Ukraine conflict: ExxonMobil and Boeing take action over Russia ties
Energy giant ExxonMobil and aviation group Boeing have joined the growing list of companies to take action over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ExxonMobil said it will exit a multi-billion dollar joint venture with Russian state-owned company Rosneft. It is the latest oil producer to cut business ties with the country, after similar moves by BP, […]
ELSONT: Storage Tank Equipment
These core values have forged our reputation for excellence! For more than 30 years, ELSONT has been supplying the oil industry. Decades of expert knowledge and continued contact to operators of tank farms and refineries gives ELSONT the edge over competitors and gain new clients. Based on over 20 years of installation and maintenance experience, […]
Bilfinger UK and Altrad UK receive their first LIFTBOT robotic scaffolding hoists from KEWAZO
KEWAZO, the manufacturer of LIFTBOT robotic scaffolding hoists powered by Data Analytics, delivers its robots to Altrad UK and Bilfinger UK, leading industrial service providers in the United Kingdom. After successful pilot-projects with LIFTBOT robotic material hoists in the UK in September 2021, Bilfinger UK and Altrad UK acquired their first systems in January 2022. The […]
Shell: LNG industry rebounded in 2021
The global trade in LNG increased 6% to 380 million t during 2021 as many countries rebounded from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Shell’s latest annual LNG Outlook. Rising LNG demand, combined with supply constraints, caused gas and LNG prices to remain volatile throughout the year. Prices reached record levels in […]
Shell and Vopak seal biofuel feedstock agreement
Shell and Vopak have agreed a deal where the latter will supply crucial feedstock for Shell’s biorefinery in Rotterdam from its Vlaardingen terminal. Fuels including sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel will be produced at the 820,000 tonnes per annum biorefinery which is located at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park, Rotterdam. This will be […]
Repsol signs purchase deal with Venture Global LNG
Spanish oil and gas company has agreed a three-year deal to purchase 18.25 billion cubic feet of LNG from Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines LNG export project in Louisiana, US. ‘Repsol has a strong presence throughout the natural gas value chain in North America, from the wellhead to our robust natural gas marketing and trading network. […]
Bunker One takes green steps towards biofuels
Bunker One tanker M/T Amak Swan will soon be offering biofuel to vessels passing the Danish straits in the Skaw and Gothenburg areas. The tanker, with a total capacity of 3500 MT, has commenced trials of using biofuel in its own engine ensuring that clients will receive a thoroughly tested quality product. In line with […]
TWTG launches NEON Contact Sensor
Dutch Internet of Things (IoT) specialist TWTG has launches its new NEON Contact Sensor, adding to the line that includes a temperature transmitter and vibration sensors. The NEON Contact Sensor uses magnetic field detection to ensure the correct placement of assets. The sensor detects the magnet, and therefore the asset it is placed on, on a […]
Shell to provide technology for Humber project
Shell Catalysts & Technologies was appointed by The Humber Zero project to provide the technology that will capture millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the VPI Immingham combined heat and power station (CHP) in the UK. Humber Zero is a multi-billion-pound project to decarbonise vital industry in the Immingham industrial area in northern […]
ARA terminals hit by cyberattack
Following a cyberattack on Oiltanking and Mabanaft in Germany on 29 January 2022, there are now reports that oil storage terminals in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) area have also been affected. According to Argus Media, at least six terminals, owned by SEA-Tank, Oiltanking and Evos in Antwerp and Ghent in Belgium, and in Amsterdam and Terneuzen in the Netherlands, […]
Oiltanking and Mabanaft hit by cyberattack
Oiltanking and Mabanaft in Germany, both subsidiaries of Marquard and Bahls, have announced they have been hit by a cyberattack affecting their IT systems. Terminals in Germany are operated by Oiltanking Deutschland, an operation unit of Mabanaft, and are currently operating with limited capacity and have declared force majeure. Terminals operated by the main Oiltanking […]
Tanker Rates Turn Negative As U.S. LNG Flocks To Europe
The spot charter rates for shipping U.S. liquefied natural gas to Europe have just turned negative, suggesting that there are now too many LNG vessels in the Atlantic region but fewer requirements, according to LNG freight price assessor Spark Commodities. In December and January, dozens of cargoes of U.S. LNG flocked to Europe, which had a record-high […]
CERTivation Receives ANAB Accreditation for pipelines
CERTivation, a German accreditation body which is part of the Rosen Group, has been accredited as a personnel certification body by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) National Accreditation Board (ANAB) for Pipeline Integrity Management and Pipeline Defect Assessment. The company has fulfilled the requirements of ISO/IEC 17024:2012 General Requirements for Bodies Operating Certification of Persons, […]
