Tank entry, preparation for inspection and maintenance

1. Atmospheric Storage Tank
Management
Tank entry, preparation for inspection and maintenance
21 - 23 February 2011 | Amari Boulevard Bangkok, Thailand
WHY YOU CANNOT MISS THIS EVENT
KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THIS COURSE
In the last decade, the inspection and maintenance of Bulk Liquid Storage
• Understand the newest development in tank
Tanks has been extremely critical and has seen significant growth in the
design, construction, cleaning and maintenance
inspection and maintenance field. The storage of bulk liquids which are
• Learn and apply safe methods for Confined Space
hazardous creates a high level of risk for the environment, the population Entry
and the overall operations of organizations. A release of hazardous • Gain skills and knowledge in tank condition
substances can arise through leakage, fracture, corrosion, ruptures, monitoring, safe cleaning and desludging
over filling. The reason for these occurrences will be due to weather, • Understand the key strategies and expertise in
design, maintenance processes, corrosion protections, etc. With effective handling the tank desluding with/without man
programs, processes and procedures in place, increased productivity, entry.
lower down-time and lower overall cost for maintenance and repair and • Benefit from understanding technology
can be achieved. associated with sludge processing for
hydrocarbon recovery and waste minimisation.
This course will cover scenarios, methodologies, techniques and • Consider tank corrosion mechanism and internal
processes with the program designed to be of benefit to all professionals corrosion control
involved in the day to day operations and the long-term viability of bulk • Review tank maintenance procedures.
liquid storage facilities. 3 full days covering key areas such as:
• Tank design
• Maintenance strategies
• Desludging TRUEOFFER!
• Inspection processes * Book and pay by 31 Dec 2010
• Sludge disposal USD1795, save USD500 per delegate
From 1 Jan 2011 - USD2295 per delegate
• Oil recovery Strictly limited to 25 delegates per session!
• Waste disposal
• Corrosion & repair
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Atmospheric Storage Tank Management
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Managers / Engineers in charge of:
• Corrosion Control
About Your Course Facilitator
• Health, Safety & Environment Steve has more than 30 years’ experience in the oil &
• Inspection petrochemical industry gained from Imperial Chemical
• Loss Prevention Industries, I.C.I through Cargo Fleet Chemical Company
• Operations & Maintenance to Leigh Progressive Technical Services Ltd, where he was
• Technical / Mechanical
managing director of this leading UK oil industry service
company.
• Plant
• Production / Process
In 1985, the Institute of Petroleum became aware of the
• Project Planning need to produce a code to cover the safe cleaning of large
• Tank Design diameter black oil storage tanks. Steve was invited to become
• Tank Farm a member of the team, which included representatives from
• Tank Repair all of the UK and European oil companies, charged with
producing this Safety Code. In March 1989, the Institute of
• Terminal Operations
Petroleum produced its ‘Tank Cleaning Safety Code’, which
has become the definitive document worldwide.
Industries:
• Chemical & Petrochemical ion Production
As a recognised industry expert, Steve decided to offer his
• Terminals
services to a wider audience and in 1997, formed his company
• Oil & Gas & Refineries as a vehicle through which to achieve his ambitions. As an
• LNG Terminals independent, Steve is able to work for both contractor and
• Edible Oil industrial major alike and has built up an enviable reputation
both in the UK and overseas. Strategic alliances have been
formed with leading oil industry service companies such
as Willacy Oil Services and KB Oil Environmental, and with
Motherwell Bridge Group whose expertise in the building
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE and maintenance of storage tanks is second to none. He is
