Tank Management and Assessment

Streamlining resources of bulk liquid storage (BLS) facilities to enhance

operational capabilities

Hyatt Regency Dubai “Achieving operational excellence is the gradual

result of always striving to do better”
25th & 26th April 2010

Maximising productivity and increasing tank life expectancy through cost

effective tank management strategies with proven world class safety and
operational excellence

Featuring expert presentations by:

Half day site visit
Nabeel H. Ali Chief Fire and Safety Compliance Officer
Horizon Terminal Limited ENOC
Horizon Terminals Limited (HTL) was incorporated in 2003 as a
limited liability company in Bahamas. The current authorised share Dr Mabruk Issa Suleiman Head of Inspection
capital is US$200 million. HTL is wholly owned by ENOC Group, a TAKREER
company owned by The Government of Dubai. With an increase in
Yaser Al Juwairah Head of Terminal Operations
demand in the bulk liquid terminalling business, Emirates National Oil
SABTANK – SABIC
Co. LL (ENOC) created HTL in order to consolidate its existing
terminalling investments, and expand the business globally. Ali Redha Head of Operations
HTL was able to expand from its terminals in UAE and Saudi in 2003 Petrogas
to its current locations which include the Far East and Africa. The
Faraj Mashai Corrosion Specialist
current locations comprise: UAE, Saudi, Singapore, Korea, Djibouti,
Arabian Gulf Oil Company (Libya)
Morocco
*For site visit participants, please bring your own Personal Prof Dr Abdel Salam Makhlouf Associate Professor and Researcher
Protection Equipment (PPE) Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (Germany)
He is awarded with a National Prize in Advanced Science and Technology and the Prize of
Excellence in Surface Technology and Corrosion.

Attend this informative event and gain Madhu Pattan Head of Terminal Operations
Vitol Fujairah Refinery
practical insights into:
• Enhancing tank-life expectancy through competent cost-effective Muhammad Naeem Ansari Terminal Manager
strategies for tank maintenance, repair, cleaning and inspection Arab Tank Terminals
• Optimising bulk liquid inventory to provide essential data to Captain Tarun Arora General Manager
streamline fuel and oil supply GPS Chemoil
• Cashing in on the latest developments and technologies in the bulk
Khameis Al Khaddim Terminal Manager
liquid storage industry
GPS Chemoil
• Assessing and mitigating risks associated with human error among
operators and optimising the performance of third party tank operators Carlos Legorreta Sales Director
Oreco
• Avoiding hazardous and costly damages with safety and
environmental regulations within bulk liquid storage industry
• Adopting effective crisis management and proper emergency
reprocesses to achieve real resilience of disaster recovery Testimonial from similar event:
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Saudi Aramco
“Overall it is good”
Site visit is available on a first come first serve basis. This is exclusively
Rasgas
limited to the first 30 confirmed participants for the visit
“Excellent highlighting in depth of regulations for above ground level/storage tanks (AST)”
Qcon
All delegates will receive 6 credits as part of the CPE certification of “Effective tank integrity. It was good experience to learn from others their experience”
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport UAE
Arabian Petroleum

