A terminal is an industrial facility used to store oil and/or petrochemical products. Terminals are made up of underground storage tanks, aboveground storage tanks, or both, and pipelines, which are used to receive product, as well as transport product to the end user or further storage facilities. There are over 3,500 terminals currently in the world, with approximately 1,400 located in North America.
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January/February 2016 Inspectioneering Journal
By Melissa Ramkissoon at Petrotrin
In Part 1 of this 2-part series, published in the July/August 2015 issue of Inspectioneering Journal, I discussed corrosion control methods and some effective techniques for inspecting ASTs, and also identified several root causes of AST failures in crude oil service. In this second installment, I will briefly review the costs associated with AST failures and discuss maintenance strategies to help prevent and/or mitigate predictable and unforeseen incidents. |
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March/April 2014 Inspectioneering Journal
By Ron Maurier at Quest Integrity Group, LLC, and Dan Revelle, Sr. at Quest Integrity Group, LLC
New inline inspections and integrity management systems allow operators to understand the complexities and economics of terminals’ and station’s complex aging pipeline infrastructure. |
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July/August 2010 Inspectioneering Journal
In a report issued May 27, 2009 for an investigation into the November 2008 fertilizer tank collapse at Allied Terminals in Chesapeake, VA, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) recommended that the Commonwealth of Virginia regulate or authorize local jurisdictions to regulate the design, construction, maintenance and inspection of large fertilizer storage tanks located on the Elizabeth River. |
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November/December 2002 Inspectioneering Journal
By Philip Myers at Chevron Texaco
The purpose of the new SPCC rule is two-fold; i.e. to prevent oil spills from occurring and to respond to them if they do occur. We believe that few will argue that prevention is far better and less costly than response in general. The focus of this paper is to highlight how the new SPCC invokes existing industry standards as a requirement for implementation at all covered facilities in an effort to prevent spills. In particular, we focus on the most important industry standards that are required to prevent spills from occurring in existing facilities. Since the SPCC rule does not specifically identify any required standards the task of figuring out which standards are applicable and must be implemented is a challenging one. There are at least a hundred industry standards related to tanks and terminal facilities. |
U.S. Chemical Safety Board safety video discussing the massive 2009 explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum, or CAPECO, terminal facility near San Juan, Puerto Rico. The incident occurred when gasoline overflowed and sprayed out from a large aboveground storage tank, forming a 107-acre vapor cloud that ignited.
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SemGroup Corporation, April 13, 2018
SemGroup Corporation has completed the sale of its SemLogistics business unit to Valero Logistics UK Ltd, a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation. |
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Reuters, March 1, 2018
Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi export terminal in Texas could start producing its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) this year, a company executive said on Thursday. |
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Reuters, February 6, 2018
Independent U.S. refiner Andeavor said on Friday it had acquired a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Kenai, Alaska, from ConocoPhillips. |
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Partner Content
It is difficult to cover all inspection applications with basic inspection procedures like radiography, ultrasonics, magnetic particle testing, and dye penetrant inspection. Owner-operators are finding that advanced NDE services such as guided-wave ultrasonics, AUT corrosion mapping, and eddy current testing are essential tools to keep their facilities operating safely and efficiently. |
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Vanguardngr.com, December 7, 2017
This month, Petrolex Oil & Gas Ltd. plans to commission a 300 million-litre tank farm in Nigeria, making it the largest of its kind in sub-saharan Africa. |
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Reuters, November 20, 2017
Saudi Aramco has shut down its 80,000 barrel per day crude oil refinery in Jeddah indefinitely, converting the complex into a hub for oil products distribution |
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Reuters, November 20, 2017
Swiss commodity trader Trafigura said it plans to develop its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Pakistan |
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Offshore platforms are exposed to some of the roughest conditions on earth and require regular attention to ensure they are structurally sound and safe for continued operation. With so many components and major joints at elevated locations, it is clear why a well-trained rope access technician can be an invaluable resource for offshore operators. |
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Reuters, November 8, 2017
Magellan Midstream Partners said that its condensate splitter in Corpus Christi, Texas, reached maximum processing capacity. |
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INEOS, October 31, 2017
INEOS has completed its acquisition of the 235-mile Forties Pipeline System (FPS) and associated pipelines and facilities from BP. |
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InVista is a lightweight, hand-held ultrasonic in-line inspection tool (intelligent pig) capable of detecting pipeline wall loss and corrosion in unpiggable or difficult-to-inspect pipelines. The pipeline geometry inspection data captured by the InVista tool is exceptionally powerful when combined with the LifeQuest™ Pipeline fitness-for-service capabilities, providing an integrated solution set for the pipeline industry. |
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Reuters, October 18, 2017
Russia’s Novatek plans to expand the Yamal LNG project by one more train with a capacity of 1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year. |
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Reuters, September 20, 2017