also the director of Scott 7Ltd, a company formed to develop
0830 Registration and coffee
the innovative Solv8 crude oil sludge control system. In the
0900 Morning session begins UK, Steve acts as technical and commercial consultant to the
1030 Morning networking break internationally respected Willacy Oil Services Ltd.
1300 Networking luncheon
Steve is a member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers,
1400 Afternoon session begins
the Energy Institute (previously the Institute of Petroleum),
1530 Afternoon networking break the Institute of Wastes Management and the Wales Innovators
1730 Course concludes Network. He holds a degree in chemical engineering.
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DAY 1 Monday 21 February 2011 DAY 2 Tuesday 22 February 2011 DAY 3 Wednesday 22 February 2011
Session One Session One Session One
Basic tank design philosophy Tank desludging without man entry Optimizing oil recovery from sludge
• Floating roof technology “…..any system which reduces the time that • Traditional methods of sludge treatment
personnel must spend inside a tank, contributes to and the equipment
• Loss prevention by vapour suppression
the safety of the tank cleaning exercise.” • Achieve standards through differing types
and recovery
Techniques exist which while not entirely of treatment
• Fire containment systems
eliminating man entry, come very close, • Importance of maximizing oil recovery
This session compares several commercially • On site requirements for effective
Session Two treatment
available systems including resuspension,
Non-invasive condition monitoring solvent extraction and remote mechanical • Advantages of on-site treatment
• Acoustic emission testing methodology. • Problems faced when carrying out on-site
• Sludge topographic and analytical surveys treatment in Asia
• Intelligent observation Session Two
Adopting an effective sludge control Session Two
Session Three strategy Sludge processing and waste disposal
Developing an effective maintenance • Does adoption of effective routine sludge Tank bottom sludge can often contain a
strategy control guarantee minimization of time, significant proportion of valuable product.
risks and costs associated with tank In the case of crude oil storage tanks, the
• Identify and define the need for your tank cleaning? sludge can analyze at up to 90 percent
maintenance with reference to API 653 • Will the routine sludge control strategy recoverable hydrocarbon. Systems are
• Develop a maintenance strategy which have beneficial effects on internal commercially available which can recover oil
suits your working environment corrosion? How can this be achieved? from hydrocarbon waste and in the process,
• Implement your chosen strategy and reduce the volume of waste for ultimate
understand resource demands Session Three disposal.
Site establishment and man-entry This session compares several commercially
Session Four • Number of personnel entering the tank available waste processing systems and
Confined space entry should be kept to a minimum considers alternative technology. The
• Definitions • Review of techniques employed to options for ultimate waste disposal are
minimize the duration of this phase of the discussed within the limitations imposed by
• Operating Instructions
project current environmental legislation.
• Conditions for Entry Control • Review of commercially available tank
• Monitoring and Testing desludging equipment and methodology Session Three
• Vessel Entry Attendant responsibilities Corrosion mechanisms
• Emergency Evacuation and Rescue Session Four • Understand external and internal
Degreasing, high pressure water corrosion
Session Five jetting and abrasive cleaning for • Mechanisms and assess the benefits of
The tank clean inspection cathodic protection
• Evaluate current technology for non man- • What alternative products offer a more • Internal floor corrosion and the effects of
entry tank desludging environmentally acceptable solution? Sulphate Reducing Bacteria ( S.R.B.)
• At what cost? With the tank now • Understanding cathodic protection and its
• Be fully prepared for the risks associated ostensibly gas free, the jetting phase will effect on external floor corrosion
with confined space entry and learn how remove residual contaminants from the
to mitigate those risks tank internal surfaces. Session Four
• Learn how to achieve the required degree • Advances in Ultra High Pressure Blasting Tank lining system for internal
of final clean claim to eliminate the need to gas oil corrosion control
wash and grit-blast • Tank floor corrosion mechanisms and how
• Current technologies compared and they apply to your facility
Session Six
contrasted.
Worker safety • Methods and contaminated grit disposal • Selecting an appropriate tank lining
Entry into confined spaces, working in considered system
hazardous atmospheres, handling hazardous • Get the best out of your chosen lining
materials are situations encountered by Session Five system by ensuring perfect installation
tank cleaning personnel on a regular basis. Sludge disposal options
• Consider your options for oily sludge Session Five
Worker safety must be paramount when
disposal Tank repair methodologies
planning and managing tank cleaning
projects.This session examines the hazards • Review and discuss current and • General mechanical repairs
anticipated international waste • Foundation reinstatement by tank jacking
and their effective control
management legislation • Progressive jacking for annular plate
• Detailed discussion of the U.K.’s C.D.M. replacement
regulations and C.O.S.H.H.( Control of • Understand the value of employing
Substances Hazardous to Health) sludge processing for hydrocarbon
recovery and waste minimisation
• Selection of P.P.E.( Personal Protective
Equipment) and the use of breathing
apparatus will also be considered
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