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THE STORAGE OUTLOOK

NAVIGATING THE ENERGY TRANSITION

THE SHORTLIST

Senior executives from nine storage terminals reflect on 2021 and look ahead to what’s in store for 2022

IHS looks at the effects of the energy transition on oil products, petrochemicals and subsequently tank storage operators

We reveal the highly anticipated shortlist for the 2022 Global Tank Storage Awards

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CONTENTS Jan 2022 | Volume 17 | Issue 07 UP FRONT 04 Contributors 06 Comment

TERMINAL NEWS 08 Europe 13 The Americas 18 Africa & the Middle East 20 Asia Pacific 22 Incident report 24 Tank terminal update

TANK STORAGE AWARDS 26 The shortlist We reveal the highly anticipated shortlist for the 2022 Global Tank Storage Awards

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS 29 The storage outlook Senior executives from nine storage terminals reflect on 2021 and consider what the future might hold

TECHNICAL FEATURES 53 Technical news 56 Non-invasive liquid flow measurement in tank storage Find out the benefits of Katronic’s non-invasive, clamp-on flow measurement devices 58 Raising the roof Tank Storage Magazine takes a look back at some of the most impressive tank roofing projects over recent months 62 AI for optimising terminal efficiency Find out more about how Actemium helped a liquid bulk terminal in Antwerp optimise its mechanism for tank pressure control 63 What are the top terminal innovations from 2021? Tank Storage Magazine showcases the new technologies which have changed the tank storage sector 68 25 years of innovation Read the story of Abfad’s double-skin linings, which protect tanks from corrosion and offer integrity monitoring

38 Preparing for the evolution of energy Enterprise Products Partners talks about its new focus on evolving technologies for a lower carbon economy

70 Reducing the fugitive emissions Assentech’s MD Ewart Cox explains why testing breather vents is so important to ensure ESG compliance

40 Navigating to a sustainable future Jason Hornsby tells Tank Storage Magazine about Navigator Terminals’ push towards sustainable product logistics

72 The assurance of liner integrity Read a summary of the new report from the Energy Institute addressing the risks of under-tank liner damage during tank floor repair

42 Preparing for underground hydrogen storage The leading and only independent cavern operator in Northwest Europe is preparing for underground hydrogen storage

74 The automatic inspection drone is taking off Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) inspection drones offer numerous benefits for tank operators

44 Reimagining a terminals business Exolum’s Andres Suárez looks back on a year of change for the company formerly known as CLH Group

MARKET ANALYSIS 46 Decarbonising shipping Paul Hickin from S&P Global Platts looks at how shipping can meet decarbonisation targets 48 The changing face of liquid fuels supply Francis Osborne from Argus Media examines government regulations, supply chain changes and emerging fuel options 50 Navigating the energy transition IHS Markit’s Olivier Maronneaud looks at the effects of the energy transition on oil products, petrochemicals and subsequently tank storage operators 52 Compulsory stocks for future energy carriers How requirements for compulsory stocks needs to evolve with the energy transition PAGE 02

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THE STORAGE OUTLOOK

NAVIGATING THE ENERGY TRANSITION

THE SHORTLIST

Senior executives from nine storage terminals reflect on 2021 and look ahead to what’s in store for 2022

IHS looks at the effects of the energy transition on oil products, petrochemicals and subsequently tank storage operators

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HERE WE GO AGAIN

LOOKING BACK at this time last year, I can hardly believe we’re here again. Many of us thought (hoped) lockdowns were a thing of the past, yet as I write this the Netherlands has just gone back into lockdown, Australia is delaying the next phase of its borders re-opening and France, Austria and Cyprus have tightened travel restrictions – all to try and slow the spread of the Omicron variant. These restrictions have a knock-on effect on demand and throughput levels and the on-going COVID-19 pandemic has made 2021 another extremely turbulent and challenging year for the storage sector. Within this edition we speak to terminal operators across the globe to find out the impact the pandemic, Ever Given’s grounding, lockdowns, and extreme weather conditions have had on terminal operations this year. Plus we learn more about terminals’ plans for 2022 and what the future might hold for the storage sector. With a special focus on sustainability, this issue also features exclusive interviews with Navigator Terminals, Enterprise Products Partners, Storag Etzel and Exolum. There can be no doubt that the pandemic has accelerated the energy transition and we’re doing our best to keep you informed on how the market is preparing for the next chapter.

