Risks Associated with Oil and Gas Storage Tanks

Storage tanks are used widely in the oil refinery and petrochemical industries for storing different products like gases, liquids, chemicals, solids and combination of various items. Design and safety concerns concerning storage tanks have become a top priority now due to freak accidents occurring from tank failures which have caused environmental pollution and several fires and explosions. Such events can lead to risks and often fatal injuries to health and life.

Safety first for minimizing risks!

There are an ample number of risks associated with the storage of crude oil and gaseous substances in tanks as there are several hazards surrounding a tank alone. In the oil and gas industries, movement of crude and refined oil products from one place to another will not be possible without the existence of economic and safe storage facilities. Storage tanks are always located at the end of feeder lines and along the ends of gathering lines, along truck pipelines, at marine loading and unloading areas and in refineries. Oil produced in earlier days was stored in whiskey barrels, which were prone to leaking; hence, they were eventually replaced by steel storage tanks.

With the increase in the need of oil, storage tank sizes have increased with time. Crude oil is now stored in large atmospheric vertical cylindrical storage tanks above the ground at oil fields, refineries and terminals.

What are the risks associated with oil and gas storage?

Tanks should ideally be located in a solitary place, but storage tanks are often grouped in tank farms. Within tank farms, individual tanks or groups of two or more tanks are usually surrounded by a catchment area in the form of a retaining wall, known as a bund or dike. Bunds would normally be constructed from earth or preferably concrete and should be largely impervious to liquid and capable of withstanding hydrostatic and hydrodynamic pressures to which they could be subjected to.

However, the biggest risk of storing oil and gas in cylindrical tanks close to each other is the risk of the tanks bursting which will cause enormous injury, and also perhaps casualties. There can also be risks of leakage which will ultimately lead to an explosion which is extremely dangerous in nature.

In order to avoid any sort of mishap, it is better to consult one of the best industrial utility service providers in India. At Energy Plus, we understand the risks associated with installing and setting up oil and gas storage tanks. We fabricate, supply and install storage Tank for Water, Oil & Gas. Consult us for assistance and the best and risk-free industrial services that we will cater to you!

How to Choose the Right Industrial Utility Service Provider?

If you set up a factory, you need to take care of installations and maintenance of the various heavy machines. At the same time, you need to create mechanical infrastructure for your machines. For example, you need to install pipelines and have to create drainage systems.

WHAT IS INDUSTRIAL UTILITY SERVICE?
An industrial utility service provider engages in an array of services which includes designing, installation and boiler operation & maintenance, fabrication, manufacturing and installation of Industrial Chimney, storage tanks, pipelines, pressure vessels and other types of mechanical equipment. These utility services ensure a continuous supply of electricity and other types of energy. They also help to provide excellent drainage and disposal systems.

HOW YOU CAN CHOOSE THE RIGHT INDUSTRIAL UTILITY SERVICE PROVIDER?
When you run an industrial unit, you need to consider various conditions and factors before choosing an industrial utility service provider. Here, we will discuss them in details.

Check the backgrounds of the companies
After collecting the names, contact details, web addresses and a few other identification details of some providers, explore the past achievements of each of them. You will get an idea about their reputations and acceptance among the industry owners. Also, you will come to know, if anyone has been involved in any unethical activity or not.

Check the user reviews
Explore the official website of each provider and check the review section. You can also explore Search Engine results and can find the user reviews. Some business directories also publish user reviews. Check the testimonials published by industry owners also.

Quality
There is no doubt that all types of installations and repair works must be done maintaining a standard set of quality. Otherwise, you will not get the desired outputs. You have to collect information on past projects of various providers and have to know about their delivered quality. If possible, physically visit to check the quality of the past projects.

Maintenance Works
An effective utility service provider should have an expert maintenance team who can respond instantly in urgent situations. Industrial hazards may happen anytime. So, instant responses are essential. These providers also offer various plans to initiate periodical maintenance works. They provide warranties and invoices as well.

