Storage tanks

Analysts at Wood Mackenzie believe that storage refill is at risk unless additional demand and supply measures are taken.

The deal adds Scanjet’s intelligent tank management solutions to Alfa Laval’s tanker offering.

On 8 June 2022, an incident occurred at the Freeport LNG liquefaction plant on Quintana Island, Texas, US, that resulted in the release of LNG, leading to the formation and ignition of a natural gas vapour cloud, and subsequent fire.

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall are inaugurating HYBRIT’s pilot facility for fossil free hydrogen gas storage at Svartöberget in Luleå, Sweden.

Net withdrawals of natural gas from storage totalled 2264 billion cubic feet from November 2021 to March 2022 – the highest winter natural gas withdrawal since the winter of 2017 – 2018.

The Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association presented McDermott's storage business, CB&I, with safety awards in three categories during its annual meeting in New Orleans, US.

Fintan Duffy, Managing Director of Re-Gen Robotics, was presented with the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 5th Global Tank Storage Awards 2022 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The earlier announced partnership, Aegis Vopak Terminals Ltd, has been successfully completed.

India is expected to drive the liquids storage projects count in Asia, contributing approximately 40% of the region’s total liquids storage projects count from 2022 to 2026.

CB&I and Korea Gas Corp. have signed an MoU to explore the development of large-scale liquid hydrogen storage to support Korea's Hydrogen Economy Roadmap.

McDermott's storage business, CB&I, was presented with two Field-Erected Tank of the Year awards by the Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association during its annual meeting in New Orleans, US.

PEC Ltd has been awarded new contracts valued at around S$80 million for EPC and mechanical works in various projects.

Purpose-built shafts could store large quantities of hydrogen with the potential to build hydrogen stores wherever required.

EPRI, Shell, the City of Houston, Greentown Labs, and UFL have announced the start-up participants for the LCHA – a programme designed to support solutions for hydrogen production, storage, and distribution.

CSNRI has expanded the manufacturing capacity of its ThermoWrap family of composite repair solutions used in refineries, chemical and petrochemical facilities, tanks and terminals, to repair leaks and restore the integrity of critical assets.