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Also, on page 26 we reveal the shortlist for the Global Tank Storage Awards. With more nominations received than ever before, the winners will be revealed on the first day of StocExpo 2022. The event will return after two years to the brand-new, larger, venue of Schiecentrale in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. If you haven’t done so already, make sure you purchase your tickets for this event to network and celebrate with your colleagues and peers – you can find out more at: www.tankstorageawards.com We look forward to seeing you there but in the meantime, all that’s left for me to do is to wish you all a happy, safe and successful 2022, Best wishes

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STANLOW TERMINALS INVESTS IN BIOFUEL CAPACITY Stanlow Terminals, based in northwest England, UK, has announced a three-year plan to develop the UK’s largest biofuels storage hub. The Stanlow Manufacturing Complex and Tranmere Terminal in the Port of Liverpool will have a capacity of 300,000 m3, and will allow customers to store, blend and distribute biofuels suitable as drop-in replacement transport fuels for the road, aviation and marine sectors. Stanlow Terminals already provides biofuel storage capacity for its customers with dedicated supply and delivery infrastructure, and in October 2021,

completed a £500,000 (€588,000) upgrade of biofuel tanks for a customer supplying E10 vehicle fuel. The new investment will support projects such as the new Fulcrum NorthPoint facility, which will produce 100 million L of low carbon SAF annually, and initiatives for sustainable hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), including waste-based feedstock import facilities, and blending and capacity expansion for bioethanol and biomethanol. The company is also carrying out feasibility studies for additional investments in other lowcarbon energy products, such as e-fuels, bioLPG, biomethane, hydrogen and ammonia. Stanlow Terminals says there is growing demand from its partners and customers seeking to decarbonise operations. The company is also supporting the UK’s hydrogen economy by developing storage and distribution facilities for HyNet Northwest, an industry project seeking to provide a multi modal hydrogen and carbon dioxide transport hub.

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‘The government has set out a clear plan for decarbonising the economy and we are committed to playing our part in helping to achieve that,’ says Prashant Ruia, non-executive chairman of Essar, Stanlow Terminals’ parent company.

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ROTTERDAM AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA SIGN MOU FOR HYDROGEN The Port of Rotterdam and the government of the state of Western Australia (WA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to investigate setting up a renewable hydrogen export chain. The MoU covers the production, storage, transport and the use of renewable hydrogen. The two parties will also work together to share knowledge on policy, regulation and technology developments. The Port of Rotterdam is keen to position itself as a major hydrogen import hub for Europe, plans reinforced by the Dutch government’s national hydrogen strategy. In August 2021, it joined forces with Koole Terminals, Chiyoda Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation to carry out a feasibility study into commercial-scale hydrogen imports. According to Allard Castelein, Port of Rotterdam CEO, 13% of the EU’s energy needs currently passes through the port, and this energy will shift to green energy. By 2050, the port estimates that it will handle 20 million tonnes of hydrogen annually, 90% of which will be imports. ‘Although the distance between Australia and Europe may seem far, the excellent local conditions such as the amount of sunshine, wind, availability of space and investment climate in Western Australia can lead to a competitive hydrogen product delivered to the Northwest European market,’ he says. ‘This new energy from ‘down under’, distributed via Rotterdam’s terminals and hydrogen backbone, could further help decarbonise Europe’s industries and society as a whole.’ WA hydrogen industry minister Alannah MacTiernan adds: ‘We have already committed A$160 million [€101 million] to

TERMINAL NEWS EUROPE support the development of a renewable hydrogen industry in Western Australia, including the A$117.5 million announced last week to attract federal funding for renewable hydrogen hubs in the Pilbara and Mid-West. Through this MoU we will gain a better understanding of the hydrogen export supply chain between Western Australia and the Port of Rotterdam, and what we need to do to make sure the state is an exporter of choice for Europe.’

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GES INVESTS IN GUNVOR’S STARGATE TERMINAL Global Energy Storage (GES), which launched in May 2021 to focus on products for the energy transition, has made its first major investment, buying an interest in part of the assets of Gunvor Group’s Stargate Terminal in the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The deal has been approved by the Port of Rotterdam Authority. The site includes a ‘significant’ waterfont with deepwater access, brownfield development opportunities and potential greenfield

development sites. GES plans to develop more than 20 hectares in the port. Its proposals include a new multi-purpose seagoing jetty, an infrastructure for the consolidation of biofuel storage, storage for renewable fuels, gas storage, gas to chemicals production, green and blue hydrogen, and hydrogen carriers such as ammonia. GES CEO Peter Vucins says that the Port of Rotterdam, which is Europe’s largest port with connectivity to inland waterways and pipelines as well as deepwater access, is ‘ideally placed’ for the development. Executive chairman Eric Arnold adds that the deal is the first of what the company hopes will

be many deals for low-carbon storage and logistics infrastructure, with rapid expansion planned. Gunvor will be a long-term partner of GES to support the development of environmentally responsible projects. Shahb Richyal, global head of portfolio at Gunvor, says that the deal is in line with Gunvor’s strategy to support the energy transition at key asset locations. ‘Alongside a new jetty that we aim to develop and low-carbon commodity infrastructure, we are also looking to become part of the logistics chain needed to import blue and green hydrogen. I hope this gives a glimpse of the size of our ambitions,’ says Vucins.

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BP LOOKS TO ADD GREEN HYDROGEN CAPACITY TO TEESSIDE

TSA LAUNCHES ENERGY TRANSITION CHARTER

BP is planning a new, 500 MWe green hydrogen production facility in Teesside in northeast England, UK, HyGreen Teesside.

