Tanks & terminals

The US's only offshore terminal, the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP), stopped loading tanker ships on Sunday, while the port of New Orleans closed on Monday.

The work was delivered in preparation for the construction of three, 30 m diameter fuel storage tanks at the Sydney Terminal of Vopak.

The total capacity of the three terminals, located in Texas and Louisiana, is 852 000 m3.

Lloyd’s Register has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Hyundai Heavy Industries for its Digital Health Management System for a Type B gas containment tank.

Russia is expected to contribute around 21% of the global capacity additions by 2024, according to a report by the company.

PST has patented and released the Real-Time Fluid Identification and Condition Monitoring Solution, which can identify any fluid inside a sealed container, tank or pipeline.

The solution is a combination of best in breed hardware and industrial IoT software to address the challenge of accurately monitoring and reporting on tank levels.

Veolia awarded Seawater Treatment and Injection package contract by Yinson for the FPSO Anna Nery.

ADNOC Onshore has awarded contracts to upgrade two main oil lines and crude receiving facilities at the Jebel Dhanna terminal in Abu Dhabi.

Trafigura intends to upgrade the oil terminal in Somaliland in a phased approach to improve and expand the storage capacity, and eventually facilitate the import of jet fuel and LPG.

The company will demolish six older buildings and one 70-year old animal-rendering plant currently at the site, and renovate the remaining three buildings to create a best-in-class maintenance, office and driver facility.

LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven GmbH (LTeW), a currently 100% owned subsidiary of Uniper SE, has invited market participants to express their binding interest in throughput capacities in the LNG terminal project.

The API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector Certification is now being offered in Portuguese.

The ILTA has announced that 22 of its terminal members have received Safety Excellence Awards for their outstanding safety performance.

Gastrade SA has announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of 20% of its share capital by BULGARTRANSGAZ EAD.