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EEMUAseminaronstoragetanks
featuringthelaunchofEEMUA159Edition4

DavidWilkins
StorageTankSpecialist
&ConsultanttoEEMUA

EEMUAandme
ParttimeTankConsultantwithEEMUA,formerly
with BP and ExxonMobil now retired
withBPandExxonMobil,nowretired.
InvolvedwithSTCsince1995.
Writteneightnewpapersinthenew159,including
groovecorrosion,anchoringandsnowloading.
LectureronTankAssessorscourseandthenewTank
I
Intro,(October2013).
(O b 2013)
Mymaingoal?TopromoteandcontinueTank
Integritytoalllevels.Interpretationofbestpractice.

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TankIntegrity
SharingtheExperience
LinkingtheEEMUAandothertankstandards
t T k
toTankcourses.
Internationalandengineeringdiversityof
participants.
Sharingpreventionmethodstoalllevelsof
personnel.
personnel
Learningfrompasttankfailures.

Prevention
Formalreviewscarriedoutatkeystages

Operationalchecksinservice.
Peerreviews,internalandexternalaudits.
PromotionofTankageTeam.Inspection,
Maintenance,Process,OperationsandSafety.

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Formalreviewscarriedoutatkeystages

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Shellrepairtostandard?
Notinthiscase!

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Edgesettlement
Repairatcriticalzone.

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Criticalzone
Takingsimpleprecautions

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TankOperations

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TankOperations.excessgassing

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TankOperations. Avgas,lowpHlevels

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TankOperations.Avgas,lowpHlevels

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TankOperations
Emissions.Whatoncewasacceptable,isntanymore.

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EEMUA159.NewInformation

Arcticconditions.Recentinformationonedge
settlement.
ttl t
Inspectionintervalsandnewclimatecodeto
beintroduced?
Newproducts,(Biofuels).
Newfailures=Newrecommendations?
New failures New recommendations?

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CompaniesrepresentedinSTC

The Oil &

Pipelines
Agency

FrequentGuests

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Delegates /members
MEMBERSofSTCandWorkGroupwho
updatedEEMUAsPublicationNo.159
AdamBirkitt Phillips66 JeroenLagerweij Oiltanking
AlistairCross BP MargitBlok VTTI
A d
AndrewCross
C RWE
RWEnpower Mi h l K
MichaelKramerFreyer
F V
Vopakk
AndrewDevonald Murco MikeCook SimonStorage
AndrewDodd NuStarEnergy OliverStanelle Oiltanking
AndrewPearson EEMUA,SecretaryofSTC PaulJames BP
BobBaird BP PaulKirkup BGGroup
BobWalker Essar PeterKerkhof Shell
CeesVoermans Shell RenevanEerten Vopak
ChrisWard RWEnpower RobbieJohnson WestwayTerminals
CliveDrakes Phillips66 RobinEssenius Vopak
DavidGalt ExxonMobil SimonCook OPA
David Wilkins
DavidWilkins EEMUA pre io s BP and E onMobil
EEMUA,previousBPandExxonMobil Steve Taylor
SteveTaylor Total LOR
TotalLOR
EmmanuelHernandez Oiltanking StewartWakefield Univar
IanParke EDFEnergy StuartTurner SSE
JandeJong D&CEngineering WalterMeinardi FosterWheeler
FrequentGUESTS
JarrodKing HSE
AlanWatson RepresentingAPISCAT

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Achievements oftheSTC
Publication No.180Frangible RoofJointsfor FixedRoofStorage
Tanks,Guidefor designers and users,2nd revision publishedin2009

Publication No.154Guidance to owners onDemolition of Vertical

Cylindrical,SteelStorageTanks,2nd edition publishedin2007

Publication No.190Guidefor the Design,Construction and Use of

Mounded HorizontalCylindrical SteelVessels for Pressurised storage
of LPGatAmbient Temperatures,2nd edition publishedin2004

PublicationNo.207
Publication No 207 Double
DoubleConcreteRefrigeratedandCryogenic
Concrete Refrigerated and Cryogenic
StorageTanks(insteadof9%NIsteelsinnertank nowprestressed
concreteinnertankwithorwithoutametalliquidtightliner),1st
editionpublishedin2010.

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Achievements oftheSTC
Guideline No.183DesignofTankfoundationsandguidelinefor
installing2nd lineofdefence(HPDEfoilintoplayersoffoundation
againstdoublebottomtanksinareasexpectinghighsettlements),2nd
editionpublishedin2011.
GuidelineNo.213VOCEmissionPreventionandControl,including
selectioncriteriaformostsuitabletypesofstoragetanksfor
hydrocarbonproductsbasedonTVPofproducts,1st edition
publishedin2011.
p , g g
GuidelineNo.217 SafeTankOperations,aimingtobringbackto
tankoperatorsthebasicknowledgebehindtankdesign/construction.
Requiredtoreducedramaticincreaseincatastrophictankfailures
worldwide,1st editionpublishedin2011.