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Day 1
Sunday 25th April 2010
0800 Registration and morning coffee
0830 Opening and welcome remarks from the chairperson
Terminal and operations excellence
0845 Session One
Streamlining terminal automation, safety and communication
to safely increase the loading and unloading capacity
• Examining the advantages of terminal automation in amplifying operational
efficiency
• Increasing the transfer rates through strategic network of pipes from the
tank farm
• Adopting to stringent safety procedures during loading and unloading to
avoid catastrophe
• Obtaining optimal bulk liquid temperature and pressure before any loading
and unloading activities
Muhammad Naeem Ansari Terminal Manager
Arabtank Terminals Ltd. (Saudi Arabia)
0930 Session Two
Revolutionising operational efficiency through SCADA system
• Obtaining accurate information to boost supply chain of liquid bulks
• Providing an early warning alarm to increase the safety measurement in the
terminal
• Reducing operational costs required for troubleshooting/ service
• Increasing tank life span with a scheduled and early preventive
maintenance
Yaser Al Juwairah Operations Manager
SABIC Terminal Services
1015 Morning refreshments and networking break
Tank instrumentation and inventory control
1030 Session Three
Optimising bulk liquid inventory to improve oil and fuel
supply chain through tank gauging technology
• Forecasting oil demand to ensure sufficient bulk liquid availability
• Reducing labour for routine monitoring especially in remote locations to
enhance operator safety
• Identifying production issues and early detection of environmental incidents
to avoid leakage/ spillage
• Improving the efficiency of loading operations to smoothen product
movement tracking and production controls
• Assessing the current needs in deciding on the type of tank gauging
system and technology to be implemented
Madhu Pattan Head of Terminal Operations
Vitol Fujairah Refinery
1115 Session Four
Re-evaluating the effectiveness of safe, non-man entry tank
cleaning and oil recovery
• Discussing the HSE related issues towards an effective tank cleaning
• Assessing the risk involved in tank cleaning process
• Examining the requirements to improve cleaning methods
• Implementing modern tank cleaning approach to enhance tank cleaning
process
Carlos Legorreta Sales Director
Oreco
1200 Prayer and networking luncheon
1315 Half day site visit to Horizon Terminal
Horizon Terminals Limited (HTL) was incorporated in 2003 as a limited liability
company in Bahamas. The current authorised share capital is US$200 million.
HTL is wholly owned by ENOC Group, a company owned by The
Government of Dubai. With an increase in demand in the bulk liquid
terminalling business, Emirates National Oil Co. LL (ENOC) created HTL in
order to consolidate its existing terminalling investments, and expand the
business globally.
HTL was able to expand from its terminals in UAE and Saudi in 2003 to its
current locations which include the Far East and Africa. The current locations
comprise: UAE, Saudi, Singapore, Korea, Djibouti, Morocco
1630 Closing remarks from the Chairperson and end of day one
Why you cannot miss this event
Oil & gas and petrochemical bulk storage pose a challenge to its operator in
regards to the risk of accidents. Leakages may occur and the risk of occurrence
increases with the age of the storage facility. As much as 74% of accidents
occurred in petroleum refineries, oil terminals or storage that has been reported.
The main reasons behind these accidents have been contributed by fire and
explosion accounting for 85% of the accidents and 30% caused by human
errors including poor operations and maintenance. Other causes were
equipment failure, sabotage, crack and ruptures. Most of those accidents would
have been avoided if good engineering have been practiced.
Investing of effective preventive measurements is always better than repairing
at the later stage as it is particularly related to environmental issues such as fires,
oil spills, and oil leaks. As such, it is crucial that all the individual elements of the
operation work coherently for preventative measurements to explore the ways
and means of converting possible threats into opportunities and develop
strategic plans of action for safer tank operations.
Reducing costs in managing bulk liquid terminal while enhancing performance
efficiency is a highly complicated task. Therefore in this Tank Management
and Assessment forum, best practices of terminal safety, efficiency tank
management, maintenance and cleaning strategies for continuous growth will
be discussed. Delegates will gain real-world best practices and case studies from
leading experts with years, that will deepen your existing skills and knowledge
specifically tailored to increase the efficiency of tank management strategies for
excellence. It is crucial for organisations to have better formulation strategies to
continually strive to achieve cost effective tank operational strategies in bulk
liquid storage facilities.
Who should attend
Vice Presidents, Managing Directors, General Managers, Directors, Heads,
Team Leaders, Managers in:
• Tank Farm Managers
• Plant Managers
• Terminal Managers
• Tank Engineers
• Operations Managers
• Inspections Managers
• Maintenance Managers
