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We have reached the end of 2018 and what a year it has been. We have seen the ramping up of U.S. oil production, the global consumption of gas increasing, a focus on IMO 2020, and a number of technological moves from the industry in an age of digitalisation.

What does all this mean for 2019? Well, the U.S. could be in for a challenging year as production continues to blister forwards. Meanwhile, the dynamic terminal market is preparing for the upcoming IMO 2020 deadlines with discussions surrounding infrastructure and demand.

Our strategy for growth in 2019 remains unchanged - we are working hard to build partnerships with industry exhibitions and conferences and focussing on various communication channels to share news as and when it breaks.

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This issue is full of articles and case studies we hope you enjoy, split into sections covering storage terminals, tank containers, road tankers, shipping, ports, rail and events.

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Contents MARKET FOCUS

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15 & 16 No two tanks are the same

22-24 Decarbonisation challenges in the UK

81 First ISO-container loaded with LNG at Świnoujście

26 Oil & Gas Climate Initiative set first target

83 Brenntag Canada new facility/HÜNI+CO recertification…

29 Sale of Odfjell Terminals Rotterdam

84 Peacock Containers…/HNA Group…/Van den Bosch…

30-33 Vopak celebrates 35 years in Singapore

86 Klinge receives prestigious small business award

34 Poland’s PERN to expand Gdansk Oil Terminal

88 Leschaco celebrates 40 years…

37 Inter Terminals gets on board…/Inter Pipeline CUB…

90 Thomas R.J. Hoyer receives lifetime achievement award

SHIPPING

98-99 IMO 2020: The time to start planning is now 101-102 An Oceanic Awakening and SEA20 herald a wake-up call…

103 Argus launches first new IMO 2020 compliant assessment

40 Marine fuels & bunker assessments 41 Oiltanking Antwerp Gas Terminal expansion 42 Shell announces emissions target for assets 43 Sea-MOL joint venture in Port of Antwerp

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44 TNPA liquid bulk facility enters Phase 2

93 Report findings would drive logistics to a post-Brexit halt

46 IEnova, Chevron sign contract for Sinaloa terminal 48 HES Hartel Tank Terminal…/Vitol to acquire 50%…

PORTS

49 German petroleum industry discusses data exchange

106 Leading port authorities combine forces

50 Reynolds Training: Factoring humans into the safety equation

in Climate Action…

51 Now is the time to manage the “unthinkable” risks

107 Major expansion to UK’s biggest port announced

52-53 Radar Technology increases safety…

108 Construction of Port-La-Nouvelle to start in 2019

54 ADNOC LNG awards EPC…/Sipchem, Sahara Petrochemicals…

109 Britain’s ‘Gateway to the World’…

57 BPGIC begins work…/PEDEC seals deal for oil storage…

111 Improved port infrastructure - pivotal to…

59 Saudi Aramco reinforces commitment to reduce emissions…

112 Port of Long Beach achieves dramatic…

60 Total and Sonatrach strengthen cooperation…

113 Gulftainer signs 50-year concession…

63-65 Extending the life of your storage tank using composites 67 ONEOK to construct additional infrastructure…

94-96 Investing in growth 97 HOYER wins new business in aviation fuel supply

RAIL

114 RDG proposes railway customs areas to tackle…

115 Collaboration between DB Rail…/DB Cargo UK scoops…

116 DB Cargo/VTG test cycles for “innovative freight wagons”…

118 GPA approves $92m rail expansion project 119 U.S. rail traffic up in first eight months…

68-71 U.S. likely world’s largest crude oil producer…

CO M PA N Y P R O F I L E S

73 Shell gives green light to invest in LNG Canada 75 Energy Transfer Partners, Magellan, MPLX…/MPLX…

127 S&W International Chemical Logistics

76 Pointe LNG requests review…/Enterprise to expand…

127 Odyssey Logistics & Technology

78 Tallgrass Energy, Drexel to build crude oil terminal…

EVENT REVIEW

121 Gastech 2018 122 NISTM / Tank Storage Association 123 expo PetroTrans / Gas Indonesia / IPE 124 Bulk Liquid Storage / Tank Storage Asia / EPCA

120 R O L E S A N D R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S EVENT PREVIEWS

125 StocExpo Europe / IP Week 126 Gastech / transport logistic / NISTM

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19 & 21 MFE Enterprises / Crane Co. – Crane ChemPharma & Energy / UWFRT

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NO TWO TANKS ARE THE SAME

Brock Trotter Chemical Engineer / Market Analyst, PEMY Consulting, LLC

Tank owners and companies have numerous incentives to extend the longevity of their tank assets, reduce downtime, ensure personnel safety and protection of the environment and public interests.