The UK’s Tank Storage Association (TSA) has launched its Energy Transition Charter to affirm the sector’s commitment to the UK’s climate neutrality targets.

The initial 60 MWe phase of the facility could be operational by 2025. It will be developed in stages, with the full 500 MWe capacity reached in 2030. BP will make a final investment decision on the project in 2023. The company is already pressing ahead with plans for H2Teesside, a 1 GW blue hydrogen production facility in Teesside, with associated carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities, Between them, H2Teesside and HyGreen Teesside will have the capacity to produce 30% of the UK’s 2030 hydrogen production target of 5 GW. BP says that it is working with industry, local administration such as the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) and the UK government to increase the pace of decarbonisation in transport. HyGreen Teesside will help transform Teesside into the UK’s first major hydrogen transport hub.

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The charter was developed in collaboration with the TSA’s 60 member companies engaged in bulk storage and energy infrastructure, which between them operate 302 terminals. The commitments within it cover encourage leadership, innovation, skills development, promotion and engagement. Amongst other things, TSA members have pledged to reduce their carbon footprint, promote alternative energy sources and ensure security of supply. They will work with relevant stakeholders, regulators, technical bodies and institutions as they seek to achieve their objectives. ‘The TSA and its members are committed to leading from the front in the journey to net zero. With efforts already underway, the Energy Transition Charter highlights

the sector’s ambitions to seize future opportunities. By working with regulators and other stakeholders to ensure an effective transition to alternative energy sources, and by supporting the development of future skills, guidance and standards necessary to safely manage changing processes and inventories, our sector is committed to playing its full part in the transformative journey ahead,’ says Peter Davidson, TSA executive director.

CONSORTIUM PLANS GREEN HYDROGEN FACILITY AT FLOTTA TERMINAL A consortium of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies and Scottish developer Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG) is considering develop a green hydrogen production facility at the Flotta Terminal in Orkney, Scotland. The 4.5 million bbl Flotta Terminal, run by Repsol Sinopec, currently stores and processes crude oil, brought in by a 30” (76 cm) subsea pipeline from ten

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‘The Flotta Terminal has been in operation since 1976 and has made a significant contribution to Orkney’s economy and communities for more than 40 years. This project would enable the terminal to be progressively transformed over time into a diversified energy hub where conventional oil and gas operations continue, co-existing alongside the development of a sustainable longterm green future for the facility. The repurposing of Flotta will require local stakeholders support, retaining and upskilling the current workforce as well as the creation of long-term skilled jobs during both construction and hydrogen operations,’ he adds.

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PETROECUADOR AND PRIMAX SIGN PETROLEUM LOGISTICS CONTACT 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.

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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, outline in Decree 95, to open up the Ecuadorean fuel market and allow the delivery of better-quality fuel. Fee collection will be carried out by Ecuador’s Agency for the Regulation and Control of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources, according to the general manager of Petroecuador, Pablo Luna. He added: ‘There is a different rate for the use of each infrastructure segment, which in turn allows Petroecuador to charge differently. Additionally, there is the option of the single rate of US$0.027665 [€0.025] per gallon, which will be applicable as long as the distribution of the product is complied with in all the terminals that were considered for setting the rate.’ Petroecuador also has similar contracts in place with Corpetrolsa, Terp el- Comercial Ecuador CIA, Servicios WFSE Ecuador and Duragas.

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will release 50 million bbl of crude oil from the US strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) in an effort to reduce oil prices and address supply shortages. US president Joe Biden ordered the release of up to 50 million bbl of oil from the US SPR, after a request to OPEC and Russia to increase oil production was refused. Several other high energy consuming nations, including China, India, Japan, South Korea and the UK also agreed to release oil from their SPRs. Oil prices had risen to their highest level for seven years after demand outstripped supply. Prices have since begun to drop, but the US is pressing ahead regardless.

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Initially, 32 million bbl will be made available from the SPR’s four salt cavern storage sites. Big Hill and Bryan Mound in Texas will each release 10 million bbl, while in Louisiana, 7 million bbl will be released from West Hackberry and 5 million bbl from Bayou Choctaw. The oil will be released on an exchange basis, whereby companies receiving oil will have to return it at a future date when oil prices are expected to be lower. The mechanism acts as a bridge from higher to lower prices. In this case, oil must be returned in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Deliveries will take place from January-April 2022. The first exchange, of 4.8 million bbl, will go to ExxonMobil. Delivery will be conducted from the Bryan Mound, West Hackberry, and Bayou Choctaw SPR sites. The DOE will continue to accept bids from interested parties for the additional barrels authorised for exchange. Additionally, 18 million bbl of oil was put up for sale in December 2021. Biden says that he will take additional action if necessary, and has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate oil and gas markets to find out if ‘illegal conduct’ means lower oil prices are not passed down to domestic customers. Many analysts are warning this could mark the beginning of a new power struggle in the global oil markets.

