Special reports

Total Deutschland and EUROPORTS have signed a sale and purchase agreement for TOTAL Deutschland’s shares in the joint venture GÖR.

Blueknight Energy Partners LP (Blueknight) has agreed to sell its crude oil terminalling, pipeline, and trucking business segments for approximately US$162 million.

Enterprise Products Partners LP and Navigator Holdings Ltd have announced that service has begun on a new 30 000 t refrigerated ethylene storage tank at the ethylene export terminal.

Ed Cass, Paratherm, USA, outlines important things to consider when cleaning, flushing, draining and charging a thermal oil system.

Jeff Heath, Matrix Applied Technologies, USA, discusses the risks of adopting welded aluminium internal floating roofs prematurely.

Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor, predicts hope for the tanks and terminals sector in the Middle East and North Africa, following the disruption caused by COVID-19.

Rockpoint Gas Storage has announced the appointment of its new CEO.

Enterprise’s very large gas carrier (VLGC) has been loaded with 590 000 bbl of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), including cargo and fuel.

Texas LNG Brownsville LLC (Texas LNG) has entered into a long-term lease agreement with the Port of Brownsville, successfully securing the Texas LNG export project site for up to 50 years.

ExxonMobil and Vopak have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for an LNG feasibility study in South Africa.

NW Natural Holdings has elected two new board members.

Permian Tank & Manufacturing (Permian Tank) has been acquired by New Permian Holdco LLC, resulting in a successful exit of chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings for the company’s operations.

Hanseatic Energy Hub has started the non-binding phase of its open season and will offer capacities in the LNG terminal in Stade, Germany, from 2026.

Clyde & Co. LLP discusses preventative and responsive utilisation of drones at storage tank terminals.

The tank storage event, which was originally planned to take place in March 2021, has been postponed until June 2021.