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torage tanks are expensive structures (often with large quantities of hazardous materials in them) that deteriorate over the course of their life cycle. In some instances, tanks are removed from service unnecessarily or prematurely, wasting time and money.

Worse, the premature outage works to unnecessarily drain resources from important corporate goals.

Figure 1 (left) Finite Element Analysis of Bottom to Shell Joint

include: deferral of internal inspections, settlement, project prioritisation, tank calibration, weld cracking, brittle fracture, corrosion, hurricane preparedness, seismic vulnerability, overfills, piping issues, risk-based inspections, risk reduction projects, fire scenarios, and more. These Tank engineering analysts and issues are best managed by understanding consultants can provide tank facility key management objectives such owners and operators with the as the design life of the tank, confidence and assurance that its importance, the client’s their tank assets will remain tolerable risk criteria, the LIFE CYCLE operable, safe and incident impact that an incident MANAGEMENT free even when undergoing can have on the client’s the relentless ravages of reputation, financial objectives and so on. age-related deterioration. Some Once these high-level common problems associated issues are identified and understood, with tank life cycle management then engineering analysis can provide the information needed about potential failure modes under consideration while aligning with the owner/operators’ goals.

Each relevant failure mode should be approached individually to develop a robust defence system for tank assets consistent with corporate objectives.

Tank consulting groups composed of experts from a variety of engineering and business management disciplines (mechanical, structural, chemical, environmental, statistical, business financial and geotechnical) can provide companies with needed analyses that can prevent Continued on page 16

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Figure 2 Finite Element Analysis of Tank Shell

tools of decision, risk and management systems that have been in use by some Continued from page 15 consulting companies. unnecessary out-of-service time and The team at PEMY Consulting has solutions to even the most difficult tank been helping companies overcome many issues. Good tank analysis utilises tank of these difficult tank facility issues since records and the operators experiences to 2010. Along the way we have developed develop a holistic understanding of a tank novel software solutions to approach many and the environment in which it lives. No prevailing problems. This allows our team two tanks are the same, and each one has to provide clients with high value results in unique features that must be considered the shortest time possible. Some software when providing a tank inspection and we have recently developed includes subsequent analyses. settlement analysis, storm preparedness, Project management requires seismic analysis, vapour cloud analysis, risk many man-hours of work from experts informed inspection programmes (RBI), and with relevant experience, and it can often project priority and decision-making systems be of high value for an organisation for tank, piping, project prioritisation to enhance the usual way of systems, and decision and risk doing business by the use of a assessment tools. consulting firm to assist in the When a tank is FINITE project prioritisation processes removed from service after ELEMENT in a way that is technically an incident then it is “too ANALYSIS sound and rational, but also late�. But tanks taken out of consistent with the many service before it is necessary project constraints that always divert valuable resources away exist (e.g. reduced budget this year, from achieving corporate objectives. boss has a political project that must be Appropriately identifying these situations completed, tank with a high risk of failure and acting on them is where the payoff that cannot come out of service, etc.). lives. The informational aspect of the Add to the mix, the complexity decision processes that support the of management having to choose from service extension often rest largely on an a menu of compliance projects, payout API 579 Fitness for Service assessment. projects, and projects that arise from the This assessment can extend the working fear of risk events. To the rescue, there life of a tank and provide users with a are management systems that focus on holistic review of all relevant tank concerns. exactly these difficult problems. These Tanks are like any other piece of process systems systematically and appropriately equipment, and when inoperable do address project funding and prioritisation not produce value to the owner. For this problems through processes that assist reason, investment in a fitness for service management with clarifying the muddy assessment can save companies money waters of arm waving by using proven and produce valuable results for those TA NK NE WSI NTE R N ATION A L .C OM

operating and managing tank assets.

