industry body transfers key roles
Wilma Kelly, HSE Director at Certas Energy, has been elected as the new President of the Tank Storage Association, the trade association representing all aspects of the UK’s bulk storage...