Lukoil is reportedly seeking to sell its ISAB oil refinery complex in Italy as part of the Russian firm’s review of its overseas operations. |
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Reuters, July 20, 2017
BP Plc is considering an initial public offering of its vast U.S. Midwest and Gulf Coast pipeline assets, the company said on Tuesday, a move that would raise cash. |
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Oman Tank Terminal Company, LLC., July 7, 2017
OTTCO has signed a Usufruct Agreement for the establishment of the Ras Markaz Crude Oil terminal in Oman. |
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SemGroup Corporation, June 7, 2017
SemGroup Corporation has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Houston Fuel Oil Terminal Company, one of the largest oil terminals in the U.S. |
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Industrial Rope Access is a proven method of achieving a safe work position at elevated heights or areas that are difficult to access. When combined with advanced NDE technologies, rope access technicians can substantially reduce the cost of inspections and maintenance activities by virtually eliminating the need for fixed scaffolding. |
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Reuters, May 24, 2017
Kuwait National Petroleum Co. (KNPC) is considering building a large storage plant for oil products at a cost of 400 million Kuwaiti dinars ($1.32 billion) |
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Puma Energy, May 8, 2017
Puma Energy Asia Sun (P.E.A.S) recently opened a new $92 million petroleum products terminal at Thilawa port, southeast of Yangon, Myanmar. |
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Cable News Network Inc., May 2, 2017
Saudi Aramco, the kingdom's state-owned oil giant, is now officially the 100% owner of America's largest oil refinery, the 600,000 bpd Port Arthur Refinery. |
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LOTIS utilizes laser profilometry to conduct internal steam reformer tube inspections. The data captured by LOTIS is exceptionally powerful when combined with our LifeQuest™ remaining life assessment capabilities, providing an integrated solution set for the process and syngas industries. |
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NGL Energy Partners LP, January 10, 2017
NGL Energy Partners LP recently announced it has closed on the previously announced acquisition of certain assets of Murphy Energy Corporation. |
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Our proprietary furnace tube inspection system, FTIS™, is an ultrasonic inspection technology capable of rapid, automated fired heater coil inspection in refinery fired heaters. The data captured by our furnace tube inspection system is exceptionally powerful when combined with our LifeQuest™ remaining life assessment capabilities, providing an integrated solution set for refinery fired heaters in the refining and chemical industries. |
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Alaska Dispatch News, November 18, 2016
ConocoPhillips is shopping its 47 year old Kenai LNG Plant in Alaska, citing difficult market conditions in a statement released on Thursday. |
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Reuters, September 20, 2016
The government of Curacao has signed a preliminary agreement with China's Guangdong Zhenrong Energy to operate the aging Isla refinery and invest some $10 billion in upgrading the facility, according to an agreement made public on Monday. |
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Reuters, July 8, 2016
A fire that broke out at a domestic gas storage facility in Yemen's Marib province on Thursday killed a worker and seriously injured four others. |
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Reuters, May 18, 2016
Chevron is reportedly restarting its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Australia after "technical problems" forced the company to shutdown the plant last month. |
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Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, February 12, 2016
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) - Ghana’s National Oil Company, and Quantum Power, the pan-African energy infrastructure investment platform, are pleased to announce that they have agreed to terms for the construction and operation of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage, regasification and delivery facilities in Tema, Ghana. |
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Kinder Morgan, February 5, 2016
Kinder Morgan, Inc. has closed the previously announced plan to acquire 15 refined products terminals from BP Products North America Inc for $350 million. |
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Dominion Resources, Inc., February 3, 2016
Dominion Resources, Inc. and Questar Corporation have announced an agreement for the companies to combine in a $4.4 billion dollar deal. |
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Magellan Midstream Partners L.P., January 14, 2016
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and TransCanada Corporation announced today definitive plans to connect TransCanada's Houston tank terminal to Magellan's East Houston terminal. HoustonLink Pipeline Company, LLC, a new company owned 50/50 by... |
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BASF, July 28, 2015
BASF and Yara International ASA have broken ground on a world scale ammonia plant at the BASF site in Freeport, Texas. |
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Fairway Energy Partners, July 24, 2015
Fairway Energy Partners, LLC (Fairway) has announced the closing of a private equity offering, the net proceeds of which will be used to fund the construction of the first phase of the Pierce Junction Crude Oil Storage facility. Fairway plans to use this capital to convert three existing underground storage caverns at the Pierce Junction Salt Dome in south Houston into crude oil storage service and to build out all of the requisite pipelines, brine ponds, interconnects and pumping capacity to put the facility in... |
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U.S. Chemical Safety Board, June 11, 2015
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released its draft investigation report into the 2009 massive explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum, or CAPECO, terminal facility near San Juan, Puerto Rico. |
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December 22, 2014
Enbridge Field Operations has completed repairs at the Regina Terminal release site and Line 4 has been safely returned to service. |