US natural gas inventories near five-year average
After starting the winter heating season (November – March) below its previous five-year average, Lower 48 working natural gas in storage surpassed its five-year average in mid-December during one of the warmest Decembers on record. However, colder-than-normal temperatures in early January 2022, along with increased LNG exports and increased power demand compared with 2021, have […]
Global LNG trade growth expected to slow to 4% in 2022: IEA
Global LNG trade growth is expected to slow to 4% in 2022, following year-on-year growth of 6% last year on the back of strong economic recovery in Asia, the International Energy Agency said Jan. 31. In its latest quarterly gas market report, the IEA said the LNG demand expansion in Asia during 2021 is expected […]
Inrotech launches a new welding solution
Within the next decade, many countries will build e.g., LNG Storage tanks on a large scale to improve clean energy use, safer provision and reserves of energy. Currently, there is a lack in efficient, high-quality welding solutions. Most of vertical and horizontal welds are manually welded.A strong and reliable welding solution is therefore valuable for […]
Certas energy bolsters commitment to UK logistics with haven service station acquisition
Continuing its programme of investment into UK logistics and haulage infrastructure, Certas Energy, part of FTSE 100-listed DCC plc, have announced the acquisition of Haven Service Station at the Port of Felixstowe. As Britain’s biggest and busiest container port, Felixstowe handles over 4 million TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) a year. Haven Service Station is uniquely […]
BP to support Oman in green hydrogen development
British oil and gas major BP have partnered up with Oman to support renewable energy and green hydrogen development in the country by 2030. BP and the Ministry of Energy and Minerals in Oman signed a strategic framework agreement (SFA) and a renewables data collection agreement. These are to support the multiple gigawatts of renewable energy and green hydrogen development. As […]
VARO and GPS complete Amsterdam rail ethanol facility
Storage and logistics provider GPS Group and energy transition company VARO Energy have completed a new railway line and ethanol storage tanks in the Port of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The two companies announced the project in November 2020. The new ethanol storage tanks at GPS’ storage and blending facility are connected to 20 class 1 tanks […]
Shortlist revealed for the Global Tank Storage Awards
London, 20 January 2022: The Global Tank Storage Awards have announced the 2022 shortlist. Out of a record 200+ entries, companies including Exolum, Rubis and Vesta Terminal have made the shortlist. Now in its fifth year, the Global Tank Storage Awards is committed to recognising terminal achievement, celebrating excellence in safety, sustainability and innovation and […]
StocExpo postponed to May 2022
London, January 2022: StocExpo, the leading international tank storage event, has been postponed from March 2022 to 23 – 25 May 2022 in a decision made in consultation with the community. The live event, which regularly attracts key visitors and exhibitors from across the industry’s biggest, best and most innovative players, will be held at […]
Spliethoff tests biofuels on group vessels
Spliethoff Group has begun trials using biofuel on its vessels in its drive to reduce its CO2 emissions. The first trial took place between June and November last year on BigLift Shipping’s HTV BigLift Baffin. The vessel was supplied with a blend of 50% FAME based biofuel – a second generation biofuel, made from waste […]
Burckhardt Compression and KB Delta enter into strategic partnership
In December 2021, Burckhardt Compression and KB Delta signed a global distribution agreement, effective 1 January 2022. Under the agreement, Burckhardt Compression acts as the worldwide distributor and service partner for KB Delta’s product portfolio of compressor valve parts. KB Delta and Burckhardt Compression have been working together for several years as KB Delta provides […]
Three Evos terminals now run on Vattenfall wind energy
Swedish energy company Vattenfall is to supply three terminals with 100% wind energy after Dutch firm Evos signed new energy supply contracts for 2022. Evos is seeking to significantly reduce carbon emissions associated with its operations and with the new contracts, now has four terminals running on EU wind energy. Two further terminals have guarantees […]
Exxon and Neste collaborate on SAF in France
ExxonMobil has reached an agreement with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer Neste to commercially distribute Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel at France’s largest airports. The agreement comes after the French Government introduced the 1% SAF mandate, which came into force from New Year’s Day.Under the partnership, Neste’s SAF production capabilities will be integrated with ExxonMobil’s […]