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Achievements oftheSTC
WORKINPROGRESS:

UpdatingexistingPublicationNo.147onClassification onRGL
tanksnow incorporating doubleconcrete tanks and RGLtankI&M
tasks,I&Mmethodologies and available techniques.

newGuideline No.225:GuidetotheInspectionandMaintenance
ofPlasticTanks.

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RelationbetweenNormsand
Institutes
L
E International ISO / IEC
ISO/IEC Viennaagreement
G
A
L
CEN/
S CENELEC

MOVEMENT
T
A
T
U National ANSI Japan BSI,DIN, Other
S etc. European
NNI Countries

Industry API ASME EEMUA UKOOA

Companies USERS CONTRACTORS SUPPLIERS

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TheroleofEEMUA
Which phases fallunder which norms?And which
institute is responsible for properinformation?
proper information?
Design
Structural Conceptional Calculations
CEN

Detailengineering
Construction /Finalhandover test
EEMUA

Maintenance,Inspection &Repair
Operations
Demolitionafterreachingendoflifecycle

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RevisionofEEMUA159
Theoryonrejectionlimitscoveringtanksdesignedinacc.with
EN 14015 is now fully incorporated (was previously
EN14015isnowfullyincorporated(was previously mainly
mainly
basedontanksdesignedinacc.withBS2654andAPI650).

Ofallmaintankcomponentsrejectionlimitsundergeneral
corrosionandunderdifferentsettlementdegradationsare
detailed(eitherbyspecifyingcalculationroutinesorbystating
fixed limits).
fixedlimits).

Behaviour ofFloatingroofsundernormativeloadsandthe
relatedrejectionlimitsaremoreexplicitlyexplainedand
addressed.

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RevisionofEEMUA159
Tankcomponents addressed intheory for assessing rejection limits:

Corrosion:
Tankbottom Bottomplates,annularplatesinbottom,cornerweld
bottom/shellconnection,toeofbottomprotrudingthe
tankshell.
Tankshell Shellplates,stiffenersofshellplatesandtopcurb
angle.
Tankroofs Roofplatesinfixedroofs,roofsupportingstructures,
platesinfloatingroofs(innerrimplates,outerrim
plates,topdeckplatespontoons,bottomdeckplates
pontoons,centraldeckplates)
Appurtenances Internalandexternalpiping(withintankpit).

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RevisionofEEMUA159
Tankcomponents addressed intheory for assessing rejection limits:

SSettlements:
ttl t
Differentialsettlementalongcircumference.
Radialdifferentialsettlementintankbottom.
Edgesettlement.
Ripplesinbottomplatesandbulges/deformationsinbottomplates.
Planar tiltand limiting induced moments intankshellby tilting oftanks

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RevisionofEEMUA159
Detailed NDT inspection lists are now incorporatedfor allmain tank
components,based onastatistical approach and onthe criticality of the
component.
component
Informationabout differentavailable NDTtechniques and their possibilities
have been updated.

Newand additionaltheory onRCMmethodology has been incorporated(with

linkto Risk AssessmentMatrixof EEMUAs RBImethodology).
Theory of rejection limits ondifferentialcircumferential settlement and linkto
planar tilt of tanks has been updated and reducing moments intnk shell is now
to be evaluated based onthe h/dratioof tanks.
Windinduced suction over fixed curved and doublecurved roofs is brought in
line with EN19914(requires alsochanging theory explained inTankAssessorTM
courses).

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RevisionofEEMUA159
Newand additionalcalculation routines have been incorporatedwith respect to
addressing:Operationalintegrity,Structural integrity and Safety integrity of
tanks and their components

Evaluationofpitting corrosion isnow better described with specifying the

rejection limits ofpitting inmain tankcomponents (bottom,shelland roofs).

Newand additional samplecalculations ofrejection limits ofmain tank

components havebeenincorporated.
Evaluationof membrane roofs and column supported roofs is now incorporated.
R
Requirements
i f anchoring
for h i systems,under d uplift
lif (by
(b internal
i l pressure and
d
induced vacuum over curved and doublecurved fixed roofs)and overturning
(by wind)are brought inline with EN14015.

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RevisionofEEMUA159
DetailedflowchartsonFitforPurposeassessmentsoftankshellplates
andtankbottomplatesarenowincorporated.

Theseflow charts give guidance to assess the status of these

components under general corrosion as wel as under pitting corrosion.

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RevisionofEEMUA159
Warning:

ThefirstreleaseofPublication4,didnotoriginallyreceiveanunanimous
approvalofallmembercompanies,whoserepresentativeswereworkinginthe
WGthatcompiledthisupdatedversionofthePublicationNo.159.

ThismeantthattheSTCarrangedforanumberofmeetings,whichwas
completedinAugustwhereagreementondisputedtextsections,and
addressedtheoriesonlimitsofsometankcomponentsunderprogressing
degradations was reached
degradations,wasreached.

Thesemeetingshavenowconcludedthatanerratumorcorrigendumofthis
publicationwillbecomeavailablelaterthisyear.

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