VENTURE GLOBAL TO BUILD FOURTH LOUISIANA EXPORT FACILITY US company Venture Global LNG is to invest more than US$10 billion (€8.9 billion) in developing its fourth LNG export facility in Louisiana, US. The new facility will be known as CP2 LNG and will be located in Cameron Parish, adjacent to Venture Global’s existing Calcasieu Pass LNG terminal. It will have a nameplate liquification capacity of 20 million tpa of LNG, and will be supplied with natural gas by the CP Express pipeline. Ventrual Global has submitted a formal application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to build and operate the facility. Venture Global announced the news alongside Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. CP2 LNG is expected to generate US$2 billion in local revenue and create thousands of new jobs with an average salary of US$120,000. The company’s total planned capital investment in Louisiana now amounts to more and US$20 billion.

TERMINAL NEWS THE AMERICAS

COLOMBIA EXPANDS OKIANUS TERMINALS Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has begun expansion works at Okianus Terminals in Cartagena, Colombia, for imports of LPG. US

NOLA STARTS WORK ON NEW MISSISSIPPI RIVER WHARF Nola Oil Terminal, in Plaquemines, Louisiana, US, has begun construction work on phase one of its 10 million bbl oil and refined products terminal on the Mississippi River. The terminal will be the first in the region capable of handling the New-Panamax and Suezmax vessels, up to 366 m long and up to 170,000 DWT. The waterside works which make up phase one comprise two deepwater docks and a barge dock, which will serve both inland and oceangoing tank barges. The second phase of the project will be the landside works, which includes storage, blending and transferring facilities. Alongside the prime location, the facilities will offer added value to clients. After completion, which is expected in mid-2022, the terminal will be able to handle up to six tankers per week. All required permits are in place, and site preparation, such as site clearing, open channel drainage, construction access roadways, geotechnical investigations, pile load tests and environmental studies, has been completed.

fuels, compliant with US and European standards for sulphur, particulates and NOx, to the Mexican market,. Now, increasing tenant demand means that GSEO needs to increase the throughput and on-site blending capacity of one of those terminals. The company will add 340,000 bl of tank storage capacity, taking the total capacity across the two terminals to 865,000 bbl. It will increase the rail car unloading capacity, and increase the draught of the liquid cargo dock, allowing the dock to accommodate larger ships. Motus Energy, which operates the terminals on behalf of GSEO, will carry out and oversee the works, which will take place over the next year. Once the works are completed, GSEO’s total investment in the two terminals will total US$96 million.

The terminal currently has a capacity of 32,000 m3, or 400,000 gallons (1.51 million L) and handles chemicals, vegetable oils and hydrocarbons, as well as LPG. The phase II expansion works will increase the storage capacity to 1.4 million gallons. Additionally, the number of tanker truck loading positions will increase from five to 10. The works will be carried out by Okianus Terminals and the G5 Consortium, which comprises Norgas, Chilco Distribuidora de Gas y Energía, Vidagas – Empresas Gasco, Almagas and Montagas. Alejandro Martínez Villegas, president of the Colombian LPG Association (GASNOVA), says that the expansion works will guarantee Colombia’s national supply of LPG. The new capacity will allow monthly imports of up to 16,000 tonnes of LPG.

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GSEO TO SPEND US$35 MILLION ON US TERMINAL UPGRADES UK investment company VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities (GSEO) has committed US$35 million (€31 million) to expand one of its terminals in Texas, US. GSEO bought two terminals in Texas in May 2021, to supply less-polluting

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Mexico

MEXICO BANS TRANSLOADING AWAY FROM CUSTOMS POINTS Mexico’s customs agency has banned the transloading of imported fuel at sites not designated as standard customs points. Under Mexican customs law, imports are allowed at one of 49 government authorised customs points, although permits may be requested to import into other sites, known as a lugar distinto al autorizado (LDA). The new rules affect only LDAs. According to Argus Media, imported refined and blended products cannot be put directly into tank trucks or tankers, but must go through pipelines or storage, when at an LDA. Transloading has become common in Mexico, particularly inland, where tanks were still under construction. Mexico has limited numbers of fuel pipelines, most owned by state oil company Pemex. One lawyer, Diego Campa, told Argus that the new ruling will affect all companies that have not contracted fuel storage. The Mexican government has recently introduced a number of restrictions on private-sector fuel importers aimed at preventing imports without the participation of Pemex or CFE, another state company. With the Mexican government having previously attempted to increase competition for the two state energy companies, the current administration is introducing reforms to protect them. Eduardo Lopez, an independent oil market economist in Mexico City, recently looked at the implications of the reforms for importers in an article for Tank Storage Magazine, available of p36 of the 2021 North American issue. In addition, Argus Media reports that in November 2021 Mexico’s energy regulatory commission has closed a 690,000 bbl fuel storage terminal in Salinas Victoria, Nuevo Leon, that serves ExxonMobil and other brands, and a transloading terminal in Nuevo Leon used by Valero, apparently because it was using rail cars as storage units. It also closed a 650,000 bbl storage terminal in Puebla and Monterra Energy’s 2.2 million bbl fuel storage terminal near Tuxpan.

