WHAITE SAHARA OIL AND GAS SERVICES

Client : Harouge Oil Operation

Project : Maintenance of Damaged Storage Tank No 09 at Raslanouf Tank Farm

SITE VISIT REPORT

Prepared by/

Mr. Hassan Shwedeh

Civil Engineer

Issued Date: 27/February/2021

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The Visit Area:
Ras Lanuf City is about 600 km east of the capital, Tripoli and about 340 km west of
Benghazi , H.O.O Tank Farm (Work site ) about 8 km south east of the H.O.O Terminal
(Client Office) , Contractors Camp area about 12.5 km of H.O.O Tank Farm (Work site)

Pic No 01 (Ras Lanuf Area )Introduction:

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Site Visit Events:
On Friday 26/Feb/2021 and At the morning time about: 10:00 Am O’clock Of Libyan time
zone, I have arrived to Harouge Oil Company Ras-Lanuf Terminal and I contact Mr.
Abdul-Fattah Al-Amruni (Engineering Department Coordinator of Raslanouf Terminal), I
introduced myself as a representative of White Sahara Company, and we have discuss
general items about Tank No 9, also I try to cover the 13 items mentioned in the a site visit
questions email.
And I get the following general information about Tank 9
- Tank ID Number : Tank No 9
- Tank Diameter : 79.248 meters
- Tank Height : 17.085 meters
- Tank Capacity: 500,000 US Bbl.
- Construction type: Welded Steel sections with floating roof.
- Tank No 9 located in H.O.O Storage Tank Farm in Ras-Lanuf, Tank was
constructed in line with API 650 Edition 3.

Sketch No #01 Perspective Three Dimensional view for Tank 9

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Answers of the Email Questions.
1- Area reserved to install site office containers?
As per HOO Engineering Coordinator that the area will be inside the Tank Farm
area and will be determined by HOO after contract sign.
2- Area reserved to install site camp containers?
As per HOO Engineering Coordinator that the contractor have to rent camp outside
HOO Property, Almost will be at camp area showing in pic No 01 about 12.km far.
3- Area reserved to install site workshop?
As per HOO Engineering Coordinator that the area will be inside the Tank Farm
area and will be determined by HOO after contract sign.

Pic No 02 (Work Site Ras Lanuf Tank Farm )

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 4- Location of site power and water source for construction work ?
As per HOO Engineering Coordinator the Power source for construction work will
be Sub-Station No 9 , which about 40 m of Tank 9.

Sketch No #02 Power Source location (Sub-Station 9)

About Water :
HOO will provide sea water for Tank Hydro test.
No drinking water available at Tank Farm , the contractor have to rent from Raslanouf
area.

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5- Distant photos of damaged tank (4 corners of the dike area)

Sketch No #03 Distance between berm and Tank 9)

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 Pic No 03 (North Side of Tank 9)

Pic No 04 (North West side of Tank 9 and Sub-Station 9 )

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 Pic No 05 (West Side of Tank 9 )

Pic No 06 (South West Side for Tank 9)

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Pic No 07 (Damaged South Side for Tank 9)

Pic No 08 (South East Side for Tank 9)

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 Pic No 09 (East Side for Tank 9)

Pic No 10 (North East Side for Tank 9)

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 6- Picture for damaged tank zones ?

The damaged zone of tank 9 is the south side which contain the most of the tank
nozzles and flanges and piping systems for tank 9.

Picture No.11 for The south side of Tank No.09 Dated on April/2012
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Pic No 12 (Damaged zone which is the south side of tank 9)

Pic No 13 (Damaged zone which is the south side of tank 9)

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Pic No 14 (Damaged zone which is the south side of tank 9)

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Pic No 15 (Damaged zone which is the south side of tank 9)

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 7- Picture for all piping systems lay down in the dike area and connected to the tank ?
8- Picture for all nozzles of the shell of the tank?
9- Location of Tie In points (With Distant and close up photos?
For more clarification about the Tank Piping System we browse here the old picture No
#11 for tank 9 Dated on April /2012.