McDonald’s UAE marks 20 million kilometres fuelled by biodiesel
McDonald’s UAE has revealed its latest milestone in its biodiesel programme which gets used cooking oil (UCO) from their restaurants converted to 100% biodiesel to fuel their supply trucks. To date, McDonald’s UAE’s supply trucks have travelled 20 million kilometers on pure biodiesel, saving 16,761,117 kg of carbon dioxide and related greenhouse gasses – […]
Government of Karnataka and LNG Alliance to develop LNG import terminal in India
LNG Alliance, together with Government of Karnataka and NMPT, has proposed to develop a major LNG import terminal in Karnataka, India, with an initial capacity of 4 million tpy, and the potential for expansion up to 8 million tpy in line with the estimated demand increase over the next 20 years. In addition, this import […]
Enterprise buys Navitas Midstream for US$3.25 billion
US midstream company Enterprise Products Partners has bought Navitas Midstream Partners for US$3.25 billion (€2.87 billion) from an affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus. Navitas provides natural gas gathering, treating and processing services in the Midland Basion of the Permian in the US. It has 1,750 miles (c2,816 km) of pipelines and once the […]
ExxonMobil announces two new oil discoveries in Guyana
ExxonMobil has made two more discoveries in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, which add to the previously announced 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels recoverable resource estimate for the block, the U.S. supermajor said on Wednesday. Exxon struck high-quality oil and hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone reservoirs at the Fangtooth-1 and Lau Lau-1 wells in the block off Guyana, which […]
BP signs 10-year piped gas supply deal with China’s state power investment corp
The Chinese unit of British oil and gas company BP has signed an LNG sale and purchase agreement with a subsidiary of China’s State Power Investment Corp (SPIC) for a period of ten years starting in 2023. Under the deal, BP will sell 200,000 metric tonnes of pipeline gas per year to China’s power utility […]
Flowmeters vital to oil and gas industry recovery
A 2021 research study from Flow Research, entitled ‘Flowmeters in the Oil and Gas Industry’, has found that worldwide revenues for all flowmeters sold to the oil and gas industry in 2019 amounted to US$1640 million and forecasts a solid compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.6% over the next five years, for a total […]
Hawaii upholds order to US Navy to empty Pearl Harbor fuel site
Hawaii’s Department of Health (DOH) has upheld an order to the US Navy, first issued on 6 December 2021, to drain the 20 undreground fuel tanks at the Red Hill fuel storage complex in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A leak of 14,000 gallons (53,000 L) of jet fuel from the site contaminated drinking water in November […]
Hydrogenious and ESCO form UAE JV for hydrogen
German cleantech company Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies has formed a joint venture with Emirates Specialised Contracting & Oilfield Services (ESCO) to deliver hydrogen infrastructure in the Middle East. The head office of the new Hydrogenious LOHC Emirates is in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and aims to provide solutions for hydrogen storage and transport at any scale and […]
Vopak EGM confirms Richelle appointment
An extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of Royal Vopak has passed a resolution to appoint Dick Richelle as a member of the executive board for four years from 1 January 2022. His term will last until the close of the first general meeting to be held in 2026. Vopak first announced in October that Richelle, a […]
Watson Fuels creates new bunker sites for convenient refuelling
Watson Fuels is pleased to announce the opening of two new bunker refuelling sites located in Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, and in the Canada Dock area of Liverpool. Conveniently located outside ports, they are in excellent locations for companies filling up before or after delivering goods. Completely automated, the sites are […]
Eni and Sonatrach to cooperate on energy transition
Eni and Sonatrach have signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation on initiatives in the energy transition. On the same occasion, the two companies have also signed a new oil contract related to the onshore Berkine basin area, where Eni has been a leader since 1981. Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi commented: “Today’s agreements are […]
Ep Petroecuador and Primax Sa sign contract for Petroleum Logistics
Ecuador’s state oil company Petroecuador has signed a 15-year contract with fuel distributor Primax for the receipt, transport, storage and dispatch of petroleum products. Petroecuador’s Esmeraldas, La Libertad and Tres Bocas oil docks will be used for the contract, along with associated terminals, pipelines and refineries. The contract forms part of the Ecuadorean government’s strategy, […]
MOL and Vopak to operate Hong Kong LNG terminal