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TERMINAL NEWS: MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA Qatar

QATARENERGY SIGNS LNG SPAS WITH S&T AND GUANGDONG QatarEnergy’s LNG producing affiliates have signed long-term sale and purchase agreements (SPAs) with Guangdong Energy Group Natural Gas (GEG) and S&T International Natural Gas Trading Company (S&T). The first deal, between Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company and GEG, is for the supply of 1 million tpa of LNG over a ten-year period beginning in 2024. Deliveries will be made to the Dapeng and Zhuhai LNG receiving terminals in China using Qatar’s fleet of conventional, Q-Flex and Q-Max LNG vessels. The second deal, between Qatar Liquified Gas Company and S&T, is for the supply of 1 million tpa of LNG over a 15-year period beginning in late 2022. The LNG will be delivered to the Tangshan LNG receiving terminal using Qatar’s fleet of conventional, Q-Flex and Q-Max LNG vessels.

Sakhumnotho says that the acquisition is a precursor to acquiring a larger stake in the holdings company. The investment firm has existing experience in the oil and gas sector, having already invested in Total Southern Africa. Combining this expertise with that of Refinex and SATT in processing petrochemical streams will allow the companies together to consolidate the entire petrochemical value chain, from supply to customer. As well as refining virgin oil, Refinex also sources waste oil to produce furnace fuels and solvents, recycling the resources and preventing them from being dumped and potentially polluting the environment. Refinex says that by enabling growth and expansion, through new investment, that it will be able to have a greater positive impact on the environment. As Sakhumnotho is wholly black-owned, the deal also provides Refinex and SATT with Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) credits, under the government scheme set up in South Africa to address the inequalities of Apartheid and support black businesses. A good score improves the change of obtaining government contracts.

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SAKHUMNOTHO INVESTS IN REFINEX AND SA TANK TERMINALS African investment company Sakhumnotho Group Holdings has bought an initial 26% stake in the Refinex and South African Tank Terminals (SATT) holding company. Refinex, founded as Energy Oil Oleochemicals in 1983, is one of the largest privately own petrochemicals companies in southern Africa. It offers bulk fuel oil supplies and together with SATT offers processing, manufacturing, blending, transport and storage of petrochemicals. SATT’s terminal in Roodekop Germiston has a capacity of 12 million L, with storage available for both Refinex and external customers. Product is currently moved in and out of the terminal by road tanker, but with a rail siding also onsite there is the potential to also distribute products by rail. PAGE 18

VTTI ACQUIRES IPTF IN FUJAIRAH Dutch-based terminal company VTTI has bought a 90% stake in IL&FS Prime Terminals FZC (IPTF) in Fujairah, UAE. The remaining 10% remains with the Fujairah government. The state-of-the-art terminal has 14 tanks with a total capacity of 333,484 m3 and handles a wide range of petroleum products. An expansion is underway which will take the terminal’s capacity to more than 780,000 m3. IL&FS says that selling the stake has allowed it to repay a debt of INR 7.58 billion (€90.6 million) to lenders First Abu Dhabi Bank, National Bank of Fujairah and State Bank of India. The company has been struggling with high debts and this is the second major asset sale. Fujairah, located outside the problematic Strait of Hormuz, is one of the world’s four key oil hubs. VTTI says that acquiring IPTF will allow it to significantly expand its long-established position in the port.

UAE

ADNOC, AD PORTS TO DEVELOP TA’ZIZ PORT AND LOGISTICS FACILITY 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. It will have a tank farm with ten product tanks and a feedstock storage tank, as well as specialised utilities, control rooms, and product vapour handling systems. The port will have loading and unloading facilities, two liquid berths, both 640 m long, and a 320 m dry bulk berth. The partners will seek an international operator to join the joint venture. TA’ZIZ is expected to begin chemicals production in 2025. It comprises three zones. The industrial chemicals zone will host chemicals production, and currently has seven world-scale projects in the design phase. The light industrial zone will convert the outputs of the industrial chemicals zone into consumable products. The industrial services zone will host companies who provide services required by the other zones.

UAE

BROOGE APPOINTS SAHEB AS DEPUTY CEO UAE midstream company Brooge Energy has appointed Lina Saheb as deputy CEO. Saheb was formerly the company’s chief strategy officer. In her new role she will continue to lead the company’s strategic growth initiatives and will work closely with Nicolaas L. Paardenkooper, CEO of Brooge Energy and BPGIC. This will include looking into expanding into the renewable energy sector. Saheb joined Brooge Energy in 2010 and has extensive experience in the energy and infrastructure industries.