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is an advanced structural engineering methodology used to determine whether a tank, a pipe, a pressure vessel or other component is safe from the dangers of brittle failure, crack propagation, high stresses and strains, plastic collapse, fatigue and so on.

FEA reveals where stresses focus to levels of concern within various parts of the structure and provide insight as to the structural stability as well as the likelihood of failure mechanisms becoming an issue. Figure 1 and Figure 2 show examples of FEA analysis performed on a bottom-to-shell joint and shell respectively. These work products can be used with an API 579 fitness-for-service to verify that a tank is safe for continued operation or a change of service. These are examples of industry best practices that can add significant value to companies through reduced downtime and liability.

Engineering excellence is more than technical wizardry (which is a prerequisite to excellence). It is experience and understanding of the issues that face senior level managers all the way to those people who are responsible to implement the details of design, operation, and execution of business objectives. Because of this, we believe the optimal approach to engineering requires understanding not just the tank but the context in which it lives as well as the corporate mindset of the client.

This means understanding the client corporate culture, the facility asset risks from the management perspective, the role in business objectives, the needs of the clients, the ability and perspective to propose solutions that may be far different from those originally thought to be best. Above all, the goal is to work in a cooperative and constructive atmosphere as a team.

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NEW PRODUCTS &

technologies

The development of new products and technologies, along with the work of industry innovators, is what enables the tank storage and logistics industries to grow and thrive.

In this edition of Tank News International we highlight three new products that have been designed to increase the productivity of their users.

If you would like to submit a product to be featured, please email editor@tanknewsinternational.com

Mark IV tank floor scanner

of bulky equipment that is difficult to ship and manoeuvre. Overcomplicated programmes have made excessive training necessary; large electrical components and batteries have made scanners heavy and cumbersome. All of these hinderances lead to expensive shipping costs and prolonged inspections.

With almost twenty-five years of tank floor scanner manufacturing experience behind them, MFE Enterprises set out to redesign the tank floor scanner. They designed the Mark IV to be lighter than ever at only 65lbs. The slim handle assembly contains all of the electrical components within its carbon fibre frame. In lieu of large batteries weighing the unit down, the Mark IV is powered solely by the rugged Getac F110 tablet’s hot swappable batteries. Not only does this lighten the load, but it also allows for uninterrupted scanning.

The Mark IV tank floor scanner offers both manual and mapping modes.

The manual setting provides inspectors with a real-time display alongside a C-Scan mapping preview screen. In order to retain consistent results, operators receive immediate feedback while scanning

from the new Speed Tracking feature.

This feature ensures operators they are scanning within an optimal speed range.

Mapping tank floor bottoms can be a complicated process with other scanners, yet with the Mark IV an operator can map a tank floor bottom in minutes. The software guides the operator through an intuitive process that begins with quickly generating a sketch of the tank floor bottom and ends with a comprehensive detailed MFL map of the tank floor bottom.

Operators are able to choose features such as setting annular plates, designating the corner and offset, and inputting the coating thickness with a few taps on the touchscreen Getac F110 screen.

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MFE Enterprises Upon first viewing of the Mark IV tank floor scanner, its slim form is striking.

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cast stainless steel. This new range includes five sizes that are certified to ATEX Zone 0 and five that are certified to ATEX Zone 1.

Made of cast stainless steel (316L) and developed for highly efficient operations within industrial and chemical applications, the DEPA速 DH pump features an optimised pump design that can improve efficiency by up to 57% and increase flow rate by up to 10%.

With a free-standing, bolted design, it is made of fewer parts than previous models, improving maintenance in place capabilities. Additionally, its flexiport design enables on-site adjustments to the port orientation, as well as expanded application opportunities within a pressure range of up to 8.6 bar (125 psi). DEPA速 DH Pumps can be equipped in sizes 15, 25 and 40 with an external air valve (the DEPA速 AirSave System) which allows for improved start up pressure, as well as easy access, repair and maintenance.