Energy Plus is a leading mechanical and Industrial Utility Service Provider based in Kolkata, extending its services on Pan India basis. It is an ISO 9001:2015 Certified MSME Company. Here, we are engaged in installations, repair works, erection and operation of various machines. Boiler Directorate of West Bengal has approved our boiler-related services. Explore our past and current projects to know more.

Guidelines For Operation And Maintenance Of Effluent Treatment Plant

Effluent Treatment Plant or ETP is an installation designed for treating the industrial wastewater to a certain extent so that the pollution load does not cross the legal standards. Moreover, this kind of wastewater treatment helps to reduce the usage of fresh or potable water and protects the environment against extreme pollution.

To achieve all of the above-mentioned objectives, an organization must have a perfect management system to operate the ETP efficiently and maintain it on a regular basis to ensure its long run.

GUIDELINES FOR ETP’S OPERATION

At Energy Plus India, we follows the below-mentioned steps to run the ETP in a secured manner. We are one of the most reputed industrial utility service providers in Eastern India.

MANAGING THE CHAMBER  

Our workers remove large solids to prevent abrasion and blockage of internal tools and blockage of hydraulic system.

MANAGING THE TANKS

Our experts effectively manage both collection tank and equalization tank. Depending on the concentrations of effluents, we manage their storage time in the equalization tank. When stored, homogeneous mixing of effluents helps in neutralization. This continuous mixing prevents shock loading and settling of solids in the equalization tank.

ETP MAINTENANCE

Energy Plus India is a reputed company in providing the services of industrial utility operation in India. We take the following initiatives to maintain ETP efficiently.

FOLLOWING THE MANUAL

We follow the ETP operation and maintenance manual provided by the ETP manufacturer so that we can maintain that particular model of ETP accordingly. This manual helps to guide our experts that how they should inspect different readings, performance meters, chemical use etc.

The manual must correspond to on-site ETP installation. That means the manual should properly synchronize with the installation method of ETP at your place. Otherwise, you should ask the manufacturer to provide synchronized manual.  

MAINTAINING THE LOG BOOK

You should always maintain a log book to regularly keep the records of the maintenance operations with date and description of the works undertaken by the mechanics.

COMMON DUTIES

Our workers at Energy Plus India monitor and fix all types of installation problems and take initiatives to prevent corrosion and rust of mechanical parts.  

Industrial Utility And Operations – Energy Plus Perfecting The Best Practices

At Energy Plus India, we are one of the first-rate and world-class providers of industrial utility services like installation of boilers, boiler repair and maintenance, boiler overhauling etc. Energy Plus India was founded in 2001 and since then, we are serving the best brands of the market with high reputation and exceptional expertise. Apart from boilers, we also provide utility services for other mechanical products like Chillers, Air Compressors, WTP, ETP, DG, various pumps, hydraulic machines etc.

Our Industrial utility services are cost-effective, environment-friendly and safe. You can easily understand that due to our high-quality services, we have bagged ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015 certifications as recognition of our expertise.

Since last few years, our market is rapidly expanding in Eastern India because we are providing high-quality and cost-effective industrial utility services using latest technologies and we have become a one-stop solution center for the implementation of different mechanical and electrical machines. We have clients from diverse industries like Leather, Steel, Dyeing, Beverage, Engineering, Chemical, Pharmaceuticals, OEM etc.

INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES
We have more than 300 skilled technicians in our team. Many of them possess vast experiences in handling various projects of mechanical utility service providers in India. Our HR teams keep themselves updated about the job market and maintain a huge collection of data of talented job-aspirants. Our teams of trainers regularly update and improve the training curriculums so that our employees always remain highly efficient and productive.

GLIMPSES OF OPERATIONS
You have already come to know what types of mechanical operations we perform. In details, we can say that we provide the services like cleaning of pipes, chimneys, ducts among others. Similarly, we remove dirt, residual, ashes from boilers, chimneys, compressors etc. Apart from these works, we also act as an electrical utility service provider in India, and for that our expert technicians insulate various connection cables of mechanical devices and properly handle complex wirings and fuse systems.