TERMINAL NEWS ASIA PACIFIC

TERMINAL NEWS: ASIA PACIFIC urban district officially established in 2017 with economic and development support from the Chinese government. Sinopec Xiong’an New Energy Company fulfils the Chinese government’s plan to create a national hydrogen firm, and will also play an important role in developing a comprehensive service platform for hydrogen in Xiong’an New Area, with the eventual aim of making the urban area carbon neutral.

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SINOPEC SETS UP HYDROGEN SUBSIDIARY Chinese state oil and gas company Sinopec has established a new subsidiary to focus on hydrogen, including infrastructure, storage and transport. Sinopec Xiong’an New Energy Company will construct hydrogen energy infrastructure, operate hydrogen refuelling stations, store and transport hydrogen, construct and operate hydrogen pipelines, and engage in hydrogen energy technology research and development. It will also provide integrated energy services for oil, gas, hydrogen, and electric services. The subsidiary was registered in Xiong’an New Area in northeast China, a new

New Zealand

REFINING NZ CONFIRMS MARSDEN POINT TERMINAL CONVERSION Refining NZ has confirmed that its 135,000 bpd Marsden Point

refinery, will be converted into an import terminal. The plan was first announced in August 2020, partly in response to low margins due to refining overcapacity in the Asia Pacific region, after major maintenance had been postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Refining NZ received a shareholder mandate in August 2021 for the plan and has now entered into longterm agreements with its three existing customers – BP, Mobil, and Z Energy – for the provision of import terminal services. The Refining NZ board has now made the final investment decision (FID) to proceed with the conversion, and agreed to change the company name to Channel Infrastructure from April 2022, when import terminal operations will begin. As well as the export terminal deals with existing customers, Refining NZ has also executed long-term deals to provide dedicated private storage, which it has

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identified as a ‘complementary growth opportunity’ to give customers product supply scale and flexibility. The company will invest an initial NZ$30 million (€18.5 million) for the necessary works to offer this, with capacity progressively made available from when the terminal begins operating to early 2023. The investment is expected to result in a revenue of NZ$50 million over ten years. Management is also consulting with customers to offer additional private storage and developing funding plans. It could invest a further NZ$25 million, which is expected to generate revenues of a further NZ$60 million over ten years.

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INCIDENT REPORT

INCIDENT REPORT A summary of the recent explosions, fires and leaks in the tank storage industry

14 December 2021

13 November 2021

25 October 2021

HAVERHILL, US

CILICAP, INDONESIA

ZAWIYA, LIBYA

Broco Energy

Pertamina

National Oil Corporation (NOC)

A fire at Broco Energy’s fuel terminal in Haverhill, Massachusetts was found to have been an accident. Eyewitnesses heard an explosion shortly before 12 noon local time. Fire crews took several hours to extinguish the blaze. There were no injuries. Investigators found that the operator filling a Broco Oil tanker was unable to turn off the oil flow, which spilled over onto the hot surface of the tanker’s exhaust and regeneration system, igniting. The blaze, which destroyed the tanker, spread to other vehicles. The cost of the damage has been estimated at US$500,000 (€442,000).

A large fire broke out at 7.20pm local time and destroyed a gasoline tank at Pertamina’s 270,000 bpd Cilicap refinery. It is the second at the refinery in 2021. The fire was eventually extinguished at 7.45am on 14 November 2021. No casualties were reported, although 80 local residents were evacuated from nearby Lomanis Village as a precaution. Pertamina says that it does not know the cause of the fire, but local media reports say that the tank was struck by lightning during a storm at the time. Investigations are ongoing.

Eight petroleum and crude oil storage tanks in the oil movements area and five storage tanks for base oils and chemical additives in a mineral oil mixing and filling plant were damaged during ‘skirmishes by armed groups’. An electrical transformer which is the source of power for the main station for the oil mixing and filling factory was also damaged, as were the ceilings of the halls of the manufacturing lines in the oil mixing and filling factory. Who the combatants were is unclear. Libya was in a state of civil war until October 2020, when the warring factions signed a permanent ceasefire, but unrest is still common.

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Comment: The new capacity will allow monthly imports of up to 16,000 tons of LPG.

TURKMENNEBITONUMLERI Products: Refined oil products Capacity: 10,000 m3 Construction/Expansion/Acquisition: State enterprise Turkmennebitonumleri (Turkmen Oil Products) has completed construction work on six new oil products tanks with a total capacity of 10,000 m3 at its Zerger complex. The facility is fed by the Turkmenbashi Oil Processing Complex (TOPC), including the Turkmenbashi and Seydi refineries which between them have a capacity of 10 million tpa Comment: Turkmennebitonumleri also plans to construct a further eight tanks, each with a 100 m3 capacity.

Fujairah, UAE

VTTI Products: Petroleum products

Products: Biofuels Capacity: 300,000 m3 Construction/Expansion/Acquisition: Stanlow Terminals has announced a three-year plan to develop the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex and Tranmere Terminal in the Port of Liverpool, which will be the UK’s largest biofuels storage hub. Comment: The facility will allow customers to store, blend and distribute biofuels suitable as drop-in replacement transport fuels for the road, aviation and marine sectors.