Cast stainless steel DEPA速 DH pumps deliver superior performance for the paint & varnish, galvanic & coating, mining & building, marine, and system integrators industries and applications. With universally selectable wear and tear parts, they are available with a comprehensive selection of options and accessories which include stroke counters, diaphragm leakage monitoring and various flange options.

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Under Water Floating Roof Tank

UWFRT UWFRT - Under Water Floating Roof Tank - has launched its unique product that solves space issues for developments on islands, offshore and onshore. The UWFRT design consists of a new tank design (a partially under water floating tank) with a new design for oil outflow using natural water pressure power, a fire prevention system using heat transfer and an oil collection and suction system to prevent oil spills.

The UWFRT is designed to easily overcome risks involved in operation including nature disasters, which have the potential to create huge cost implications.

Under Water Floating Roof Tank

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The design is environmentally friendly and uses water pressure to move the oil, eliminating the need for a suction pump.

Additionally, because the tank is placed in water, in the event of a spill, the product will float on the surface and is collected in front of a suction system and transported to a temporary tank. This prevents the spill from reaching open water/land.

Furthermore, as the tank is in water, it is able to maintain the right temperature at all times.

For more information visit www.uwfrtank.com

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DECARBONISATION CHALLENGES FOR BULK LIQUID STORAGE IN THE UK

Across Europe many national governments have stated their policies on decarbonisation and how they intend to achieve them, but how realistic are they, and what is the potential impact? Peter Davidson, Executive Director Tank Storage Association, explains.

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n the July 9, 2018 the UK Government released The Road to Zero – Next steps towards cleaner road transport and delivering our Industrial Strategy.

The Tank Storage Association (TSA) recognises the need for decarbonisation and the focus on road transport as a major contributor to this goal. However, the UK strategy raises several significant concerns for the bulk liquid storage sector.

Terminal Operations and Energy Security Bulk liquid storage is an essential part of the supply chain providing an interface

the UK demand for transport fuels. UK businesses also rely on these facilities for the export of bulk liquids including gasoline. Import facilities also provide greater resilience within the supply chain by ensuring flexibility to meet demand, particularly in periods where domestic supplies of transport fuels cannot be between sea, road, rail, inland barge and guaranteed. pipeline logistics. The tank storage sector Recent reports2 have indicated that a global peak oil demand will not be provides many of the raw materials and expected until 2036, a failure to manage finished products required to ensure that decarbonisation and any unintended economy thrives, and energy needs are consequences on the supply met. It is worth noting that the chain may have significant UK is a net-importer of both impacts on the ability of the diesel and aviation fuels1, fuels ABILITY TO imported to, and distributed sector to meet demand.

MEET from, bulk liquid storage All industrial DEMAND facilities. facilities are subject to Hydrocarbons account continuous maintenance and for over 60 percent of the improvement to ensure that volumes of bulk liquids stored they are efficient, meet the demands at TSA member sites and provide the of their customers and are compliant infrastructure necessary to support Continued on page 24 TA NK NE WSI NTE R N ATION A L .C OM

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with relevant legislation and standards.

Financial performance is measured against the returns that those investments make, which ultimately determines viability.

Without careful consideration and planning regarding the impacts of decarbonisation, assets that are required to meet current and near-term demand may no longer be viable for owners and investors – impacting on energy security, as well as those businesses that rely on the import and export of bulk liquids in the chemical, agricultural and food markets.

Alternative fuels One of the fundamental decarbonisation policies in the UK is ‘Continuing to take a technology neutral approach to meeting our ambitions’; however, the road to zero strategy predominantly focuses on electrification and the subsidies that will be made available.

Emerging technologies should also be considered for example e-fuels and Power to Liquid (PtL), which are carbon neutral and can utilise existing infrastructure (and vehicles). Consideration must be given to these alternatives which may have less impact on the environment, economy and required investment within the supply chain as part of the overall strategy. Fuels Europe recently published a vision for 2050 which looked at different viable energy sources which collectively could be developed to meet government targets3.