Vopak will acquire 49.99 percent of the vessel owning company of MOL that owns a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) MOL FSRU Challenger, to be renamed Bauhinia Spirit. MOL and Vopak will jointly own and operate the FSRU and provide jetty operations & maintenance and port services for a new FSRU-based offshore LNG terminal […]
Broco Energy terminal fire an accident
A fire at Broco Energy’s fuel terminal in Haverhill, Massachusetts, US, on 14 December 2021 that destroyed a tanker truck and several vehicles has been found to have been an accident. Local eyewitnesses reported hearing an explosion shortly before 12 noon local time and firefighters arrived to find ‘multiple’ fires burning. Fire crews took around […]
Quick-fire round with Elmac Technologies
Meet Lewis Porter, our European Sales Manager and an integral member of the Elmac team How long have you been in the Bulk Storageindustry? I have worked within the Bulk Storage industry for almost 8 years. 3 years with Elmac Technologies and almost 5 years within the Engineering Department of a well-established Chemical Manufacturing Plant. […]
Heather Parsons
My name is Heather Parsons and I am the Project Coordinator at Elmac Technologies. Elmac has supported the Bulk Storage industry for more than 70 years. In that time, they have developed an enviable, global reputation for manufacturing patent-protected Flame Arresters and Pressure Protection Equipment. My role consists of handling incoming and outgoing documents, liaising […]
Nicole Eggert
Greetings from Hamburg, Germany. My name’s Nicole and I’ve been a Developer on the terminal management system OpenTAS for 20 years and counting. I started my apprenticeship at Implico Group in the early 2000s. Back then, the company was still called RZB. Initially, I applied for the job because I wanted to do something that […]
Early HSE Warning System by Information Theory
When I visit a terminal’s control room I often observe that there is a whiteboard on the wall where, for example, information about needed repairs such as faulty valves, the phone on jetty 5 doesn’t work, rain water of floating roof tanks due to blocked roof drains or equipment out of operation, etcetera are recorded. […]
StocExpo 2022 conference programme out now: Preparing for change
StocExpo, the largest and longest running international bulk liquid storage event, which returns 8-10 March 2022 at the Rotterdam Ahoy, has unveiled a jam-packed conference programme exploring the future of tank storage. The conference, organised by Tank Storage Magazine, will take place over all three days of the event, and will feature some of the […]
McDermott completes LNG study for Shell
On behalf of Shell Global Solutions International B.V. (Shell), McDermott recently completed an LNG construction study identifying tangible reduction pathways toward net zero construction emissions. The results of this study provide a strategic framework for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in LNG facilities during the project execution phase. “Operators continue to seek actionable plans to […]
ADNOC and AD Ports Group to develop new port and logistics facility for TA’ZIZ
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Logistics and Services (ADNOC L&S) and AD Ports Group have signed an agreement to develop a new port and liquids terminal at TA’ZIZ chemicals production and industrial hub in Ruwais, UAE. The new terminal will form part of the feedstocks supply chain and store and load final products for export. […]
Kenya’s new oil terminal nears completion
The new Kipevu Oil Terminal in Mombasa is due to start in January 2022 and will see Kenya double its capacity to handle transit petroleum products to Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, from the current 35,000 tonnes. The $385 million (€338 million) terminal can handle up to four vessels at a time compared with the old […]
Viridos signs deal with Exxon to help scale up algae biofuels
Biotech firm Viridos has signed a joint agreement with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering to bring its low-carbon intensity biofuels toward commercial levels.The company’s microalgae research has achieved greater than five times bio-oil productivity increases by increasing both the oil content in the algae and the algae yield.The results from outdoor deployment of Viridos’ bio-engineered strains […]
Hydrogenious Is Using Conventional Fuel Infrastructure To Scale Green Hydrogen Adoption
In 2019, as part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission (EC) adopted plans for Europe to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. To meet the net-zero emissions target, the EC identified green hydrogen as a central element to decarbonise the European Union’s energy mix and aims to invest heavily in unlocking the potential of the technology to reduce GHG […]
Vopak reports Q3 2021 results
Vopak has reported Q3 2021 revenues of €309.5 million, up slightly from its Q2 revenues of €303.1 million, and an increase of €12.5 million compared to Q3 2020. The company’s EBITDA, adjusted for €13 million negative currency effects, increased by €29 million compared to Q3 2020, driven by a growth project contribution of €35 million […]