Cartagena, Colombia

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Construction/Expansion/Acquisition: VTTI has bought a 90% stake in IL&FS Prime Terminals FZC (IPTF). The remaining 10% remains with the Fujairah government. An expansion is underway which will take the terminal’s capacity to more than 780,000 m3. Comment: IL&FS says that selling the stake has allowed it to repay a debt of INR 7.58 billion (€90.6 million) to lenders.

Santos, Brazil

PETROBRAS Products: Refined oil products Investment: BRL 558.2 million (€86.98 million) Construction/Expansion/Acquisition: Petrobras bought the lease for the STS08A area in the Port of Santos, which covers 297,349 m², from Brazil’s National Waterway Transport Agency (ANTAQ) for a contractual term of 25 years. Petrobras paid BRL 558.2 million for the lease and expects to invest around BRL 120 million in developing the terminal. Comment: ANTAQ says that the global gross revenue of the contract will reach BRL 7.207 billion, with expected movement of 140 million tonnes.

Products: LPG Capacity: 1.4 million gallons (5.3 million L) Construction/Expansion/Acquisition: Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has begun expansion works at Okianus Terminals for imports of LPG. The phase II expansion works will increase the storage capacity from 400,000 to 1.4 million gallons. Additionally, the number of tanker truck loading positions will increase from five to 10.

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Comment: ANTAQ says that the global gross revenue of the contract will reach BRL 145 million with expected movement of 1.6 million tonnes.

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Liverpool, UK

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Imbitub, which covers 7,455 m², from Brazil’s National Waterway Transport Agency (ANTAQ) for a contractual term of 10 years. Fertisanta will invest BRL 25 million in developing the terminal.

Imbitub, Brazil

FERTILIZANTES SANTA CATARINA (FERTISANTA) Products: Fertilisers Investment: BRL 200,000 (€30,840) Construction/Expansion/Acquisition: Brazilian fertiliser company Fertilizantes Santa Catarina (Fertisanta) bought the lease for the IMB05 area in the Port of

Ruwais, UAE

ADNOC, AD PORTS Products: Chemical feedstocks and products Construction/Expansion/Acquisition: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Logistics and Services (ADNOC L&S) and AD Ports Group will develop a new port and liquids terminal at TA’ZIZ chemicals production and industrial hub. It will have a tank farm with ten product tanks and a feedstock storage tank. The port will have loading and unloading facilities, two liquid berths, both 640 m long, and a 320 m dry bulk berth. Comment: TA’ZIZ is expected to begin chemicals production in 2025.

Various, US

TRANSMONTAIGNE Products: Renewable fuels Construction/Expansion/Acquisition: TransMontaigne Partners has completed its acquisition of SeaPort Financing. It now has a 100% membership interest in SeaPort Sound Terminal, which owns a liquid products terminal in Tacoma, a 51% membership interest in SeaPort Midstream Partners, which owns liquid products terminals in Seattle and Portland, and a 30% membership interest in Olympic Pipeline Company, which owns the Olympic Pipeline between Blaine and Portland. Comment: SeaPort Financing was a portfolio company of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI.

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Various, South Africa

SAKHUMNOTHO Products: Fuel oil, waste oil, petrochemicals Capacity: 12 million L

Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Various, Japan

GES

KKR

Products: Low carbon fuels

Products: Chemicals

Construction/Expansion/Acquisition: Energy transition focused Global Energy Storage (GES) has bought an interest in Gunvor Group’s Stargate Terminal. GES plans to develop more than 20 hectares including a new multi-purpose seagoing jetty, storage for renewable fuels, gas storage, gas to chemicals production, green and blue hydrogen, and hydrogen carriers such as ammonia.

Capacity: >300,000 m3

Comment: Gunvor will be a longterm partner of GES to support the development of environmentally responsible projects.

Construction/Expansion/Acquisition: KKR has bought Central Tank Terminal (CTT) from an affiliate of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA). CTT has more than 300,000 m3 of storage capacity split between seven terminals located near strategic hubs and ports near Tokyo Bay, Osaka Bay, Nagoya and Kitakyushu.

Construction/Expansion/Acquisition: African investment company Sakhumnotho Group Holdings has bought an initial 26% stake in the Refinex and South African Tank Terminals (SATT) holding company. Refinex offers bulk fuel oil supplies, and together with SATT offers processing, manufacturing, blending, transport and storage of petrochemicals. SATT’s terminal in Roodekop Germiston has storage available for both Refinex and external customers. Comment: As Sakhumnotho is wholly black-owned, the deal provides Refinex and SATT with Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) credits, under the government scheme set up in South Africa to address the inequalities of Apartheid and support black businesses.

Comment: The transaction is expected to be completed by Q4 2021.