• Head of Engineering Projects
• Terminal Storage Managers
• Superintendent – Liquid Storage
• Environmental Engineers
• EHS Managers
From these target sectors:
• Oil and Gas
• Independent Terminal Operations
• Petrochemicals and Chemicals
• Port and Maritime
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0800 Registration and morning coffee 1315 Session Four – Joint Presentation
Enhancing tank life span with extensive tank bottom
0830 Opening and welcome remarks from the Chairperson corrosion, inspection and repair for Aboveground Storage
Tanks
• Investigating and mitigating corrosion of tank bottom plate to inhibit any
Tank reliability and durability: Leakage and oil
severe leaks in tank bottoms
spillage prevention
• Employing probabilistic/deterministic method of bottom plate corrosion
• Applying Magnetic Flux Exclusion (MFE) testing equipment as a cost
0845 Session One effective approach for bottom plate thickness inspection
Managing the integrity of tanks needs to ensure focused • Incorporating “Helium Mass Spectrometer Leak Testing” to detect leaks in
inspection and maintenance activities tank bottoms
• Exploring the main damage mechanisms to design an effective storage Captain Tarun Arora General Manager
tank integrity management plan GPS Chemoil
• Discussing the fine line balance between operations, production planning, Khameis Al Khaddim Terminal Manager
inspection and maintenance requirements GPS Chemoil
• Highlighting the issues encountered during developing maintenance
contacts
1400 Session Five – Panel Discussion
• Discussing selected case histories of tank failures and root causes to find
Integrating day to day safety operation for excellent tank
tune with requirements based on inspection history
and terminal operation
• Outlining the frequency and scope of inspections
• Emphasising extensive safety attention towards highly flammable liquid
- Recommended NDT techniques
• Conducting safety audit checks to ensure all safety systems are functioning
- Settlement surveys and repairs
• Compliance, competency and communication: Enforcing 3Cs during tank
- Hydro tests cleaning, inspection and maintenance
Dr Mabruk Issa Suleiman Head of Abu Dhabi Refinery Inspection • Gaining support from all management level to create a safety culture
TAKREER awareness
• Monitoring and evaluating workers safety knowledge through risk
0930 Session Two assessment project: Behaviour based performance
Assimilating the characteristics of sulfide corrosion products • Ascertaining regular safety compliance audits internally and with external
on mild steel tanks agencies to achieve 100% compliance with EHS standards
• Enhancing mild steel constructions life-span with extensive understanding Panelists:
of corrosion process of chloride and sulfide ions Ali Redha Head of Operations
• Mitigating risks associated with the presence of sulfide ions in chloride Petrogas
containing solutions
Muhammad Naeem Ansari Terminal Manager
• Identifying the safety limits of storage mild steel in sulfide containing
Arabtank Terminals Ltd. (Saudi Arabia)
solutions to avoid hazardous and costly damages
Professor Dr. Abdel Salam Makhlouf Associate Professor and
Researcher 1445 Afternoon refreshments and networking break
Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute
1500 Session Six
1015 Morning refreshments and networking break Executing extensive tank shell maintenance approach to
avoid and assess oil leakage
1030 Session Three – Extended Session • Employing "vapour suppression and recovery” methodology to reduce the
pressure released
Improving emergency response in terminal operations for
business continuity • Mastering the techniques of tank lining systems for internal corrosion
control
• Constructing accident and disaster recovery plan for emergency planning
and preparedness • Selecting the right material for tank wall coating to inhibit corrosion
mechanism
• Enhancing communications links, mobilisation of emergency teams to
provide solutions immediately • Discovering Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) symptoms to provide tank
shell repair planning at an early stage
• Forming qualified and well-trained emergency response team to provide
assistance during emergency Ali Redha Head of Operations
Petrogas
• Improving coordination and proficiency for emergency and fire response in
terminal operations
• Analysing accident analysis techniques to prevent reoccurrence of 1545 Session Seven
unfortunate in future Performing effective cathodic protective technologies to
• Incorporating firefighting techniques for effective fire hazard management eliminate corrosion
• Detecting possible cases of accidents at an early stage by staying alert and • Improving the integrity of storage tank with annual testing and monitoring
prepared assessments
Nabeel H. Ali Chief Fire and Safety Compliance Officer • Conducting bi-monthly rectifier checks for early detection of tank corrosion
ENOC • Overcoming the difficulties in achieving cathodic polarisation on
aboveground tanks (AST’s)
1200 Prayer and networking luncheon • Discovering new technologies to improve cathodic protection on storage
tank
Faraj El Mashai Corrosion Specialist
Arabian Gulf Oil Company, AGOCO (Libya)

1630 Closing remarks from the Chairperson and end of day two

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