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Replacement infrastructure is a significant contributor to the UK Electrification is an important aspect economy. For all fuels this is estimated of the strategy for decarbonisation, to be £28.2bn in the UK for 2018-20194, a large proportion of which will be for particularly for shorter journeys carried petrol and diesel sales. out in urban areas and in hybrid vehicles Duties paid on transport fuels for longer journeys. The strategy imported to the UK will be much sets out how it intends to grow higher, estimated at between and encourage installation £40 – £60bn. of electric charging points EMERGING No consideration both in domestic dwellings TECHNOLOGIES has been given to how and within the existing retail this deficit in duty will be network. addressed during the transition Careful consideration toward full decarbonisation. must be given to the logistics for installing charging points on the existing Conclusions retail network – the number of charging The consequences of implementing points and their nature (for example fast decarbonisation strategies must be chargers) will have a significant impact on considered within the wider context of how and if these can be installed. ensuring that energy demands are met in All charging points, and access the short to medium term. The bulk liquid and egress to them, will be required to storage sector has a critical role to play in comply with the current industry best maintaining supply chains for bulk liquids practice. Where space is available to – whether they be hydrocarbons, future install charging points, in many instances fuels, chemicals or agricultural products. separate feeds will be required for the National Governments should fully engage site which will necessitate obtaining with all those businesses engaged in the appropriate planning consent and terminal operations to ensure that policy wayleaves. targets are realistic and achievable.

Legislating sites to provide charging points without providing For more information about the TSA or access to funding may also result in many to enquire about becoming a member existing retail sites closing, particularly visit www.tankstorage.org.uk in rural areas where the demand will be highest.

UK Petroleum Industry Association Statistical Review 2018 table 2.9 2 Wood Mackenzie’s oil price outlook 2018 3 Fuels Europe Vision 2050 4 Office for budgetary responsibility 1

Fuels Duty The duty paid on fuels, either as import duty or fuels duty paid by the consumer

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OIL & GAS CLIMATE INITIATIVE sets first collective methane target, partners with CNPC

and are aligned with OGCI collective goals, including recognition and support of the Paris Agreement, collective reporting, and a commitment to the aims of Zero Routine Flaring by 2030. They reinforce the capacity of OGCI’s work programmes and share OGCI’s focus on developing a collective roadmap on carbon capture, use and storage. In addition, and measurable, helping to ensure that each will commit $100m to the OGCI Climate natural gas can realise its full potential in a Investments fund. low-emissions future,” the heads of the OGCI Through its more than $1bn investment member companies said. fund OGCI Climate Investments, OGCI aims To reduce the OGCI’s collective to increase the ambition, speed and scale methane emissions intensity, of initiatives to reduce greenhouse member companies will target gases. OGCI Climate Investments key emissions sources. OGCI announced its 2018 investments, LOWmembers are also engaging focused on recycling and storing EMISSIONS with other companies in CO2 and on reducing methane the industry to help ensure emissions. Deployment of these FUTURE that methane emissions are technical solutions will support addressed across the full gas OGCI’s mandate. value chain.

In order to expand its global This methane target comes as impact, OGCI Climate Investments has OGCI welcomes Chevron Corporation, jointly announced with CNPC (the Chinese Exxon Mobil Corporation, and Occidental National Petroleum Corporation) that they are Petroleum, three U.S. majors that together partnering to create OGCI Climate Investments represent five percent of global oil and gas China, an investment fund focused on China. production, to the initiative.

The new OGCI members support For more information visit the collective methane reduction target www.oilandgasclimateinitiative.com

The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) has announced a target to reduce by 2025 the collective average methane intensity of its aggregated upstream gas and oil operations by one fifth to below 0.25 percent, with the ambition to achieve 0.20 percent, corresponding to a reduction by one third.

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he methane intensity refers to the methane that gets lost in the atmosphere when producing oil and gas, as a percentage of the gas sold. This effort represents a significant milestone in tackling a key issue in the fight against climate change and underlines OGCI’s stance in working together to support the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Achieving the agreed intensity target of 0.25 percent by the end of 2025 would reduce collective emissions by 350,000 tonnes of methane annually, compared to the baseline of 0.32 percent in 2017. OGCI will seek to go beyond this target, to achieve as much as one-third reduction in the same timeframe.

“Our aim is to work towards near zero methane emissions from the full gas value chain in support of achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. We have worked to make our ambition concrete, actionable

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