Picture No.11 for The south side of Tank No.09 Dated on April/2012

In this Picture we have from left to right the following :

- Inlet Circuit 30 inch started with elbow and ended by MOV (Clear circuit length
15m).
- Suction Circuit 36 inch started with elbow and ended by MOV (circuit length 10m).
- Relief Line 16 inch started with elbow and ended by valve.( circuit length 17 m).

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 Pic No 16 (piping systems for tank 9)

Pic No 17 Tie- in points

In this Picture we have from left to right the following :

- Inlet Circuit 30 inch started with elbow and ended by MOV (Clear circuit length
15m).
- Suction Circuit 36 inch started with elbow and ended by MOV (circuit length 10m).
- Relief Line 16 inch started with elbow and ended by valve.( circuit length 17 m).

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Sketch No 04 showing all nozzles connected to tank shell.

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The tank shell nozzles as following:
1) 12" X 6" – Roof Drain System
2) 30" – Spear Flange.
3) 30" – Inlet circuit.
4) 36" – Suction outlet circuit
5) 4" – Draw Off circuit
6) 30" – Spear Flange.
7) 16" – Relief Line.
8) 30" X 10"- Spear.

Pic No 18 (All nozzles connected to tank shell)

Nozzle of Draw Off circuit 4" inch is damaged and some parts of this circuit are missed.
And the circuit consist of the following :
Tank shell →Valve 4" → Strainer → meter →valve 4" → peace of pipe 2" + flange +
Drum → elbow 4" → 4" GRP Pipe with length 55 m to the channel (Wadi).
4"GRP Pipe connected to 12"GRP Pipe in the channel to transfer the weast to pit No. 01 at
the south of Tank Farm.

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Roof Drain System is in good condition starting by the 24" sump pit at floating roof ,
flixibale hose , 12" falnge , reducer to 6", valve 6" Then under ground Carbon Steel pipe
with total length 120 m to the Drain Channel (Wadi) .

Pic No 19 (12" X 6" – Roof Drain System)

Pic No 20 ( Roof Drain sump pit)

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 Pic No 21 Spear Flange 30")

Pic No 22 Inlet circuit Nozzle 30")

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Pic No 23 Inlet circuit Nozzle 30")

Pic No 24 Inlet circuit Nozzle 30")

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Pic No 25 Suction circuit Nozzle 36")

Pic No 26 Suction circuit Nozzle 36")

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Pic No 27 (Relief Line Nozzle 16")

Pic No 28 (Relief Line Nozzle 16")

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Pic No 29 (Spear Nozzle 30" X 10" )

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10- Specify the exact location of the substation from the fiders and the exact location
of MOV for Distance.?
Power Supply for MOV should be one of two routes:
Route No 01 from RTU -1 with total length 300 m.
Or :
Route No-02 From Substation 9 With total length 200 m

Sketch No 05 Route of power supply for MOV.

11 The short circuit current in the mixer feeder bus bar in the MCC.?
12 The feeder for each mixer ?
13 The Location of control station of mixers?

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Tank no 9 supplied by 3 mixers , each mixer have control panel on substation 9 , the
total length of cable rout of mixer 93 to substation 9 is 80 m , mixer 92 is 60 m and
mixer 91 is 40 m ,The condition of cables at Mixer junction box of the mixers is
good condition

Sketch No 06 Existing mixers of tank 9.

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 Pic No. 30 Substation -09

Pic No 31 (Mixer 91 ,92 and 93 )

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Pic No 32(Mixers Cable Route)

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Pic No 33(Mixers Cable Route)

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Pic No 34 (Mixer 91 and JB )

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Pic No 35 (Mixer 92 and JB )

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Pic No 36 (Mixer 93 and JB )

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Pic No 37 (Junction Box for mixer 92)

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Pic No 38 (MIXER)

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Pic No 39 (Control Panel for mixers)

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Pic No 40 (Control Panel for mixers)

(END OF REPORT)

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