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SHORTLIST TERMINAL OPTIMISATION > > > > > > > > > >

Actemium Terminal Management System, Actemium TAS.net and RTG, Dearman Systems DKI Digital Twin, Diamond Key International TankMaster Mobile Inventory Management Software, Emerson Automation Solutions Digital Asset Care Platform, Falcker Innovations Enraf Inventory System, Honeywell Logistics Simulation Analysis Services, KBR Smart data capture solution, Smartflowapps Early Warning System, TankTerminalTraining Vessel Clearing Tool, Tankterminals.com

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE > Vent-Less’ Breather Vent Test Bench, Assentech Sales > Triple D mobile RTO, Clean Technology Systems Benelux > Activated carbon filters, Deutsche Transalpine Oelleitung > Floating Roof Tank Spill Prevention System, Drexelbrook > FAB Valve Series, Elmac Technologies > The Rosemount LNG Tank Gauging System, Emerson Automation Solutions > Primedeck, Environmental Protection Technology for Storage Tanks > Dry and Wet Scrubber Systems, Ergil Group > GST Membrane Full Containment Tank, Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) > 10Q Paint Robot, Qlayers

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY > > > > > > > > > >

Remote Operated PLEM (ROP), ATEC CSR Alpha 1 SB, Confined Space Robotics HawkEye365, Hawk Measurement Systems FloormapX, Eddyfi Technologies Mascoat Industrial-DTI Thermal Insulating Coating, Mascoat Satellite monitoring of oil storage facilities, OilX Primus Line, Rädlinger Primus Line Scout 137 Drone System, ScoutDI Siemens Digital Worker, Siemens NEON Vibration Sensor, TWTG

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY > Opus X4 NDT Aerial Robotic System, Apellix > Omega CTAS, Diamond Key International > Surface Topology Air-gap Reluctance Sensors (STARS), Eddyfi Technologies > TankMaster Mobile Inventory Management Software, Emerson Automation Solutions > The Kpler Terminal, Kpler > Qronoport, Port+ > 10Q paint robot, Qlayers > Electrical tomography, Rocsole > Load2Day, Toptech Systems > Voliro T, Voliro

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SAFETY TECHNOLOGY > > > > > > > > > >

Remote Operated PLEM (ROP), ATEC FAB Valve Series, Elmac Technologies Remote proof-testing capability of Emerson’s Rosemount 5900 Radar Level Gauge, Emerson Automation Solutions The Lombrico Fuel Tank Cleaner (FTC), Gerotto Federico 10Q paint robot, Qlayers Tank cleaning robots, Re-Gen Robotics Scully Overfill, Ground & Vehicle Identification Control Systems Technology, Scully Signal Company Terra UT Drone, Terra Inspectioneering Vivid Safety Badge, TWTG Magnetic crawler robots for blasting and washing, VertiDrive

SAFETY EXCELLENCE > Indian Oiltanking, India > Vesta Terminal Antwerp, Belgium > Independent Oil Terminal (IOT), Malaysia > Koole Terminals, The Netherlands

TERMINAL OF THE FUTURE > > > > >

San Fernando de Henares – Torrejón de Ardoz terminal, Exolum, Madrid Wagram Terminal, Rubis Terminal, France Vesta Terminal Flushing, The Netherlands Navigator Terminals North Tees, UK Vopak Moda Houston, USA

TERMINAL INNOVATION > Fujairah Oil Terminal, UAE > Rubis Terminal, The Netherlands > Mobil Yarraville Terminal, Australia

PORT OF THE FUTURE > > > >

North Sea Port Port of Antwerp Port of Rotterdam Port of Amsterdam

RISING STAR > Caitlin Geisinger, Business Development Manager, Burns & McDonnell Engineering > Nicole Hameister, Terminal Manager, Canal Terminal Company > Ravi Bhatiani, Executive Director, FETSA > Paul Ramsey, Project Manager, Oiltanking > Hervé Yimgna Mengouo, Construction Project Manager, Petroleum Certification Consulting > Josefien Groot, CEO, Qlayers > Marvin Lehel, Business Development Manager, Siemens > Jelle Swanenberg, COO, Smartflow > Kevin Van Hees, Operations Manager, Vesta Terminal Antwerp > Kartik Gala, Founder and CEO, Woodfield Systems

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT > > > > > > > > > >

Rıza Altunergil, VP & Sales Marketing, Aager Luc Bonami, CEO, Anno Chemicals Ihsan Akgun, CEO, Ateco Ali Alkasah, Business Development Manager, Black Gold Automation Libya AnnCharlott Enberg, Global Functional Safety Manager, Emerson Daiva Angeldorff, Vice President of Operations, Nordic Storage François Cazor, Co-Founder & CEO, Kpler Fintan Duffy, Managing Director, Re-Gen Robotics Bert van Dam, Global Business Manager Tank Terminals, Siemens Jelle Bakelants, HSE Manager, Vesta Terminal Antwerp